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No 2008 Corvette Challenge
03/06/08 - We are sorry to say there will be no Corvette Challenge at Darlington, South Carolina. Unfortunatly there was not enough participation in the series and we cannot continue the series. Please consider coming up to the 2008 Zip Products National Corvette Challenge in Richmond, VA or participating in the regular Corvette Challenge series there. www.mid-atlanticcorvettechallenge.com.
We would like to thank the racers and sponsors that did their best to keep this series going.
Danny Moore Wins Corvette Challenge Race 5
By Art Brown
10/27/07 - Darlington, SC -
Contrary to the weather predictions of earlier in the week, the weather at Darlington Dragway was near perfect for the 5th Carolina Corvette Challenge of 2007.
1st round action found Art Brown with his black C5 convertible paired off with Larue and his silver C5 convertible. Larue was a little anxious and red-lighted giving Art an easy win. Kerry Jamison and Danny Moore were also paired off in the 1st round. Kerry's better reaction time of .083 contributed significantly to his win. Julius Mitchell had the bye. Larue and Danny both bought back in.
2nd round action found Kerry with the bye automatically giving him his fourth point for the day and a 1 point lead over Danny Moore. Danny, now ineligible for any additional points, was paired off with Larue. This time Danny's better reaction time aided him to victory and eliminated Larue for the night. Art Brown, sleeping at the start with a .287 reaction time and turning his best time of the day at 11.352 on an 11.35 dial in, lost to Julius Mitchell in his red convertible. Art bought back in.
3rd round action found Art and Kerry paired off and Danny and Julius facing each other. Art and Kerry both cut respectable lights, .053 and .059 respectively. Kerry made his best run of the night with an 11.858@112.27. Unfortunately for Kerry, his dial-in was 11.90 giving Art the win. In the next race with Danny and Julius, Julius had pretty much the same luck. On an 11.94 dial-in Julius ran 11.872 breaking out and giving Danny the win.
In the finals, Art was unable to complete a decent burnout and spun quite a bit through first and second gear giving Danny an easy win.
The bottom line: everyone had a great time.
The sixth and last Corvette Challenge will be December 1st. Come on out.
Next Race is October 27!
10/20/07 - Our deepest apologies. Our schedule previously showed today as our next race. The IHRA World Finals are taking place this weekend and there will be no Corvette Challenge. Our next race will be next Saturday, October 27, 2007. We hope to see you next week for our fifth race of the year. We will have the sight updated for the previous race this weekend.
Kerry Jamison Back in the Winner's Circle at Corvette Challenge Race 4
By Edgar Perez
09/15/07 - Darlington, SC -
The Carolina Corvette Challenge at Darlington Dragway was back in action today with five Corvette Racers making the event to air their rides out down the quarter mile.
With five drivers one would get the lucky draw for a bye run. The new driver, Justin Miklas, in the Bronze C6 got the bye. Art Brown raced Danny Moore in the first round. Brown would leave first with an 11.67 dial and Moore would follow with an even 11.0 dial. Moore's RT was better with .118 to .124 giving him a chance to win. Brown took a .0574 margin of victory as he ran 11.780 @ 115.32 and Moore 11.161 @ 128.46. Another new driver, Smith, with a Z06 faced Kerry Jamison and went red and gave Kerry the round. Smith, -.233 on his 12.50 dial. Jamison also went red but it did not matter as his 12.06 dial meant he did it after Smith.
Moore did not buy back into the second round and Smith did so that left us with an even four for the second round. Brown faced Smith with an 11.67 dial to Smith's 12.50. Smith was treed by Brown, .087 to .367 and would appear to be on the way to a loss. Smith went 12.528 and Brown found himself on the losing end of the round due to a breakout 11.630 @ 118.53. Jamison raced Justin Miklas, in the C6 Vette and took a close .0242 margin of victory as he broke out going 13.516 on 13.52 dial.
