Friday - January 27, 2012
Upcoming Events: General Meeting - February 6th - T-Bone Steakhouse
General Meeting on Feb. 6, 2012 at the T-Bone Steak House
2012 SCRA Champion 06-Marlowe Wrightsman
2012 Rookie-Jesse Johnson
2012 Sportsman-Uncle Dave
Thanks to our Sticker Sponsors:
Rod's Carburetor
Prattser Graphics
Fast Signs
Drilling Service, Inc.
Big Daddy's Sports Lounge
Trophies were great and done by Pioneer Trophy
Banquet was held at the T-Bone Steak House on Dec. 10, 2011
Dinner was the best in a long time.
RULE CHANGE FOR 2012
2012 Tires- Hoosier G60-15 with IMCA stamp. No American Racer tires.
Congratulations to Ronnie Sanchez, winner of the raffle car on Nov. 5 at ET.
The lucky
ticket was # 02034
New book about Manzanita Speedway!
A new book about Manzanita Speedway is being written by Larry Upton and Judy McDonald with the assistance of the Stock Car Racing Association (SCRA). The book will be available in local book stores as well as outlets like Costco, Sam’s Club, Walgreen’s, CVS, and online book sellers like Amazon.com on January 30th, 2012. It is already listed on Amazon.com for pre-sales for $14.95 (click here).
The book will tell the story of how Jack Holloway, president of the Arizona Jalopy Racing Association, along with Avery Doyle and Gene Gunn, set about convincing Rudy Everett and Larry Meskimen to convert their dog racing operation into a quarter-mile dirt track. On August 25, 1951, Manzanita Park opened to an overflow crowd. Everett and Meskimen had found their very own “Lost Dutchman” gold mine, which was located at 35th Avenue and Broadway in Phoenix. Manzy became an integral part of the racing culture in Phoenix and was heralded as one of the top five dirt tracks in the United States. The book will use words and pictures to tell the story of the early years, the glory years, the last days of Manzy, and much more. Many SCRA members and other Manzy racers will appear in the pages of this book.
Larry Upton is a member of SCRA and author of Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America: Bowling Green Stock Car Racing. Upton is the recipient of journalistic awards from both the Journal of Commercial Bank Lending and the Journal of Arizona History. Judy McDonald is Larry’s wife and former owner of an automobile dealership. This is her first book.
Meeting Points
Meeting points were voted in and start at the May meeting. 15 meeting points per meeting - 6 meetings, can have 2 proxies. Only 1 card per person. SCRA member only can bring the card for them.
