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CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY!
By Scott
Daloisio
(Perris, CA, March 13, 2018)
It promises to be a wild St. Patrick’s Day
this Saturday, March 17th, when LKQ Pick
Your Part presents “Night of Destruction
#1” at Perris Auto Speedway. The show will
consist of crazy Figure 8 racing, a wild
Figure 8 Trailer race, insane Democross
and Formula-X Autocross & CrossKart
racing. Spectator gates will open at 5:00
P.M. and the first race will start at
7:00.
One of the
favorites on Saturday will be Beaumont,
California’s Jesse Gordon. Before last
year, Gordon had never contested a single
“Night of Destruction” event. By the end
of the season, he was crowned Figure 8
Champion and the overall Night of
Destruction “Ironman.” The latter is
highly coveted as it combines all three
classes (Figure 8, Figure 8 Trailer and
Democross). In addition to his prowess in
the driver’s seat, Gordon also endeared
himself to fans by driving a converted
modified that is now a Batmobile replica
car.
“All modifieds
pretty much look the same,” Gordon told
Dave Stall on the “Racer Radio Show” on a
recent Sunday afternoon. “Me and my dad
came up with this design. We wanted our
car to be functional as a Figure 8 car, so
we came up with the design. All the Figure
8 cars have billboards on the upper rear
quarter panels. Instead of the square
billboard style, we wanted to shape it
like a wing. Like a shark fin. When we cut
out the metal and painted the car black it
looked like a Batmobile car, so we went
with that theme. It has been working. A
lot of kids and a lot of the adult fans
enjoy it. I am glad I have some fans out
there.”
Jesse Gordon
will begin defense of his 2017
championships when LKQ Pick Your Part
presents “Night of Destruction #1” this
Saturday at Perris Auto Speedway. Please
give photo credit to Vane Ledgerwood.
A respiratory
therapist at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in
Riverside, Gordon has a very busy work
schedule. Since the last race of 2017,
what little free time the 25-year-old has
had, has been spent in the garage getting
the car ready for Saturday night.
“It has been a
busy off season working on the car,”
Gordon told Stall. “At the last race of
last season, it got destroyed. I have had
to completely build it and I put a new
engine in it. I am going for another
championship this year.”
Gordon is one
of only a couple of handful of drivers who
runs all three classes at the “Night of
Destruction” and it keeps him and his crew
more than busy on race night.
“It is a
serious challenge keeping the car alive
and running all three classes in one
night,” Gordon said. “It is the same car
for all three classes. Democross is the
most brutal so it is a serious challenge
for myself and the crew each race night.
My car is an old Barona modified that ran
there back in 2016. It started out as a
modified chassis. I set it up to go in
both directions (turn in both directions)
for the Figure 8. That was a bit of a
challenge as they are not really meant to
turn in both directions. But, we figured
it out and it seems to be working pretty
well.”
Among Gordon’s
main challengers on Saturday will be
two-time Figure 8 champion Earl Cox of
Norco, two-time Trailer Figure 8 champion
Ken McWilliams of Menifee, past Figure 8 &
Ironman champ Ryan Kennett of Nuevo and
another former Ironman title holder, David
Holmes of Norco.
As well as the
racing, it will also be one of the track’s
“American Cancer Society Nights” and will
benefit the “Up, Down N’ Dirty 4 A Cure
Mud Run” at The PAS on July 14th. Drivers
will pass through the grandstands at
intermission collecting donations in their
helmets from the fans.
Fans are urged
to arrive early for the 5:15 on track
autograph and photo session.
Adult tickets
for Saturday are $15.00. Active military
with proper id, teens 13-18 with their
school id and kids 6-12 get in for just
$5.00. Children 5 and under are free.
Parking on the fairgrounds is $8.00.
Advance
tickets are available online at
https://pas.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=7
or by phone at 1-800-595-4849. For those
who do not wish to purchase tickets in
advance, there will be plenty for everyone
at the ticket booth on Saturday night.
Perris Auto
Speedway wants to thank its corporate
partners for the 2017 season. All Coast
Construction, Amsoil, Austin Hutchinson
Realtor, Ayers Hotel & Spa, Brass and Bass
Firearms & Fishing Supplies, Budweiser,
Bud’s Tire Pro, Center Point Church,
Champion Towing, City of Perris, Country
Values Magazine, Daytona Boat & RV
Storage, Ed Moore Bullet Proof Driveshaft,
Edelbrock, Flowdynamics, Full Throttle
Scissor Lift Rental, Green Sheet, Harley’s
Custom Cycles, HD Industries, Hoosier
Tires, Indiana Truck Salvage, K&N
Engineering, Living Water’s Hospice,
Luke’s Transmission, Moreno Valley
Magazine of Values, Paul Oil Company,
Pepsi-Cola, Pick-A-Part Auto Salvage, Pole
Position, Precision Engine of Temecula,
PrintItNow.com, Scott Sales, Shaver
Specialties, Square H, Sunstate Equipment,
Swedish Speed, Original Tommy’s Burgers,
Trench Shoring, Valley News and Vista
Paint.
