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Baer Field Motorsports Park To Build New Dirt Track For 2017
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Management at Baer Field Motorsports Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana, recently announced the construction of a new quarter-mile dirt track, which is being built inside the 3/8-mile paved oval located on the historic grounds just south of Fort Wayne International Airport.
“We’ve seen how many fans are enjoying dirt track racing at other area tracks, and with the help of a lot of people we are going to make this track happen,” promoter Dave Muzzillo said. “We just hope that we can give the fans that same thrill of dirt track racing in their own back yard while still preserving the strong history our pavement track has built over the previous 50-plus seasons.”
The new adventure for track management and new era of short track racing in Fort Wayne will debut on Saturday, May 20, 2017, with the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Series presented by ARP. The Michigan based winged sprint car series, known for its exciting "beyond limits" format of no engine or weight limits, has proven to be a crowd favorite around the Midwest and will make its debut at Baer Field Motorsports Park in what will hopefully grow into an annual tradition in visiting the Summit City.
Winged sprint car racing has a long tradition on the pavement at Baer Field with the likes of the old Hoosier Outlaw Sprint Series and now the Auto Value Super Sprints that will make two visits to B.F.M.P. in the summer of 2017 but the new tradition of Sprint Car racing on the dirt is something Fort Wayne race fans should be very excited to witness. With the historic first race on the new B.F.M.P. Quarter-Mile Dirt Track, advanced ticketing will be offered for the event and those will go on sale through the speedway office beginning on February 15, 2017.
On June 17, dirt modifieds will be the showcase as the stars and cars of the American Ethanol Modified Tour Presented by Allstar Performance take center stage. The new series will utilize the UMP style modified, and with the mass presence of UMP style modified car throughout the season, car counts for this event are expected to be some of the highest in the speedway’s 54-plus year history.
On August 16, dirt late models become the focus on a special mid-week date as the American Ethanol Late Model Tour will invade Fort Wayne for the first time, in what is expected to bring in a very diverse mix of drivers from Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
Each of the first three B.F.M.P. Quarter-Mile Dirt Track events will also feature the Baer Field Bombers and Dirt Front Wheel Drives on the racing card. The Quarter Mile Dirt Track action picks up with a regular schedule of sorts in fall 2017, beginning on September 9, and will run through October 28. Details for those events are still in discussion and will be finalized in the near future.
Baer Field Motorsports Park is located at 4331 Winters Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46809. For more information, visit www.baerfieldmotorpark.com.
“We’ve seen how many fans are enjoying dirt track racing at other area tracks, and with the help of a lot of people we are going to make this track happen,” promoter Dave Muzzillo said. “We just hope that we can give the fans that same thrill of dirt track racing in their own back yard while still preserving the strong history our pavement track has built over the previous 50-plus seasons.”
The new adventure for track management and new era of short track racing in Fort Wayne will debut on Saturday, May 20, 2017, with the Engine Pro Sprints on Dirt Series presented by ARP. The Michigan based winged sprint car series, known for its exciting "beyond limits" format of no engine or weight limits, has proven to be a crowd favorite around the Midwest and will make its debut at Baer Field Motorsports Park in what will hopefully grow into an annual tradition in visiting the Summit City.
Winged sprint car racing has a long tradition on the pavement at Baer Field with the likes of the old Hoosier Outlaw Sprint Series and now the Auto Value Super Sprints that will make two visits to B.F.M.P. in the summer of 2017 but the new tradition of Sprint Car racing on the dirt is something Fort Wayne race fans should be very excited to witness. With the historic first race on the new B.F.M.P. Quarter-Mile Dirt Track, advanced ticketing will be offered for the event and those will go on sale through the speedway office beginning on February 15, 2017.
On June 17, dirt modifieds will be the showcase as the stars and cars of the American Ethanol Modified Tour Presented by Allstar Performance take center stage. The new series will utilize the UMP style modified, and with the mass presence of UMP style modified car throughout the season, car counts for this event are expected to be some of the highest in the speedway’s 54-plus year history.
On August 16, dirt late models become the focus on a special mid-week date as the American Ethanol Late Model Tour will invade Fort Wayne for the first time, in what is expected to bring in a very diverse mix of drivers from Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.
Each of the first three B.F.M.P. Quarter-Mile Dirt Track events will also feature the Baer Field Bombers and Dirt Front Wheel Drives on the racing card. The Quarter Mile Dirt Track action picks up with a regular schedule of sorts in fall 2017, beginning on September 9, and will run through October 28. Details for those events are still in discussion and will be finalized in the near future.
Baer Field Motorsports Park is located at 4331 Winters Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46809. For more information, visit www.baerfieldmotorpark.com.
