Aug 28
BOTB August 27,2010 Results
BOTB round 5 at Gateway International Raceway pitted a full field of cars from 4 internet forum groups facing off for bragging rights on the quarter mile. In July STL- Mustangs took the trophy and they returned to defend it against Lethal 1320, STL Speed and SIKOTS (Southern Illinois King of [...]
Champions were crowned over the weekend at Gateway International Raceway for the Championship Bracket Racing Series. Champions in the Jr. Dragster ranks were Meg Heaney (8-9 year old division), Dylan Sutton (10-12 year old division), and Alissa Enloe (13+ age division). Also taking championships were Dusty Katich (Pro Bike), Ted Lipka (Street), Ron Hendrixson (Pro), [...]
Shooting head-on perspectives of static, (stationary), burnouts is one thing but the technique gets a bit hectic when dealing with cars which perform over-the-starting-line tire-heaters. This week’s photo is a tribute to good friend Alex Hossler who won Pro Extreme Eliminator at the ADRL Hardee’s Gateway Drags III at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois, [...]
From Gateway International Raceway Drag Racing Manager Rich Schaefer at 1:45 PM on August 9th, 2010:
As of 1:30 pm, various weather outlets are issuing Tuesday forecasts of 100 degrees. In accordance with Gateway Raceway policies, this forces an automatic cancellation of tomorrow night’s drag racing event. The Tuesday Night AAA Drags, Street Car Shootout Series, [...]
The July 27th event marked the final race in the 2010 High School Eliminator track championship series and the title wasn‘t decided until fifteen minutes AFTER the final round! GIR 2008 High School Eliminator track champion Matt Gosch needed to win the final round in his Bunker Hill (IL) High School twelve-second 455 Buick-powered ‘83 [...]
These results reflect the record holders, qualifiers, and final round contestants at each of the
Street Car Shootout Series events held in conjunction with the NHRA Drags Street Legal Style presented by the American Automobile Association each Tuesday at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois.
All vehicles compete utilizing Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) approved tires. All other [...]
Jul 24
Battle of the Boards round 4 at Gateway International Raceway took place Friday July 23rd under relatively clear skies, but brutal temperatures. If you thought the June event was warm, the July version was just plain hot. Some cloud cover had dampened the sun a little but track and air temperatures were up. 4 teams [...]
These results reflect the record holders, qualifiers, and final round contestants at each of the
Street Car Shootout Series events held in conjunction with the NHRA Drags Street Legal Style presented by the American Automobile Association each Tuesday at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois.
All vehicles compete utilizing Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) approved tires. All other [...]
Jul 12
WHAT: Sixth Annual Rock & Roll Car Show
WHEN: Saturday, August 21, 2010
WHERE: Gateway International Raceway
TIME: Car Show: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm (Car Display Cars: 9:00-10:30 am; Spectators: 11:00 am until 4:00 pm*).
DISPLAY CAR ADMISSION: $20 in advance (by 8/12/10)* | $25 at door (Prices includes driver and one passenger)
*Register by August 12th and receive [...]
This is just a reminder that, as noted in the posted schedule, there will be NO DRAG RACING at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois, from Monday, July 12, through Monday, July 19, due to facility reconfiguration for the CampingWorld.com 200 (NASCAR Truck Series) and the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 (NASCAR Nationwide Series) event on [...]
These results reflect the record holders, qualifiers, and final round contestants at each of the
Street Car Shootout Series events held in conjunction with the NHRA Drags Street Legal Style presented by the American Automobile Association each Tuesday at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois.
All vehicles compete utilizing Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) approved tires. All other [...]
Drag Racing Online’s complete coverage of the June 19th Outlaw All Stars event at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois, can be seen by visiting DragRacingOnline.com.
These results reflect the record holders, qualifiers, and final round contestants at each of the
Street Car Shootout Series events held in conjunction with the NHRA Drags Street Legal Style presented by the American Automobile Association each Tuesday at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois.
All vehicles compete utilizing Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) approved tires. All other [...]
Enjoy this vintage Gateway International Raceway footage, (when it was known as St. Louis International Raceway), shot entirely during the 1970 season courtesy of lifelong GIR racer Dave Koch!
This Super 8 film was shot at St. Louis International Raceway during 1970 and Alton Dragway during 1971. Dave Koch, now an employee of the American Drag [...]
These results reflect the record holders, qualifiers, and final round contestants at each of the
Street Car Shootout Series events held in conjunction with the NHRA Drags Street Legal Style presented by the American Automobile Association each Tuesday at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois.
All vehicles compete utilizing Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) approved tires. All other [...]
Jun 23
Rules and Regulations:
1. NHRA tech rules apply. The car must pass tech AT ANY TIME. If a car makes a pass and gets kicked out, it’s a disqualification for that vehicle, no points awarded for that run.
2. There will be NO cruise. ………….Did I mention there is NO cruise?
3.All teams will assemble outside the north [...]
Due to heat warnings posted for the area and a forecasted high temperature of 100 degrees, the Tuesday, June 22nd, event at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois, which includes the Street Car Shootout Series, Big St. Charles Motorsports Street Bike Shootout Series and High School Eliminator
programs held in conjunction with the NHRA Drags Street [...]
Jun 19
For the third installment of Battle of the Boards during Midnight Madness at Gateway International Raceway the racers were treated to the Metro areas triple threat……. ………..Hazy, Hot and Humid. With temps before the event hovering close to triple digits, a thunderstorm passing just south of Gateway managed to drag in some slightly cooler [...]
