Schedule
Sign-in cost per car $25.00
Courtesy laps: 5 laps
Meatball flag: allow raceceiver to be switched to retain spot only if new one works otherwise will get a strike & go to tail with the 3 lap courtesy rule
Late out rule is same as MWT & National as long as down and rolling will be allowed out before leader is at start finish line on one to go
Class size will remain 12 car A Main field for 2017 season if only 12 cars otherwise will run lower main and have 10 cars
OPENING DUTY MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO HAVE THE TRACK OPEN, CLEAN & READY TO PRACTICE BEFORE DRIVERS MEETING
Click here to print - Tuesday Race Format
Open Practice 5:00-6:45pm
Sign-ins: 4:45pm- 6:30pm
Drivers Meeting: 7:15pm
Races begin: 7:30pm Features only 10:00pm curfew
Click Here to Print - Friday Race Format
Sign-ins: 4:45pm-6:30pm
Open Practice after you sign-in: 5:00-6:45pm
Drivers Meeting: 7:15pm
Races begin: 7:30pm Heats & Features - time limits on all races
Click Here to Print - Saturday Race Format with out Rookie Training
Rookie practice 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Sign-ins: 10:00am-11:00am
Drivers Meeting: 11:30am
Practice: 11:45am
Click Here to Print - Saturday Race Format with Rookie Training
Rookie Sign-ins: 9:30am - 10:00am
Sign-ins all other drivers: 10:00am - 11:00am
Drivers Meeting with Practice immediatley following bring cars to meeting: Noon
Heats & Features
RAIN DATE IS SUNDAY FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY RACES with one reschedule for Oct. 14th
There are no rain dates for Tuesday Night Races
RACE DAY FUEL IS 89 OCTANE FROM BP ON D AVE. TURN RIGHT OFF EXIT IF COMING FROM THE SOUTH ON 131. TURN LEFT OFF EXIT IF COMING FROM THE NORTH ON 131.
2017 Little Kalamazoo Speedway Schedule - schedule is subject to change based on weather and other events
| Date | Event |
| April - October | Open Practice Mon-Sat. 9:00am-dusk Sun. Noon-dusk. Open practice is 1 car on the track at a time. 2 adults must be present and call or message Amy in advance just so I know who is at the track. Rookie families must go with a senior member. Thursday night is reserved for Rookies only beginning at 5:00pm. No practice when raining. |
| June 20 | Controlled practice 5:00pm-9:00pm |
| June 22 | Rookie training 6:00pm-8:30pm |
| June 23 | Fri. Race #2 |
| June 24 | Sat. Race #2 - Rookie training 10-11:30am |
| June 27 | Tue. Race #3 |
| June 29 | Rookie training 6:00pm-9:00pm |
| June 30-July 2 | Midwest Race at Mini-Indy |
| July 5-8 | Battle at the Brickyard |
| July 6 | Rookie training 6:00pm-9:00pm |
| July 11 | 5:00-9:00pm |
| July 14 | Fri. Race #3 |
| July 15 | Sat. Race #3 - Rookie training 10:00-11:30am |
| July 18 | Controlled practice 5:00-9:00pm |
| July 20 | Rookie training 6:00pm-9:00pm |
| July 21 | Fri. Race #4 |
| July 22 | Sat. Race #4 |
| July 25 | Controlled practice 5:00-9:00pm |
| July 28 | Fri. Race #5 |
| July 29 | Sat. Race #5 |
| Aug. 1 | Tues. Race #4 |
| Aug. 3 | Rookie training 6:00pm-9:00pm |
| Aug. 4-6 | Midwest Race at Kokomo |
| Aug. 8 | Controlled practice 5:00-9:00pm |
| Aug. 11-13 | Midwest Race at Kalamazoo Sat. Race #6 |
| Aug. 15 | Controlled practice 5:00-9:00pm |
| Aug. 17 | Rookie training 6:00pm-9:00pm |
| Aug. 18 | Fri. Race #6 |
| Aug. 19 | Sat. Race #7 - Rookie training 10:00-11:30am |
| Aug. 22 | Tues. Race #5 |
| Aug. 26 | Sat. Race #8 |
| Aug. 29 | Tues. Race #6 |
| Aug. 31 | Rookie training 6:00pm-8:00pm |
| Sept 1-3 | Midwest Race at Toledo |
| Sept. 5 | Controlled practice 5:00-8:00pm |
| Sept. 8-10 | Midwest Race at Columbus |
| Sept. 10 | Try-A-Ride - practice |
| Sept. 12 | Controlled practice 5:00-8:00pm |
| Sept. 14 | Rookie training 6:00pm-8:00pm |
| Sept. 15-17 | National Race at Chicagoland |
| Sept. 19 | Controlled practice 5:00-8:00pm |
| Sept. 23 | Sat. Race #9 |
| Sept.24-Oct.1 | Track closed for SuperShoe |
| Oct. 3 | Controlled practice 5:00-8:00pm |
| Oct. 7 | Sat. Race #10 |
| Oct. 10 | Controlled practice 5:00-8:00pm |
| Oct. 14 | Fun race day or rain out day from season rescheduled. Track closing |
| Oct. 21 | Fun race day if Oct. 14 was a rescheduled race. Track closing |
RAIN DATE FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY RACES WILL BE ON SUNDAY UNLESS VOTED UPON TO RUN DOUBLE FEATURES ON SAT.
