Our way of saying Thank You.....
On Saturday night, May 25th, we will be saying thank you to all of our veterans as well as all active duty military personnel for their service to us as individuals and to us as a country. On that night, all fans with a valid Military ID will have free admission to our grand stands for the night of racing.
On Saturday night, May 25th, we will be saying thank you to all of our veterans as well as all active duty military personnel for their service to us as individuals and to us as a country. On that night, all fans with a valid Military ID will have free admission to our grand stands for the night of racing.
Fans and drivers, if you know a service member, spread the word!
Thank you from SIR, it's fans and drivers for your service.
ATTENTION ALL MICROS:
Effective AUGUST 1ST all micros will be required to run a bladder or fuel cell.
In-Law Speed Shop Joins the High Banks Hustle
In-Law Speed Shop, located in Metropolis, IL, is your local dealer for several different premier racing suppliers and manufacturers including All Star Performance, Hoosier tires, Sunoco Race Fuels, Brad Penn Racing Oil, VP Race Fuels, Valken Wheels, Afco and many more. George Hertter and Lindsay Sommer Hertter bring years of experience to the table and can outfit you with all your racing needs. In-Law Speed Shop will be on hand at the High Banks Hustle to serve any of your needs or they can be reached at (618) 524-2508. Southern Illinois Raceway would like to welcome them aboard and thank them for joining such an awesome event!
OSR announces contingency partnership with Southern Illinois Raceway With SIR being one of the best Micro tracks around plus a large group of OSR customers running in the area OSR has decided to put together a contingency plan to give back to racers. Each weekly winner in Wing and Non-Wing will get their name in the monthly drawing. At the end of each month, May til October,OSR will pick a name from each class and that winner will get a $50 gift certificate towards a Engine Build, Refresh, or Cylinder Head work. At the season ending banquet OSR will also put each weekly winner's name in a drawing for a $200 gift certificate for Wing and Non-Wing as well.
With the monthly and year end drawings that makes $1000 up for grabs for SIR racers.
SIR is proud to announce the Official Hotel of the High Banks Hustle!
The Holiday Inn and Suites of Marion will be offering a special rate of $90/night for the Hustle. You'll need to mention the High Banks Hustle to receive the discount above. There are limited rooms, so give them a call as soon as possible! 2609 Blue Heron Dr, Marion, (618) 993-5602
Southern Illinois Raceway is proud to officially unveil the logo of the Monster Energy Highbanks Hustle!
Rich Forman with Rich Forman Photos/ 1 Vision Graphics did an OUTSTANDING job with the design. Look for more exciting news and information about the Monster Energy Highbanks Hustle very soon!
SIR WELCOMES SENTER FARMS AS MONSTER ENERGY HIGHBANKS HUSTLE SPONSOR!!!
Southern Illinois Raceway would like to thank Senter Farms for coming on board as a 2013 Highbanks Hustle sponsor! Senter farms is located in Osceola, Arkansas and is ran by Travis and his father. We are grateful for the Senter's support of our biggest race of the year. Travis said in his interview on Micro Sprint Nation's podcast a few weeks ago that he plans to be in attendance to race the Monster Energy Highbanks Hustle.Look for an entry form this week and the release of our official logo for the event!
Announcements from the Club Meeting!
1) Hoosier Tire Rule 2013-2015: All classes, but hornets will be required to run Hoosier tires the entire season. Championship jackets will be provided for restrictors, dwarfs, wing and non-wing classes provided by Hoosier.
2) Hornet rules updated from: “Turbo charged and/or super charged and/or rotary engines and/or engines utilizing a variable cam-timing system will not be permitted.” to “Turbo charged and/or super charged and/or rotary engines will not be permitted.”
MONSTER ENERGY HIGHBANKS
HUSTLE GAINS ANOTHER SPONSOR: VOYAGER HOME SYSTEMS!
Southern Illinois Raceway is proud to have Joey Rosario and
Voyager Home Systems as a Monster Energy Highbanks Hustle sponsor! In May of
1996 Joey opened Voyager Lighting Controls, which dealt with home lighting control systems. After
years of being the leader in Centralized Lighting Controls Systems, the want
and need of controlling more than lighting was in sight. People wanted to
control not only their lighting, but T.V.'s, Pools, Security, Heat and Air,
Phone Systems, etc.. The technology of controlling all of these things from
touchpanels and phones were becoming available and that’s when Joey opened
Voyager Home Systems. In October of 2002, Voyager Home Systems opened their
doors to servicing and installing High-End Custom Control Systems through
Oklahoma. So anyone looking for a home control system should check Joey and
Voyager Home Systems out at www.voyagerhomesystems.com or give them a call at
(405)-330-1474. SIR is very grateful to Joey for sponsoring the Monster Energy
Highbanks Hustle and we are looking forward to seeing Jake Rosario wheel his
number 92 FTZ powered Sawyer 626 on The Highbanks this July!
ENGLER MACHINE AND TOOL BECOMES MONSTER ENERGY HIGHBANKS HUSTLE SPONSOR
Southern Illinois Raceway is proud to welcome Engler Machine and Tool as a sponsor of the Monster Energy Highbanks Hustle. Engler Machine was started in 1980 by Tim Engler, his main line of business at that time was plastic injection molds. Over the years he has diversified very widely leaning more towards "high performance products". He now builds fuel injection systems, custom made pulling chassis, gears, shafts, specialty CNC products, racing engines and some custom machining. Recently, Tim designed and developed a mechanical fuel injection system for micro sprint application that is very popular today. Even more recently, Tim also developed an electronic version of his fuel injection for micro sprints. Whether it be by way of mechanical or electronic injection, the name Engler has become synonymous with power and torque in the micro sprint community. Anyone wanting a great, reliable fuel injection system should give Tim or Tammy Engler a call at (812) 386-6254. We are very excited to have the support of Tim and Tammy for our biggest race of the year!