In round three, Brown bought back in after breaking out. Brown advanced to the final when Smith's Z06 broke out. Both drivers finished the run with 118 MPH so it was close. Jamison got a bye into the final to face Brown.
Jamison and Brown were in the final again. Both drivers cut super lights Brown taking the better of the two with a .065 to .080. Brown was dialed 11.63 to Jamison’s 12.0. Both drivers aired out and both broke out. Brown with an 11.606 broke out by more than Kerry with an 11.981 so Kerry takes the win.
Congratulations to the participants.
Next Race
There are two races let. We race October 27 and again on December 01, 2007. Don't miss it.
Art Brown Wins his First Corvette Challenge in Race 3
By Edgar Perez
05/19/07 - Darlington, SC -
Attendance was light for the third race of the Carolina Corvette Challenge at Darlington Dragway but we had a race and that is all the matters. The article for this race is a little, okay a lot late but regardless, the five drivers in attendance still enjoyed themselves and we have a first time winner in Art Brown.
The first round of racing had Mac McDonagh getting the single run and he put a 13.85 on the window and proceeded to breakout but still take the win on the single with a 13.611 @ 100.84 mph. Bobby Ram would square off with Art Brown and would leave first with a 12.30 dial to Brown's 11.30. Brown took the win cutting a better light and being closer to his dial running 11.378 @ 117.98 mph. Kerry Jamison would face Danny Moore next with Jamison dialed 11.82 to Moore's 10.75. Moore got the light with a .029 and ran 10.789 on the dial to take the win over Jamison who had trouble on the pass and not anywhere near his dial. For round 2 both drivers bought back in and this time Moore got the single and he would run 10.859 on 10.78 dial. McDonagh would face Ram in this race with leaving first with a 13.65 to 12.50 on Ram's Corvette. Ram had trouble completing the pass and could not run in the 12's so McDonagh was into the next round with a win. Jamison was real close to his dial with an 11.839 @ 111.98 on an 11.82 dial with a .115 light. He did not need it as his opponent, Brown, went red -.137.
Now in round three we had four cars left with another buyback. This round Jamison was dead-on 11.83 with a 9 on 11.83 dial and took the win getting into the final when McDonagh went red. Art Brown would cut a better light than Danny Moore causing him to breakout. Moore ran 10.778 on 10.80 dial with .207 light and Brown had the better package and the win light with a .127 and 11.366 on 11.35 dial and was on the way to final. In the final the drivers were pretty close in ET and even closer on RT. Brown was better with a .076 to Jamison's .098. He was doing the chasing with the 11.35 dial to 11.83 for Kerry. As they cross, Jamison went under going 11.823 and Brown was dead-on with an 11.353 @ 119.64 and the win light. Congratulations go out the five drivers to made it out today especially to Art Brown for the great day and the dead-on final.
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Next race is September 15, 2007. Don't miss it
Art Brown Wins Event 3
05/25/07 - We are happy to report that we have a new winner in the 2007 season. Art Brown took his first Corvette Challenge win against Kerry who had won two in a row. More details, pictures and points update will be availble soon. Discuss the race on The Corvette Forum.
Updated Site for Race 2
05/25/07 - Sorry folks, I fell asleep at the wheel and did not update your site after Race 2. I have updated with article below and with points update. Will update for Race 3 as soon as I have all the data.
Edgar
Kerry Jamison Wins Second in a Row at Half Track
By Kerry Jamison
04/21/07 - Darlington, SC -
I drove my car up and heard a noise in the rear about 15 miles away from the track. Upon inspection at the track I found an outer axle shaft u-joint was bad. I didn’t think I would get to run, but needed to repair it to get home. With borrowed tools and a ride from a friend to the parts store I was able to get it replaced in time to make the first round.
We had 2 new drivers, but a couple were missing . Danny Niceley from Tennessee had the quickest car running 10.30s N.A.
