Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

On Saturday, Sept 19th Thunder Valley Dragways along with Midwest Class Racers & Watertown Ford Chrysler, have invited 25 Make-A-Wish Families to the track for an exclusive VIP experience. Like last season, the Make-A-Wish kids can climb into the passenger seat of their favorite Stock or Super Stock car for the parade 'pass' down the track before eliminations begin.

Our challenge : raise $7500 to make one child's wish come true.

Our reward : the satisfaction of seeing the smiles on their faces because they got to ride in a race car down the track, get their photo taken with a driver, their shirt signed by a driver and the knowledge that we as a group helped make one childs Wish come true.

We'll post more info as we get closer to this event.

Thanks to Ken and Class Racer for letting us spotlight this event here.!
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Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Update: We've already got a nice start on the donations needed to fund a wish for one special Make-A-Wish child.

The staff at Thunder Valley Dragway is going to make the donation process easier by letting the racers add their donation amount to their entry fee when they come through the gate. For example, if you wish to donate $100, just add that to the entry fee and the staff will direct your donation into the fund.

Like last year, the kids will be getting lots of goodies.....special t-shirts that drivers can autograph, meals and access to the VIP section of the tower. New this year will be some limo style golf carts to take the kids and their families around the pits.

More updates as we get closer to this.

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Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Great race for a great cause! Hope to see everyone there. Watertown cars should be there in full force.

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Can't wait!!! My Favorite race ever!!!

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

This truly is a special race for a great cause! Last year a group of 10 children (and there families) melted the hearts of the crustiest racers with there smiles! The parade lap down the track was a huge hit for the kids and the racers. Please join us for 1 of the best races of 2015. MCR has set out a huge challenge to all racers to collect enough Money to fund a wish ($7000) . Look forward to seeing all our great friends at Thunder Valley Dragways Sat Sept 19.


Dan Wiese

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

The kids love this race. For a great cause. Mitchell wil be there with 11 plus cars should be a fun weekend. Tons of gifts for the Racers from our local business's too. Donations already coming in towards the Make A Wish goal. Thanks John

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Had some questions this weekend on race so here is a little info

Entrée fee $110 per day ($10 towards Make A Wish)
Payout $2000 to winner $1000 ru pay starts rd2 (per day)
Sat Schedule TT 3 - 4 Parade 5 Elim 6
Sun Schedule TT 9 - 1030 - Elim 1

Make A Wish children (and parents) will be dressed in bright colored shirts - they will be going through the pits prior to parade. We encourage all racers & crew to interact with these amazing people.

Midwest Class Racers
Watertown Chrysler Ford
Thunder Valley Dragways


Our alltimate goal is to raise $7000 to fund a wish- Please help us make that goal. Thank You

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Dan,
Looking forward to it. I just want to make sure of the times: 1st Time trial on Saturday is at 3:00?

Thanks,

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Bob,
That is correct 3pm sat will be our first Qualifing pass - 4pm will be no 2 - 5pm Make A Wish parade - 6pm first round.

Dan Wiese

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

For all racers coming to the Make A Wish race there will be sum incredible door prizes!A huge Thank You goes out to Bill Whitstuck and the Mitchell SD businesses that donated. Prizes will be drawn by number and matched to the qualifying sheet on sunday. This is a great addition to an already Great race weekend! Al Nyus will post the rest of the Great bonus $ that is up for grabs latter today


Midwest Class Racers
Watertown Ford Chysler
Thunder Valley Dragways

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

The Make A Wish donations are already coming in. We are well on our way to our $7,000 goal...incredible! :)

In addition to the normal payout, we have some other sponsors that are getting involved with some financial incentives:

-Terry Grosz is offering $100 for anyone that wins with a stick.

-Rob Angland from A&A Cycle in Watertown, S.D. is putting up $100 for anyone that wins with a station wagon.

-Long time Thunder Valley and NHRA Division 5 starter Marv Lovro sweetened the pot by offering $100 to the winner of Sundays race.

-Bill Fiest's 'Wild Bill's Perfectly Strange Award' offers $100 to the first racer that runs exactly on his or her dial in with a zero on a winning run (example: 10.500 on a 10.50 dial in). This is for both Saturday and Sunday races.

-On Sunday, Bill Wittstruck will be distributing gifts donated by various Mitchell, S.D. businesses to racers chosen by random drawing.

We also wish to thank our associate event sponsor for Saturday, H&R Salvage, for their generosity and support. On Sunday, the associate event sponsor is Selland Trucking, also from the racing town of Mitchell, S.D.

More to come as we get closer. :)

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Karen and me will again be giving to the RU each day a 5 gal pail of C12, Tom

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Kellys Kitchen (Thunder Valley Café) has stepped up and is providing supper for all the Make A Wish children and there families. Special Thanks to Kelly & Wade Opp!


Donations are coming in nice - KEEP THEM COMING and we will hit or goal ($7000 funds a wish)

Midwest Class Racers
Watertown Ford Chysler
Thunder Valley Dragways

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Some quick results from Saturday's race. With 64 cars, the final came down to Ramsey, Minnesota's Jason DeForrest in his GT/CA Camaro and Watertown, South Dakota's Doug Engles in his '66 Corvette SS/HA. Jason got the win...his third MCR win this season!

I wasn't there due to a family function, so thanks to Mark Verba for posting qualifying sheets and the final round photo on the MCR Facebook site https://www.facebook.com/groups/1544371742488480/

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Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Some of the Make A Wish kids enjoying their day at the races. All the kids got to make a 'pass' in their favorite car during the parade pass before eliminations. The big smiles say it all! :) Thanks to Liz Meeks for these shots:

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Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Congratulations to Jason and to Doug also. Those two are definitely two of the best.
It was great to meet some of the kids when they were going though the pits. I hope a lot of money was raised to help Make a Wish.
Also thank you Al,Mark, and Liz for sharing the pictures with us.

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

62 cars for Sunday's race. The winner was Pappilion, Nebraska's Paul Merolla in his E/S '66 Nova over Bell Fourche South Dakota's Bob Swan in his C/SA 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang.

A bit of trivia....Paul's Nova build is documented here under the Class Racer Build section. Bob's GT500 is a real-deal original Shelby.

Photo credit to Tim McVay...thanks, Tim!


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Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Alan,
Thanks for posting the results.

Congratulations Paul!! Way to go!

Sean

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Thank You - Thank You - Thank you

Our 2cnd annual Race For Wishes was HUGE success thanks to a lot of people helping.

Watertown Ford Chysler Thank You for being title sponsor.
Thunder Valley Dragways Thank You for being or host track.
Midwest Class Racers Thank you for a lot of dedicated hard working racers who made this race happen.
Kelly's Kitchen Thank You for the meals you provided to the Make A Wish people.

Our goal was to have a great race and raise enough $ to fund a wish ($7000) we did both with sum very generous donations from a lot of racers (S/SS and Bracket racers)

And the finale Thank You goes out to sum very special children who have been through more then most of us can imagine! You warmed our hearts with your smiles & laughter - This race was special in many ways but the Make A Wish children where the real Stars of this show!

DanWiese

Re: Midwest Class Racers Make-A-Wish race Sept. 19-20
 

Does anyone have photos of the parade lap?