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2011 Awards Banquet – December 3, 2011

The Tri State Raceway 2011 Awards Banquet will be held at the Dyersville Commercial Club Park on Saturday, December 3rd.  The menu includes: Beef, Chicken, Potatoes, Gravy, Vegetable, Salad, Rolls & Dessert.  This event is RSVP only - there will be NO tickets available at the door.  CLICK HERE for a reservation form to send with payment for advance tickets.  Tickets are $18 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under.  We look forward to seeing everyone there.

Cocktails – 6:00 p.m.

Dinner – 7:00 p.m.

Music – 9:00 p.m. to Midnight

Sept 25th, 2011  -  National Dragster Challenge

In a 5 race series named Wright-Way Trailers Quick 16 the point series was already firmly in the hands of Matt Kohl.   At the end of qualifying it was Bill Black at the top of the sheet with a quick 7.17.  Black received the $100 low qualifier award from Wright-Way Trailers.  Jon Beck won the eliminator with dead-on the dial runs all day.  Beck bested Brad Sanford in the final.  Darin Seeger and Kevin Haack were semi-finalists.  Johnny Diekema bested a red-lighting Jim Whalen in the Heartland S/SS Combo.  Sean Kruse and Joe Schaechter were semi-finalists.  Diekema was low qualifier with a 10.33 in B/S trim.
Jon Beck Quick 16 winner.

Ryan McCann (fresh off his Race of Champions win at the Div. 3 ET finals) bested Randy Brookens in the Weldon Tire Super Pro class.  Jon Beck was the lone semi-finalist. Scott Vargason bested a red-lighting John Davis Jr. in the Delhi Lumber Pro class final.  Jim Ulbrich and Nick Gilbertson were semi-finalists.  Ryan Ladeburg bested Ross Wiebensohn in the Sportsman class final.  Carolyn Coleman and Zech Bertilson were semi-finalists.  Jeff Hamblin won a double break-out race with Dan Steffens in the Trophy class final.  Hamblin had the tree but Steffens took the stripe and both ran under the dial.  Hamblin broke out less than Steffens and got the win.  Eric Pladson and Nathan Stowell were semi-finalists.
Ryan McCann and crew celebrate Super Pro win.

Jeff Osborn bested John Ihm in the AIH Chrome Street Bike class final.  Osborn was better at the green and at the stripe running .06 over his dial.  John Ihm did his brother Jim a favor by securing the points championship by beating the competition for him.   Congratulations to Jim Ihm for being the 2011 AIH Chrome Street Bike Champ.  Brian Moody and Jarron Christianson were semi-finalists.
Near lane John Ihm, far lane Jeff Osborn AIH Chrome Street Bike winner.

Travis Steffens bested Ashley Novak in the Toys Done Right Junior Dragster class final.  Steffens had .001 advantage at the green and both drivers were .002 over the dial giving the win to Steffens by thousandths of a second.  Anna Vincent (2011 points champ) was the lone semi-finalist.  Congratulations to Anna and the whole Vincent family.  Alyson Ulbrich bested Brock Azbill in the Novak Electric Junior consi final.  Ulbrich had a huge advantage at the green and parlayed that into her first win.  Mallory Michaelis and Kyle Forgie were semi-finalists.  A special race called the Azbill Family Racing “Run For The Ring” pits the top 8 points earners in a special event.  The 2011 champ was Anna Vincent.  Vincent bested Laura Keuter in the final.  EmiLee Novak and Addie Ulbrich were semi-finalists.  TSR staff and racers would like to thank the series sponsors for their continued support.
Travis Steffens shows off his trophies.

Sept 20th, 2011  -  National Dragster Challenge, Wally’s for All

This Sunday, Sept 25th is the final race for the points championship in the AIH Street Bike series and the Wright-Way Trailers Quick 16 series competition will be tough. With 3-4 riders with a chance at the title in AIH Street Bike it will be the series to watch. Matt Kohl has a strangle hold on the Quick 16 points lead but it will be some fast racing.  Also besides having Wally’s in all classes except JR’s and Stock/Super Stock for the National Dragster Challenge, the Mike Michaelis Memorial run for the “Ring” presented by the Azbill Family will be held as well. The top 8 points earners in the Toys Done Right Junior Dragster series will compete for the Jostens Championship Ring.  First round pairings are Anna Vincent against Jason Azbill Jr. then Valerie Steffens runs Sydney Even next it will be Emilee Novak against Travis Steffens and the final pair puts Mallory Michaelis against Laura Keuter.  Also the Heartland S/SS combo group of wheelstanding class cars will be in attendance for the last time of the year.

Sept 18th, 2011  -  Division 5 ET Finals

As this is posted, news came in from Brainerd, MN and the ET Finals that we had a winner in the Super Bike category. Our own David Primrose got the win over the best in the land and will be going to the World Finals in Pomona, CA on November 10-13 to represent Division 5 and TSR in a run for the National Championship. What a personal accomplishment for David. We couldn’t be prouder. We also had many late round racers at the ET Finals.  Jim Noben lost in the Pro final.  Kurt Mullen recorded a semi-final finish and Garrett Chitty and Tony Robertson were bested in the quarter finals.  Team Tri-State Raceway came in 5th overall.  For the third time in a row the women of Tri-State were awarded with the Team Spirit Award.  A good time was had by all.  It was great to see that we could race as a team.  People traveled together, had food together, shared rooms together and huddled together as it was COLD in Minnesota.  Thanks to all of our racers and crew members who made the trip to Brainerd to represent team Tri State.

