Popular Karnac Web Site On Board With Florida Figure 8 Tour

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[B][I]World Figure 8® Racing Tour
Indianapolis, Indiana
January 8, 2009

The number one online racing community for the sunshine state of Florida is www.karnac.com. The very popular Internet racing destination is joining up with the Florida Figure 8 Championship presented by the World Figure 8® Racing Tour to provide extra coverage for fans. The series events will be run at the Auburndale Speedway from February 12th to the 15th headlined by the fastest Figure 8 cars on the planet. In all six racing classes will fill the bill during this early season clash.

KARNAC Racing Community is a gathering spot for Florida motorsports coverage past, present, and future. The web page is the hub for many other sites under the KARNAC banner including Florida Stock Car Racing, Georgia Stock Car Racing, Southern Motor Racing, Real Racin USA, and Inside Florida Racing. “We are excited to have an association with the Florida Championships & the World Figure 8 Tour”, said KARNAC founder Jack Smith. “Heading into our second decade of service to the states great fan base, we strive to include all the best of area racing for everyone on the World Wide Web. And through our sites we have plenty of offerings planned for these events during the next month”.

Real Racin USA’s Inside Florida Racing will have either a Figure 8 driver or personality on their show each week leading up to the Auburndale dates. The web site will also broadcast the February 15th campaign finale LIVE on the web. That special Internet offering will begin that evening at 6:30pm. Veteran announcers Rick Anges and Bill Green will call the action and conduct driver interviews. All of these airings will be archived on www.realracinusa.com and will be available on iTunes. The conglomerate of KARNAC pages will also post photos, results, and articles during the four-day festival of speed. These may in addition appear in local print media.

“This connection with KARNAC provides more awesome exposure of this great spectator sport”, exclaimed World Figure 8® Racing Tour personality Donald Walton. “The coverage will give fans that cannot make the journey to Auburndale Speedway a better feel for the battles between North and South drivers”. The Figure 8 events are just the tip of the iceberg in these packed racing programs. V-8 Bombers, Mini Stocks, and Scramblers will compete for Florida championships while the Florida Open Wheel Lites have their own internal point’s battle on the agenda. The Sportsman cars will have a one night challenge on Saturday as well. Look for more announcements over the upcoming weeks.

The Florida Figure 8 Championship is sanctioned by the World Figure 8® Racing Tour. It has dates set for February 12th to the 15th, 2009 at the Auburndale Speedway. These events evolved from the legendary World Figure 8® Championship held each year at the EDCO Welding Indianapolis Speedrome®. The $20,000 to win, 33rd Annual World Figure 8® Championship is September 10th to 12th, 2009.

For more information:
WEB www.worldfigure8tour.com
WEB www.speedrome.com
PHONE (317) 353-8206
EMAIL indyspeedrome@comcast.net[/I][/B]

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Why don’t figure 8’s get the respect they deserve? Its like road racing with a bad attitude. Sure, there is also the intrigue at the “X”, but I really like the left and right turns, and the wide open attitude concerning the rules and cars.

I’ll be making a couple trips over to see the Speedrome guys at Auburndale.

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This might be a dumb question but how do you get there from Ocala?

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This might be a dumb question but how do you get there from Ocala?

I’m taking my truck but I think a car will work from Ocala. Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer. :slight_smile:
Actually Jim, I was looking for directions earlier and had difficulty so it’s not a bad question. I finally found an address (can’t remember where) of 5640 K-Ville Ave., Winter Haven, Fl. I suggest you do a mapquest search of that address for directions.

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I was only able to catch the races at Auburndale Speedway once this season, and their local Figure 8 series was running that night (cars look the same/similar as this group). All I can say is WOW… what a show! :ernaehrung004:

This is truly an entertaining deal… even more so (IMHO) than the Figure 8 School Buses that I’ve enjoyed at some of the other tracks. It was amazing to watch those cars lauch off the corners, and shoot through the X. They are much faster than I thought they’d be.

