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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2008
Outdoors With Skipper
Homer's Nicholson impressive at riding event
Local Racing
Peach State to host World Crown Weekend
WORLD CROWN RACING
Paul Kelley (23) makes the late pass for the win on llatt Hawkins
(22) in last year's World Crown. Photo by Brandon Reed
B rent and Stephanie
Nicholson of Homer,
bought their daughter
Cayla a horse when she was 10
years old. Having done that for my
daughter when she was the same
age, I knew what a good decision
that was.
At least it kept my daughter
away from the boys for a good bit
of time. Cayla’s mother had been
riding hunter jumpers before, but
Stephanie switched to barrel rac
ing with her two daughters. Cayla
is now 16 while her sister Kelsey
is 13.
In June, Cayla along with her
sister and
mother,
headed out
to Jackson,
Mississippi
for the All-
American
Youth
National
Event. With
more than 600
entries from
all over the
US, including
Canada, for the four-day event, it
was a very competitive show.
Riding her quarter horse “Mr.
Teal,” Cayla came away a real
champion. She ended up as the
Reserve Champion in Four D.
This was for ages 13-19.
Not only did she win a beautiful
belt buckle , but also a nice sum
of money. Kelsey also competed
on “Chip” a black and white paint.
Congratulations ladies, for a great
trip and a great win.
Skipper Smith is an outdoors
columnist for The Banks County
News. His column appears
weekly. Let him know about your
hunting or fishing adventure at
706-677-1520.
BY BRANDON REED
Fans will have the chance to take
in two unique events as part of the
World Crown Weekend at Peach
State Speedway, which will be
held Nov. 7-9.
Track officials have announced
the addition of a Super Late Model
event and an Open Wheel Modified
race during the days leading up to
the World Crown.
A Super Late Model, as opposed
to the Pro Late Models that are
regularly seen at Peach State as
part of the Georgia Asphalt Series,
has a full-blown race engine with
few engine rules, resulting in an
engine that can turn out between
565 to 650-horsepower.
A Pro Late Model racer has a
crate motor, which is one pur
chased from a dealership, that can
turn out between 425 to 450 horse
power.
“The (Pro Late Model) class
is designed to hold down the
high cost of racing,” said Peach
State promoter Vince Whitmire.
Whitmire said the cost of a good
Super Late Model engine can be
as much as $35,000, while the cost
of a crate engine for a Pro Late
Model runs around $5,300.
“With the horsepower ratings so
close, it takes more driving skills
(with a Pro Late Model) and you
must be very smooth,” Whitmire
added.
“You don’t have unlimited horse
power to make ground up like you
have with the Supers.”
The Super Late Model event is
slated for Saturday, Nov. 10.
The Open Wheel Modifteds are
a division that’s seen a lot of inter
est on other area tracks recently,
especially with Maysville racer
Joey Love having found his way
to victory lane 12 times in the divi
sion this year.
Whitmire said the opportunity to
hold a race for the division, which
harkens back to the early days of
stock car racing in Georgia, comes
with the time of year that the
World Crown is held.
“Most tracks are closed down
when we have the World Crown,
and the Modified guys are looking
for a season ending race at a fast
track with some fresh tires so they
can see what they have.”
Whitmire said most local tracks
make the Modified drivers run
using tires that are eight inches
wide.
He says that won’t be the case
when the “Mod Squad” hits Peach
State’s high banks.
“I say take the bridle off that race
horse and let ‘em eat,” he said.
No decision has been made yet
on the scheduling of the event.
The big race for the weekend,
of course, will be on Sunday,
Nov. 9, with the running of the
annual World Crown. Last year,
the event drew Pro Late Model
racers from around the country to
the high-banked Jefferson track,
and this year promises more of the
same action.
Last year, Pendergrass driver
Paul Kelley made a daring late
race pass on Matt Hawkins to take
his third overall World Crown title,
and his second in a row.
Also on tap during the week
end are local classes, including
the Toyota Tundra Super Trucks,
the Outlaw Late Models, the
Sportsman division and the ever-
popular Mini-Stocks.
For more information, visit Peach
State Speedway’s website at www.
peachstspeedway.com.
IMPRESSIVE
RIDER
Homer's Cayla
Nicholson recently
competed in
Mississippi and
emerged as the
Reserve Champion
in the 13-19-year-
old age group.
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