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DeWayne " Hoppi" Hopkins from 93.1 MAC FM with the winner of our gunny
sack race. |
Last Feature race of
the Lil' Racer Car Club Boxcar Series
race this year. |
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Kids and parents scrambling for those
16,000 nickels and all that candy! |
August 10
Hey kids!
The weekend of the 2nd Annual Lil' Racer Car Club Pool Party and Racer
Roundup is here! Head on down to the West Liberty Municipal Pool from 2-4 on
Saturday, show your permit, and your family swims for FREE! Racer Roundup
will also be taking place in front of the pool area. A very informal
gathering of the cars and stars of the West Liberty Raceway. Get your
autographs, take pictures, and chat with your favorite race car driver.
Sponsored by the Lil' Racer Car Club
Then, its off to the track for our usual fun times in the booth! and those
wild gunny sack races and,this week, Mayor races.
Next week is gunny sack racing,our final Lil' Racer Car Club Boxcar Series
race of the year, and our first Candy Dash!
We will also be giving away school supplies1
See you at the pool! Mitch Lil' Racer Car Club INC.
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Adam Starkweather with his favorite driver Andy
Starkweather in the Limited Late model class #26 |
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" A Lil' Racer member, Hunter Rock pictured with his favorite driver, Jake Purdy,
in the 49 Farley Flyer 4 cylinder. |
" 3 club members finishing their heat in the
Lil' Racer Car Club Boxcar Series race". |
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Hey kids!
An exciting and entertaining night is in store for both the Lil' Racer
Car Club members and fans at West Liberty Raceway this Saturday - July
14, 2007! Late-model driver and local fan favorite Ron Boyse will be in
the booth signing autographs from 5:30-6:30. Remember to bring your
autograph books and stop by to meet and talk racing with Ron. This week,
besides the normal prize drawings we are having the " Jelly Belly
Giveaway". Four 2lb. bags of jelly beans will be given away. Race flags,
generously donated to the club by Kevin and Carey Feller are handed out
each week. This week we are giving away miniture American Flags and
pencils donated by John and Dot Sexton of Lone Tree. There is gunny sack
registration for 7,8,9 year olds on the table. Sign up when you register
for your chance at the money and the glory of being the next Gunny Sack
Champ at WLR! Lil' Racer Boxcar Series Racing action continues this week
with trophies for 1st, medals for 2nd, and ribbons for all other
participants. Sign up early at the booth so I can get things set up the
proper way. Gunny Sack and Boxcar racing to commence on the frontstretch
before Feature racing action. There will be the cooler stocked with your
favorite kid drinks, as well as coloring books and pictures and candy.
Looking forward to seeing you on Sat. night! Mitch Swinton Lil' Racer
Car Club INC.
Future Happenings!
No club during Fair next week.
July 28th- Gunny the Clown will be back for his 2nd visit this year.
A Special presentation by Speedway Fire and Rescue from 3:30-5:30 in
front of the grandstands for all track kids.
August 4th- No racing/ a motorcycle race is on the schedule
August 11th- 2nd Annual West Liberty Pool Party at West Liberty Pool
from 2-4 for club members and their families. Kids, show your permits
and your famililies swim for free! also, Racer Roundup! at the pool.
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June 30
Club members!
Mid-Season Championships are here already! Tonight's admission prices
are a bit higher, but kids remember, if you are under the age of 12 and
you are coming to the track with a paying person, YOU are free! So get
on down to the track, sign in at the booth and enjoy some great racing
action! We have a special guest in the booth this week, driver Andy
Eckrich, late-model #56, will be in the booth signing autographs until
hot laps begin, so bring those autograph books. I have more coloring
contest pictures of the track bus for you to color, and the cooler
should be well stocked. The Gunny sack championship is tonight. If you
were the winner before, come to the front stretch after the heat races
for your chance to win 20.00!! Lilttle Racer Boxcar Racing will be back
in action at the track the night of July14th. Bring those cars to the
track for your chance at a trophy! Gunny the Clown will be in the booth
on July 28th from 5-7 for his 2nd visit this year. There will also be a
special presentation by the Speedway Fire and Rescue on that night.
Watch for more information on this event. See you at the track!!! Mitch
Lil' racer Car Club INC. |
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Here is the winner of the boxcar races held at West
Liberty Raceway!
Lil' Racer Car Club member Ross with the winning boxcar!
