TrailerToad.com “Perfect Run Challenge” at Eddyville Raceway Park

TrailerToad.com has signed up to bring the racers at Eddyville Raceway Park another season of the “Perfect Run Challenge”. Racers have a chance to qualify for the TrailerToad.com Perfect Run Challenge at every ERP points Race. Every racer in every class has a chance to get involved in the challenge.

The Grand Prize will be $250.00 cash and an embroidered “Perfect Run Challenge” jacket to be awarded to the first racer with an absolute “Perfect Run”. That means .000 reaction time and running dead on the dial-in. (Example: 6.540 on a 6.54 dial-in). One winner per season.

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FIRST MIDNIGHT MADNESS OF THE SEASON THIS FRIDAY

The first Midnight Madness of the season is this Friday, May 16 at Eddyville Raceway Park. Midnight Madness features instant green racing for street legal cars, trucks and bikes. In addition, a burn-out contest and flag girl contest will be conducted. Midnight Madness starts at 10:30 PM (following Friday Fun Night) and goes to 2 AM. Admission to race is $20 for Midnight Madness or come early and race both Midnight Madness and Friday Fun Night for $30. Admission is only $8 for spectators for the entire night.

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Small Tire Heads Up Challenge

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NEW JR DRAGSTER ALL-STAR CHALLENGE ANNOUNCED

ERP is proud to announce the Jr Dragster All-Star Challenge Program presented by SugarGroveCars.com. "We are super happy to host this program" said Gerald Kramer.

The program will work as follows:

At every ERP Points Program the class winner in the Jr Class as well as the Consi-Jr Program will race off for a $50 savings bond.

All points race winners and consi-winners will qualify for an All-Star Special Race to be conducted on Oct 11, 2008 at ERP. That All-Star Special Race will be for the following:

Winner           $1,000
Runner-Up     $  500
Semi's            $  250
Note: All paid in Savings Bonds.

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RACING THE DREAM

Eddyville Raceway Park is currently looking for an experienced race car driver to take over driving duties of our 2-seat dragster. The candidate must be a NHRA licensed driver with good people skills, mechanical skills and available throughout the race season. "We are looking for a person that can also travel to our sister tracks and might also have a truck and trailer to use" said Scott Gardner. "Generally the position is paid on a per-run basis, but we are willing to consider other program ideas" he continued.

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CHANNEL 13 TV - TO BE AT ERP THIS FRIDAY

Channel 13 Television is scheduled to be at Eddyville Raceway Park this Friday, May 9 to interview street drivers concerning racing at the track not on the streets. Drivers will be interviewed and filmed for a future news report. "We provide opportunities throughout each season for the street cars and bikes to race at the track with an open format" said Gerald Kramer. "Most Friday Nights are open Fun Nights with opportunities for everyone to race their street cars or bikes" he continued.

Gates open this Friday a 5:30 PM with open racing starting at 6:30 PM. Come on out with your chance to be on TV this Friday at ERP.

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Bob Betzer Passes

Pro ET racer Bob Betzer from Carlise Iowa died Sunday of an apparent heart attack at his home. Visitation will be Thursday, May 8, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at Peterson's Funeral Home in Carlisle. The funeral home is located at 415 School Street. Funeral Service's will be Friday, May 9, at 1:00 PM at Peterson's also.

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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AT ERP

"I could have never thought that a year could start so rough as this one has" said Gerald Kramer. "After weekend after weekend of brutal weather we are looking for a break" he continued.

The bracket points race scheduled for this past Saturday, May 3 was cancelled because of inclement weather (poor racing conditions) and an ET printer problem. "Between the two issues we felt it was best not to compromise the integrity of the points system and therefore elected to have a test-n-tune gamblers race in it's place" explained Kramer.

The good news comes in two forms for this weekends scheduled events. First, the weather forecast that looks decent and secondly the fact that we will have our printers working properly at the ET booth. ERP will be open both Friday (May 9) for a Fun Night with open test-n-tune as well as on Saturday for the first points bracket race of the season. "I really hope everyone comes out of the woodwork on this one" continued Kramer. "We will have the track ready, that's for sure"

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Will This Weather Ever Quit

Due to the continued cold and wet conditions, that have spoiled racing opportunities for the last several weeks, the management has decided to cancel the first points race. In its place we will be having a test-n-tune session and a Gamblers Race today May 3rd. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but in the spirit of competition we did not feel that the weather was appropriate for running a points race. Also, to add insult to injury we are experiencing ET printer problems and may have to hand write all the time slips.

