Originally slated to be raced in late September Monticello
Raceway has rescheduled its annual Munich Mile for Wednesday, October 2.
That race, for drivers of German descent, will be the sixth
event in the tracks year long Heritage Driver Series
“When we found out that a group of amateur drivers from
Germany would be here to race some NAADA members on October 2nd
we backed our Munich Mile up a week or so, with the possibly of having four
actual Germans in it this year,” noted Eric Warner the tracks Director of
Racing. “It’s not yet official if the visiting Germans will want to participate
but we certainly hope they will.”
As guests of the North American Amateur Drivers Association
a small contingent of Germans, which includes four amateur drivers, will
be in the States to race against their U.S. counterparts at
three tracks during the first week of October and since they’ll be racing
against drivers from NAADA here on Wednesday, October 2 and
general consensus was that that the Munich Mile would be more attractive if
true German drivers would participate.
Last year one actual German, Wim Paal, drove in the Munich
Mile and finished fifth. Unfortunately he won’t be in the states to drive again
this year but the race’s defending champ, Mike Merton will be.
Last season Merton set a series record of 1:58.3 when he
drove Romi Mystic to victory.
Warner has heard from a few possible local entrants but he
says there still will be room for a few more drivers of German heritage.
Anyone fitting the criteria and interested in more
information, or to possibly drive in this year’s contest, is urged to contact
Warner in the race office by calling 845.794.4100x455. Or they can call the
track’s publicity office at extension 455.