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June 15
Club members of the Lil' Racer Car Club! Looking forward to
another night of exciting racing action on the big 1/2 mile? Should be a
very warm night of racing this week,make sure you try to stay cool and that
you drink plenty of water to keep from feeling sick. Lots of fun things are
planned again this week! We have the school bus packing the track and you
are welcomed to ride along. A great way for you to see the pits from all
different angles. Last week we had 2 bus loads of fans make the trip. I
would go along but the bus would get stuck. We have the third running of the
gunny sack races. Eight lucky kids between the ages of 7-9 get a chance to
scoot down the track for the money!
Tonight is also the first running of the Lil' Racer Car Club's version of
Boxcar Races! 4 different age groups, a pit stop, a fuel stop, and a chance
at a trophy will keep everyone on the edge of their seats! Make sure you
bring your cameras to catch a shot of this fun racing action! A chance for
the Lil' Racers to be Big Racers!
Lil' Racer Car Club would like to thank Kevin and Carrie Feller from the
Quad Cities for their generous support of this activity.
Upcoming Events for the Lil' Racers include the 2nd Annual West Liberty Pool
Party, Our Get Wet Night, Race Car Roundup, and the special event inm July,
on the 28th, Speedway Fire and Rescue's Demonstration and Show for the Lil'
Racer Car Club. Join us today! Membership and activities are free to the
young race fan at West Liberty Raceway! See You at the Track!!! Mitch
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Taylor and Kevin Brockert with dad,and favorite driver, Matt Brockert,
who drives the # 60 Limited Late Model from Muscatine.
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June 1
Club members! Looking forward to a night of exciting racing action at West
Liberty Raceway after taking the week of due to the weather. I have been on
a never-ending search for those elusive prizes to be given away. Prizes that
you would not normally get under your Christmas tree. Well, the wait is
over! I will be giving away a few different, and I mean different, prizes to
some lucky club members. Make sure you are registered this week for your
chance at these great items! I have five (5) pooping pig key chains and two
squawking rooster slingshots. And, yes, they do squawk as they can fly over
50 feet in the air.I know, everyone will want one of these, but you must be
registered for your chance to get one.
For the West Liberty Raceway faithful- does your city, town, or village in
which you reside have that special gift that would be representative of
where you live and one that would be age appropriate for a youngster between
the ages of 0-14? would you or your town be willing to donate one to the
Lil' racer Car Club so that I can include it in the next night's drawings?
If so, let me know or bring it to the booth and I will be sure to announce
you, your town, and the item donated during our sponsor announcements. This
would be a great way for your hometown to be recognized at West Liberty
Raceway! I came from a town called " Marble Rock" located near Mason City,
Iowa a town of 300 hearty souls and we had t-shirts, and if that is what
your town has too, bring it down. Anything that advertises where you are
from and/or about.
This week we begin the coloring contest. We will be coloring school buses,
not pictures of race cars. For those of you who come to WLR, we have a
school bus that picks up fans at the track gate before hot laps begin, and
lets the average fan, both old and young alike, help pack the track. Last
race night, we loaded the bus twice! I am shooting for three times this
week. The bus is due for some sprucing up, so the kids can give us some
ideas on what they may like it to look like. I like the Partridge Family bus
theme, but I am an ole guy!Any older club members or fans with an interest
in computer graphics, go ahead and see what you can do. Just take a picture
of a 54-passenger school bus and give it some snazzy look.
Taylor and Kevin Brockert were co-winners last week due to a small snafu by
yours truly and are looking forward to the picture in the pits with their
favorite driver. It works out okay though because they both have the same
favorite. Look forward to their picture right here on
Heartlandmotorsports.com
Until next time, see you at the track! Mitch swinton, Lil' Racer Car Club
INC.
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" Grand Prize Drawing" at West Liberty
Raceway for the Lil' Racer Car Club. |
 May 12th is Shelby Davis,
with her favorite driver, 3T Todd Davis, a late-model driver from Iowa
City.
