Posted: October-26-2009 at 8:58pm | IP Logged	Tweet

UARA 150 Laps

Support Classes

Street Stock 30 Laps
http://www.uara-stars.com/2009/Kingsport/street_stock_rules.htm


Pro Four 25 Laps
http://www.uara-stars.com/2009/Kingsport/pure_stock_rules.htm


Race Time will be 2:00 Saturday

Posted: October-27-2009 at 5:18am | IP Logged	Tweet

Wonder why they didn't give source credit on the copied rules?  They could have just linked to the pages.

http://www.lpraceway.net/rules3.asp 

http://www.lpraceway.net/rules5.asp

Also, the name Pro Four might be confusing to some, because there is such a thing as a Pro Four Class, and it's a different breed of race car.

Having the rules on the UARA site may at least get some people to read some things which haven't been read before. 

Something I have been wondering about, and don't get me wrong, I think it is wonderful that a race is being held at Kingsport Speedway, but if the UARA just needed a track at which to hold a makeup event why didn't they just take the event 40 miles up US23 to LPR? LPR does have the power and water on and wouldn't have to bring in Port-A-Johns for restrooms. The more I hear about this event, the more I see that LPR's management and officials are involved. One of the principals of LPR is an owner of the UARA, yet LPR is doing the leg work, a lot of the promotions and providing the rules for the support divisions. It appears that all except the parts and tire guy from LPR are involved in promoting this event at Kingsport. People talk about the two tracks working together. It would appear that LPR's folks are very involved in this promotion. Maybe there really is now some actual working together between Kingsport and Coeburn? Maybe there is something bigger in the works? Maybe with LPR's own management steering this event toward Kingsport rather than bringing the event and it's related track lease income, ticket sales, tire and parts sales, etc., to their own "open for business" race track and associates... just maybe there may be a greater plan in the works? Maybe this is a test?

Posted: October-27-2009 at 7:06am | IP Logged	Tweet

One of the bigger reasons for the race being held at Kingsport is because they wanted a neutral site for the drivers. They didn't want the locals to have an advantage over the travelers, particularly with a close points race literally coming down to the wire. Nobody has raced at Kingsport (although some might have practiced there) since 2002.

I think if this race is successful, the possibility exists that Kingsport could be transformed into a special event track a few times per year. I don't believe however that this is part of something bigger, even though it's obvious that the track could benefit down the road from this.

It's coincidence that part of the ownership of the series resides near Coeburn, Va, and it makes perfect sense that many of the workers from there (LPR) are working this race due to knowledge, convenience, and ease of staffing. From announcement to race day is less than 60 days which is fast. There's no way they could've staffed it without cooperation from another track.

Posted: October-27-2009 at 11:07am | IP Logged	Tweet

I think that all this is most likely a really good sign for Kingsport Speedway, fans and competitors in the Tri Cities area.

My point exactly was that the man who will be the man funding LPR next season, since all the other investors have stepped aside as of the end of this season, is fully behind this event being held at Kingsport. The support divisions which will run with the show are LPR support divisions and the published rules for the support races are the LPR rules. (You know that they could just as easily have run Newport's rules, or MMS rules, or just a run-what-you-brung support show.) Instead it's LPR's rules. LPR's promoter is working diligently on promotions for this Kingsport event, and LPR's official will be officiating.

I just think personally that it is a really good sign for Tri Cities area fans and racers that we are actually seeing this kind of effort being put forth by the LPR group to have a successful event at Kingsport even though LPR is also having its own big post season event this coming Saturday.

Posted: October-28-2009 at 8:47am | IP Logged	Tweet

It will definitely happen.

Posted: October-28-2009 at 1:01pm | IP Logged	Tweet

I heard this about 3rd hand at the track today, but evidently, there's supposed to be "a spread" coming out in the paper pretty quick.

Maybe Bobo (sorry...spelled that backwards, LOL) knows something!

Posted: October-28-2009 at 1:09pm | IP Logged	Tweet

OBOB has it covered.  ;-)     (pun intended)

Posted: October-28-2009 at 10:37pm | IP Logged	Tweet

The sign down at the entrance on John B. Dennis has a banner hanging on it. I saw it with my own eyes when I was at the track on Wednesday. Evidently "WOO-WOO," Kerry Bodenhamer with UARA brought the banner over with him to put up.

I know fliers have been printed. I saw them!!!

And radio spots are currently running on WXBQ, the 99.3 station and I mentioned I felt spots needed to be run on WXSM (The Sports Monster) sports talk radio at AM 640 in the Tri-Cities.

Also, I had my buddy Jeff Birchfield from the Johnson City Press with me at the track on Wednesday, and he'll have a feature story in this coming Sunday's Johnson City Press.

Randall Perry rode over to the track with me and took some photos today, too.

Posted: October-28-2009 at 10:39pm | IP Logged	Tweet

Hey "BugMan," what time were you at the track? I called your cell phone, but got your voice mail.

Posted: October-29-2009 at 5:50am | IP Logged	Tweet

I sent you a txt while I was there...oh dear...I get the feeling you don't receive those.

It was about 1ish...still liked the voicemail though.

Posted: October-29-2009 at 11:49am | IP Logged	Tweet

9 more days! That's all! Just 9 days until Kingsport Speedway comes back to life!

Big Saturday practice in 2 days...I'd say you'll see cars practicing there almost every day from here until the 7th of Nov. as well.

I heard several spots 2day on the radio, so they're doing it the right way. RW is spot on...they definitely need to do something with WXSM (The Sports Monster...AM640) next week, even if they just want to do a top of the hour "Sponsored by" and a brief about the day and time of the race. That wouldn't be expensive at all...

...as a matter of fact if someone will give me KLB's number via PM, I'll put the Acct Exec in touch with him. I can only plug it myself on there for so long. I laid it on thick during my call on Tuesday afternoon, spending about 90-120 seconds discussing it on the air with Bill (Meade).