Riverside Raceway opened in 1975 as K-G Raceway. Original owner Ken
Glembin built it from the ground up as a paper clip shaped 1/4 mile clay track.
The original track was enlarged to 1/3 mile and eventually took the
shape of a D, that is seen today. The pits were located outside of the backstretch
at first but as the track grew they were moved to the infield where they remain today.
Street Stock and Sportsmen were the only two classes at first. As
time progressed the number of divisions competing has been increased to four classes at
the present time. Some of the shows that appeared over the years were the Joey Chitwood
Auto Show, Truck and Tractor Pulls and concerts.
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Kallas, Boettcher Wrap-Up Championships in Style at
Riverside
By Jeremy Mayo
September 2,
2007; Eagle River, WI. -
There is nothing better than capping off a
championship-winning campaign with a feature victory in
the last race of the season. Three drivers did just that
Sunday in Miller Beer of the Northwoods/Hartman Well
Drilling Season Championship Night at Riverside Raceway.
Chad Boettcher, John
Kallas and Erik Scharf all got to experience that
feeling Sunday as they took home checkered flags. While
Chad Rosinski was not as fortunate, he got to witness a
great finish in Riverside’s fourth-annual Pure Stock
Special that put a familiar face back in victory
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Safety has also been a huge priority. The track has never had a
spectator injury due to a racing incident and there have been few driver injuries, none of
which have been life threatening in it's 31 years of operation.
Dust has never been a problem due to the high quality clay racing surface,
ample watering facilities and prevailing winds which blow away from the crowd.
In 1997 the facility was sold to Don Scharf and over the next
several
years a number of improvements were made. A new concession stand and scoring tower
were built during Scharf's first season of ownership. In the following years,
seating was increased to about 2,000, new bathrooms and new ticket
booths were built. The track changed
with increased banking in the corners which was accomplished with the addition of about
2,000 yards of new clay. A guardrail was also installed around the entire track.
All races were also taped with instant replay capabilities to help make
accurate calls. Compressed air and torches are available in the
pits. And we look to the future of the raceway as most race
nights are directed toward the kids in attendance.
New for 2006 is the Family Four class, which
replaces the Bandits. It is meant to be more appealing to entry
level drivers, with 8 valve, four cylinder, front-wheel drvie
vehicles only. The main focus is keeping the cost of
construction and cost of operation on these cars as low as possible.
Drivers in this class can race for no pit fee and crew members are
admitted for half-price. Safety is also stressed with rollover
protection, window nets, 5 point belts, and left side impact
protection.
Drivers 14 years and older are encouraged to give
this division a try.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m., with racing starting at 8:00 p.m. sharp.
The whole show is usually over by 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday Night Racing Action!
Miller Lite WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds * Fire-Up Smoke Shop WISSOTA Street Stocks * Pure Stocks *
Family Fours
Gates open at 5:30 p.m., with racing starting at 8:00 p.m.
sharp
NO CARRY-INS PLEASE!