Here’s a great video of the group that’s coming to Auburndale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0TFvKolL64

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Authority

Rick, please tell me that Rodney Davis will have nothing to do with the results of the figure 8 races at Auburndale. He really screwed Joey Catarelli the last race he raced there last year. Let a man race his race the whole 15 or 20 laps and then DQ him because of the other man’s wife yelling and Lisa Catarelli got in trouble for. We even went over to get a sheriff to keep the other drivers wife away from Lisa. Go figure. I know Rick you have been around racing as long as I have and that was a bad call. Tell Rodney Davis to go fly a kite and you will get the figure 8 racers back again. All of them thought that was a bad call and that night there was a bad accident in the fig 8 races and that started all of this crap. At least Lisa wanted to know how the other drivers were. I think the Meyer’s and the Catarelli family respect all figure 8 drivers. Everyone hates a winner!! 2 years in a row champion at Citrus…Good luck with the series…
Joanne Lucas

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I thought Auberndale was by the lakeland track {RIP]??

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Yes you guys should checkout the Figure 8 series. I’d love to go but I’m many many miles away and can’t take a vacation right now. I’ll just have to wait til April when the figure 8s start up here in Indiana. Wow these guys really do put on a show. We love our figure 8 racing here. The Sportsdrome Speedway is my hometrack and they run what is called Xtreme Winged Figure 8. It’s basicly a limited late model and is cheaper to build than an Outlaw(which is what the WF8T is). It is the main division here and they have a big race for them once a month and the stands are packed while the field is full with 24 to 30 cars.
Anybody know how many locals are going to run in this Florida tour? Not sure how many cars will be traveling down there for this yet. We’re trying to find out some more info. Thanks for your time guys and lets talk some more Figure 8 at race8.com:

             http://z4.invisionfree.com/Figure_8_Raceing/index.php?
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VanMeter And White Combo To Tackle Florida Figure 8 Series

World Figure 8? Racing Tour
Indianapolis, Indiana
January 13, 2009

The road to the sunshine state for Figure 8 race competition is beginning to fill with top challengers for the upcoming series at the Auburndale Speedway February 12th to the 15th, 2009. The crossover gladiators from North and South look to mix it up in the short track world?s most exciting division. Heading out of the Hoosier state will be the driving duo of Eddie VanMeter and Casey White. The Billy Skiles owned team has their full focus on the Florida Figure 8 Championship.

Eddie VanMeter is no stranger to success in the Florida area. The second generation racer put himself on the Figure 8 map during the 1996 National tour swing through the state. At the Sunshine Speedway that February 17th, EVM stormed to a stellar victory in the One Hour contest over some tough competition. Another of his resume topping victories was his 100-lap Super Late Model win at the USA International Speedway on January 26, 2006. Eddie held off the advances of short track all-star Eddie Hoffman at the finish line.

VanMeter is coming off his best calendar year on the Figure 8 course. The signature triumph came with his second straight checkered flag in the Jake?s 150 at the Indianapolis Speedrome. His other ?home track? Figure 8 wins came in the North/South 100, Pepsi 100, and the Phyllis Tunny Memorial race. He came away with a career best third place in the final season standings in the Jiffy Lube Late Model series at the Speedrome. Additionally he was also victorious in the Outlaw Figure 8 event at southern Indiana?s Jeffersonville Sportsdrome.

?The Big Cat? Casey White jumped on board driving the second car in the Skiles Country Auto Parts stable in 2008. After many wins over the previous years in the family ride wrenched by his father Reggie, he was tapped to move into the top-level Figure 8 machine. During that campaign he posted four feature wins while challenging for many more. The new combination gave Casey a chance to race outside the friendly confines of the place where he grew up, the Indianapolis Speedrome. His record book has third place finishes for him at the Jeffersonville Outlaw contest and California?s West Coast Figure 8 Finals at the Irwindale Speedway. This has him aching for a victory in Florida.

