07/18/08
THE IMRA HAS MADE A FEW CHANGES TO THEIR REMAINING SCHEDULE. THE FIRST IS THE
ADDITION TO THE MACOMB RACEWAY IN MACOMB ILLINOIS. AN AGREEMENT WAS MADE WITH
THE OWNER TO RACE ON AUG. 9TH AT THE RACEWAY. THERE MAY ALSO BE THE
POSSIBILITY OF 1 MORE SHOW FOR THIS SEASON AT MACOMB IF A FEW DETAILS GET
WORKED OUT WITH A COUPLE OF UPDATES AT THE TRACK FOR ANOTHER CLASS OF CARS
THAT WILL BE RACING THERE ON THE SAME DATE. THE AUG. 2ND DATE @ BROOKLYN HAS
BEEN CANCELLED SO THAT WE ARE NOT BACK TO BACK 2 WEEKS IN A ROW THERE. WE ARE
STILL WORKING ON 2-3 MORE POINTS RACES FOR 2008. THESE WILL BE ADDED AS SOON
AS WE CONFIRM THE DATES WITH THE PROMOTERS. WE ARE ALSO STARTING TO BOOK RACES
FOR THE 2009 SEASON IN BOTH IOWA AND ILLINOIS. WE ARE GROWING EVERY WEEK
WITH NEW CAR OWNERS AND PAST MEMBERS SHOWING INTEREST IN RACING WITH THE IMRA
IN THE NEAR FUTURE!!! STAY TUNED TO THE IMRA FOR ALL UPDATES!!!!!!!!
07/30/08 IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING FOR
THE #76 OF BRAD COMEGYS OF DES MOINES WHO WALKED AWAY WITH BOTH THE HEAT RACE
AND FEATURE WIN AT THE BROOKLYN RACEWAY IN BROOKLYN IOWA SATURDAY NITE. COMEGYS
TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE OF HIS FRONT ROW STARTING POSITION TO PULL OUT TO A BIG LEAD
WITH PLENTY OF SIDE BY SIDE ACTION GOING ON BEHIND HIM. RYAN MILLER OF OQUAWKA
ILLINOIS WOULD CHARGE FROM THE REAR OF THE FIELD TO FINISH 2ND IN A HARD FOUGHT
BATTLE WITH STEVE FOSTER AND RUSS PRATHER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE RACE. FOSTER
WOULD FINISH 3RD FOLLOWED BY PRATHER IN 4TH, ROOKIE KATELYN MILLER IN 5TH,
ROOKIE HOLLY DESPAIN IN 6TH, AND PAST WINNER DAN BEERENDS ROUNDING OUT THE FIELD
IN 7TH WITH A BROKEN CHAIN. THE RACES ARE RECORDED LIVE ON
WWW.BRINGINGITLIVE.COM .
ON ANOTHER NOTE HARRY ROGERS WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE WAY TO BROOKLYN
AS HE WAS FORCED OFF OF THE ROAD BY ANOTHER DRIVER AND ENDED UP IN A DEEP DITCH
DESTROYING BOTH THE TRUCK AND TRAILER. THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WERE OWNED BY IMRA
MEMBER GARY MALLONEE WHO WAS ALSO ON HIS WAY TO BROOKLYN. HARRY IS JUST FINE AND
SO ARE THE RACE CARS, SO WE WILL SEE HARRY AND GARY AT OUR NEXT EVENT IN
MACOMB!!!! SEE YOU ALL AT THE RACES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
06/14/08
DAN BEERENDS OF DES MOINES, IA TOOK HOME THE WIN SATURDAY NITE AT
BROOKLYN RACEWAY IN BROOKLYN IOWA. DAN HAD A PERFECT RECORD SATURDAY NITE
WINNING BOTH HIS HEAT RACE AND FEATURE. STEVE FOSTER OF JACKSONVILLE IL
WON HEAT 2. THE FEATURE WAS ACTION PACKED WITH DAN BEERENDS JUMPING OUT TO THE
EARLY LEAD WITH TRACY HULL RIGHT ON HIS BUMPER. HULL WOULD MAKE CONTACT WITH A
SPINNING CAR IN LAPPED TRAFFIC TAKING HIM OUT OF CONTENTION. BEERENDS WOULD
CRUISE ON TO A BIG VICTORY OVER TONY ENNIS. FEATURE RESULTS 1. 16 DAN BEERENDS
2. 67 TONY ENNIS 3. 22 MATT LOVDAHL 4. AARON HULL 5. 83 HOLLY DESPAIN 6.
KATELYN MILLER 7. 94 BUDDY KIRBY 8. RYAN MILLER 9. TRACY HULL 10. 4 STEVE
FOSTER THE IMRA WILL BE BACK IN ACTION FRIDAY JUNE 27TH AT JEFFERSON COUNTY
FAIRGROUNDS IN FAIRFIELD, IA FOR THE COUNTY FAIR!