Wednesday, January 4, 2006

Southern Ontario Sprints Unveil 2006 Schedule

The Southern Ontario Sprints under the direction of new President Bill Oldroyd, are pleased to announce their 2006 schedule of events. Twenty three dates make up the 11th season tour with sixteen point events determining who will be crowned the season champion.

It all gets underway on Saturday night, May 6th as Mark Rinaldi and Brighton Speedway play host to the traveling Southern Ontario Sprint Car series. Brighton will also host SOS events June 10th; July 8th; August 12th; and on September 2nd & 3rd, Labour Day weekend.

Following the opener at Brighton, the series is invited to participate in an open practice at Ohsweken Speedway on Saturday afternoon, May 13th beginning at 12 noon. Then the following Friday night, May 19th they return for the first of five appearances at the Glenn Styres owned fast 3/8 mile clay oval now under the guidance of new General Manager, Ken Pelkie. The winged warriors will also appear at Ohsweken on June 9th; July 28th; August 11th; and September 8th when the season ending championship will be contested.

Sunday, May 21st finds the Southern Ontario Sprints making way to Humberstone Speedway near Port Colborne for their first of three 2006 appearances. Also scheduled are Sunday, June 18th and August 20th at the completely transformed, Pete Cosco owned facility.

The final speedway hosting championship point events for 2006 is South Buxton Raceway in South Buxton, Ontario. The first of two races at the facility currently undergoing major improvements is slated for July 15th with a return appearance on August 26th.

Southern Ontario Sprints will once again support the annual “Tournament of Champions” held August 6th at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Iowa. The 360 Nationals also appears on the schedule August 3/4/5th as the best teams from all over the United States and Canada assemble in Iowa at Knoxville Raceway.

The season closer comes on Friday & Saturday, September 15th & 16th at Ohsweken Speedway when the Southern Ontario Sprints will join with the Empire Super Sprints and Patriot Sprint Group from New York along with the United Racing Company (URC) from the eastern seaboard and the Ohio based (NRA) to contest the second annual “Canadian Sprint Car Nationals”. $6,000 will go to the winner from the over $40,000 posted purse with 26 cars to start the main event.

And finally, November 11th will see the crowning of the 2006 point champion as SOS teams and fans will gather once again at the “Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel” in Niagara Falls for the annual awards banquet.

With opening day only four months away, teams both old and new are preparing for what is shaping up to be the most competitive season yet. Make plans now so you won’t miss any of the action as the “Winged Warriors With An Attitude” travel to a speedway near you.

For all the latest information be sure to check the official website of the Southern Ontario Sprints at www.southernontariosprints.com as preparation continues toward the green flag on the 2006 racing season.

For Immediate Release (by Ken Pelkie, for Southern Ontario Sprints)

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