Here is the schedule for Ft. Dodge and Algona, the two tracks are about 45 minutes apart and always race on the same weekends so you can hit both tracks and have an action packed weekend of racing, Algona also races electric, Ft. Dodge would like too. Algona has lights so later in the year we race under the lights and that is cool all in its own, if you have not raced under lights before, you have to come and try it, both tracks charge $10 dollars to race the 1/4 scales and $5 to race an electric cars. Pretty cheap from what other clubs are charging. Both tracks run a season points standing and give out trophies at the end of the year at a drivers banquet. Electrics get trophies at the end of the night also.

For more information on Algona got to this site: http://www.veteransparkspeedway.com/
Here is the site for Ft Dodge: http://www.riverfrontrcspeedway.com/

2009 Racing Schedule

April 18th Sat. 1:00 pm Fort Dodge April 19th Sun. 12:30 pm Algona

May 2nd Sat. 1:00 pm Fort Dodge May 3rd Sun. 12:30 pm Algona Cornbelt

May 16th Sat. 1:00 pm Fort Dodge May 17th Sun. 12:30 pm Algona

May 30th Sat. 1:00 pm Fort Dodge May 31st Sun. 12:30 pm Algona

June 13th Sat. 1:00 pm Fort Dodge ** June 14th Sun. 12:30 pm Algona

June 27th Sat 1:00 pm Fort Dodge * June 28th Sun. 12:30 pm Algona Cornbelt

July 12th Sun. 1:00 pm Fort Dodge July 11th Sat. 5:00 pm Algona Cornbelt

July 26th Sun 1:00 pm Fort Dodge July 25th Sat. 5:00 pm Algona

Aug. 9th Sun 1:00 pm Fort Dodge Aug. 8th Sat. 5:00 pm Algona

Aug. 23rd Sun 1:00 pm Fort Dodge Aug. 22nd Sat. 5:00 pm Algona Cornbelt

Sept. 6th Sun 1:00 pm Fort Dodge Sept. 5th Sat. Algona No Race

Sept. 20th Sun 1:00 pm Fort Dodge Sept. 19th Sat. 5:00pm Algona

Oct. 4th Sun 1:00 pm Fort Dodge Oct. 3rd Sat. 5:00 pm Algona Cornbelt


** Algona is having the Bolink Nationals on June 14th (all classes will race)
* Algona is having the Twister 250 on June 28th (all classes will race)
For sportsman class with green flag pit stops

If you have any questions I can try and answer them our I can help find out the answer.

Hopefully we will see you all in Iowa this summer.

Niels

TTT one time only!

3 of us already spend a whole day practicing in algona cant wait till the season starts

i was there on vacation last week and was able to visit both tracks! just wish i would have brought my cars! lol couldnt justify going to the police station for the key just to run around in my sneakers! great facilities hope to race there soon!


DC

No fair..... Clemenade. Practicing! What is that? Who were the 3? I still have to paint my body, guess I better get in gear.

Big Show, The cops may have looked at you kinda strange if you told them you were going to run around the track, my yougest rides his big around the track. Next time bring the car and a couple more racers so we can trade some paint. THe setup are pretty close for sportsmen so it does not take much to go backand forth, I don't know what it takes in other classes.

lol they may have looked at me strange but i moved away from iowa 12 years ago so atleast they wouldnt know me anymore! lol

definately next trip back im bringin my cars!

What part of Iowa? Did you race at these tracks? Algona track was sealed in Sept. will be striped this spring, if spring ever comes. looking at good car counts in Sprint Car and sportsman not sure of GN at Algona Eletrics car counts look good to, Hope to see you there

grew up in Ames didnt race Rc cars until i moved here. raced go-carts and the hobby stock in boone. definately making a trip back with cars real soon! will let you guys know when im coming! maybe i can talk a few other racers coming with! any of you guys coming to Dallas for NCS??

The wife and myself were talking about coming down and getting away for the weekend but then we got the baseball and softball schedules and we have games to attend that weekend now.

dizzy- me(ricks old car), mark and jacobey were there. they ran minis last year and bought a couple sportsman. should have a good turn out in sportman with 3 new drivers this year. gotta practice so we dont embaress ourselves this season. i clompletely tore down the car rick redid the chassis and got the body bout done.

Cool, they got sportsmen also, we can have quite the group of Sportsmen racing this year. This year should be a blast with all the cars. I tore my car down completly also so it will probably be in left field when it hits the track. We are hoping to be ready for the start of the season with some more work left to be done. We'll see you guys soon.

:)ya cant wait should be a bout 10 of us in Algona on weekly basis. might even venture down to Ft. Dodge if theyll let me:tongue:

i bought the wife and kid legends to race and sounds like there will be alot of them. Merle is even gonna run in that class. Im gonna run in the 1oth scale class also. maybe mini every once in a while make sure you guys check out the new forum on veterans web site

There may be a number of Legends also, my daughter runs one, I am working on my youngest or maybe my wife to drive the other legend I have.

