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Eldora
Speedway
Action
swings over to Kart Track Sunday
Sunday
Afternoon Action Offers Free General Admission
ROSSBURG,
OH (August 16) – Eldora Speedway’s racing action this weekend switches
from the
famed .500-mile clay oval to
the 1/7th mile oval,
Little Eldora Speedway, on Sunday afternoon, with a full program of
go-kart
racing and free general admission. Built three
years ago, the
compact version of Eldora sits within the shadows of the ‘big track,'
on the
northeast corner of the property.
Competitive
go kart racing has been the starting point for many drivers that now
turn laps
on Eldora’s famed oval; including three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion
and
Eldora Speedway owner, Tony Stewart. Among the most recent
graduates from
the go kart world into competition on the legendary ‘Big E’, include
Max
Stambaugh (NRA Sprint Invaders) and Nick Bowers (Eldora Stock Cars).
Little
Eldora was constructed with that goal in mind; to offer drivers an
introduction
into racing, and creating a stepping stone towards racing on the
.500-mile
oval.
With
virtually no suspension points, victory in the open wheeled go karts is
80%
driver skill and driver reaction time – both of which are vital to
success in
higher level forms of racing. Weight distribution and tire
selection
account for the other 20%.
Sunday’s
competition will feature over a dozen classes of go kart racing, with
the age
levels ranging from 5 in the Kid Karts to 72 in the Masters
class. The
afternoon of racing kicks off at 12:30 with the first of two rounds of
qualifying heat races for each kart, followed by the main events.
A
glimpse of the Little Eldora Speedway action can be found at www.EldoraSpeedway.com,
under the Little Eldora link, with archived photos, videos and race
results. The next action on the bigger Eldora oval will be
Sunday,
September 2 with the WIX Filters Baltes Classic, featuring the Sunoco
American
Late Model Series, UMP DIRTcar Modifieds and Stock
Cars. Tickets
for this event may also be purchased on the Eldora website.
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