Chump Car 2011 schedule

The Chump car series will be returning to the Midwest again in 2011.  This is a road racing series that has really taken off in this time of recession.  It was formed for racers who may have the talent but not the budget to race in other sanctioned series.

These cars have all the normal safety standards (roll cage, fuel cell, etc) but should only have a maximum value of $500.  Four drivers per car race in these endurance events which range between 14 and 24 hours in length.

Speedtalk on 1360 radio followed Buffalo (MN) driver Michael Wray (photo above) as his team finished in 6th place (out of 29 cars) at Brainerd International Raceway (MN) and in 5th place (out of 24 teams) at Iowa Speedway in 2010.  The Iowa race was delayed at one point by a serious thunderstorm, the Wray team was in second place for much of the race but lost numerous laps late in the event because of a blown radiator hose. 

The 2011 schedule is as follows:

Road America, Elkheart Lake (WI) March 26 and 27th.

Iowa Speedway 24 hour endurance race April 30-May 1.
Iowa Speedway National Championship (invite only) September 3-5.

Brainerd Internation Raceway (MN)
Double 7 hour enduro June 4th and 5th.
14 hour endurance race Saturday July 16th.

Get more information at http://www.chumpcar.com/
http://www.birperformance.com/
http://www.iowaspeedway.com/

Iowa Chump car race

The Iowa Speedway Chump-car race is Saturday-Sunday June 26-27th.

Buffalo driver Michael Wray leads a team driving a Ford Escort ZXT, the other members are: Nick Johananes, Tim Porter and Rich Labas. Twenty four teams are competing in this 24 hour endurance race.

We will continue updating the results.

After the first two hours their team was in fifth place just two laps behind the leader. After four hours they are in fourth place, just three laps behind the leader.

After Six hours ... they are in second place, just two laps behind the leader. Half-way through the race (12 hours) and the #3 team is still in second place, four laps behind the team #51. The #3 team had a set-back this morning, they dropped to fifth place (28 laps behind the leader). The racing was suspended for a few hours because of serious thunderstorms. They ended the endurance race finishing in 5th place.

2010 Chump Car BIR wrap

Michael Wray from Buffalo and his team finished a solid 5th place on Saturday and then 6th place (out of 29 teams) on Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway in the CHUMP Car endurance race.

The car ran mechanically well and the driving performance was good for this team of Rally Racers racing on a road coarse for the first time. On Sunday their average lap time was down to about 2:02 per lap.

Here is some in-car video of the Chump Car racing at BIR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz-WvcN_n2g&feature=player_embedded

Michael and his team plan on entering the Iowa Speedway 24 hour endurance event on June 26-27th.

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