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FEBRUARY 8, 2009 --- Due to a Sept 12 conflict at Chowchilla Speedway the event has been moved to May 30. The 2009 Bandit schedule has been revised to include 3 late season events at Chowchilla Speedway. These shows will be all open wheel events. They will be highly advertised which should will help the teams with sponsorship and help grow the series. Chowchilla Speedway will undergo a significant facelift in preparation for the all open wheel events. The Series is eagerly awaiting the addition of Chowchilla and the Tulare Thunderbowl to the list of host tracks this legendary series will compete. We welcome those not truly familiar with the Bandit Series as well as our long time friends and family. The 2009 Bandit Sprint Car Series is in its 15 th year and has seen great racing over the years with virtually no rule changes since its inception. Rules are available on the samtamaraispeedway.com site by clicking on the rules bar. An overall Bandit Series Champion will be crowned as well as a Champion for the Bandit/VRA Grand Slam Series. The point fund mechanism is in place for 2009 with each track contributing a dedicated 250.00 per race to ensure the yearend payout. The Series also competes at Ventura Raceway Bakersfield Speedway, Thunderbowl Raceway, Chowchilla Speedway and Santa Maria Speedway. The schedule also includes an off weekend each month. The change in the schedule does eliminate the month of Mays break, but is off set later in the season. The Bandit Series will race its full schedule as posted. The Grand Slam Series has also been tightened up this year with the "Slam" ending on August 8th at Santa Maria. The Bandit season will kick-off on April 4th with the full points Grand Slam at Ventura. From the SMS Website - SMS always provides excitement even when there are no cars. The situation is clearer than it was 72 hrs ago. Even though we have not been afforded any due process, we have chosen to do this with the professionalism our company and staff has displayed the last 2 years, even though we still have not received any notification. There is no doubt we have a valid contract for the 2009 season and we intend to honor it. Our apologies for how this has been handled by others. At this point we can not say to much more but stay tuned. Thanks for the huge amount of calls for support. We will obviously keep everyone posted. C-ya at the races!!! 2009 BANDIT SPRINT CAR SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE **APRIL 4 - VENTURA RACEWAY (GRAND SLAM #1) APRIL 18 - THUNDERBOWL RACEWAY **APRIL 25 - BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY (GRAND SLAM #2) MAY 2 - SANTA MARIA SPEEDWAY MAY 9 - BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY MAY 16 - THUNDERBOWL RACEWAY MAY 23 - SANTA MARIA SPEEDWAY MAY 30 CHOWCHILLA SPEEDWAY JUNE 6 - SANTA MARIA SPEEDWAY JUNE 20 - SANTA MARIA SPEEDWAY |
