From the Desk of Kevin Triplett The Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) kicked off its 80th year of racing action and entered a new era with the first-ever Performance Open Wheel Racing Inc. (POWRi) BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series race Friday night March 15, 2019 on the 1/3-mile Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway near
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POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series Kicks 2019 Season Off Friday Night at The Dirt Track at Kern County
(PETERSEN MEDIA- Sacramento, CA )- A busy off season for the Bay Cities Racing Association has seen the storied organization join forces with Performance Open Wheel Racing Inc. (POWRi) to create the POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series. For the first time ever a POWRi sanctioned race will take place in California Friday night at The
2018 BCRA Championship Awards Banquet
From the desk of Kevin Triplett On a rainy Saturday night on February 2, 2019 the drivers, car owners, crews and officials of the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) gathered at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #1051 in Ripon California to share the successes of the 2018 season. Following the cocktail hour and
POWRi & BCRA Form New Partnership with POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series
BELLEVILLE, IL. (February 14, 2019) – Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi), an already established midget racing powerhouse, is proud to announce the addition of some west coast flavor to the brand as a partnership with the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) has been formed. The BCRA group will be rebranded as the POWRi BCRA
Gerhardt wins Sunday Afternoon at Stockton 99 Speedway
Jesse Love 2018 BCRA series champion By Bob Roza A special Sunday afternoon Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) season-ending racing program closed out 2018 and concluded a big two-day weekend show at Stockton 99 Speedway that also featured the BCRA vintage division, the Gunslingers Sprint Cars, USAC Western Speed2 midgets and the Legends of Kearny
Jesse Love makes it three wins in a row at Stockton 99
By Kevin Triplett The Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) mighty midgets raced on Saturday night October 27 as the first part of a special 2018 season-ending racing program at the lightning fast Stockton 99 Speedway. and concluded a big two-day weekend show that also featured the Gunslingers winged Sprint Car series, the BCRA vintage division,
Jesse Love claims the Harvest Classic
From the desk of Kevin Triplett 13-year old racer Jess Love of Menlo Park California made history Saturday night at Madera Speedway as he won the 46th annual Harvest Classic and became the youngest winner in the storied 79-year history of the Bay Cities Racing Association. Love started his night by qualifying second in
Howard Segur Jr. – racing was in his blood
Howard Segur Jr. a Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) Hall of Fame member passed away on August 18, 2018 at the age of 77. The entire BCRA family is deeply saddened by the loss of this man who was an important part of the history of the club and midget racing in Northern California. The
Maria Cofer wins with a clean sweep at Placerville
By Kevin Triplett Maria Cofer, her father John, and crewman Bobby Boone should have brought a broom with them to Placerville Speedway for the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) midget races Saturday night August 25. Cofer, the defending BCRA series champion in the Tule Vista Ranches-sponsored Spike/Esslinger executed a “clean sweep,” as she posted the
Schutte claims Jack London race victory
By Kevin Triplett On Saturday night July 21 at the fast 3/8-mile Petaluma Speedway, the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) joined forces with the United States Auto Club (USAC) ‘Light up the World Beverages presented by CBD Living Water’ Western States midgets to celebrate the Jack London Hall of Fame induction weekend. Earlier in the
Chad Nichols wins again at Stockton 99 Speedway
By Kevin Triplett The Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) midgets took to the high-banked paved Stockton 99 Speedway on Saturday July 14th for a program that also included the BCRA vintage division as well as the Gunslinger and the Northern California Modified Association (NCMA) sprint car divisions. Chad Nichols set quick time in time in
Jerome Rodela wins the 2018 Gerhardt Classic
By Kevin Triplett On a warm July Saturday, the mighty midgets of the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) invaded the lighting fast 1/3-mile Madera Speedway for the annual Fred Gerhardt Classic. Jerome Rodela paced time trials in the Trench Shoring-sponsored Toyota with a best lap of 14.150 seconds trailed by Mark Maliepaard in the Morris
Jack London Bash preview
By Kevin Triplett Fans and members of the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) are looking forward to Saturday July 21st. the date for this year’s Jack London Bash picnic and Hall of Fame induction at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Petaluma California. The annual event will feature at BBQ Tri Tip and chicken lunch prepared
NICHOLS WINS THIRD STRAIGHT “TOM MANNING MEMORIAL”
By – Mark Sublett Stockton, CA……Chad Nichols overcame adversity to win his third straight “Tom Manning Memorial” Bay Cities Racing Association midget race held at the historic Stockton 99 Speedway Saturday night. Starting last due to mechanical problems in practice and posting no qualifying time in time trails, he steadily drove his Beast/Esslinger up in
Midget Division Results – Ocean Speedway Watsonville CA Friday June 8, 2018
Qualifying: Chase Johnson #71r – 13.423 Shannon McQueen #7 – 13.436 Maria Cofer #57 – 13.812 Robert Dalby #4d – 13.834 Randi Pankratz #8 – 13.964 Jessie Love #5 – 14.020 Kyle Beilman #31 – 14.188 David Prickett #24x – 14.223 Matt Sargent #17 – 14.518 Tyler Slay #15 – 14.918 JR Williams #74 –