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Great Lakes Edition: Lane Racing on the Rise
Every year I try to predict before the season begins which Michigan based team might be the fastest that given year.
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Great Lakes Edition: I-96/Crystal Combo Makes for a Great Opening Weekend
By T.J. Buffenbarger (May 2, 2017) — Last weekend’s weather that was not very conducive to motorsports has inadvertently setup one of my favorite Friday/Saturday combinations for sprint car racing in Michigan. Growing up weekends […]
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Great Lakes Edition: SOD Event at Berlin Closes 2017 Sprint Car Season in Michigan
By T.J. Buffenbarger The announcement of the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP series returning to Berlin Raceway in 2017 was a welcome announcement via SOD’s social media outlets on Wednesday. The September […]
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Great Lakes Edition: Meseraull Fielding His Own Entry with Michigan Based Support
By T.J. Buffenabarger When Thomas Meseraull rolls out with his own race team in 2017 one of his biggest supporters will be from the Great Lakes State. Don Whitney has been involved in sprint car […]
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Great Lakes Edition: Sprint Car Drivers Rumble to victory, Grubaugh Returns, GLSS News, and more
Michigan sprint car drivers were busy wrapping up 2017 at the Rumble in Fort Wayne…
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Great Lakes Edition: Scheid’s Rookie Season a Major Story for 2017
Monday’s announcement of Andrew Scheid going 410 sprint car racing with a focus on the Sprints on Dirt for 2017 was an eye opener. While having teenagers make this jump is no longer an anomaly, for this area Scheid’s foray into the division is going to be different that other drivers.
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Great Lakes Edition: Ruhl and Adgate Team Up for Chili Bowl Effort
By T.J. Buffenbarger When the Chili Bowl Nationals entry list comes out later today you will see Michigan’s Ryan Ruhl listed for the first time in his career. Ruhl has teamed up with Ken and […]
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Great Lakes Edition: Wish List for 2017
With the 2016 season completed in the state of Michigan I am already looking forward to next season. With that in mind I comprised a short “wish list” of things I would enjoy seeing in 2017. Some of these might be far fetched, but others seem reasonable. Hopefully we get to see some of them next summer.
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Great Lakes Edition: The Best of 2016
The 2016 sprint car season is complete for the state of Michigan. In honor of finishing off another season there are a few tracks, events, and people we want to highlight for what I feel were the most outstanding performances this year.
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Great Lakes Edition: Five key points on the SOD rule changes
T.J. has five key points from Friday’s major announcement from the Sprints on Dirt series featuring dramatic car and tire changes for 2016…
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Double dip is worth the effort for Michigan teams
Friday night at Hartford Speedway at least three Michigan teams will attempt to compete in both the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions and Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt presented by ARP events at Hartford Speedway. As of Wednesday drivers Chase Ridenour, Dustin Daggett, and Ryan Ruhl and their race teams plan on fielding separate cars to compete in both classes.
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Michigan Sprint Cars Busy on Dirt and Pavement
With summer in full swing the weekend slate of racing in Michigan is jam packed on blacktop and dirt Friday and Saturday.
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Great Lakes Edition: Busy Weekend of Open Wheel Racing
Pure Michigan has plenty of pure open wheel racing scattered throughout the entire state this weekend with three races on Friday and three on Saturday featuring sprint cars on pavement, dirt, with and without wings.
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Great Lakes Edition: Exciting 2013 Ahead
T.J. previews why Michigan residents should be excited about the upcoming 2013 season.
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The Twilight Zone Racing Season Continues
Last Thursday if someone would have told me the Little 500 would rain out, the leader of the Indy 500 would lose the race after hitting the wall coming off turn four on the final lap, and that I-96 Speedway’s World of Outlaws show would drag out until after midnight after a feature full of massive accidents I would have bet against that trifecta occurring.