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Southwest Sprint Car Series Hawaii Challenge at USA Race Park |
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May 9, 2005...Hawaiian's are coming by Boat and Airplane to USA Race Park
in Tucson, Az. The Hawaiian Challenge Sprint Car race was in Hawaii in November
of 2003 and 2004, but this year it will start at USA Race Park in Tucson,
Arizona on May 28th and 29th. USA Race Park will feature the Southwest Sprint
Car Series special event with seven comfirmed Sprint Car Teams making the boat
or 747 airplane ride from Hawaii.
Dean Freitas 2003 winner and last years Main Event winner Dennis Krob are on the list of Hawaiin Hot Shoe's that are making their way to Tucson for the inaugural USA Hawaiian challenge Race. Other Hawaiian's making the long haul will be Rodney "Hot Rod" Capello, Albert Ternoro Jr., Brandon Ternoro, Rocky "Quick" Silva, and Shawn Ternoro all from the Honolulu area are comfirmed for the trip. Their are a few more race teams still to comfirm making the trip to Tucson, car count from the main-land side is building strong. Three teams are flying to LAX by Pacific Air Cargo in a 747 and the rest are coming by a cargo ship to San Deigo, California. Truck and trailor accommodations have been made to transport from California to Arizona. The Southwest Sprint Car Series will return to Hawaii Motor Speedway taking the top 8 teams in November during the Thankgiving Holidays." We are working on making Honolulu, Hawaii and Tucson, Arizona sister racing cities in the Southwest Sprint Car Series," says Hal Burns, Race Director for the SCRL. Jon Taylor from Albuquerque, New Mexico the MNMRA 2004 Champion, grandson of the famous Buddy Taylor had the invite to Hawaii last year, but due to timing couldn't make the 747 flight to Hawaii in 2004. This year he's working hard to race for that invite again to Hawaii, Taylor is one of the up and coming young guns who has entered from the mainland to challenge the Hawaiian's at this inaugural event at USA. Sprint Car Racing League scrlracing@aol.com |
