AMA/Prostar Motorcycle Racing Fact Sheet Schnitz Summer Nationals
19 May 2000
Posted By Terry CallahanMotorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
WHAT: 6th annual Schnitz Racing Summer Nationals, the fourth stop on the 2000 AMA/Prostar Motorcycle Drag Racing Series national event tour.
WHERE: Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, North Carolina. Track is located on Highway 1, between Rockingham and Southern Pines.
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, May 20-21, 2000
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
FRIDAY
- Pre-entry Tech & Registration 12:00pm - 5:00pm
SATURDAY
- Gates Open 8:00am
- Tech & Registration 8:00am - 4:00pm
- E.T. Time Runs 9:00am
- 1st Rd Sportsman Qualifying 10:00am
- 1st Rd Pro Qualifying 12 Noon
- 2nd Rd E.T. Time Runs 1:30pm
- 2nd Rd Sportsman Qualifying 3:00pm
- 2nd Rd Pro Qualifying 5:00pm
- ET & Sportsman eliminations 6:30pm
SUNDAY
- Gates Open 7:30am
- No Bike Started Before 9:00am
- Chapel Service 8:15am
- 2nd Rd E.T. Eliminations 9:00am
- 2nd Rd Sportsman Eliminations 10:00am
- Opening Ceremony 11:15am
- 1st Rd Pro Eliminations 11:30am
FEATURE: More than 500 racers competing in twelve categories of competition. Featuring Funnybikes, turbocharged two-wheeled rockets that run six-seconds in the quarter mile, nitrous oxide powered, Pro Mod Bikes, "factory hot rod" Pro Stock class, showroom stock the world famous streetbike shootout, and several other classes in side-by-side racing.
1999 CHAMPIONS: Bryan Bennett, Funnybike; Bill Vose, Pro Mod; Paul Gast, Pro Stock; Rickey Gadson, Superbike; Marty Ladwig, 600 SuperSport; Ryan Schnitz, Top Eliminator; Andy Baumbach, Top Gas; Bruce Sauer, Super Comp & Super Gas; Doug Emge, Pro ET
TICKETS: $20 each day or $35 both days. Juniors, ages 2-12, $5 each day. Children, ages 2 and under, free when accompanied by a paid adult. Pit pass included in general admission price. AMA Members and groups, $15 each day with membership card.
HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS: All lodging and accomodations are handled by Accelerated Travel. Please call 610/449-1746 for more information.
TRACK ADDRESS: 2153 Highway U.S. 1 North, Rockingham, NC 28379
EVENT COVERAGE: DRAGBIKE.COM is the official online publication of the AMA/Prostar series, and it offers raceday event coverage online at www.dragbike.com.
HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS: All lodging and accomodations are handled by Accelerated Travel. Please call 610/449-1746 for more information.
Text provided by Marty Kane
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