January 31, 2008
S R L
and New Bakersfield
Track Form Alliance
Wilton,
CA – Today it was
announced that the S
R L Wild West Late
Model Series has
formed an alliance
with the new
high-banked
half-mile in
Bakersfield.
“The
Collins Family has
assured us that the
S R L Series will
have full schedule
of race dates in
2008, and are
willing to schedule
as many races as
necessary at their
new facility.”
stated S R L
Director, Steve
Fensler.
Not only
will the Collins
Family and the new
Bakersfield raceway
host the S R L
Series in 2008, they
will also take an
active role in
building the series
to what was once the
glory days of ‘tour
car racing in the
west.
“We
hosted a lot of
‘tour car’ events
over the years, and
we see an
association with the
S R L as the right
step to bring tour
racing back to be
the most popular
form of stock car
racing in our
region,” stated
Mesa Marin Raceway
founder Marion
Collins.
“We look
forward to working
with the tracks and
the teams to make
the S R L series
something that
everyone will be
proud to be part of,
now and well into
the future,” added
Larry Collins,
president of the new
raceway in
Bakersfield.
“We have
tremendous respect
for Steve
Fensler, and
look forward to
working with him in
every aspect to
support the
series.” Larry
Collins concluded.
The plan
for the 2008 S R L
Series will be a
full schedule of no
less than 12
regional race dates.
For 2007,
the S R L has
confirmed the
following race
dates; Shasta
Raceway Park – May 5th,
Madera
Speedway -
May 26th,
Madera
Speedway –
June 30th,
Shasta Raceway Park
– July 28th,
Colorado National
Speedway - August
18th,
Madera
Speedway – September
1,
Las Vegas
Bullring –
September 29th
and Shasta Raceway
Park – October 20th
and 21st.
For more
information please
contact the S R L
office at
916-687-7284 or
visit
www.srllatemodels.com.