Unfortunately, when it came time to run the track had software issues so we were forced to run 1/8 mile bracket. Again, I broke out in the first round. I bought back in and made it to the finals. The semis paired Danny Moore against Danny Niceley. Danny Moore got to leave first, but Danny Niceley ran him down for the win. I had a bye run in the semis. The finals paired me against Danny Niceley. I got a .035 light against Danny’s .11 light. I dialed a 7.50 and ran a 7.506 and Danny broke out running me down.
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Next Race
Next race is May 19, 2007. Don't miss it
Kerry Jamison Wins Jamison's Carolina Corvette Challenge at Darlington Dragway
David Luplow
03/17/07 - Darlington, SC -
The Jamison's Carolina Corvette Challenge kicked off the 2007 season in cool fashion. We had 13 racers ranging from our winner's 383 C4 to a blistering fast 427 C5. Several other Corvettes came out to catch and lend words of warmth to the racers, as the temperatures where a blustery 45 degrees, with a stiff side wind making it much colder. The harsh side wind limited the racing to the 1/8th mile, but the Corvettes soon warmed it up.
The race was run alternately to the Darlington bracket racing, so we had enough time between rounds to tweak cars, and grab some coffee. Veteran racer, Joe Gabella, cruised all the way out to the quarter finals with best reaction times, every round! Danny Nicely roared out to the quarters as well with his fresh 427 cid motor in his C5, and Joe and Danny both where yanking the wheels on the launch and running high 1.39s short times. The finals pitted 2006 series champion Danny Moore and Kerry Jamison. Danny broke out and Kerry got the win light, and took his first event.
Several cars could not make it out due to some recent carnage, some of it even happened the day of the race! In all, the season started strong and built some great momentum for the new year, and a new track. We equaled our best number of racers first time out, and will continue to attract more cars.
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Next Race
Next race is April 21, 2007. Don't miss it
Schedule Update
02/08/07 - We had to make a schedule due to a conflict at the track. Our race that was originally on Oct 6th is now on Oct 20th. Please update your calendars.
2007 Carolina Corvette Challenge presented by Jamisons Custom Corvette schedule
 12/18/06 - I am pleased to announce the 2007 schedule of the Carolina Corvette Challenge presented by Jamisons Custom Corvette. All of the following races will take place at a new site this year. The famous Darlington International Dragway has agreed to host our events this year. After 2 years of working with Carolina Dragway without much growth we felt it was time for a change of vinue in order to see if we could increase the number of competitors at our events. I would like to thank Angel and Jeff at Carolina Dragway for all their help in getting our series started. I would also like to thank all our sponsors from last year. Jamisons Custom Corvette, Clearview Autoglass, SE Wire, Carolina Clutch, and Carolina Auto Masters. With your support our year was a great one.
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Kerry Jaimison |
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Kerry Jaimison |
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Art Brown |
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Kerry Jaimison |
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Dan Whitton wins Event 5
11/11/06 - Jackson, SC -
The last race of the 2007 season started with a record turnout of 34 cars, 25 of which were Corvettes. To generate interest we extended our test and tune session from 1 to 2 hours and opened it to all makes and hosted an additional bracket race for non Vettes.
As for the Carolina Corvette Challenge portion of the day only 10 drivers decided to compete. In the end it was Dan Whitton winning again. Congratulations Dan on win #2. Dan beat out Danny Nicely when Danny left too early and lit up the win light in the other lane.
A new season champion was crowned also. Congratulations to last year's runner-up Danny Moore. Danny has had a great year, winning one Carolina Corvette Challenge, The Carolina Corvette Challenge Championship, and the National Corvette Challenge in Bowling Green, KY back in May.
WE hope to have news about next year very soon, so keep checking back and check out going to the National Race next year.
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Congratulate our Champion Danny Moore on www.corvetteforum.com
Announcing the 2007 National Corvette Challenge
10/14/06 - Fellow Corvette Challenge racers, the 2007 National Corvette Challenge is on! We are happy to announce the 2007 National Corvette Challenge has been scheduled for Saturday, February, 24, 2007 (
) at Richmond Dragway in Richmond, Virginia. For complete details and to register, visit http://national.corvettechallenge.info.