IF BOTH DAYS RAIN OUT THEN SUNDAY WILL BE DOUBLE FEATURES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF IF SUNDAY RAINS OUT THERE IS ONE RE=SCHEDULE FOR OCT. 14TH.
ANY RAINED OUT RACE DRIVERS THAT DID NOT RACE BUT SIGNED IN WILL BE AWARDED 54 POINTS. EX. JR HONDA RACES THEY WILL GET FINISH POINTS BUT SR HONDA DID NOT THEN THISE SIGNED IN DRIVERS WILL ALL GET 54 POINTS.
1ST THRU 3RD IN POINTS OF EACH SERIES WILL BE AWARDED TROPHIES AT THE YEAR END BANQUET.
LKS or LKS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ONLY WILL BE INCLUDED IN POINTS AT THE MIDWEST THUNDER ALL OTHER RACES ALL POSITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED.
example: 1st LKS member finishes 4th they receive 1st place points, 2nd LKS member finishes 7th they receive 2nd place points. 3rd LKS member finishes 2nd B Main they receive 3rd place points. 4th LKS member finishes 4th D Main they receive 4th place points and so on.
YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OR ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF LKS TO EARN YEAR END TROPHIES.
TUESDAY POINTS SERIES WILL COUNT 5 of 6
FRIDAY POINTS SERIES WILL COUNT 5 of 6
SATURDAY POINTS SERIES WILL COUNT 8 of 10
YOU MUST RUN AT LEAST 50% OF THE RACE DATES TO QUALIFY FOR YEAR END CLUB AWARDS. (10 races)
YOU MUST RUN THE MINIMUM RACES FOR EACH POINT SERIES TO QUALIFY FOR TOP THREE TROPHY OR CHAMPIONSHIP
Opening Duties
Track & Hot Chute area blown off, Flags put out at flag stand, Turn power on for flag stand,
Hang Fire Extinquishers, Put out yellow corner worker vests, Put up Victory Lane sign,
Garbage cans moved to postitions in parking lot and by concession stand & bleachers,
Open scale shed and take out items to make easier to go thru for scales & tech,
Closing Duties
Closing items are just opposite of opening. Put Garbage cans all together near end of hot chute,
Pick up trash left around fence line, under bleachers & parking lot, put away flag stand, have switch to off,
Put away fire extinquishers, corner worker vests, Take down Victory Lane sign if not racing the next day,
Put everything back in scale shed, lock track gate, turn power off for flag stand & track ligihts if on.
2017 Midwest Thunder Race Series Schedule Trophies award to top 3 finishers in each class at an event. End of year trophies awarded at the banquet to top 5 finishers. All drivers earn an award that run at least 6 events. Points based on 8 out of 9 races.
Date | Event |
| Feb 18-19 | Columbus Indoors - Ohio State Fairgrounds - Columbus, OH |
| May 12 -14 | Mac-O-Chee - West Liberty, OH |
| May 26-28 | MMRA- Waterford, MI |
| June 2-4 | Capitol - Lansing, MI |
| June 16-18 | Miami Valley - Xenia, OH |
| June 30-July 2 | Mini-Indy - Indianapolis, IN |
| Aug 4-6 | Kokomo - Kokomo, IN |
| Aug 11-13 | Little Kalamazoo - Kalamazoo, MI |
| Sept 1-3 | NW Ohio - Toledo, OH |
| Sept 8-10 | Buckeye - Columbus, OH |
| Banquet - TBD |
2017 GenNext Schedule
Date | Track | Location | Event |
| APRIL 27-29 | PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY | AVONDALE, AZ | PAVEMENT |
| MAY 19-21 | MSLQMRA - TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY | GRANITE CITY, IL | DIRT |
| JUNE 23-25 | AIRPORT SPEEDWAY | NEW CASTLE, DE | DIRT |
| JULY 5 - 9 | INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY | SPEEDWAY, IN | PAVEMENT |
| AUGUST 18-20 | POCONO RACEWAY | LONG POND, PA | PAVEMENT |
| SEPTEMBER 15 -17 | CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY | CHICAGO, IL | PAVEMENT |
| SEPTEMBER 22-24 | ELDORA SPEEDWAY | ROSSBURG, OH | DIRT |
| OCTOBER 6-8 | CHARLOTTE, NC | PAVEMENT |
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