Updated August 24th, 2023

 

 US Open National Speedway Championships come to Champion Speedway on September 3rd, 2023

Photo of rider in white with orange helmet is Broc Nicol, rider in Red and Black is Bradley Wilson Dean and last rider in white Chris Kerr 

This year’s Championship series is slated for two nights of racing. The first round, Saturday evening, September 2nd, will be held at Champion’s sister facility, Action Park East in Greene, and will start at 7pm. The finals, Sunday evening at Champion, will kick off at 6pm and will feature the live music of the band Brewhaha immediately following!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Open National Championships come to Champion Speedway September 3rd!
Former Two-Time US National Champion to take part!
One of the most prestigious events in North America for speedway motorcycle racing, The US Open National Championships, is set to come to Champion Speedway in Owego, NY on September 3rd and will feature some of best racers American Speedway has to offer.

This year’s Championship series is slated for two nights of racing. The first round, Saturday evening, September 2nd, will be held at Champion’s sister facility, Action Park East in Greene, and will start at 7pm. The finals, Sunday evening at Champion, will kick off at 6pm and will feature the live music of the band Brewhaha immediately following! 
Headlining the event will be defending US Open Champion and former  2-time US National Champ and British League veteran, Broc Nicol, of Lomita, CA! He will be joined by another former US Open Champ and British League rider, Chris Kerr, of Auburn, CA. Also competing will be New Zealand International and Bristish Leaguer, Bradley Wilson-Dean, who has been 4-time NZ National Champion! Redmond Bohannon and David Pieper of Colorado have signed up and more out of town entries are expected!
Local fans will have a lot to cheer about and the guest stars will have their hands full as the track promotion has a strong program of local riders at the moment.  The top local favorites to win the Championship have to be Casey Donholt of Port Crane, also a former Champion, and currently leading the track points, Spencer Portararo of Maine, who is last years East Coast Points leader, Adam “Missile” Mittl of Maine, who has won 5-track championships, Len McBride of Windsor, who has also has 5 track titles and former track champ, Mikey Buman of Binghamton. More riders from, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania will be making up the field!
Former East Coast star and crowd favorite, “Rowdy” Rick Stone, will serve as the Event Grand Marshal! He, along with “Rocket” Rodney Payne, will be on hand as both will be inducted into the East Coast Hall of Fame during the evening!

Speedway motorcycles have absolutely no brakes, go from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds and slide totally sideways through the turns. They run on methanol and the sport attracts crowds of 20,00 plus for weekly meetings in Europe. There are only several pockets of speedway in the US and New York is recognized as one of the best, second only to California.

Champion Speedway is at the end of Rt. 434 in Owego on Old Narrows Road.  Support Class racing, Mini Trikes and Juniors will be included both nights. Quad Racing will be taking place out back on the new ATV and Kart track as well. Monday could serve as a rain-date. More info can be found by calling (585)739-9612 or going to www.eastcoastspeedway.com or www.speedwaybikes.com.