We hope that by canceling this point’s race everyone will take this opportunity to make some passes before going into the bracket points series. We will make a decision soon on whether to make up this race or drop it from the schedule. Gate opening and race time will remain as posted.

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ADDITIONAL TIME RUN OPPORTUNITIES SATURDAY AT ERP

With the weather forecasters predicting rain on our first Friday Fun Night (May 2), we have decided to provide additional test-n-tune session before we start our Saturday points program. "Many racers have not had any chance to make any runs yet this season" mentioned Gerald Kramer. "This will allow them some additional test-n-tune passes before we start our bracket sessions" he continued.

Gates will now open Saturday, May 3rd at 11:30 AM with an open time run session from 1:30 PM till 3 PM. During this period, anyone can make a time run or runs for $5 each. At 3 PM we will be starting our regular bracket sessions.

We will have the special Saturday test-n-tune session no matter what happens with the weather on Friday Fun Night. Please pass the word around so all racers take can advantage of this opportunity.

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SEASON TO KICK-OFF THIS FRI & SAT

After weeks of postponements, Eddyville Raceway Park is set to get open this Friday and Saturday, May 2nd & 3rd. Friday Night will be a "Fun Night" with open racing for everyone. Then Saturday, everything heats up with first Bracket Points Event of the season.

"I can't wait till we can run some cars down the track" said Gerald Kramer. "It was a long winter and a very wet spring, but we are ready to go here at ERP" he continued.

For complete schedule information go the "This Week @ ERP" section. 

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 IMPORTANT NOTICE
"UP TO DATE" EVENT INFORMATION

We have improved our website functions and will have the latest information concerning ERP events, posted under the "LIVE UPDATE" button on the ERP Website. Should you have a concern about weather or racing conditions, this is the section to look at before you leave to attend an event. We will immediately post any schedule changes or updates on the "LIVE UPDATE" Section as we have them. Please make a note of this.

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MIDWEST BRACKET ALLIANCE KICKS OFF
AT CEDAR FALLS, APRIL 26 & 27

Year number two of the Midwest Bracket Alliance (MBA) gets underway Saturday and Sunday, April 26 & 27 at Cedar Falls Raceway. The MBA is a three track series where the Champion in Super Pro and Pro categories win a race car make-over. The Series is conducted over the course of the season at Cedar Falls, Cordova and Eddyville Raceways.

The 2007 Pro ET Champion Eric Bjorheim said “Receiving all these prizes has been incredible, the companies have been great to deal with, and very generous with all of their awesome products they let me choose from.” “Heck, I even got a personal “Thank You” letter from Vic Edelbrock himself” he continued. In all, Eric received more than $15,000 in product awards.

“This year we are working on securing additional sponsors for more than just the two champions” said Dan Driscoll. “We will continue to update the participating companies as the season goes on” He said.

2008 MBA EVENTS

April 26 & 27	Cedar Falls Raceway, Cedar Falls, IA
May 24 & 25	Eddyville Raceway Park, Oskaloosa, IA
Aug 9 & 10	Cedar Falls Raceway, Cedar Falls, IA
Aug 24*	Cordova Dragway Park, Cordova, IL
Aug 30 & 31	Eddyville Raceway Park, Oskaloosa, IA
Sept 28*	Cordova Dragway Park, Cordova, IL
Note: 9 of 10 races count for points
* These dates ran in conjunction with an additional race day with a non-MBA points classes

2008 MBA SPONSORING COMPANIES
(As of 4/15/08)

Autometer	D&J Safety
DRE - Engine Diapers	Edelbrock
F.S.S. Electronics	JAZ Products
K & E Auto	Nitrous Express
Perfomance Bodies	Quick Time
Ron's Fuel Injection	Sunoco Race Fuels
Superwinch, Inc	Trick Tools

Note: The posting companies are responsible for the distribution of all products. The race tracks do not express a guarantee of these postings.