Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum
Preserving & Honoring Kossuth County Iowa's Ag & Motorsports History
Save the date! Modified racer Kelly Shryock will join the Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum on Sunday, January 18th at 2:00 p.m.
We will discuss his amazing career, his chassis business and we will remember his father, the late Bob Shryock, who is an inductee into the Kossuth County Racing Hall of Fame.
Kossuth County Racing Hall of Fame inductee Daryl Arend sends word that Knoxville Raceway regular Terry McCarl plans to join “Sprint Car 101, an Afternoon with Norm Wiemers” this weekend. “Sprint Car 101” will take place Sunday, November 23rd at 2:00 p.m. The Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum is located on the fairgrounds on Hwy 169 south in Algona.
Wiemers qualified for the very first Knoxville Nationals while McCarl finished in sixth in this year’s event. Each will bring a unique perspective to history and current events in racing.
McCarl’s first three feature wins in sprint cars came at the controls of Algona, Iowa’s #1A sprint car owned by Arend. That car and related trophies are on display at our museum. Details about “Sprint Car 101” is below…
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.
Russell Sonnenberg will unveil his latest work on November 30th.
The Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum hosts Kossuth County, Iowa native Russell Sonnenberg at the museum Sunday, November 30th from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm for an open house and new print unveiling.
Sonnenberg’s original artwork and prints are proudly displayed at the museum. Be sure to stop by to meet the artist and take a trip down agriculture’s memory lane.
He will be unveiling his latest artwork, titled “Super Oliver”, as part of the open house.
You are invited to stop by, meet the author and learn more about Kossuth County’s rich ag history.
His beautiful art prints evoke the nostalgia of antique tractors that stir your imagination and bring you back in time! These true to life renderings of Allis-Chalmers, John Deere, International, Oliver and Massey Ferguson tractors are set on a backdrop of authentic looking farm scenes evocative of our yesteryear.
Collectors of Russell Sonnenberg’s artwork are growing nationwide. These beautiful antique tractor prints continue to amaze today’s collectors with their historical accuracy and precision detail – every nut and bolt is in the right place! Every Russell Sonnenberg print is strictly limited to an edition of 2000. Prints are not numbered. These prints are highly prized by collectors – the artist will not authorize them to be printed again.
Sonnenberg’s lithograph prints are for sale at the museum. Proceeds from each sale of prints and framed prints benefit the Kossuth County Agriculture & Motorsports Museum.
The museum can be found online at www.KossuthMuseum.com.
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.
Significant work has been completed on the mountain, lakes, rivers and bridges.
City and countryside landscapes are starting to take shape.
Arlen Benschoter, left, and Dean Benschoter plus great volunteers have put in many hours on the projec!
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.
The Algona Raceway car show will be held prior to Frostbuster racing action on April 5, 2014. The car show will take place 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. and will be held at the cement lot just northeast of the fairgrounds on Hwy 169, the location of the former Candlelight hotel. (**Note time and location change!)
The event will be held, weather permitting. If races at Algona Raceway are cancelled, the car show will be postponed.
Racers are asked to unload race cars on the north end of the lot, near Ricke’s Engine and Machine, and then park their haulers in the pit area of the race track. Race cars will be parked on the cement of the lot.
The event is presented by the Kossuth County Ag & Motorsports Museum.The museum will be open to the public from 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. April 5th.
A special collection of old racing programs, photographs, brochures and other items will on display in the museum April 5th. Admission is $3.00.
Algona Raceway will award trophies to each class winner during the Frostbuster races.
More information about the events at Algona Raceway can be found at www.AlgonaRaceway.com.
For more information about the car show, contact Chad Meyer, cmeyer@maxyieldcoop.com or 515-320-2593.
The German Valley Special…shown getting ready to hit the track.
The name, “The Farmer”, above the door fit for at least two of its drivers.
Kossuth County farmer Richard Simpson spent time behind the wheel, and Hancock County farmer Jon Hiscocks drove this car a bunch.
Simpson and Hiscocks have both retired from racing….however they both continue to feed the world.
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