Go to: AMADirectlink home page Go to: AMA Pro Racing home page Go to: Join the AMA home page Back to the Dirt Track results page 1999 AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series presented by Drag Specialities results Round 5 of 22 June 11, 1999 Sheboygan County Fairgrounds, Plymouth, WI (Short-track) RESULTS CLICKER QUALIFYING RACE RESULTS: Grand National | Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance MAIN EVENT RESULTS: Grand National | Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance EVENT POINT STANDINGS: Grand National | Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance OVERALL POINT STANDINGS: Grand National | Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance Go tothe Results page NOTE: Make sure you hit your Reload button regularly for new stuff. 1 p.m. Sunday Today's rescheduled racing action has been cancelled due to the rains that have not really stopped since Friday night's rainout. At this time, it's not known if the event will be rescheduled. Friday night after the event was called I went home to my parents house, where I'm staying for the weekend. It poured the entire way. Saturday it rained on and off, but was dry Saturday. My buddy Steve and I were hanging at the famous Siebkens in Elkhart Lake. The place was packed with people and bikes and people looking at bikes. Although the dirt track didn't go off, you can plan on tuning back in to AMADirectlink for LIVE ONLINE COVERAGE from the 75th Anniversary AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days on July 9-11, then the MBNA Superbike Tour presented by Parts Unlimited stop at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course July 16-18, and coverage from the AMA Mazda Trucks Motocross Nationals stop at Kenworthy's Motocross Park on July 25. 7 The race has been postponed for Sunday afternoon. The main program will start around 1 p.m. Stay tuned to this web page for more news as it becomes available. 6:40 It continues to rain. We'll get some word on the race very soon. Stay tuned. . . :( 6:20 Here's some photos for you. The weather's turned nasty! It's very dark and we've got some big boomers. Based on radar, it looks as though more storm clouds are moving in. I'll keep you as updated as I can. Yep, it's raining right now. All together now, please cross your fingers and toes.   Kevin Atherton's setup here is just a bit different than the one he used to win Springfield. Paul Bergstrom Bryan Bigelow of Au Gres, Mich., is a former AMA Dirt Track Horizon Award winner. He also sits 8th in points. Bigelow on turn three. Daytona might be famous for Sonny's barbecue place, but anyone visiting Wisconsin, particularly the Sheboygan area, needs to have at least one world-famous Johnsonville brat. The company is located in nearby Sheboygan. But because we're so close to factory, this one was fresher than the last one I had in Columbu, I'm serious. Oh yeah, that's a Sheboygan hard roll. If I had to explain it. . . Don't ask, just eat! Davey Camlin sits 24th in points, no thanks to his not finishing at Springfield two weeks ago. Your series point leader Chris Carr. I'll try to get with him later.  Carr. And who says that dirt-trackers don't have any style going on! Kenny Coolbeth's got a nice set of leathers. if I would have waited just a bit longer, Will Davis's wheel would have been a lot higher here. Part of the new crop of dirt-trackers, Mike Hacker sits in 11th for points. Brett Landes waits for his practice group to ride. Check out Parker's logo on this helmet. This will be Scott's last year. Take a moment to cherise Mr. Parker and practice those "I remember that one time I saw Scott. . ." stories you're going to tell your grandkids. My man J.R. Schnabel. J.R.'s raced here many times as a Pro-Am rider. He's got the edge in track experience and bike set-up. He's cautious though, "These guys are so quick on learning the track that after a few laps we're equal." Jay Springsteen's 600cc short-track machine.  Springer in turn three. He sits 7th in points, thanks to his win at Hagerstown. Springer's got a Rotax-powered machine. Almost everyone's running a Rotax. Otherwise you'll see ATKs and KTMs. This is Jim Sumner, son of Al, event promoter. Bill Werner working on Mr. Parker's bike before practice. Because they've never raced here, Bill said he uses the Daytona short-track set-up as a starting point for gearing and suspension. Here that everyone! 5:35 I got some pretty decent shot of practice. As soon as I'm done with this, I'll upload those. I also talked with Bill Werner and J.R. Schnabel. Tonight's program has been moved around a bit for threat of the forecasted thunderstorms. The entire Grand National program will be run first. Six heats, four semis, then the main event. Then the entire Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance program goes off: Four heats and the main. The idea is to get in the Grand National racing first. More on weather developments as they happen. . .  4:15 Okay, here's something to keep you occupied. The weather looks a bit better. Everything's a go. I'm off to talk with some racers and get some more photos and videos. But first, I've got to catch a snack. How does a Sheboygan Johnsonville Brat sound. A single for $1.50. Nice. It's good to be home. Everyone's raving about them. Videos: A look at the short-track (192K) | Local sprint cars went out to pack down the surface (200K) Chris Carr is leading in points. He's got 67, 14 more than Scott Parker. Kevin Atherton is in third wiht 52. A look at the pits. They're set up just north of the short-track. Local boy J.R. Schnabel's pits. Okay, I admit it, I'm rooting for him. Does that admission get me in trouble from work. . . I hope not. He's doing well in the SuperTrackers Series too! More on that later. The riders meeting. Rick Reinhold, race referee, is explaining the details of tonight's racing conditions. Friday - 3:30 p.m. (Central time) It's hot, and it's muggy; typical for these parts. If we were just a bit closer to The Lake (Michigan, that is). . . Anyway, it's sunny right now, which is a good thing. However, we're all watching the weather. My browser's set to a time lapsed doppler rader for the Midwest, and we're keeping our fingers and toes crossed. Right now I'm set up in the AMA Pro Racing Dirt Track trailer. I've got power, phone line (thanks to Al Sumner, event promoter), and a small desk area. Not bad really. In fact, the trailer's even got A/C, although it's working pretty hard right now to cool this big tin can.  I got some photos of the pits and riders meeting, a video too. That stuff's coming very soon. Stay tuned. . . Thursday - 2:15 p.m. Welcome to AMADirectlink's special coverage of the AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series presented by Drag Specialties event at Plymouth, Wisc. It's the first-ever AMA Grand National event at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds, and I (Matt Ringlien, AMA webmaster) will be covering the event with photos, videos, interviews and insights. I grew up just down I-43 in Cedar Grove, so I'm warning you right now that gratuitous blurts of Wisconsin Pride will pop up ocassionally, alright hey? Although the forecast looks 50/50 as of Thursday afternoon, hopefully the weather will hold. More Friday afternoon.     | GO TO TOP |