2nd Annual GBC Motorsports
Heartland Challenge Race Details
August 21-22, 2009 - Carlisle,
Iowa
Carlisle, IA (8/15/2009) - The
2009 GBC Motorsports Heartland Challenge presented
by S.A.F.R.S. is quickly coming up August 20-22nd.
The GBC Heartland Challenge will kick off in
the town of Carlisle, IA on Thursday night for
"Media Night" at the Stadium Sports
Bar. "It is our opportunity to welcome all
the racers, their family & friends to our
community", Todd Isley, Owner of Stadium.
All racers are encouraged to bring machines and
their teams to showcase to the fans and sign autographs.
The competition will start early Friday afternoon
with the Milwaukee Pit Stop challenge. Milwaukee
tools have come up with this opportunity to offer
the teams a change to showcase their pit stop
skills. Teams will be required to change the driver's
gloves & goggles, and both right side tires
while on the clock. All teams will have 2 changes
on the clock with the fastest team being awarded
2 ½" lithium battery cordless impact
& battery ~ approximately $600 worth of tools.
This year the Heartland challenge will offer
the 1st ever Mini RZR Race at 4 p.m. and will
last for 1 ½ hours. "We are very excited
to be offering this class as another opportunity
for our youth riders", Tracy Kyner
The UTV race has been changed from 3 to 4 hours
for 2009. The course should offer a challenge
to all the racers and with the extra hour teams
will have to prepare even more. Our UTV races
ha some of the Heaviest hitters in the industry
sponsoring them like Dirty Dawg, Holz Racing and
Dragon Fire Racing.
Saturday will once again start out with the youth
3 hr challenge. Youth from 4 yrs and up will have
the change to compete like the big boys with their
own 3 hr team race with 5 classes raging from
50cc to 90cc production.
The 2nd annual GBC Heartland Challenge presented
by S.A.F.R.S. will get started at 1:30 pm with
the Lemans style start. This year's event will
offer a $6,000 payout to both the Pro & Pro
Utility and a $3,000 payout to the Pro-Am class
winners. GBC has been the driving force of this
event and now has come up with yet another great
idea tot help out the amateur classes.
In 2009, the A, B, C, & women's class will
collect a $500 sponsorship and the Ironman will
receive a $1000 sponsorship for winning their
respective class in the Heartland Challenge. The
Pro Utility may be one of the best races with
pre-entries from the best the sport has to offer
~ Swift, Penland, Kilby, Johnston, Robey, Rath,
FD Racing, Beasley, Cecco, and Karst Motorsports.
GBC Motorsports continues to create opportunities
for the riders of all ages and skill levels like
no other company has ever done. GBC Motorsports
and their new S.A.F.R.S. Run Flat Systems now
on board with companies like Pro Armor, Precision,
Scott, Ancra, Van Wall Motorsports, DP Brakes,
Klim, Dirty Dawg, T&T Motorsports, High Energy
Racing, Holz Racing, Powermadd, Burgard Cycle,
Trimax, Dragon Fire Racing, Karl Chevrolet, Discount
Tire, National Guard, C&D Racing, Sunoco and
G4 Graphics to name a few. The Heartland Challenge
looks as if the future is very bright! www.heartlandchallenge.com
www.Heartlandchallenge.com
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