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SPEEDSTR SERIES CONTINUES STEADY GROWTH HEADED INTO 2010 SEASON

 

Pictured above is one of the new 2010 Canadian SpeedSTR's. The cars

are identical to the US version, the only difference is the name of the

series, which in Canada goes under the name of RevStar.

 

Myerstown, PA - December 27, 2009 - As the SpeedSTR Series starts to look ahead to 2010 it appears that it will continue to see steady growth. In this tough economical time, the SpeedSTR series is just what the serious racer is looking for. Rich Tobias of Speedway Entertainment has put together this race vehicle to help the racer have a division that actually makes business sense, the cars are very affordable and they have a solid purse structure. The SpeedSTR gives you the racer just what your fellow competitor has. Now it is up to the teams and the drivers to make their STR's faster than the competition, not who can out spend who. The series began in 2008 with 13 STR's seeing racing action, it grew to just shy of 30 cars in 2009 and 40 STR's appears to be well in reach for the 2010 racing season.

 

We have had allot of interest throughout the 2009 season stated Tobias. The one thing I kept hearing is "home track". We are currently putting together what we will call our "Home Track Series", Bruce Rogers of Grandview Speedway has given us 6 - 8 shows at his Speedway, and we are close to putting something together with Big Diamond and New Egypt Speedway. First, to get a Speedway to bring you in as a weekly program is tough, but most importantly I am a strong believer that by running multiple tracks will develop a much better racer. When you compete at the same venue week after week you get good there but struggle when you travel. This "Home Track Series" provides our racers with multiple venues with completely different characteristics, yet all are within a reasonable home track tow. This will give the serious racer a platform to hone his or her skills with minimal travel. We will also be looking to put together a couple 50 lap features as well.

 

The STR's will of course still have their touring series in place. The touring series will be going back to most of the facilities they competed in 2009 on both the Dirt and the Asphalt/Concrete. The historic Oswego Speedway will be back on the 2010 Schedule with a National date set for early July. The STR's will also be making an appearance at premier facilities such as Weedsport, Black Rock, and Dun Hill Speedways.

 

The SpeedSTR's are bringing back racing history. Racing of today has lost the rivalries between the Dirt specialists and the Pavement specialists. Back in the day you would see Richie Evans (pavement specialist) show up at the dirt track to compete against Gerald Chamberlain (dirt specialist) and of course Chamberlain would have the advantage, but when the two did battle on the pavement the advantage went back to Evans. We just don't have those rivalries anymore on both the dirt and the pavement in the North East. The only other place it exists is in USAC with the likes of David Steele and Bobby East (pavement specialists) battling it out with the likes of Dave Darland and JJ Yeley (dirt specialists).

 

The SpeedSTR's are basically the only series in our area that gives the racer that type of platform to show the world what kind of drivers we have in the North East. Imagine the crowds that would gather to see Jimmy Blewett and Teddy Christopher battling it out with Brett Hearn and Craig VonDohren. This is what Tobias envisioned when developing the SpeedSTR's two years ago.

 

 

 

 

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