The Outlaw US National Championships, are set to be held at Champion Speedway in Owego, N.Y. Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, and will feature some of best racers American Speedway has to offer including Austin Novratil, from Huntington Beach, Calif., who has won the AMA National Under 21 Championship and also the US Open Championship a few years back at Champion Speedway, and is one of the top riders in the Country. More guest stars will be added by race time.
This year’s Championship series will include two nights of racing. Saturday evening, Sept. 30, gates open at 4 p.m. and racing begins at 6 p.m. For round two, the Championship Finals, on Sunday, Oct. 1, gates open at 11 a.m. with races blasting off at 1 p.m.
Local fans will have a lot to cheer about and the guest stars will have their hands full as the track promotion has a strong program of local riders at the moment. The top local favorites to win the Championship have to be Casey Donholt of Port Crane, who won the Track Championship this year, Spencer Portararo of Maine, who won last summer’s Points Championship, and Maine’s Adam Mittl, who is a 5-time track champion.
Owego’s Brian Hollenbeck and Windsor’s Len McBride have been near the top of the points all season and should fare well. Dave Oakden and his sons Dalton and Jonny, of Rochester, along with Levi Harris of Windsor will all be tough customers.
Redmond Bohannon, the top rider from Colorado, is in the field. Out of State riders are also coming to participate in the Support classes, which should be very entertaining, and Champion boasts one of the top JR Programs in the Country, which has featured some great racing and will no doubt again for this event!
Speedway motorcycles have absolutely no brakes, go from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds, and slide totally sideways through the turns. They run on methanol and the sport attracts crowds of 20,000-plus for weekly meetings in Europe. There are only several pockets of speedway in the U.S., and New York is recognized as one of the best, second only to California.
Champion Speedway is at the end of Route 434 on Old Narrows Road in Owego. You can Google 227 Old Narrows Rd., Nichols, N.Y. 13812 for driving directions. Support Class racing, Juniors, and Trikes will be included both days. Quad racing will also be taking place on the ATV track out back.
More information can be found by calling (585) 739-9612, or online at www.eastcoastspeedway.com or www.speedwaybikes.com.
Champion will host its final event of the year, the Fall Brawl, on Sunday, Oct. 15 at noon.
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