Little River Dragway

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Created on Sunday, May 20, 2012
Written by Ken Ryan

Little River DragwayLittle River Dragway was the recent host of the SouthWest Jr. Dragster Series Central Texas Jr. Nationals May 12-13, 2012. The weekend was packed with very close racing from the 8 and 9 year olds all the way to the Oultaw 330 class. Kirk Wolf and the staff at Little River couldn't have been more helpful and they were on top of the track all weekend making sure we had the best racing surface possible.

 

The Outlaw 330 Class was dominated by Juan Valadez once again. The RPC team has been on a roll since last year and they have started 2012 very impressive. Christopher Dodd also made an a great run to the finals with a semi-final reaction time of .004 against virtual newcomer Jordan Smith who won on a whole shot in the second round against the #2 qualifier Aaron Philpot. Most of the teams have adjusted very well to the new 415 lb. rule. The qualifying was very tight and the racing was even better.

Aaron Jordan dominated the 12.90 Index and 8-9 Year Old Group classes with two wins and currently sits atop the points in both classes respectively. Other notables from the weekend were: Jordan Smith getting his very first win in the All Run BIG Money class, Samule Hickey, Darian Boesch, and Christropher Dodd.

 

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New for the 2012 Season

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Created on Monday, January 09, 2012
Written by Ken Ryan
The SouthWest Jr. Dragster Series 2012 season is upon us. It has been an exciting winter and the beginning of the New Year has brought a new format, new classes, new track partners, and generous new sponsors.
 
What we tried to do over the winter was determine where we had gaps in our program and how we could change the series to fill those gaps. One of the things that we noticed was that we have a great racer’s appreciation party every Saturday night, but the racing was going on into the night and no one was able to enjoy it. To solve that issue we moved the classes around a bit. We hope to be able to be done on Saturday evening by 6pm, start the awards ceremony at that time, and be completed by 7pm. This way we can all enjoy the evening with friends, new and old, and get a little rest before starting up Sunday morning.

New Classes

We have added two new Trophy Classes to the program as well. One will be ran on Saturday and the other on Sunday. These classes were created in hopes of attracting local racers that may be wanting to get their feet wet with the series and don’t want to make a full weekend commitment.

New Tracks

Little River DragwayLonestar Motorsports Park
 
We are very excited to have two new track partners for the 2012 season. The series will make its debut at Little River Dragway in Holland, Texas and Lonsetar Motorsports Park in Sealy, Texas. These two tracks have great racing history in the Texas and surrounding areas.
 

New Sponsors

The SouthWest Jr. Dragster Series has also inked full time sponsorships with several new marketing partners.