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BCRA Midgets Open 57th Annual Gold Cup
57th Annual Gold Cup Welcomes BCRA Midgets After Near 15-Year Absence
By David Prickett and Bucky B. Wilde
After a long hiatus of competing in the opening night of the prestigious Gold Cup, the fabled Bay Cities Racing Association “Mighty Midgets” continues its 67th season of racing on Wednesday, September 8 when they take to the beautiful 1/4-mile Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA to open up the 57th Annual Gold Cup.
Expected entries in the $1,000-to-win, $175-to-start, feature event include an arsenal past champions and race winners including National Sprint Car Hall of Fame member and racing legend Jimmy Sills of Elverta, who won the last two Gold Cup Midget races at Silver Dollar Speedway in 1995 and 1996 will be wheeling the #17 TNT Racesports Dave Thurston Spike/Esslinger, Chico’s Ryan Kaplan aboard his #20 Spike/Mopar, who claimed the BCRA Midget feature at Silver Dollar on Friday, August 6, 7-time BCRA Midget champion “Ageless Wonder” Floyd Alvis of San Carlos aboard his #83 Champion Automotive Stealth/Wesmar Gaerte, 2008 BCRA Midget champion and current BCRA points leader “Young Lion” Nick Foster, Jr. of San Jose aboard Jim Fowler’s Zero-Zero Motorsports’ #1 “Blue Bayoo” Windows Unlimited Beast/Esslinger, 2009 BCRA champion “Mr. Excitement” David Prickett of Fresno aboard the Neverlift Motorsports Manitowoc-Press Box #15 Spike/Van Dyne, three-time 2010 BCRA feature winner Greg Bragg or Ryan Bernal aboard Dave LaMott’s #0 HotHead Engine Heaters Stealth/Bob Wirth Honda, former BCRA car owner champion Bill Lindsey of San Carlos in Stu Donaldson’s #5b Farajian Farms-Rite Way Wheels Ellis/Gaerte,.
Other expected entries include Pleasanton’s Pete Davis aboard his #00 HotHead Engine Heaters Stealth/Esslinger, Chris Ennis in Calvin Martens’ #97 Spike/Fontana, Chico’s Dillon Silverman in the RAM Racing #12 Stealth/RRE Chevy EcoTec, Tom Doherty in the Chris Walker-Bay Muffler #10 Stealth/Esslinger, Stockton’s Jonathan Henry aboard the Graundstadt Enterprises #88 Ellis/Fontana, Cameron Park’s Lonny Alton in Lana Alton’s #5a Stealth/SCREAM SuperFocus, Danny Parker aboard Bob Roza’s #28 Stealth/Esslinger, Angwin’s Britton Bock aboard his #67 TCR/Esslinger, Shingle Springs’ Rick Young aboard the RAM Racing #14 “Pink Lady” Spike/RRE Chevy EcoTec, Carson City, Nevada’s J.R. Williams aboard his #74 Stealth/RRE Chevy EcoTec, Chico’s own Robbie Whitchurch in his #82 Stealth/Gaerte, Ryan Shupe in the Chris Walker-Bay Mufflers #40 Stealth/Esslinger, Anderson’s Rick Faeth in his own #3 Beast/V4 and 18-year-old Travis Haugh of Butte Valley aboard grandfather Rich’s #5h Maxim/Gaerte.
Still unannounced is the driver in the Neverlift Motorsports #15x TCR/Van Dyne that has been driven by 2009 Champion David Prickett thusfar this year, but rumors are there will be one of the World of Outlaws stars chauffeuring that mount.
Silverman claimed the 2010 ASCS Midgets Silver Dollar Speedway championship, scoring three feature victories. Haugh was a two-time Silver Dollar Speedway ASCS Midget feature winner, claiming second in the SDS points. Bock and Young also scored ASCS feature wins at SDS in 2010.
The race will be the 17th of 21 total races and second of two BCRA Midget appearances at Silver Dollar Speedway in 2010. The race is the twelfth of 13 Dirt races on the 2010 BCRA Midget schedule.
Joining the Midgets on opening night of the 57th Annual Gold Cup will be the California Civil War series 360 Sprint Cars and the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Car Shootout series. Wednesday’s racing program is general admission with no reserved seating.
On Thursday through Saturday the nation's best drivers come together with the best of California as the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Tour concludes its annual Gold Rush Tour on the banks of Silver Dollar Speedway. Saturday’s Gold Cup finale pays a monstrous $50,000 to WoO winner. For Gold Cup ticket informatiom, visit www.handyracingpromotions.com or call the Silver Dollar Speedway track business office at (916) 969-7484.
Visit www.silverdollarspeedway.com for information on Silver Dollar Speedway and the Gold Cup and www.bcraracing.com for information on the BCRA Midgets.
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BCRA Midgets Open 57th Annual Gold Cup
57th Annual Gold Cup Welcomes BCRA Midgets After Near 15-Year Absence
By David Prickett and Bucky B. Wilde
After a long hiatus of competing in the opening night of the prestigious Gold Cup, the fabled Bay Cities Racing Association “Mighty Midgets” continues its 67th season of racing on Wednesday, September 8 when they take to the beautiful 1/4-mile Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA to open up the 57th Annual Gold Cup.