The Florida Figure 8 Championship is sanctioned by the World Figure 8? Racing Tour. It has dates set for February 12th to the 15th, 2009 at the Auburndale Speedway. These events evolved from the legendary World Figure 8? Championship held each year at the EDCO Welding Indianapolis Speedrome?. The $20,000 to win, 33rd Annual World Figure 8? Championship is September 10th to 12th, 2009.

For more information:
WEB www.worldfigure8tour.com
WEB www.speedrome.com
PHONE (317) 353-8206
EMAIL indyspeedrome@comcast.net

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World Figure 8 Tour Promotion

Joanne,

The World Figure 8 Tour is the promoter of the Florida Figure 8 Championships to be held at the Auburundale Speedway. The World Figure 8 staff will officiate all racing activities for the weekend.

Thanks, Don Walton.

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Northern Figure 8 Drivers Return South After Decade Absence

World Figure 8? Racing Tour
Indianapolis, Indiana
January 21, 2009

Not since February of 1997 have the powerful Figure 8 machines from the northern states came to Florida to compete against the best of the sunshine state. But, that my friends is about to change. The World Figure 8? Racing Tour is presenting a series between the two factions called the Florida Figure 8 Championship to be held at the Auburndale Speedway February 12th to the 15th. This is a return to February battles that lasted for six straight years during the previous decade. It was a rich history of Figure 8 action.

1992 ? The prognosticators were shocked when neither a Florida nor Speedrome driver took the title. Noblesville, Indiana?s Joe Beaver claimed the championship on the strength of two feature wins. Hudson, Florida?s Tovia Grynewicz snags a pair of top five feature results. Lakeland winner Bruce Tunny misses finale after career threatening crash at Sunshine Speedway.
February 8, 1992 ? Auburndale Speedway ? Joe Beaver, Duane Lee, Mike St John
February 10, 1992 ? Lakeland Speedway ? Bruce Tunny, Buddy Vertrees, Mike St John
February 12, 1992 ? Citrus County Speedway ? Joe Beaver, Mike St John, Buddy Vertrees
February 14, 1992 ? Sunshine Speedway ? Duane Lee, Mike St John, Joe Beaver
February 15, 1992 ? Orlando Speed World ? Charlie Reed, Buddy Vertrees, Jeff Hizer

1993 ? Kentucky?s Buddy Vertrees holds off two World Figure 8? champions to pace field at the Citrus County Speedway opener. Michigan?s Robbie Loving makes his mark with third and fourth place results on his Florida resume. Indiana?s Charlie Reed makes history winning sunshine states first-ever One Hour Figure 8 endurance event.
February 6, 1993 ? Citrus County Speedway ? Buddy Vertrees, Mike St John, Jack Dossey Jr
February 7, 1993 ? Auburndale Speedway ? Bruce Tunny, Charlie Reed, Robbie Loving
February 13, 1993 ? Sunshine Speedway (1 Hour F8) ? Charlie Reed, Bruce Tunny, Mike St John

1994 ? Speedrome Hall of Famer Wayne Arnold comes home runner-up in Sunshine One Hour filling in for Jack Dossey Jr. New York?s Joe Biondolillo, Florida?s Robbie Powell and Bill Revard impress Indianapolis crossover stars. Vertrees takes kick-off race for the second straight season after rain out.
February 13, 1994 ? Citrus County Speedway ? Buddy Vertrees, Bruce Tunny, Charlie Reed
February 19, 1994 ? Sunshine Speedway (1 Hour F8) ? Rich Fenwick, Wayne Arnold, Mike St John

1995 ? Doug Greig, Mike St John, and Jack Dossey Jr post victories to begin 1995 Figure 8 season. JR and Charlie Meyer defend home turf with several top ten finishes. Hoosier veteran Mike Nelson shocks rail birds with a pair of top five finishes for car owner Kent Krimmel.
February 11, 1995 ? Citrus County Speedway ? Doug Greig, Jack Dossey Jr, Rodney Sizemore
February 12, 1995 ? Citrus County Speedway ? Mike St John, Danny Turner, Doug Greig
February 18, 1995 ? Sunshine Speedway (1 Hour F8) ? Jack Dossey Jr, Rich Fenwick, Danny Turner

