Chili Bowl Nationals : 11th January 2010, Tulsa Oklahoma USA.

There has been a lot of planning and negotiation with both Sponsor's and Television Channels here in Auckland to assist with the planned trip to Tulsa by both Brad and Michael Pickens. These two drivers will compete here at Western Springs in the International Series in early January and then leave for the biggest Midget Race Event in the US. This is a great opportunity for these two drivers to travel to the US in an all Kiwi team to take on the worlds best.

Simon Longdill, the owner of the two car team, plans to take the Kiwi drivers, in Kiwi built Aggressor chassis and his own Kiwi built Synergy V8 engines to Tulsa and attempt to put both the cars into the A Main. This in itself is a huge challenge as there are over 250 entries at this Event annually. Firstly you need to qualify and this starts on Tuesday Night, then you need to progress through further qualifying rounds all the way to the A Main. This star studded field include names like Stewart, Stenhouse, Swindell, Coons, Wise, Kahne, Drake, Clauson, Darland, Yeley, Hines, Kruseman and Hagen.

This attempt will be filmed by a Kiwi television crew and will feature as a half hour programme soon after the boys get back. Luke Fisher has put together the television deal along with securing significant sponsorship which without, this would not be happening. There is a chance that both cars, which will look identical will have a feature lap or two at one of the meetings prior to them being loaded to head off to the US.

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I will update you with more detail as it unfolds. I would like to thank both Luke and Simon for their efforts to date.

Greg

Posted 19th September 2009