The Kossuth County Agriculture & Motorsports Museum will host “Sprint Car 101, an Afternoon with Norm Wiemers” Sunday, November 23, 2014. The free and open-to-the-public educational program starts at 2:00 p.m.

Norm Wiemers, 2013 inductee into both the Kossuth County Racing and Knoxville Raceway Halls of Fame, will discuss his racing career and answer questions from the audience. Wiemers competed at several Midwestern race tracks and qualified for the very first Knoxville Nationals.

The event is held in conjunction with the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum. According to museum curator Tom Schmeh, “We are excited about working with the Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum in Algona again on the afternoon with Norm Wiemers. It follows our very successful program up there this spring with Jim Edgington, Dick Forbrook and Stacy Redmond. I encourage sprint car fans in North Central Iowa to come out at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 23, to the Kossuth County Fairgrounds in Algona.”

Individuals interested in learning more about “Sprint Car 101”, or the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum, are urged to visit www.sprintcarhof.com. More information about the Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum is available at www.kossuthmuseum.com.

More information about the racing career of Norm Wiemers, click here.

Just announced!

Sprint Car 101 – Norm Wiemers EVENT FLYER

Sprint Car 101: An Afternoon with Norm Wiemers, 2013 inductee into the Kossuth County Racing and Knoxville Raceway halls of fame.

Event is moderated by Chad Meyer.

Hosted by the Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum and presented by the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum.

Sunday, Novemberr 23, 2014
2:00 – 3:30 p..m.

Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum
800 East Fair Street – Algona, Iowa
(located on the Kossuth County Fairgrounds, on Hwy 169 South

Thank you to the great support of our community and county, the following special dates have been added to the museum calendar:

Special events include:

 

Wednesday, July 30 – Bancroft Implement sponsors “Free Admission” to museum during Kossuth County Fair

Thursday, July 31 – Carroll Implement sponsors “Free Admission” to museum during Kossuth County Fair

1:00 p.m. – July 31 – Artist Russell Sonnenburg unveils newest print at museum!

Friday, August 1 – MaxYield Cooperative sponsors “Free Admission” to museum during Kossuth County Fair

Saturday, August 2- PMI Advantage Insurance sponsors “Free Admission” to museum during Kossuth County Fair

Saturday, August 2 – Racing Hall of Fame ceremony

Sunday, November 23rd – “Sprint Car 101″; an afternoon with Norm Wiemers

Reminder, the museum is open each Saturday and Sunday 1-4 pm through December 28, 2014.

The late Leo Christensen, shown getting ready for modified action at Jackson Speedway. He was a force to be reckoned with where ever he raced. The ‘Eight Ball’ on the door and cigar were ever-present.

Christensen is an 2007 inductee into the Kossuth County Racing Hall of Fame.

Photo is from Denny Garber collection.

If you missed our Sprint Car 101, An Afternoon with Jim Edington, Dick Forbrook, and Stacy Redmond, the video of the event is below. It was a great day and we grateful for everyone’s support of the program.

Thank you to the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum for helping make this event possible!

Thank you to Tim Dahlhauser for the snapshots of last Sunday’s Sprint Car 101: An Afternoon with Jim Edgington, Dick Forbrook and Stacy Redmond.

Thank you to everyone who attended. What a great turnout! Nearly 140 guests signed in. Thank you for joining us on a cold and windy day.

Sprint Car 101 was held in conjunction with the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum located in Knoxville, IA. Sincere thanks to volunteers Merry Simpson, Lavon Kruse, Edgar Meyer, Ron Reefer, Jake Simpson, Kurt Dahl, Ron Lohman, Rick Klein, Chad Meyer, Louie Bormann, Dean Simpson, Denny Garbers, Terry Smith and Dave Kunkel. Also thanks to MaxYield Cooperative, Pottsie’s Pub, Tim Dahlhauser, Nathan Countryman of the Algona Upper Des Moines and KLGA radio.

Thank you to Tom Schmeh and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum for bringing Sprint Car 101 to Algona!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chad Meyer joins KLGA’s Joe Hall-Reppen to discuss the Sunday, March 2nd “Sprint Car 101, an afternoon with Jim Edgington, Dick Forbrook, and Stacy Redmond.”

The doors to the Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum open at 1:00 p.m., and the panel discussion begins at 2:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

More information about the event can be found here.

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (February 3, 2014) – The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum is pleased to announce its line-up of free and open-to-the-public Sprint Car 101 educational programs for February and March, including a bonus program in Algona, Iowa. The two Third Thursday Series of programs will take place on February 20 and March 20 in Knoxville with evenings featuring “Knoxville Nationals: The First Fifty Years” book authors Eric Arnold & Bob Wilson, and sprint car veteran Joe Beaver, respectively. The Sprint Car 101 ‘On the Road’ program will take place on Sunday, March 2, with an afternoon spotlighting North Central Iowa racing veterans Jim Edgington, Dick Forbrook and Stacy Redmond.

According to museum curator Tom Schmeh today, “Due to our winter weather, we were forced to postpone our program with Eric Arnold and Bob Wilson until Thursday, February 20, and the one with Joe Beaver until Thursday, March 20. However, we are very much looking forward to both programs. We are also excited about working with Chad Meyer at the Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum in Algona on the afternoon with Jim Edgington, Dick Forbrook and Stacy Redmond. This will be our second-ever Sprint Car 101 ‘On the Road’ and it follows our very successful one in Avon, Indiana, in December. I encourage sprint car fans in North Central Iowa to come out at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 2, to the Kossuth County Fairgrounds in Algona.”

Those individuals interested in learning more about the “Sprint Car 101” Third Thursday Series at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum are urged to visit www.sprintcarhof.com.