1996 ? Eddie VanMeter emerges as Figure 8 star after dominating One Hour victory. Kentucky native George Sutton shows young guns the way to three top five finishes. Longtime rivals Dossey and St John split feature wins at the Citrus County Speedway.
February 10, 1996 ? Citrus County Speedway ? Mike St John, George Sutton, Robert Amos
February 11, 1996 ? Citrus County Speedway ? Jack Dossey Jr, Charles Coles, Rich Fenwick
February 17, 1996 ? Sunshine Speedway (1 Hour F8) ? Eddie VanMeter, Mike St John, George Sutton

1997 ? Series champion Fred Bear Jr sees his bid for a complete sweep fall short when rear-end breaks while leading finale. King of One Hour Figure 8?s Rich Fenwick adds another with second career Sunshine triumph. Charlie Meyer finishes fifth in the last North vs. South confrontation.
February 8, 1997 ? Citrus County Speedway ? Fred Bear Jr, Eddie VanMeter, George Sutton
February 9, 1997 ? Citrus County Speedway ? Fred Bear Jr, Doug Greig, George Sutton
February 15, 1997 ? Sunshine Speedway (1 Hour F8) ? Rich Fenwick, Eddie VanMeter, Doug Greig

The Florida Figure 8 Championship is sanctioned by the World Figure 8? Racing Tour. It has dates set for February 12th to the 15th, 2009 at the Auburndale Speedway. These events evolved from the legendary World Figure 8? Championship held each year at the EDCO Welding Indianapolis Speedrome?. The $20,000 to win, 33rd Annual World Figure 8? Championship is September 10th to 12th, 2009.

For more information:
WEB www.worldfigure8tour.com
WEB www.speedrome.com
PHONE (317) 353-8206
EMAIL indyspeedrome@comcast.net

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Gordon Brown 3 Car Team

Wednesday January 28,2009 4:35pm CST
GORDON BROWN LEADS 3 CAR TEAM INTO FLORIDA CHAMPIONSHIPS

World Figure 8? Racing Tour
Indianapolis, Indiana
January 28, 2009

Veteran sunshine state star Gordon Brown has his three-car race team set to challenge the Figure 8 best February 12th to the 15th, 2009 at the Auburndale Speedway. The coast-to-coast crossover competitor will use his four decades of experience to lead his drivers against Florida?s best as well as the top talent from the northern United States. The only Florida driver to win a Figure 8 at the Indianapolis Speedrome has John LaValle, Seth Nistok, and Michael Cherry in place for the upcoming tour.

Gordon and John were somewhat of the spark for this ?resumption? of a Florida Figure 8 series. While in Indianapolis at last September?s World Figure 8? Championship, the duo talked extensively about the resurgence of the racing at several tracks in the sunshine state. Acknowledgement of this fact was the record seven drivers from Florida taking the challenge in the World event. And thus began the idea for another North vs. South celebration of Figure 8 racing.

Longtime Brown teammate John LaValle is known as the ?Most Hated Driver? in Figure 8 racing. It is a moniker that the veteran driver relishes. The mammoth personality has a heavy right foot when on the track. The speedster has piloted one of the most unique machines in the sport to several victories, but covets his 4th place result in the 2004 World Figure 8? Championship. It was the best ever finish for a Florida driver in the short track classic.

Seth Nistok had some very strong runs during the 2008 season. Several top finishes during the regular campaigns were topped by 4th place cappers at both Auburndale (August 9th) and Citrus County (February 2nd) Speedways. He then had an 11th place result in his rookie World Figure 8? Championship effort after a top five in the qualifying contest. Seth?s hard-charging style is just what the doctor ordered on the daunting Figure 8 course.