We will have to get together and time our race to Ft. Dodge, Zach and me are usually the only 2 spotsmen because they race grand national. Saturdays don't look good at first but after a few weekends we are good to go.

hey guys will be over there at the knoxville nationals after competing in the qsac dirt nationals.very posible to attend your meets on 8th and 9th.

There will not be any 1/4 scale at Knoxville this year unless some one has taken over the event over the winter.

Unless someone has taken it over there will not be any 1/4 scale at knoxville this year.

Jeffcool,

Hope to see you at the tracks on the weekend, I bet the sprinters will enjoy the compitition and heck bring some more fo those dirt deamons and race the pavement pounders. I'll be the guy driving the Sportsmen car wondering how my son keeps beating me. Make sure you say hi.

Niels

anybody on here from Algona? I need a favor. Lost contact with a old Army friend from there. Trying to find him again.

I have lived in Algona for 57 years, who are you looking for?, If I don't know him I can locate him through our local VFW.

hey guys will be over there at the knoxville nationals after competing in the qsac dirt nationals.very posible to attend your meets on 8th and 9th.

Are you saying that they will have the Knoxville Nationals this year? Who will be setting up the Nationals?

I have lived in Algona for 57 years, who are you looking for?, If I don't know him I can locate him through our local VFW.



I sent you a E-mail. Not sure of the spelling of his last name. Tom Gronbach is his name. My name is Bob Stivason. We were in the Big Red One togeather at Fort Riley, KS.. My contact number is 724-801-0686 Any help would be great. Thanks.

I hope to get the chance to come out to your track and play. Now that I've got a QSCALE now.

I know of Tom, i think he is still around, although I havn,t seen him for a while. I check things out and get back to you in a few days.

Made a few calls and found he now lives in Fairmount Minn
Thomas Gronbach Jr
921 E Blue Earth Ave Apt. C
Fairmount Minn
56031-4002
507-230-0778
Let me know if you get in touch with him.

Made a few calls and found he now lives in Fairmount Minn
Thomas Gronbach Jr
921 E Blue Earth Ave Apt. C
Fairmount Minn
56031-4002
507-230-0778
Let me know if you get in touch with him.

Right on the money, Thank You so much...... I hope to bring my Qscale up and play sometime.

Well guys, I finally got the softball schedule and there is good news and bad news. Good news is they play every other weekend, bad news, they play every weekend there is a race scheduled so when I do get to race Zach and me will be really rusty. :) See you guys in JULY!

Hey Niels, You'll have to give me a call maybe we can get hit up storm steel and rub some of that rust off?! Just have to plan it in advance as my schedule seems to change from day to day.:thumbsup:
Terry

Hey Niels, You'll have to give me a call maybe we can get hit up storm steel and rub some of that rust off?! Just have to plan it in advance as my schedule seems to change from day to day.:thumbsup:
Terry
Terry are we gona see ya next weekend?

You know I would love to be there. It doesn't look like I'm going to make it. Tell the gang I said Hey.

You bet Terry, You me and Zach, hey that is 3 cars! Now we have a race! :)

i will have your tires done by friday and then i can send them back to you niles:thumbsup:

Niels, you wouldn't happen to know the combo to the lock would you? I have misplaced my note pad and I know thats the first thing he will ask when we show up. I know its his b-day but I'm never close when he asks me. Call my cell sometime.

Hey Smoke,

I sent you an email about how you wanted to handle the payment for them.

hope to practice in Algona tomorrow. if anyone is around stop on down

Hello everyone
thought I would you know we were able to get the track resealed and the traction is awsome. Hope to see you when you can make it
Darrell

This is the best I have seen the Fort Dodge track in years. As Darrell mentioned the traction is unbelievable and the bumps don't seem as bad off 2 and down the backstretch. Congrats to the Fort Dodge group on fixing the issues.

Curt

I can't wait to get to any track this year, We will be there when baseball is over, Do you have any sportsmen this year or are you all running GN at Ft Dodge?

We have two new drivers running sportsman this year. Heard of others coming back will have to wait and see. If enough show we will run as many classes as needed. Three cars make a class to race.
Darrell

Cool, Tell them to hang in there and keep racing, 2 more Sportsmen will be coming soon.

Looks like I was just a little to late. I just got here in Fort Dodge, IA. today the 7/12/09 Missed the race. We will have the Hornish Jr. car at the local dirt track at Fort Dodge on Monday night if anyone would like to stop by and say hello.

you guys got a dirt track in fort dodge???is it for 1/4 scalers???

I was talking about the 1 scale. LOL

stivy, were you towing the 77 show car on hiway 20 on Sunday? I was heading east and saw it heading west toward Ft. Dodge. Last year, at Royal Oak, the show car driver spent alot of time in our pit area.

Yep. That was me both times.

damn shame you dont have a 1/4 scale dirt speedway there, ask curt v what it was like driving dirt.he finished thiord in a feature race down here in sydney. still we will still you guys when you race both in knoxville and the sunday before that at fort dodge.