Sept 12th, 2011  -  Special Thanks

With the LODRS event in the books, the track management would be remiss if we didn’t thank the special group of people that helped us staff such an event.  We have learned not to name names because it would surely leave someone out and that would be unacceptable.  So from the tower to the gate we want to thank you for being the friendliest and helpful group we could have asked for.  Tri-State Raceway is proud of this event and the success would not be possible without you.  Mother nature blessed the event with great weather and we all know that helps a lot. Racers that we know from across the country make the Earlville LODRS event a must for their schedules.  We always make a point to let them know we are glad to see each and every one of them.

Sept 4th, 2011  -  Blondell Wins First Jeff Stealy Memorial Race

After losing Saturday’s event to rain Tri-State Raceway and the Heartland S/SS Association hosted the first Jeff Stealy Memorial S/SS Combo race and benefit.  Over $1000 was raised and presented to Jeff’s parents.  The Stealy family graciously accepted and thanked all involved.  Steve Blondell won the Heartland S/SS combo besting Dave Goldie in the final. Blondell had a Stealy Performance engine under the hood. I am sure Jeff would approve.  Bill Feist was the lone semi-finalist.  Brad Van Lant was the low qualifier with a strong 10.43 E.T.
Steve Blondell celebrates win of the S/SS Combo.

Tony Malloy won the Dr. Kurt Potach Super Gas final over Mark McMasters in a close race.  Mike Meier was the lone semi-finalist. Steve Ottilie was #1 qualifier with an out of the box 9.907.  Terry Miller won the Valley View Farms Super Street event over Dillion Wagner.  Roger Van Ersvelde was low qualifier with a fine 10.902.  Nick Vogelsang and Nick Gibbel were semi-finalists.  For the first time 2 bikes made the final of the Weldon Tire Super Pro eliminator.  David Primrose bested Bill Homuth with a James Bond .007 and dead-on the dial with a .008.  That’s a .015 package that Homuth couldn’t get in on.  Darin Seeger was the lone semi-finalist.  The win vaulted Primrose into the Pro Bike points championship.  Bill Cox’s wheel-standing Anglia bested Jace Deering in the Delhi Lumber Pro final.  Deering was out first with a fine .008 r/t but took too much stripe and broke out.  Gary Michel and Jay Merfeld were semi-finalists.  Ellie Keuter took top honors in Sportsman class besting Myranda Cozad in a close race.  Jon Ulbrich was the lone semi-finalist.  Dennis Achenbach won the hardware in Trophy class over a break-out run by John Ihm.  Ihm had the tree but took a bunch of stripe handing the win to Achenbach. Marie Vanourney was the lone semi-finalist. 
The Malloy family celebrates win.
Pazour, Primrose and Christianson celebrate the Super Pro win.

In the Toys Done Right Junior Dragster class it was right down to the finals for the points championship.  Carrie Payne ended EmiLee Novak’s chances in the final.  Novak turned on the red-light and handed the win to Payne.  Newly crowned 2011 points champ Anna Vincent raced to the semi-finals to secure the championship.  Brandon Prine was the other semi-finalist.  The way it turned out Novak had to win the final to take the championship away from Vincent by 1 point.  That’s close!!!!!! Brendon Bungert won the Novak Electric Junior Consi over Brock Azbill.  Laura Keuter was the lone semi-finalist.  In the Novak Eagle run-off it was Brendon Bungert besting Carrie Payne. Bungert had .06 r/t advantage and took full advantage as Payne was forced under her dial.  We got a lot of racing done in a short amount of time.
Bungert family in the  winner's circle.

 

Aug 20th, 2011  -  Day at the Drags

Christen Brothers Day at the Drags was contested at TSR on a beautiful day in NE Iowa. We deserve a couple of nice days after the last couple weeks of HUMIDITY. At the end of qualifying for the Control Solutions Quick 16 it was Dave River on top of the list with a fine 7.69. At the end of the event it was Jay Merfeld with the win over Leo Massman.  Mark Bendel and Eric Grace were semi-finalists. Then in the Christen Brothers bracket race it was Bret Blake with the win over Jim Parks. Farron Vannostrand and Rick Nelson were semi-finalists. Racing was followed by a karaoke party in the R/V Park and a good time was had by all.

Aug 14th, 2011  -  Drag City XVII

Drag City XVII was one of the more fun days at TSR this summer with 120 of our car enthusiast friends out for a beautiful day of racing. A good time was had by all in attendance. After a morning of open track time TSR decided to give the fans some bracket racing. A no fee gambler race was put together and 10 racers made the call to the lanes. When the dust settled it was Chad Rather with the win over Tim Vath.  Eric Pladson was the lone semi-finalist.