19-year-old Michael Cherry is on the roster for NASCAR?s Drive for Diversity program. His three years of instant success at the East Bay Raceway Park and Henry County Speedway landed him a tryout in a NASCAR Camping World series car. In 2007 Cherry captured the Sportsman division championship with an amazing 17 wins in 19 starts. His four Figure 8 starts at Auburndale last year included a feature win on November 1st along with a pair of runner-ups. His father Jimmy formally turned wrenches for veteran John LaValle. He is one of the country?s rising racing stars.

The Florida Figure 8 Championship is sanctioned by the World Figure 8? Racing Tour. It has dates set for February 12th to the 15th, 2009 at the Auburndale Speedway. These events evolved from the legendary World Figure 8? Championship held each year at the EDCO Welding Indianapolis Speedrome?. The $20,000 to win, 33rd Annual World Figure 8? Championship is September 10th to 12th, 2009.

For more information:
WEB www.worldfigure8tour.com
WEB www.speedrome.com
PHONE (317) 353-8206
EMAIL indyspeedrome@comcast.net
click here to read more

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This might be a stupid question but how much is admission for adults and kids and is there a 4 day package deal thanks?

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The Ledger Named As Title Sponsor For Florida Championship

World Figure 8? Racing Tour
Indianapolis, Indiana
January 30, 2009

The Florida Figure 8 Championship, to be held February 12th to the 15th at the Auburndale Speedway in Winter Haven Florida, is proud to announce the title sponsor for the upcoming competition. Not since February of 1997 have the powerful Figure 8 machines from the northern states came to Florida to compete against the best of the sunshine state. And now Polk County?s leading newspaper The Ledger has placed its name atop the series marquee as a primary supporter.

Founded in 1924, the Ledger has been providing plentiful information to Floridians ever since. They keep readers up-to-date on all the top stories in politics, sports, entertainment, and much more. Their great reporters do this both on a local and national basis. ?We are glad to be associated with another big event headed to our region?, said Advertising Director Dawn Willis. Currently the world?s stage is focused on the area as the Super Bowl has landed in nearby Tampa. ?Valentine?s weekend will shine with the wonderful racing slated for Auburndale Speedway?.

The Lakeland based publication has also provided customer with a big presence on the World Wide Web. www.theledger.com has all the same great information as the hard copy, but a great deal more. Expanded coverage along with more stories are on the site as well as several exclusives that are web only. Also look in the News Chief, Polk Shopper, Polk Voice, and the Reporter sections of the loaded web page. They additionally have a top notch classified area for folks to buy and sell items. We are very happy to have The Ledger on as title sponsor for the Florida Figure 8 Championship.

The Florida Figure 8 Championship is sanctioned by the World Figure 8? Racing Tour. It has dates set for February 12th to the 15th, 2009 at the Auburndale Speedway. These events evolved from the legendary World Figure 8? Championship held each year at the EDCO Welding Indianapolis Speedrome?. The $20,000 to win, 33rd Annual World Figure 8? Championship is September 10th to 12th, 2009.

For more information:
WEB www.worldfigure8tour.com
WEB www.speedrome.com
PHONE (317) 353-8206
EMAIL indyspeedrome@comcast.net
click here to read more

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Friday Night Live From Auburndale

Hi, Gang I’ll Be With You All Friday Night With Updates As Quick As I Can Get Them Typed.

I saw some of the old Sunshine & Citrus Fig-8 guys: Cliff Rousseau, Bobby Towe, Robbie Hage, Bobbie Hage, Darryl Hage, Paul Grynewicz, Seth Nostok, Charles Herne, Ron Sorenson Jr, Neil Herne III, John Baranauskas, Wayne Hawkins and John LaValle. The Indy Speedrome entries include: RJ Norton Jr, Tony Anderson, Casey White, Tim Taylor, Eddie Van Meter, RJ Norton III, Gary Bedell and Ben Tunny.