Dan Whitton wins Event 4
09/30/06 - A beautiful day with a few new personel bests and a new winner. Dan Whitton aka Corjett gets his first win in our series. Way to go Dan ! WE had better attendance with 15 cars entered. Points, pic and a full story will be posted on the web page later this week. Congratulate the drivers on www.corvetteforum.com.
Danny Moore wins Event 3
09/09/06 - Jackson, SC -
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Joe Gabella wins Event 2
08/26/06 - Jackson, SC -
With only four Corvettes showing up for race two of The Carolina Corvette Challenge presented by Jamisons Custom Corvettes, there is not much of a story to be told, so lets go round by round.
Round One
It started with Joe Gabella facing Damon Thompson and it was over at the line, with Damon catching a red light to give the win light to Joe. The second pair had Danny Moore against newcomer Dave Luplow. Danny dailed inat 11.62 and Dave dialed in at 11.60, so it was all but a heads-up race. Dave hit his dial dead on turning a time of 11.608 but he gave up too much time at the line and Danny took the win light.
Round Two
Dave and Damon both bought back in to carry four cars to round two, with the same matchups as round one. Damon Thompson took the win light by cuttinga .038 light and notgiving that time back, Danny Moore got the win light when dave Luplow had a case of premature acceleration.
Round Three
Damon got the bye in round three due to his .038 R/T in round 2. Joe bought back in after losing in round 2 and lined up against Danny. Joe cut a .009 light and ran down the red Vette of Danny to earn his spot in the final round.
Final Round
The final round would have Damon and Joe for the third time in four rounds and it ended just like the first race with Damon starting a little too early and giving the win light to Joe.
The next race is Spetember 9th. We invite all Corvette owners to come and race with us.
Schedule Change
The November 18th race has been moved up one week to November 11th.
April 1 Race Rescheduled for August 26, 2006
05/08/06 - We are happy to announce that our rained out race from April 1, 2006 has been rescheduled for Saturday, August 26, 2006, same time.
If you are looking to get some racing in, remember the RevXtreme National Corvette Challenge has been moved to Bowling Green in conjunction with the Corvette Forum Cruise In on Memorial Day weekend. You must pre-register for the national. Visit http://national.corvettechallenge.info.
Corvette Challenge Postponed Due to Rain
04/01/06 - Rain was falling today and the track operators called the race/ Make-up date TBA.
Dwayne Schultz kicks of 2006 with Event 1 Win
03/18/06 - Jackson, SC -
The 2006 Carolina Corvette Challenge Series presented by Jamison's Custom Corvette is finally underway. 9 drivers returned from last years series, along with 2 Carolina Challenge first timers.
Round one consisted of only 5 pairing with three races decided by premature acceleration. Joe Gabella, Dwayne Shultz, and Danny Moore were the recipients of these gifts. Kerry Jamison and Danny Nicely won their races at the other end of the strip. First time Bracket racer Bryan Crocker was showing his beginners luck by drawing the first round pass.
After the first round buy backs we were onto round two with 5 pairings again. This round was no different in the premature acceleration total matching that of the first round. In the final pairing of round two we had Danny Nicely welcoming Rookie Bryan Crocker to the world of bracket racing by cutting a perfect .000 light and going on to take the win light.
With the second round of buybacks complete we were down to three pairs. In the first pair we had Dwayne Shultz cutting a .037 light compared to the .091 light of Kerry Jamison and never looking back. The second race was over in the staging lanes when Paul Smiths car failed to start, giving the win to Danny Moore. The final pair was again Danny nicely and Bryan Crocker, but it was Danny Nicely leaving .015 too early and sending Bryan to the semi-final round.
With only three racers left the free pass went to Dwayne Schultz, leaving Danny Moore to face Bryan Crocker. Bryan left first with a .165 RT followed by Danny who finally woke-up and left the starting line with a .330 RT. That was all Bryan needed as he turned in a time of 12.850 on a 12.80 dial.
