Yesterday was a great day of racing at the Rockford Speedway. It marked the start of the 48th Annual National Short Track Championships. I (Terry) got there about 2:30 pm and immediately starting shooting. A little later, while watching practice, the No. 20 got into the wall in turn 3, losing a tire, spinning around and hitting the wall again. The car almost got on its roof. The driver walked away unhurt. We raced late into the evening with Alex Papini winning the Weekly Warrior Late Model main event. Matt Lundberg winning the Sportsman main event, Nick Cina Jr. winning the Short Tracker main event, Terrance Robinson winning the Roadrunner main event, Nick Schmidt winner the Hornet vs. Bandit Challenge and finally, Josh Thiering winning the 15 lap Figure 8 feature event. There was enough thrills and spills to keep everyone on the edge of their seats. The racing will continue today (Saturday) and finish tomorrow (Sunday). To see more images from all the day's action, please click here. Janet and I will be the Route 66 Raceway Dirt Oval today (Saturday) for the finals of the Team Demolition Derby. Tomorrow, I will be back at Rockford Speedway for the completion of the National Short Track Championships. For complete details of the Rockford schedule click here. If you are in the Rockford area, I would highly recommend attending the races today which include the Big 8 Series, Illini Midgets, Super Late Models, Hobby Stox and others. If you are in the Joliet area and you have your tickets (they announced a sellout) then please look for Janet and I at the Dirt Oval. Have your photo taken and then come back to the website and look for it.
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As we are continuing to develop the website, I (Terry) am continuing to review images from past events and posting them. I just uploaded over 100 images from last year's (2012) NHRA Lucas Oil Series event held in early June at Route 66. Click here to view the pictures. If you have any questions or requests about an event that we may have photographed and don't see it posted, please email me. We will look for it and respond as to whether or not we have it My cameras are all packed and early this afternoon, I'm off to the Rockford Speedway. Due to my Chicagoland Speedway/Route 66 Raceway schedule, it's been a while since I've been to Rockford. I'm really looking forward to seeing Gregg McKarns, Jim Ambruoso and the entire Rockford Speedway staff. If you enjoy racing, I would highly recommend taking some time and come see a great show. Rockford's shows are extremely well run with little down time. They do a great job! Terry, on Friday and Sunday, will be at the Rockford Speedway in Loves Park, Il. for the 48th Annual National Short Track Championships. This a premier event for short-trackers from all over the Midwest. There will be three days of racing in all classes, Road Runners, Late Models, Super Late Models, etc. Its an event that Terry has had circled on the calendar all season. He would like to be there all three days, however, there is a scheduling conflict with the Route 66 Dirt Oval Round 5 (Championship Round) of the Team Demolition Derby. It will be a very busy weekend of motorsports photography. We have added over 200 images from last year's event. Click here to view the expanded coverage. To obtain complete information on the weekend's events and schedule click here. Terry hopes to see as many of you as possible for a great weekend of racing. Check back throughout the weekend and Monday for the latest images. For Terry and Janet's complete portfolio click here. This upcoming Saturday will be the final round of the Team Demolition Derby season. It has been a memorable season with the introduction of the Real Steel team. They won two events this summer. There have been thrills, spills and crashes galore. We look forward to an exciting event. Janet will cover the pre-race party, the beauty pageant, fan interaction and Victory Lane. Look for Janet and her "funky" colored shoes (we have a major disagreement on how "cute" they are). Get your photo taken and then come back to the website to look for it. Terry will add a few of the other activities and the on-track races and crashes. If you haven't already purchased your tickets, don't wait too long as both the previous events sold out. We hope to see everyone there! Click here for Round One pictures. Click here for Round Two pictures. Click here for Round Three pictures. Click here for Round Four pictures. Click here for Terry and Janet's complete portfolio. Also this weekend is the Rockford Speedway National Short Track Championships. Hopefully I will be able to attend Friday and Sunday's events. Check back to see the action. Click here to see some of last year's action. |
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