SIR WELCOMES WIGGS EXCAVATING AS A SPONSOR FOR THE MONSTER ENERGY HIGHBANKS HUSTLE
SIR IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE ITS TITLE SPONSOR FOR THE HIGHBANKS HUSTLE
Southern Illinois Raceway in Marion, IL is proud to announce that Monster Energy Drink will be the title sponsor for this year's Highbanks Hustle. The Monster Energy Highbanks Hustle will feature a $5,000 to win, $250 to start A-Main on Saturday night July 13, 2013.
Monster Energy will be on site all weekend with free samplings and giveaways for the fans and racers in attendance. The concession stand will also be selling Monster all weekend.
SIR is very honored and excited to have Monster Energy Drink as a part of our biggest race of the year. Look for more exciting news about the Monster Energy Highbanks Hustle in the coming days and weeks!
Events
$5000 to win, $250 to start wing outlaw
Monster Energy Highbanks Hustle, July 11-13, 2013.
$2500 to win, $125 to start non-wing outlaw
Terry Sprague Memorial, August 24, 2013.
$1000 to win, $50 to start hornet
SIR Twin 25's, July 20, 2013.
Check out the events tab above for all the details!!
Announcements
SCHEDULE: The 2013 schedule has been determined. Check out the updated calendar for the year. Test, Tune and Tech will be April 13th!
RULES: Hornet rules are now updated on the Rules and Document page as of the 2/1/2013 club meeting. Please note these rules will be used for the SIR Twin 25's.
THEME/SPONSORSHIP NIGHTS: We are actively seeking suggestions for theme/sponsorship nights for our weekly points races throughout the 2013 season. We will have Armed Forces Night on 5/25/13 to honor our military. Other ideas we have discussed include Kids Night, Church Night, Farm Bureau/REA Sponsorship, etc. which could include special events at intermission (e.g. kids foot races at intermission, free or reduced admission, etc.) We are open to all ideas. Feel free to post them on our Facebook page or email us at SouthernIllinoisRaceway@gmail.com. If you or your business would like to sponsor the track for the season, a points night race or as part of our special events for the season - please let us know as numerous opportunities are available. We hope to finalize the theme/sponsorship night schedule at the March club meeting.
NUMBER PLATES: Beginning in the 2013 season, the Non-Wing class will be required to run 10” X 7.25” rectangular white plates with black numbers no less than 6 inch letters tall in plain font. The track will be purchasing the plates and numbers to have available at the track.
RULES: Hornet rules are now updated on the Rules and Document page as of the 2/1/2013 club meeting. Please note these rules will be used for the SIR Twin 25's.
THEME/SPONSORSHIP NIGHTS: We are actively seeking suggestions for theme/sponsorship nights for our weekly points races throughout the 2013 season. We will have Armed Forces Night on 5/25/13 to honor our military. Other ideas we have discussed include Kids Night, Church Night, Farm Bureau/REA Sponsorship, etc. which could include special events at intermission (e.g. kids foot races at intermission, free or reduced admission, etc.) We are open to all ideas. Feel free to post them on our Facebook page or email us at SouthernIllinoisRaceway@gmail.com. If you or your business would like to sponsor the track for the season, a points night race or as part of our special events for the season - please let us know as numerous opportunities are available. We hope to finalize the theme/sponsorship night schedule at the March club meeting.
NUMBER PLATES: Beginning in the 2013 season, the Non-Wing class will be required to run 10” X 7.25” rectangular white plates with black numbers no less than 6 inch letters tall in plain font. The track will be purchasing the plates and numbers to have available at the track.
VOLUNTEERS: More volunteers are needed in order for the 2013 season to run smoothly. We are in great need of volunteers for positions such as the concession stand, scoring tower, front gate, pit shack, & track workers/flagmen. The goal is that if we get enough people to step up, we will only work 1-2 weekends a month and only one volunteer post (as opposed to 2-3 per night) which will allow for vacations, weddings, etc. and a chance to watch the races!
We are building off what we believe to be one of our most successful seasons ever! Please support the club and track as we continue to be one of, if not the best, track in the area.
Season Champions
Congratulations to SIR's 2012 points champions!
Brandon Stubblefield (Restrictors)
Tony Lawrence (Non-Wing)
Coby Hunter (Jr.)
Bill Maier (Dwarf)
Audie Murphy (Hornets)
We would like to extend a huge thank you to all our volunteers and fans that helped to make 2012 an awesome year. Without the help and support from each of you great years like these wouldn't be possible. Here's to a great season and to an even better 2013!
We would like to extend a huge thank you to all our volunteers and fans that helped to make 2012 an awesome year. Without the help and support from each of you great years like these wouldn't be possible. Here's to a great season and to an even better 2013!
Club Meetings
Club Meetings are typically the first Friday night of every month at 7:00 pm @ SIR's Hospitality building at the Northeast end of the facility. The next one will be held Friday June 7, 2013 at 7 pm. Membership Fee is $20 per calendar year.