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 Skylar Harroun, whose
favorite driver is his dad, Sam Harroun, driver of the #16 late-model at
West Liberty. They are posing in front of Sam's new car, the first one
of which was destroyed in Dubuque the week before. |
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Winner of last
Saturday's (May 19th) gunny-sack race was club member Dylan from
Keithsburg, Illinois. The win makes him eligble for the Gunny-sack
championships on Mid Season Championships Night. |
May 18
Hey Kids! Herky had a great time at the track last week and they hope that
next week he can stay even longer. The 2nd round of gunny sack racing will
happen this week. Club members, if you are 7,8,9 years old and want to
participate, sign the sheet at the booth when you come down to register. All
club members are invited to take a sheet of cardstock paper and draw, design
and color a picture or scene of your favorite West Liberty driver! These
pictures will be posted on the inside wall of the track. All members who
turn in a BANNER will receive a prize. Coloring contest pictures for the
younger kids will be handed out next week. Boxcar races are tenatively
scheduled to begin on June 9th, so you still have time to get that boxcar
done. Rules are available at the booth. If you need ideas on how your boxcar
should look, stop by and check out the photos that Kevin and Carey Feller
let me borrow. Any adults want to create and race a boxcar, let me know.
Maybe the moms of the members who create a boxcar could run a powderpuff
race? Looking forward to another exciting night of racing at West Liberty
Raceway! Come and join us!!!
Mitch Swinton
Lil' Racer Car Club
April 28
Gunny the Clown, everyone's favorite clown, is coming to the Lil' Racer Car
Club booth on May 5th from 5-8 PM. This is rescheduled from an earlier
rained out date. Gunny is sponsored by Dave and Tessa Schrier#100
Motorsports from Muscatine. Watch Gunny as he performs his magic and wraps
those balloons in all those crazy shapes!
On May 12th, a very special guest will be arriving to West Liberty Raceway
and to the Lil' Racer Car Club booth for TWO hours only. From 5-7 PM, HERKY
the HAWK, everyone's favorite mascot, unless your a fan of those other
places, will be in the house, available for autographs, handshakes,hugs and
pictures with kids and/or parents. Mr. Tom Lehman will be Herky's keeper
during those 2 hours at the track. Herky is sponsored by Iowa State Bank and
Trust of West Liberty and Mrs. Lynette Swinton of Marble Rock, Iowa. She is
a Senior National sales Consultant with Mary Kay Cosmetics ( and Also my
mom!). She is one of the biggest Hawk fans north of Hwy 20. Come early to
join your friends and see Herky!!!
See ya at the races! Mitch Swinton, Lil Racer Car Club INC.
Hello all members of the Lil' Racer Car Club! Another season is fast
approaching and we are looking forward to a fun time for all! Remember to
bring your " permits " in order to be able to sign up for that nights'
drawings. If you can't find your permits-don't worry, just stop by and I
will get you a new one.
Here is schedule for the Lil' Racer Car Club for the month of April:
April 7 WDRL Night Hey kids!!! The Easter Bunny will be here handing out
Easter eggs to all club members when they sign in. Check your eggs
carefully-all eggs have jelly beans,some have dollar bills, and , some have
coupons for ice cream from "Cookies" ice cream shop in West Liberty.Also,
the Lil' Racer Car Club has a special guest, Jill George, a late-model
driver from Cedar Falls, Iowa in the booth signing autographs for one hour
prior to hot laps. Don't forget to pick up your official My Lil' Racer
Autograph Book when you stop.
April 14 West Liberty Raceway's Spring Championship: Autographs at the booth
are being given by Mr. Jason Utter, a late-model driver from Columbus
Junction.
April 21 NWRS That's right kids he's back!! Gunny the Clown is back for your
entertainment! He will be in the booth from 4:30-7:30. Come down and watch
his magic show and get those balloons that he can twist into your favorite
shapes! Gunny is brought to you this year by Dave and Tessa Shrier #100
Racing from Muscatine, Iowa. Thanks Dave and Tessa!
I don't have an auto graph signer signed up yet, but if you are a driver
racing at Liberty that night and want to meet some kids, Email me and let me
know.
April 28 Club members will be able to pick up their banner card stock.
Banners are to be of your favorite West Liberty weekly driver of any class
and will be displayed on the front stretch wall at a future race. Younger
members [ 6 and under ] can pick up their coloring contest pictures to be
colored using crayons, watercolors or markers. Bring these in and I will
post them outside the booth for everyone to see.
Other events planned this year include boxcar races, a " get wet " night,
Christmas in July, the 2nd annual WLR pool party, Race Car Roundup,
Halloween Havoc, and other fun things to do!
Just remember to stop, show your permit, and join in the fun. The Lil' Racer
Car Club is FREE to all kids under the age of 14 at West Liberty Raceway and
admission to the track this year is FREE to all kids under the age of 12, so
enjoy!
Mitch Swinton, Lil' Racer Car Club |
