“Flyin’ Ryan” Oehler will make his first appearance as an NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer at Route 66 Raceway this weekend. It’s like coming home for the Bloomington, IL, racer, who first drove a Camaro SS at the track when he was 16.

Now 34 years old, Oehler is a candidate for NHRA’s Road to the Future award (Rookie of the Year) riding an S&S-powered Buell. The two-time American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) Pro Modified champion has moved up to the NHRA ranks full time this year. (Laura Griffin photo)  [05/30/18]

Now NHRA Pro Stock racer Deric Kramer really knows how to do a burnout!  (Ron Lewis photo)

Want to be a part of history? Lynne and Greg Ryan, owners of Mid-South Dragway in Dyersburg, TN, have recently been cleared by Guinness World Records officials for an attempt at the most simultaneous burnouts. The little eighth-mile on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River in the “five-state” corner of Tennessee bordered by Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois and Kentucky will be the site of the attempt on Sunday, June 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The current Guinness-certified record of cars conducting burnouts at once is 119, a record set in Saudi Arabia in 2017. Anybody with any automobile can be a part of the record attempt. Lynne and Greg only ask each entrant to bring their own wheel chocks for safety.

Each entrant will get free racing for the rest of the day at the track. Spectators not with participants will be charged $5 at the gate. Gates open at 9 a.m. for participants and 11:30 a.m. for spectators. The Ryans hope to fire off the World’s Largest Simultaneous Car Tyre Burnout (the official Guinness title) at noon. Concession stands will be open.

Contact Mid-South Dragway via their Facebook page to let them know you want to be a part of it so they can keep an accurate count of entries. Contestants can also contact Lynne Ryan directly at 708-268-0554. It should also be noted the Ryans are looking for individuals or companies to sponsor the event. The program could end up delivering global coverage!   [05/30/18]

The Agent is happy to report that DRO photographer Dave Stoltz has left the hospital and is convalescing at home under the care of his wife, Jody. (Jeez, he could at least have worn his DRO shirt.) (Jody Stoltz photo)   [05/30/18]

A note in the old mayo jar high atop the second story penthouse porch of the Phlegm Building tells the Agent that Darren Mayer of Darren Mayer Performance Engineering is on his way to Australia for a twelve day stay and working vacation during the ANDRA Winternationals, June 7-10 at Willowbank raceway.  (DRO file photo)   [05/30/18]

It’s not 100% completed, but racing will take place on Saturday, June 2, at the Onawa Racing and Events Complex in Onawa, IA. The plan is to do test & tune and fun runs in order to get more rubber on the virgin race surface.

“Essentially, for lack of a better term, this is a no-prep surface with some prep,” explained consultant Scott Gardner. “Sure, we could wait another week or month and have one of the best surfaces in the country, but we need to just get opened.”

The first Friday Fun Night event will be held Friday, June 8, with the Fan and Racer Appreciation event on June 9.    [05/30/18]

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