Exciting news of a all new KOTS format
was revealed by Blake Holcomb on
November 22nd.
When Chuck
started KOTS 6 years ago there was
hardly nowhere to race a small tire car
in our area. PTRA was the only group
needed to check their schedule to make
sure no toes were stepped on. Now there
are small tire races every weekend all
year usually with several to choose from
and everyone trying to pull from the
same racer pool. The pie has been cut up
so bad, only crumbs are left for anyone.
We made the decision to switch up game
plans to ensure we get good car counts
and hopefully rope in some spectators.
We will only be doing big payout events
from now on.
Our 2012 schedule is going to be
condensed to only 5 events. This is not
a scale back in operations but a big
step up. Instead of having 2 big races
and 7 or 8 smaller ones we will be
having all 5 as major events with no
less than $3000 to win in SR275 and we
will be having Real Street at all 5
events with no less than $1000 to win.
We hope to grow the purses to much
larger before the season begins. We hope
to have $5000 to win in SR and $2000 to
win in RS if we can drum up enough
support.
March 30-April 1st Rockingham
May 11 -12th Shadyside
June 29 -30th
Piedmont
Sept 21 - 23rd Rockingham
October 26 - 27th Shadyside
The May, July and October races will
have 3 rounds of qualifying on Friday
night with a single last chance
qualifier of Saturday. The Rockingham
races will be scheduled as usual.
Depending on the success of the first
couple of races we may schedule more. I
think what happens with a lot of drag
racing series they over do it and it
becomes monotonous. If we approach it
this way. I think it will work out that
we can get more exposure for our
sponsors, more fans in the seats and
larger payouts for you guys.
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With the changing trends in small tire
racing leaning heavily toward 275 radial
racing, we have decided to change up our
now 6 year old Street Race class in King
of the Streets and Holcomb Civil Wars.
The class will also bear the new name
SR275 or Street Race 275. I guess the SR
could also stand for Slicks vs. Radials
since the class will allow either tire
now that it has been proven they are
fairly equal tires that lean more to
personal preference and track prep than
simply one being better than the other.
The new rules have changes that now
permit a 275 as a equal choice where our
old rules outed radial racers due to
less power management.
This is in no way a replacement for X275
at our events that run both classes like
Civil Wars. The major differences
in SR275 and X275 are single kits on
small blocks, heavier weights on big
blocks, smaller turbos and blowers. For
you guys wanting a 4.90s - 5.10s class,
here you go. The current record is a
5.00 by a big block car with no
progressive and a couple small blocks
have been 5.02. These cars will race at
the same weights as before unless they
want to change combos for the new rules.
David Pearson take out the champ for his
first win. The margin of victory
was .0037 for a nail biter finish!!
KOTS gears up for the
blockbuster season opener at
Rockingham.
Holcomb Motorsports
Civil Wars April 8-10
New heads
up class added to the KOTS lineup for
2011.
Tuesday
November 23rd Blake Holcomb announced
the addition of UPR Products Real Street
to the 2011 season. This class
gets back to the budget minded street
car class that Street Race was
originally aimed at. With limited
cylinder heads, restricted nitrous jet
rules, smaller forced induction units
and heavier street weights, RS should be
a great addition to the KOTS series.
The preliminary rules are posted
here,
with minor details yet to be ironed out.
KOTS Racer Jeff Biggs passed away
Wednesday night November 17th. He
will be missed by the entire KOTS
family.
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