PQMRA

New Official PQMRA Website Now Live!

Barbara Knotts — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:06:30 +0000

The PQMRA website is moving and the new official PQMRA site is now live! The new official PQMRA website address is:

http://www.portlandqma.com

Please be sure to bookmark the new address as this website will be going away soon. Go to the new official site HERE!

New Date for the 2012 States Race

Barbara Knotts — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:57:05 +0000

The 2012 States race date has been moved up one week to June 9-10, 2012, due to the requirement that there be at least two weeks between a States race and a Grands race. Please make a note of the new date.

January Club Meeting

Barbara Knotts — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:13:33 +0000

The January club meeting will be held Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at 7pm, at the Round Table Pizza at 10150 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Beaverton, OR 97005. Agenda will include RCP’s, Grands update, tower update, the national meeting, our club schedule, and more. See you there!

Region 9 Winter Meetings

Barbara Knotts — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:15:21 +0000

The next two Region 9 meetings (not club meetings) will be Saturday, January 21, and Saturday, February 18, at 10am at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 15920 West Valley Highway, Tukwila, WA 98188. The hotel contact number is (425)277-8844. The agenda will included proposed format changes, RCP’s and proposed budget. Members: Please check your e-mail about these two meetings regarding voting and other miscellaneous information not included here.

2nd Annual Region 9 Swap Meet

Barbara Knotts — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:07:05 +0000

The 2nd Annual Region 9 Swap Meet will be held Saturday, January 28, from 8:30am to noon at the Little Wheels racetrack located at Frontier Park, 21800 Meridian East, Graham, WA 98338. Don’t rely on just the internet to sell those parts that have been sitting around! Sell them at the swap meet. Cost is $10 per spot to sell and there is a camping fee of $10. If you plan to spend the night or need to come the night before, please contact Bryan Gee at (253)677-9378 or e-mail wzrdrcng24@yahoo.com.

2012 Winter Blast Quarter Midget Race

Barbara Knotts — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:08:37 +0000

The I-5 Quarter Midget Club is hosting the 2012 Winter Blast quarter midget race Sunday, 1/8/12, inside the Paviion at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds. This is an indoor DIRT TRACK race. Cost is $25 per car and there is an open tire rule – treaded tires allowed. Fuel must be the 89 Octane from Toads Gas Station at 740 E. Main St., Elma, WA.

The race will start with safety and sign-in from 8am to 9am. Pit meeting at 9am with practice following. There will be two sets of heat races and one main event per class. Please RSVP, if possible, to I-5qmc@hotmail.com to let them know you plan on attending and to let them know what class of car you are bringing.

Attention Jugglers, Clowns, Magicians, Entertainers ….

Barbara Knotts — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:49:48 +0000

If you have a family entertainment service such as juggling, plate twirling, balloon animals, clown, magician, etc., and you are interested in providing this entertainment at the QMA 2012 Western Grands, please send in the form below. Deadline is May 31, 2012. This will be a great opportunity to get your service known and to support quarter midget racing for kids at the same time!

QMA 2012 Western Grands Entertainer Registration

Games Needed for the Kids Zone at the Grands

Barbara Knotts — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:09:43 +0000

We need the following types of items for the “Kids Zone” at the Western Grands in July. If you can donate any of these items (or similar) it would go a long way toward fun for the kids at the race in their “off” time. If you would like to make a donation, please e-mail pqmrapublicity@gmail.com. You can donate any of the following or whatever else you think would be good for kids to play with:

bubbles to blow (unopened containers)
hula hoops
new crayons and markers and chalk
new coloring books
puzzles (with all the pieces, of course)
craft supplies of glitter, glue, scotch tape, paper, etc.
stickers
board games (with all the pieces)
hot wheels and tracks
balls
kids outdoor games like plastic horseshoes, croquet and bean bag toss
little things to use for prizes

2012 Portland Region Race, States Race and Grands Dates Now Known

Barbara Knotts — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:44:20 +0000

The 2012 season schedule should be available in February. Please keep checking back for updates. The following three race dates are now set for 2012 at the Alpenrose Dairy PQMRA track:

Region 9 States Race – June 15-17, 2012

Portland Region 9 Race – July 6-8, 2012

QMA 2012 Western Grands – July 21-29, 2012

PQMRA Registration Flyers

Barbara Knotts — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:10:32 +0000

Please feel free to download these two flyers and post them or distribute them to other businesses to display. One has tear-offs at the bottom (great for grocery store, library and post office community boards) and one has no tear offs (intended for retail location windows, etc.). Help the club get the 2012 season off to a great start!
Flyer with tear-offs
Flyer with no tear-offs