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Panorama at the final stockcar races at the track on October 1, 2006
Panorama at the final stockcar races at the track on October 1, 2006
Welcome sign
Welcome sign
Fans during the final national anthem
Fans during the final national anthem
Rich Bickle (center) poses with the track's first winner (left) after winning the final stockcar event
Rich Bickle (center) poses with the track's first winner (left) after winning the final stockcar event
Tim Cox's qualifying track record car
Tim Cox's qualifying track record car
Ticket booth
Ticket booth

Lake Geneva Raceway (also LGR) was a motocross, demolition derby, off-road racing, stock car, and kart racing racetrack in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Rich Bickle Jr (born May 13, 1961 in Edgerton Wisconsin) is a journeyman NASCAR driver Motocross is a form of Motorcycle sport or All-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed Off road circuits Demolition derby is a motor-sport usually presented at County fairs and festivals Off-road racing is a format of racing where various classes of specially modified vehicles (including cars trucks motorcycles and buggies compete in races through Off-road Stock car racing is a form of Automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain For other meanings see Kart (disambiguation Kart racing or karting is a variant of Open-wheel Motor sport with Lake Geneva is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It was billed as "Wisconsin's Busiest Racetrack. " [1]The track closed on December 31, 2006, as the site is being developed into a subdivision. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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History

LGR was originally known as the Lake Geneva Speed Center. Promoters generated publicity by building an airplane landing strip, which they used to bring in movie stars. The promoters claimed the starts were part of the huge investment being made to construct a drag strip that would be nationally known. [2] Lake Geneva was the home to a Playboy Mansion. The Playboy Mansion (also known as the Playboy Mansion West out of reference to the original Playboy Mansion that was located in Chicago at 1340 N [3] Contractors got swallowed up in the excitement and did work without upfront payment.

Drag Strip

The track opened on July 3, 1963 as a drag strip. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Only 600 fans showed up. The first drag race was won by Fox. Contractors talked to each other after the event, and found out that none of them had been paid. The contractors formed a group and took over the track. The final drag race was held in 1977, and was won by Fritz Barels. [2]

Stockcar tracks

1/4 mile track

A 1/4 mile asphalt stockcar track was constructed in 1966 after the drag racing didn't take off nationally. A group of modified drivers came in from nearby dirt track Wilmot Speedway in Wilmot, Wisconsin after a dispute with insurance. Wilmot is a small unincorporated residential and business community in the town of Salem in southwestern Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United In 1974, Larry Ninneman, who went on to win the track championship at the Slinger Super Speedway, was one of those drivers, and won 6 of 6 events entered. The Slinger Super Speedway located in Slinger Wisconsin, is a quarter mile paved oval automobile race track with a 33-degree bank The corners had no banking, which permitted the drag strip to run through the center of the corner. The first modified race was won Pedro Roehl, and the first sportsman race was won by Dennis Burgan. The fast time in the modified cars was 17. 58 seconds on the quarter mile. The track opened with a new grandstand for 10,000 fans and a new 300,000 watt lighting system. [2] The modified cars late returned to Wilmot, and raced Saturday nights on the dirt at Wilmot and the asphalt at Lake Geneva on Sunday. Their ability to change setups gained widespread popularity that allowed the outlaw winged sprint cars to race in several states. Sprint cars are high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks [2] Modified cars raced three nights per week, and late models were added to Saturday night programs. [1]

1/3 mile track

The track was reconfigured as a 1/3 mile progressively banked stockcar track after the 1989 season. The first event featured modified stockcars, midget cars, and lawn mowers. Midget cars are very small Race cars with a very high Power-to-weight ratios and typically using Four-cylinder engines Despite their name they are fully Lawnmower racing is a form of Motorsport in which competitors race modified Lawnmowers usually of the ride-on or self-propelled variety [2]

Special stockcar events

The track held an annual October Classic, which frequently featured over 300 entries. The Classic was headlined by the "Small car World Championship". LGR hosted numerous touring series, including annual Mid-American stockcars and ARTGO Super Late Models events. The Mid American Stock Car Series is a traveling Sportsman Series in the Midwestern United States. The ARTGO Challenge Series was a United States midwest short track racing series that ran from 1975 until 2006 [4]

Final stockcar event

The final official stockcar event was held on October 1, 2006, with 275 cars competing. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [5] The event began with Hoosier Outlaw Sprint Series driver Tim Cox setting the all-time track record with a lap time of 14. 186 seconds, and winning the "quest to set the ultimate lap. " [6] The final stockcar event was a 75 lap Super Late Model event. The event featured former NASCAR Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck Series driver and former track regular Rich Bickle starting at the pole. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Rich Bickle Jr (born May 13, 1961 in Edgerton Wisconsin) is a journeyman NASCAR driver Bickle raced at the track in the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. Bickle led the feature from start to finish to win the final stockcar feature[7]. A few minor events took place before the land was sold.

Motocross track

The track hosted 125cc and 250cc motorcycle motocross events. The final 2006 season also included four wheelers (quads). The 2006 season was extended several times, with the final races being held on October 21, 2006. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [1]

Off-road track

The track hosted numerous SODA off-road racing events. SODA (Short-course Off-road Drivers Association was an off-road racing sanctioning body in the United States. Off-road racing is a format of racing where various classes of specially modified vehicles (including cars trucks motorcycles and buggies compete in races through Off-road [8] The May 1997 event was broadcast on ESPN2, and Jimmie Johnson beat Brendan Gaughan in one of the televised events. ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Brendan Gaughan (born July 10, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is a NASCAR racer from Las Vegas, Nevada. [9] Other off-road drivers to compete at the track include: Walker Evans, Evan Evans, Johnny Greaves, and Jack Flannery. for the photographer see Walker Evans Roger Walker Evans (born December 3, 1938) is an Off-road Motorsports Hall of Famer Evan Evans may refer to Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd, 18th century Welsh poet and scholar Evan Evans (Ieuan Glan Geirionydd, 19th century Johnny Greaves (born March 21 1966) is an American Off-road racing racetruck driver from Abrams Wisconsin. Jack Flannery is a retired American Off-road racing driver who was active in the 1980s and 1990s [10]

Notable weekly stockcar drivers

References

  1. ^ a b c Official website
  2. ^ a b c d e *Lake Geneva Raceway Souvenir Yearbook: Checkered Flag Final Season 1963-2006
  3. ^ Grand Geneva Resort And Spa
  4. ^ Racing Online December 1997 report on 1998 schedule
  5. ^ Final Stockcar report
  6. ^ Cox tops BOSS series debut
  7. ^ Bickle Set To Hit Midwest Short Tracks In Next Eight Days, dated July 10, 2007, Retrieved July 15, 2007
  8. ^ Announcement of upcoming SODA event at LGR in 1997
  9. ^ "Fans cheer Lake Geneva SODA opener" (May 1997 race report), dated May 25, 1997, Retrieved January 13, 2007
  10. ^ "Douglas scores double win at Lake Geneva Race" (July 1997 race report), dated July 13, 1997, Retrieved January 13, 2007

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