NOTE--We will have the updated schedule when released, but Springfield has been canceled this weekend and will now be run on Saturday, September 15 (Short Track) and Sunday, September 16 (Springfield Mile II.) Full announcement will be posted with revised schedule when it is released by AMA Pro Flat Track. Updated Sunday, September 2, 2012 1000 EDT.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill.
(September 1, 2012) - Enormous amounts of rain as well as tornado
warnings across central Illinois Saturday has resulted in the delay of this
weekend's AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship
presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com and Lucas Oil races at the Illinois State
Fairgrounds. However, all is not lost; the Springfield Short Track originally
scheduled for today has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, September 2 and
the Springfield Mile will now run on Labor Day, Monday, September 3.
Race fans at Springfield got today what no one wants at a flat track race, and that was rain and lots of it. The full weekend schedule has been revamped as today's activities at the track were canceled. Photo courtesy of AMA Pro Flat Track.
"This is just a minor glitch in
what is still expected to be an action-packed weekend of racing on back-to-back
days at the Springfield Fairgrounds," said Dan Johnsen, Director of AMA Pro Flat
Track. "A big thanks to the IMDA for all of their efforts in getting the tracks
prepped."
Practice for the final Short
Track event of the 2012 season will begin tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. with opening
ceremonies scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. An updated event schedule can be
downloaded at http://www.amaproracing.com//assets/2012-AMA-Pro-Flat-Track-Springfield-ST-Revised-Schedule.pdf.
The Springfield Mile will be
bumped back a day and is now slated to run on Labor Day, with opening ceremonies
at 12:00 noon. The revised event schedule for the Mile can be downloaded at http://www.amaproracing.com//assets/2012-AMA-Pro-Flat-Track-Springfield-Mile-Revised-Schedule.pdf.
All signs point to this
storm blowing over and the engines being hot all day tomorrow for a clean,
exciting day full of action packed racing. The legendary Springfield Mile will
put a stamp on this Labor Day weekend and we don't expect the weather to present
any furthers issues.
For the latest information,
please follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/AMAProFlatTrack or like us on
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/AMAProFlatTrackSeries for
any other changes that may occur in this weekend's festivities.
Tickets for this weekend are on
sale now and can be ordered by calling 217-753-8866 or 888-468-1622. Tickets for
the 2013 races can be ordered starting January 2,
2013.
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organization in North America, operating a full schedule of events and
championships for a variety of motorcycle disciplines. Learn more about AMA Pro
Racing at www.amaproracing.com.
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