To keep up
with all the latest Perris Auto Speedway
news, photos, gossip and receive special
offers, please use the following links:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Perris-Auto-Speedway/113876798686480?ref=hl
Twitter:
Perris Auto Speedway on Twitter.
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/perrisautospeedway/
Website:
http://perrisautospeedway.com/
Video and DVD
productions of the “Nights of Destruction”
are available from David Blair Video. For
more information on the productions call
(714) 225-9500, or E-mail
mailto:fourvideos@yahoo.com.
Perris Auto
Speedway is conveniently located on the So
Cal Fair and Event Center (home of
October’s Southern California Fair),
approximately one hour east of Los Angeles
and one-hour North of San Diego. To get to
the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on
the Ramona Expressway and go three miles
east to the fairgrounds. For directions on
MapQuest, the address to enter is: 18700
Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is
92571.
racesatthepas@aol.com is the only
authorized Internet address to issue
official media news released from The
Perris Auto Speedway or Oval
Entertainment.
2018 Perris
Auto Speedway Schedule
March 17th LKQ
Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION 1 - Demo Cross, Figure 8's,
Figure 8 Trailer Racing and Formula-X
Autocross & CrossKarts AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY NIGHT Benefiting the Up, Down 'n
Dirty 4 a Cure MUD RUN
April 14TH LKQ
Pick Your Part Presents the PASSCAR STOCK
CAR SERIES - Super Stocks, Street Stocks,
Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
April 21st
"SOKOLA SHOOTOUT" USAC/CRA Sprint Cars,
PAS Senior Sprint Cars and PAS Young Guns
Sprint Cars AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY NIGHT
Benefiting the Up, Down 'n Dirty 4 a Cure
MUD RUN
April 28th LKQ
Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION II - Demo Cross, Figure 8's,
Figure 8 Trailer Racing and Formula-X
Autocross & CrossKarts
May 12th LKQ
Pick Your Part Presents the PASSCAR SERIES
- Street Stocks, Super Stocks, Factory
Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
May 19th LKQ
Pick Your Part Presents the NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION III - Demo Cross, Figure 8's,
Figure 8 Trailer Racing and Formula-X
Autocross & CrossKarts
May 26th
"SALUTE TO INDY " USAC/CRA Sprint Cars ,
PAS Senior Sprint Cars and PAS Young Guns
Sprint Cars, California Lightning Sprint
Cars AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY NIGHT
Benefiting the Up, Down 'n Dirty 4 a Cure
MUD RUN
June 9th LKQ
Pick Your Part Presents the PASSCAR STOCK
CAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks,
Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
June 16th LKQ
Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION IV - Demo Cross, Figure 8's,
Figure 8 Trailer Racing and Formula-X
Autocross & CrossKarts
June 23rd
USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprint
Cars and PAS Young Guns Sprint Cars
June 30th LKQ
Pick Your Part Presents the PASSCAR STOCK
CAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks,
Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
July 4th 4TH
OF JULY CELEBRATION AND FIREWORKS LKQ Pick
Your Part Presents NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION V
- Demo Cross, Figure 8's, Figure 8 Trailer
Racing and Formula-X Autocross &
CrossKarts AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY NIGHT
Benefiting the Up, Down 'n Dirty 4 a Cure
MUD RUN
July 21st LKQ
Pick Your Part Presents the PASSCAR STOCK
CAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super Stocks,
Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
July 28th LKQ
Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION VI - Demo Cross, Figure 8's,
Figure 8 Trailer Racing and Formula-X
Autocross & CrossKarts
August 18th
"CALIFORNIA RACERS HALL OF FAME NIGHT"
USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprint
Cars, PAS Young Guns Sprint Cars,
California Lightning Sprint Cars and WRA
Vintage Cars
August 25th
LKQ Pick Your Part Presents the PASSCAR
STOCK CAR SERIES - Street Stocks, Super
Stocks, Factory Stocks and IMCA Modifieds
September 1st
LKQ Pick Your Part Presents NIGHT OF
DESTRUCTION VII - Demo Cross, Figure 8's,
Figure 8 Trailer Racing and Formula-X
Autocross & CrossKarts
September 22nd
"GLENN HOWARD CLASSIC" USAC/CRA Sprint
Cars, PAS Senior Sprint Cars, PAS Young
Guns Sprint Cars and WRA Vintage Cars
October 6th -
14th SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FAIR
October 20th
USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, PAS Senior Sprint
Cars and PAS Young Guns Sprint Cars
October 27th
LKQ Pick Your Part Presents PASSCAR
"Champions Night" - Street Stocks, Super
Stocks, Factory Stocks and Modifieds
November 7th
Oval Nationals Practice
November 8th
23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals
"Presented by All Coast Construction" USAC
National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
November 9th
23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals
"Presented by All Coast Construction" USAC
National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
November 10th
23rd Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals
"Presented by All Coast Construction" USAC
National and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars
NOTE; THIS
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