Author: Rocky Entriken
2021 MidAm Championship Schedule
April 17-18 – Super Tour @ Hallett (AVRG)
May 15-16 – Majors @ Heartland (KVRG)
June 19-20 – Majors @ World Wide (St. Louis)
July 10-11 – MidAm @ Heartland (KVRG)
July 24-25 – MidAm @ Hallett (AVRG)
Aug. 7-8 – MidAm @ World Wide (St. Louis)
2021 MiDiv Calendar updated – 1/25
One-page calendar is HERE:
Road Racing schedule posted — MidStates Majors and MidAm Championship (Hallett MidAm added)
Solo Series schedule posted
Time Trials Schedule posted
RallyCross TBA
Track Night in America TBA
The Monthly Calendars will include all National Championship and MiDiv Race, Time Trial, Solo, RallyCross, Road Rally, and Track Night in America events known.
Click on the Monthly calendar dates for links to event information and/or registration information.
2021 MiDiv Time Trials Series Schedule
May 15-16 – KVRG @ Heartland Motorsports Park
Jun. 19-20 – St. Louis @ World Wide Raceway
Jul. 10-11 – KVRG @ Heartland Motorsports Park
Jul. 24-25 – AVRG @ Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
Aug. 7-8 – St. Louis @ World Wide Raceway
2021 MiDiv Solo Series Schedule
April 24-25 – Kansas @ Heartland Motorsports Park, Topeka
June 5-6 – Wichita @ Sunflower Aerodrome, Yoder
June 26-27 – St. Louis @ Family Arena, St. Charles
July 17-18 – NeOkla @ Davis Field, Muskogee
Aug. 14-15 – Nebraska @ Lincoln Airpark, Lincoln
Mike West is named Midwest Division Executive Steward
Mike West, Mid-South Region, has been appointed as the new Midwest Division Exeutive Steward, the chief officer for MiDiv road racing.
West has been an SCCA and Mid-South member since 1974. In addition to a National Steward license, he also holds licenses as a Time Trials safety steward, competition director, driver coach and tech inspector, and race registrar. He was a steward for the 2020 SCCA Runoffs at Road America, and last year served as competition director for races at Road America (June Sprints), Circuit of the Americas, World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) and Buttonwillow Raceway Park. In 2019 he was a steward at the SCCA Runoffs at Virginia International Raceway as well as races at Gateway, Heartland, Hallett and Watkins Glen. He previously held a full competition license, most recently racing a Spec Miata in 2016.
2021 Road Racing “Number Season” is over – All unclaimed numbers are available
The pre-season mailing to all MiDiv licensed drivers (as of Dec. 27), plus all other 2020 Number owners, went in the mail Dec. 29. It contains information about the 2021 racing season, including Runoffs qualification, plus information on acquiring or renewing a MiDiv Reserved Number.
Anyone may reserve an unclaimed number until Sept. 1.
For more details and links, look under Programs/Road Racing/Reserved Numbers
VROOM Volunteer Program points updated – as of 11/10
Current Points totals for MiDiv’s VROOM volunteer program for race workers have been updated. Click the link under “Volunteers.”
Points may be redeemed ay any time for various apparel items (a catalog is in progress and will be posted soon). They also can be redeemed for gift cards or to pay registration fees for the MiDiv Convention.
Prather, Palmer are Hoosier Super Tour champs
Jesse Prather, Kansas Region, and Grant Palmer, St. Louis Region have been crowned as 2020 SCCA Hoosier Tire Super Tour champions.
Prather, driving a BMW Z3 built in his own shop, won both ends of MiDiv’s Super Tour at WorldWide Technology Raceway in May. He then repeated the feat at the June Sprints at Road America. Prather returned to Road America for the 2020 SCCA Runoffs for his 5th Super Tour victory and his 4th National Championship.
Palmer drove a Ligier in the new Formula X class, placing 3rd and 2nd at Circuit of the Americas in February, then taking two wins at his home track in May, which gave him the championship by a 3-point margin.
Final Super Tour Standings