The final pair was now at the line. The track regular Dwayne Schultz and the smiling Bryan Crocker. Dwayne took the advantage at the line besting Bryan by, 121 and then ran a 10.586 on a 10.50 dial.
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Congratulations to Dwayne Schultz on his win and with taking the early points lead. We hope to see everyone back in two weeks on April fools day (April 1) for race two..
Season Opener Quickly Approaching
03/10/06 - The season opener is quickly approaching and we look forward to see everyone at the track. Just as a reminder, here is our preliminary schedule of race day events. Times are estimated so please listen to announcements on the public adress system.
- Gates open at 10 am
- Drivers meeting at 10:45
- Open time trails from 11:00-12:00
- Eliminations start at 12:30
Payout Changes for the 2006 Season...Please read
03/10/06 - Attention Carolina Corvette Challenge drivers. Due to reduced sponsorship dollars contributed for our 2006 season, we can no longer guarantee a predetermined payout amount for our events. The payout for each event will be determined based on car count. More Corvettes equals bigger payout. A portion of the race entry fee will be used for both event payout and year-end points fund. Based on previous attendance we think we can get to $100 winner and $50 runnerup payout at each race.
Best of Luck to National Corvette Challenge Participants
02/24/06 - Unfortunately, after making time trials Friday, we were rained out Saturday. We will work on re-scheduling the event when we get back to town.
02/23/06 - To all making the trip to Carolina Dragway for the RevXtreme National Corvette Challenge, have a great trip and best of luck to you at the races. Please visit the the Drag Racing section on The Corvette Forum for updates and pictures and visit www.challengevideos.com for videos when available.
Corvette Challenge Featured in Vette
The Corvette Challenge was featured in the April 2006 issue of Vette magazine. This issue should be available at local book stores now. The article was written by Edgar Perez and features the history of the Corvette Challenge, a championship wrap-up of the 2005 season and 15 Corvette photographs taken by our Corvette Challenge photographers. If you cannot pick up a copy locally, you can order a back issue direct from Primedia. It is possible the article will appear on the Vette magazine web site so you may want to look at www.vetteweb.com. The article name is "Mounting a Challenge".
Announcing new Title Sponsor - Jamison's Custom Corvettes
01/27/06 - We are happy to announce the Carolina Corvette Challenge now has a new title sponsor. Jamison's Custom Corvette will be our title sponsor for the 2006 season and onwards. Jamison's has supported the Carolina Corvette Challenge since its beginning. Jamison's is located in Charleston, SC. Please join us in welcoming our new title sponsor, Jamison's.
Please Welcome new Associate Sponsor Carolina Auto Masters
01/27/06 - Please join us in welcoming our newest Associate Sponsor, Carolina Auto Masters.. CAM is located in Durham, NC and their cars have been featured in many magazines and they have an in house Chassis Dyno. To take a shop tour click here. Welcome CAM
Announcing The 2006 Race Schedule
12/22/05 - We are happy to announce the complete 2006 Excedy Carolina Corvette Challenge schedule. The season will kick off with our National Corvette Challenge (non-points) on February 24-25 where we will be joined by our racing friends form the NJ, Fl and perhaps CA challenges, (details. We will begin of 5-race points season on March 18, 2006. We look forward to seeing many familiar faces as well as many new faces.
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Joe Gabella |
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Danny Moore |
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Dan Whitton |
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Dan Whitton |
NHRA Helmet Expiration Dates
12/20/05 - In the 2006 NHRA rule book on page 230 is a helmet expiration date schedule. It states that all Snell 90 rated helmets expire 1/1/2006 and Snell 95 helmets expire 1/1/2007. It is important for you to have his information because if you are in the market for a helmet, you want to ensure it does not expire in the two years. If you are shopping for a helmet, please ensure a Snell 2000 or Snell 2005 rating. IHRA tracks will likely follow in this pattern.