Expected entries in the $1,000-to-win, $175-to-start, feature event include an arsenal past champions and race winners including National Sprint Car Hall of Fame member and racing legend Jimmy Sills of Elverta, who won the last two Gold Cup Midget races at Silver Dollar Speedway in 1995 and 1996 will be wheeling the #17 TNT Racesports Dave Thurston Spike/Esslinger, Chico’s Ryan Kaplan aboard his #20 Spike/Mopar, who claimed the BCRA Midget feature at Silver Dollar on Friday, August 6, 7-time BCRA Midget champion “Ageless Wonder” Floyd Alvis of San Carlos aboard his #83 Champion Automotive Stealth/Wesmar Gaerte, 2008 BCRA Midget champion and current BCRA points leader “Young Lion” Nick Foster, Jr. of San Jose aboard Jim Fowler’s Zero-Zero Motorsports’ #1 “Blue Bayoo” Windows Unlimited Beast/Esslinger, 2009 BCRA champion “Mr. Excitement” David Prickett of Fresno aboard the Neverlift Motorsports Manitowoc-Press Box #15 Spike/Van Dyne, three-time 2010 BCRA feature winner Greg Bragg or Ryan Bernal aboard Dave LaMott’s #0 HotHead Engine Heaters Stealth/Bob Wirth Honda, former BCRA car owner champion Bill Lindsey of San Carlos in Stu Donaldson’s #5b Farajian Farms-Rite Way Wheels Ellis/Gaerte,.
Other expected entries include Pleasanton’s Pete Davis aboard his #00 HotHead Engine Heaters Stealth/Esslinger, Chris Ennis in Calvin Martens’ #97 Spike/Fontana, Chico’s Dillon Silverman in the RAM Racing #12 Stealth/RRE Chevy EcoTec, Tom Doherty in the Chris Walker-Bay Muffler #10 Stealth/Esslinger, Stockton’s Jonathan Henry aboard the Graundstadt Enterprises #88 Ellis/Fontana, Cameron Park’s Lonny Alton in Lana Alton’s #5a Stealth/SCREAM SuperFocus, Danny Parker aboard Bob Roza’s #28 Stealth/Esslinger, Angwin’s Britton Bock aboard his #67 TCR/Esslinger, Shingle Springs’ Rick Young aboard the RAM Racing #14 “Pink Lady” Spike/RRE Chevy EcoTec, Carson City, Nevada’s J.R. Williams aboard his #74 Stealth/RRE Chevy EcoTec, Chico’s own Robbie Whitchurch in his #82 Stealth/Gaerte, Ryan Shupe in the Chris Walker-Bay Mufflers #40 Stealth/Esslinger, Anderson’s Rick Faeth in his own #3 Beast/V4 and 18-year-old Travis Haugh of Butte Valley aboard grandfather Rich’s #5h Maxim/Gaerte.
Still unannounced is the driver in the Neverlift Motorsports #15x TCR/Van Dyne that has been driven by 2009 Champion David Prickett thusfar this year, but rumors are there will be one of the World of Outlaws stars chauffeuring that mount.
Silverman claimed the 2010 ASCS Midgets Silver Dollar Speedway championship, scoring three feature victories. Haugh was a two-time Silver Dollar Speedway ASCS Midget feature winner, claiming second in the SDS points. Bock and Young also scored ASCS feature wins at SDS in 2010.
The race will be the 17th of 21 total races and second of two BCRA Midget appearances at Silver Dollar Speedway in 2010. The race is the twelfth of 13 Dirt races on the 2010 BCRA Midget schedule.
Joining the Midgets on opening night of the 57th Annual Gold Cup will be the California Civil War series 360 Sprint Cars and the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Car Shootout series. Wednesday’s racing program is general admission with no reserved seating.
On Thursday through Saturday the nation's best drivers come together with the best of California as the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Tour concludes its annual Gold Rush Tour on the banks of Silver Dollar Speedway. Saturday’s Gold Cup finale pays a monstrous $50,000 to WoO winner. For Gold Cup ticket informatiom, visit www.handyracingpromotions.com or call the Silver Dollar Speedway track business office at (916) 969-7484.
Visit www.silverdollarspeedway.com for information on Silver Dollar Speedway and the Gold Cup and www.bcraracing.com for information on the BCRA Midgets.
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Vintage Views
San Ramon Square dancing Exhibition
May 7th through 9th 2010
Hey, how’s this for a combination, square dancing and racing cars, that’s right. On May 7th through 9th Scott Erwin, who is a BCRA Official and General Chairman of Golden State Square Dancing Association, held a round up in San Ramon.
What a great deal it was, people really got with the program. They had a ball spinning almost as fast as the midgets go around, men women and kids of all ages really had a good time.
Scotts, theme was “Racing To Round UP”, there were 5 midgets on display, 2 vintages, 2 competitive midgets and 1 midget lite. People really had a ball looking at the cars, taking pictures, standing beside and sitting in them. Lots of folks never saw a racecar that close before.
Saturday, Paul, Mike Donaldson and I set up a table to sell t-shirts, calendars, hand out schedules cards, and answer questions about the cars. The square dancers were very respectful of the cars and really enjoyed them. It was a fun day watching the dances and just hanging out.
Sunday things got a little wet as it rained, so Scott kept the cars inside and the dancers just dance around them. Because of the rain we pick our car up early and Scott said, “ No problem”. All and all it was a fun weekend and Scott really knows how to throw a real “Hoe Down”. He also said, “A big thanks to all that help him out.”
Midgets on display:
Stu Donaldson #5
Scott Erwin #8
David Prickett #15
Paul Ferreira #36
Stu Donaldson #60
Our next pit stop for vintage guys is May 28, 29 & 30th at Shasta.
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