Huge Motorsports Weekend Includes Indoor
Racing with Show
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
-January 10, 2007 . . . Already, the 2007 version of the “Gambler’s
Classic” presented by Pepsi has broken records.
Registration for this weekend’s (Fri.-Sat. Jan. 12-13) M&R Midget
(Three
Quarter Midgets and 600cc Micro-Sprints), Slingshot and Sr. Champ Kart
racing at historic Boardwalk Hall has exceeded expectations - and blown
past
fields out of the water.
Leading the way for the fifth running of the “Gambler’s Classic” is a
stellar, jam-packed field of 100 M&R Midgets.
“We had to cut off the registration,” offered show promoter Len Sammons
of
Len Sammons Motorsports Productions. “It’s by far the biggest turnout
we’ve
ever had for this event (the previous high Midget car count was 92, in
2006).”
Make no mistake, the M&R Midget field isn’t merely large. There is
plenty of
quality to accompany the quantity.
A versatile field that includes Ted Christopher, John Blewett III, Rick
Eckert, Bobby Santos III, Billy Pauch, Jeff Heotzler, Stewart Friesen,
Willy
Decker, Doug Esh, Lou Cicconi Jr., Stevie Smith, Jack Arute and many
more
will tackle the tight, concrete oval on the floor of Boardwalk Hall.
The winner of Saturday night’s 40-lap M&R Midget main could leave A.C.
with
over $5,000.
The Slingshot field of 46 competitors is also stacked with top names
from
across the Northeast, featuring 2006 National Slingshot champion Nick
Pecko
and fellow top Slingshot racers Marc Daniels, Matt Carman, Kyle Rohner,
Bill
Van Inwegen (Sr. and Jr.)
Dirt Modified racers Mark Flach Jr., Jeremy Markle, Scott Ferrier,
Scott
Goodrich, Ray Woodall Jr. and Jamie Yannone will strap into scaled-down
versions of their Friday- and Saturday-night racecars for the mid-winter
event.
The Sr. Champ Kart field has also reached capacity, with 50 competitors
registered for wild, action-filled racing.
On Friday night, racing begins at 7:45 p.m., with three “Roaring 20s”
for
the M&R Midgets, three “Dirty Dozens” for the Slingshots and a trio of
Sr.
Champ Kart “Come-11” qualifiers. Grandstand gates open at 6 p.m., with
M&R
Midget time trials getting the green flag at 6:15 p.m.
Saturday night racing begins at 7:30 p.m., with two C-Mains for the M&R
Midgets, a TQ B-Main and headline events for the Slinghots (25 laps),
Sr.
Champ Karts (25 laps) and M&R Midgets (40 laps).
A special “Fan Fest” is planned for 6:30 p.m., allowing the fans to
meet and
greet the stars of the “Gambler’s Classic” event, while getting an
up-close
view of the cars.
Grandstand gates open at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
While much of the reserved seating for Saturday night’s event has been
sold
out, there will be plenty of general admission seats available at the
door for each night’s action.
For further information, visit the official “Gambler’s Classic”
website:
www.aarn.com.
Before attention turns to indoor racing at night, the Motorsports 2007
presented by VP Racing Fuels show will be in full force Fri.-Sun. Jan.
12-14
at the Atlantic City Convention Center, featuring 270,000 square feet of
nothing but auto racing - show cars, free national driver autographs,
free seminars
and much more.
Tickets for both events are available at the box office at each event.
Source: Ernie
Saxton/AARN PR
Posted:
January 9, 2007