Just added Race Results Link
12/18/05 - Articles from the 2005 season have been removed from the home page but not gone. We have added a link to the top section of all pages for "race results" where you can go to see all race results. Please click on the link above.
Corvette Challenge Sites Moved to a New Server
12/13/05 - Ove the past two weeks we have moved all of our websites to a new server. We moved over 7 GB of data and over 6 years of history. We have moved to IXWEBHOSTING (click image on right). Some of our sites were on different servers with different levels of service, some with too little space and some with too little bandwidth (amount of data transferred from the site when users click on links and visit the page). We now have all six of our Corvette Challenge webs sites sharing 500 GB of bandwidth per month and an unlimited amount of server space. Please do report if you find a broken link on any of our sites. Please visit
- www.corvettechallenge.info - Home of the East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge at Englistown, NJ
- www.corvette-challenge.com - Home of West Coast Corvette Challenge in California and Nevada
- www.flacorvettechallenge.com - Home of the RevXtreme Corvette Challenge at Bradenton, FL
- www.corvettechallengemmp.com - Home of the Horse Power Sales Corvette Challenge at Morso in Jupiter, Florida
- www.carolinacorvettechallenge.com - Home of the Exedy Carolina Corvette Challenge at Caorlina Dragway in Jackson, SC
- www.challengevideos.com - Home of the Corvette Challenge Drag Racing Videos for the ECS CC at Englistown, NJ
11/10/05 - You are all invited to the 2nd ever National Corvette Challenge. The event is open to all Corvettes in addition to all participants of any of the Corvette Challenges around the nation. The event will not count for points in our series.
The event will take place at Carolina Dragway in Aiken South Carolina on February 24 and 25, 2006. Friday will be a test and tune session and Saturday will be test and tune and National eliminations. The event will include both a bracket race and heads-up race
Visit www.carolinacorvettechallenge.com/national/ for complete details and to sign up.
Gates to Open at 10 AM for First Race
03/04/05 - Our first race is approaching quickly on Saturday March 26, 2005. Here is some information you will all need. What time are we opening? Gates will open at 10 AM! Please note that all drivers will need a helmet. If you do not own a helmet, track rentals are available. Please note that a roll bar, fire jacket and a five point harness is required for any Coupe or Hardtop that can run the 1/4 mile under 11.50 and for Convertibles under 13.50.
Update to 2005 Schedule
01/04/05 - Please note there is a small schedule change. The October race previously noted as October 1 has been updated to October 8, 2005. There will be no Corvette Challene October 1, 2005.
Announcing the 2005 Schedule
12/21/04 - We are proud to annoucne the full schedule for 2005. Carolina Dragway will host a full six event series for Corvettes in 2005. More details will be posted as they become available. Get the dates down on your calendar. Schedule is as follows:
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Joe Gabella |
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Joe Gabella |
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Danny Nicely |
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Dwayne Schultz |
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Joe Gabella |
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Danny Nicely |
Carolina Clutch in Charlotte, NC is the title sponsor along with Excedy Clutch. Visit Carolina Clutch at www.carolinaclutch.com
Jamison Corvettes in Charleston, SC is set to sponsor trophies for the winner and runner-up drivers. Visit their site at www.jamisoncustomcorvette.com
McCoy Motorsports has now come on as a Sponsor. They is donating $200.00 for the purse. Visit their site at www.tobefast.com
More Performance has come on as a sponsor. They are donating $200.00 for the purse. Visit their site at www.moreperformanceinc.com
Raptor Performance has come on as a sponsor as well. Raptor will give a free shift light to the first driver to cut a perfect light. Raptor Perfomance can be found at www.raptorperformance.com
Lowcountry Corvette has joined the team! Lowcountry Corvette, located in Charleston, SC, sells Corvette Parts, Supplies and Appareel. Please help us welcome Lowcountry and visit them at www.lowvette.com
I am also looking for more sponsors for prizes or purse money. If anyone knows of any company that wants to help, please post. I will be adding more info as soon as anything comes up.
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