Donna and I want to thank all of you that made it to the Halloween Havoc. It was a Fun day of racing and a great way to close the 2012 season. It was great to see all the kids in their Halloween costumes during the Trick or Treat Parade through the pits. We think they all enjoyed it. Once again thank you all for a great season.
Results of the Halloween Havoc and the Havoc 100 can be found here.
“The track is waiting for YOU”
This is going to be a FUN race this weekend. Who will take home the Tombstones this year?
Once again this years event will include a 100 lap team race with a few added twist to be annouced at race time. Teams will be assigned by pill draw. Lunch will be provided as part of each racers entry fee $15 for all the classes you want to run, guest’s lunch cost will be $5.00 per person. The Cafe will be open as usual for breakfast. We will shut down at 10:30 to prepare for our lunch.
We encourage you and your family to arrive in costumes. We also encourage you to decorate your cars. Bring plenty of treats for our young “trick-or-treaters”. This year the Trick or Treat Parade for the kids will be at 9:30am. We look forward to seeing all of our racing family at this event.
Don’t forget to wear your best costume!
It was great to see everyone after our 2 week hiatus. We hope everyone had a FUN time. We had 86 cars take to the track today and they provided another great day of racing. Congrats to all the race and prize winners. We would also like to thank Mother Nature for the cool day. Action resumes at the track on Thursday 8/23 with open practice from 5pm – 8pm. Then we’re back to racing on Sunday 8/26, the track will open at 8am, sign in closes at 9:30am and racing at 10am. Check out today’s racing results here. Check our updated drivers points here.
The 2012 KDOC is in the books and all I can say is what a weekend. Donna and I would like to thank everyone that participated or just stopped by to watch this years event. With our support of local racers and a large contingent of DODC traveling racers we set a new track record of 171 entries. We would like to congratulate all the winners and hope that everyone had a FUN time. It was a very trying weekend for me with the loss of my dad and I want to thank all of you for helping me get through it. It shows that we are a very caring group of individuals.
A big thank you goes out to all that helped make this race a huge success. Josh for all the hours you spend helping, Pat and Clint for keeping the show running, Chris for taking care of tech and Elmo for taking care of the track. Raymond and Jason the videos are awesome that you took the time to film and Chris K. for covering the event for RC Driver. Nick Sherman thank you for the flyover. I had numerous comments on how it was a nice touch. To Donna and Patty in the cafe, thank you for keeping us all fed. You both worked your butts off the days preceeding and during the race . I will be working on a solution to cool the cafe more. I’m sure there are folks that I left off and I apoligize for it, but if you helped in anyway Thank You.
I want to congratulate C A Parmalee and Chris Flower on there inductions into the Kansas Dirt Slingers Hall Of Fame. You both are vital members of the club and great friends to all of us.
I would also like to thank Arnie, Nathan and Custom Works for the setup seminar they put on Friday. Hopefully it will be beneficial for all of those that attended.
To all of our sponsors we thank you for everything. With your great support we were able to keep all the racers hydrated and provide every racer with a door prize. Here is a list of all of them. Freedom Electric, Culligan of Greater Kansas City, Country Inn and Suites, Boca Bearings, Kicker Audio, Heartland Chevrolet, Mc Allister, Croft Rental, Custom Works, Murfdogg Racing, Horizon Hobbies, Hooters, Team Associated, Matt Gorman Farm Bureau, Kipps Hobbies, TempGun, McDowell Vintage Racing, Full Force RC, Castle Creations, AKA, Stalker, RC Driver, J Concepts, Chunky’s RC Bodies, Hobbytown USA, Midwest RC, Dirt Oval. Com, Heartland RC, Eagle Racing, Richards Motorsports and Mills Trophies. Remember to support these great companies whenever you can. I ask you to please drop them a email and thank them for your prize and supporting Checkered Flag Raceway.
As with any big race the KDOC didn’t happen without some issues. I can assure you that I do take notes and will work to make sure they don’t happen again.
To all the club members I thank you for all your support and continuing efforts to bring new racers into our hobby. I think we showed all of our guests just how strong the Kansas Dirt Slingers RC Club is. To all the traveling racers we hope you all had a great time. It was nice to see some old friends and have the chance to make some new ones. We hope you all will come back and race with us again.
Remember to keep in touch with Checkered Flag Raceway at: http://www.checkeredflagrcraceway.com
In closing I would once again like to thank you all for helping turn my passion for the hobby I love into reality every time we all get together. We all want to be competitive but the main goal is we all have FUN doing it.
Tim McDowell
Here are the results from the 2012 Kansas Dirt Oval Championship
With a break in the heat by only a few degrees the action on the track was still hot. With several racers taking a break and resting up for the KDOC the remaining 86 cars were trying to make their mark on the points battle as we finally returned to a mid summer club race. We saw several familiar faces in victory lane this week, however we have a few new faces stand out above the rest in their respective classes. Congratulations to all the winners this week. Look forward to everyone showing up at the Kansas Dirt Oval Championship next week and showing those out of towners how we dirt slingers love to play in the dirt. Racing results can be found here. Updated drivers points can be found here.
The 9th Annual Kansas Dirt Oval Championships is up next July 27-29. Scheduled events are:
Friday, July 27th – 9am – 4pm – Track opens and Controlled Practice and Registration
Friday, July 27th – 4:30pm – 5:30pm – Custom Works Seminar
Saturday, July 28th – 7am – 8:30am – Track opens and Controlled Practice and Registration
Saturday, July 28th – 8:45am – Drivers meeting
Saturday, July 28th – 9am – Qualifying (Door prizes will be given out during the day)
Sunday, July 29th – 7:30am – 8:30am – Track opens and practice
Sunday, July 29th – 8:45am – Drivers meeting
Sunday, July 29th – 9am – Mains (Drawings, awards and pictures immediately after the conclusion of the mains)
A warm welcome to you!!!! Thank you for visiting Checkered Flag R/C Raceway, home of the best R/C racing in Kansas!!!
With the new season brings a new website. While we’re still under construction, browse thru our different pages; check out our track rules, look thru our gallery for pictures of past winners and current season action, read how you can become a member of the Kansas Dirt Slingers R/C Club and see our club Hall of Famers.
Checkered Flag R/C Raceway will be bringing you action all summer. Not only will we have our normal racing schedule, we’ll also have our Spring Dirt Oval Classic, our Kansas Dirt Oval Championships and our Halloween Havoc.
When you visit Checkered Flag R/C Raceway we work hard to ensure your safety and security and that you have the time of your life.
“Where We Like Playing In The Dirt!!”