Qualifying Underway
Top-5
Gary Bedell - 17.271
Eddie Van Meter - 17.479
Ben Tunny - 17.563
Tim Taylor - 17.654
R.j. Norton Jr - 17.775

Florida’s Fastest
(NASCAR Diversity Driver)
Michael Cherry - 19.741

TROPHY DASH
(top-4 qualifiers, 4-laps)
5-Tunny
28T-Taylor
23-Van Meter
11-Bedell

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Friday Night - Heats

HEAT - 1
23-Eddie Van Meter
55-Michael Cherry
11-Gary Bedell
69-RJ norton Jr
5-Ben Tunny
41-Casey White-(7-laps)
28-Tim Taylor-(5-laps)

HEAT-2
42-Tony Anderson
57-Seth Nistok
0-Jimmy Thompson
3-RJ Noton III
27-John Baranauskas-(6-laps)
39-Robbie Hage (DNS)

HEAT-3
14 Wayne Calkins-(started last)
65-Bobby Towe
74-Bob Hage
87-John LaValle
8-Darryl Hage
40-Paul Grynewicz-(spin lap-1)

HEAT-4
3-Clif Rousseau-(lapped field after a broken axle in practce and no qualifing run)
84-Ron Sorenson Jr-(9-laps)
13-Neil Herne III-(8-Laps)
89-Rodney Davis-(DNS)
29-Charles Herne-(DNS)
31-James Crawford-(DNS)

50-LAP World Figure-8 Feature
(@approx 9pm)

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Feature Line Up

POLE-57-Seth Nistok…OUTSIDE-55-Michael Cherry
ROW/2-41-Casey White…69-RJ Norton Jr
ROW/3-28-Tim Taylor…5-Ben Tunny
ROW/4-23-Eddie Van Meter…11-Gary Bedell (fast qualifyer drew 8-pill)
ROW/5-27-John Baranauskas…42-Tony Anderson
ROW/6-0-Jimmy Thompson…3-RJ Norton III
ROW/7-39-Robbie Hage…14-Wayne Calkins
ROW/8-8-Darryl Hage…40-Paul Grynewicz
ROW/9-87-John LaValle…74-Bob Hage
ROW/10-65-Bobby Towe…84-Ron Sorensen Jr
ROW/11-13-Neil Herne…29-Charles Herne
ROW/12-89-Rodney Davis…3-Cliff Rousseau
ROW/13-31-James Crawford

ROLLING ON TO TRACK NOW-(UNDERWAY) (START-9:15)

Lap-2-RED for 42-Tony Andersen(something broke-blocking track-drivers door exposed)
LEADERS
55-69-41-5-23-11-39-3-14-8-74-65-40-0

Lap-3 RESTART (8-Hage goes under 40-Grynewicz) RED - everyone OK - delay getting 40 off 8’s carb, fuel spill clean up first for safety

Lap-3 / 2nd RESTART
LEADERS
55-69-41-5-11-39-3-14-74-65-27-23-87-3-84-42-13

Lap-5 RED-23-Van Meter spin blocking track
LEADERS
69-5-11-55-41-39-3N-14-27-28-892-74-84-65-87-23

Lap-11 RED-39-Robbie Hage- lost right ear - wheel into turn on coming traffic
LEADERS
69-5-11-55-41-14-23-27-28-3-3-89-74-84 (everyone else at least 1 lap down or more)

Lap-16 RED leader 6 run over lap traffc 28 and then went to pits for repairs
LEADERS for Restart
5-11-55-41-14-42-27

Lap-17 RED 42 and 74 collide, 42 looses water, on track, topped for clean up
LEADERS for Restart
5-11-55-41-14-69-(everyone else 1 or more down)

Lap-25 RED 89 Rodney Davis spin, but got out of car and threw helmet on track.
LEADERS for Restart
11-5-41-55-69-14 (everyone else 1 or more down)

FINAL (unofficial) (ended-10:50)
41-55-5-69-11-14