2024 Membership Information

Click the image to download the membership application form.

Membership applications for the 2024 season are now available for download by clicking the image above.

A membership will allow admission to pit area at a $5 discount for all of our regular weekly shows. An early membership will pay for itself if you purchase seven (7) pit admissions during the season.

For race teams (please read car registration information below for changes for 2024) a membership will also give you a $10 discount on the car entry fee for our regular weekly points shows. A membership also is one of the requirements needed to participate in the season opening practice, the first scheduled points race and the Clyde Martin Memorial. A membership is required in order for the driver to receive points and be eligible for season ending points payout and awards. Please indicate the class(es) you are an owner/driver, driver or owner. For 600 teams, the Winged and Wingless are separate classes. If registering for one of the 600 classes indicate if you are registering for Winged or Wingless. If registering for both Winged and Wingless list them as separate classes when completing the form.

Membership applications that are received and paid on or before March 11, 2024 are $35. Memberships applications that are received and paid after March 11, 2024 are $50.

Car Registration:

• New for 2024 is that the driver only must be a member and registered for a particular class to receive points and discounted weekly car registration fee. As a result, the work party requirement moves from the car to the driver. Each member driver in each class must have a representative attend a work party or pay the work party waiver fee. There will be several scheduled work parties. The dates and times will be posted on this site when they are established. The work party waiver fee is $50.00 if paid by 3/11/2024. If paid after 3/11/2024 the fee is $60.00. The work party waiver fee can be paid when the driver submits their membership application.

• Car Number Fee - $5/car/class/year – Once purchased, the car number remains with the owner until the March Membership Meeting of the following year. After the March Membership Meeting, all car numbers not renewed will become available for anyone to purchase. Contact the membership committee at lancomembership@gmail.com for car number availability. The car number fee can be paid when the car owner submits their membership application.

• Drivers must complete the Financial Responsibility section of the form to. Each car the driver is competing in must be listed on the form. If the driver has different cars with different financial responsible persons, a separate Financial Responsibility form is needed for each car. If the driver competes in multiple cars with the same financially responsible person, only one form is required listing all the car numbers/classes the person is financially responsible for.

Questions about memberships can be sent to our membership committee at lancomembership@gmail.com.

2024 Reserved Pit Parking

Reserved Pit Parking is now available

Map Shown by teams and their spots from previous year.

To keep your spot as listed below payment must be received no later than December 31, 2023. You can mail payments to:

Jim Harrington
2255 E Mt Hope Rd
Manheim, PA 17545

Checks Payable to: L.M.M.C

If payment is not received by 12/31/2023 the spot will be open to anyone else to reserve.

If you reserve your spot and send in your money and a spot becomes available that is closer to the track you may concact to reserve closer spot and send in additional funds if applicable.

Reserved spots are only guaranteed for point shows,

Questions or Concerns regarding reserved pit parking is to be directed to Jim Harrington:

(717) 327-9844 or jimharrington@zeiglersdist.com

Map above is as of 4/18/2024.

Pricing:

Green - $100

Yellow - $75

Blue - $50

*Max: 2 cars per spot per event

Rules Changes for 2024 Season

Below is a synopsis of the major rule changes for 2024 season. The updated rule books can be found here:

Competition

Car Specifications

• Qualified drivers will no longer need to attempt to start a feature event to receive payout. If a qualified driver does not attempt or start a feature they will receive last place payout.

• Feature lineups for points races will be based on a weighted redraw. The weighted redraw will work as follows: The heat winners will draw from pills 1-6. If two (2) heats, pills 7 and 8 will be added for 2nd place heat finishers. If three (3) heats, pills 7, 8 and 9 would be added for the 2nd place heat finishers, and so on until all pills are in the bag. Prior points race winner still can start no better than 6th.

• Deadline for car registration for a points show is now 15 minutes prior to the advertised warm-up time.

• Left side nerf bars will be allowed to extend 1 inch outside the tire.

• Defined pace lap to start when the leader crosses the start/finish line the second time after the moment of caution. This determines if a driver that stops that is not involved in the caution maintains their running position or goes to the rear of the field.

• Changes to the 4-stroke motor rules for both 250cc and 450cc motors.

• To be eligible for points and member car registration, the driver only must be a registered driver in the class. To be a registered driver in a class the driver must be a member and the driver or a representative must complete a work party or pay the work party fee.

2023 Membership Information

Click the image to download the membership application form.

Membership applications for the 2023 season are now available for download by clicking the image above.

A membership will allow admission to pit area at a $5 discount for all of our regular weekly shows. An early membership will pay for itself if you purchase seven (7) pit admissions during the season.

For drivers and owners, a membership will also give you a $10 discount on the car entry fee for our regular weekly points shows. A membership also is one of the requirements needed to participate in the season opening practice, the first scheduled points race and the Clyde Martin Memorial. A membership is required in order to receive points and be eligible for season ending points payout and awards. Please indicate the class(es) you are an owner, driver or owner/driver. For 600 teams, the Winged and Wingless are separate classes. If registering for one of the 600 classes indicate if you are registering for Winged or Wingless. If registering for both Winged and Wingless list them as separate classes when completing the form.

Membership applications that are received and paid on or before March 13, 2023 are $35. Memberships applications that are received and paid after March 13, 2023 are $50.

Car Registration:

• Each member car in each class must have a representative attend a work party or pay the work party waiver fee. There will several scheduled work parties. The dates and times will be posted on this site when they are established. The work party waiver fee is $50.00 if paid by 3/13/2023. If paid after 3/13/2023 the fee is $60.00. The work party waiver fee can be paid when the car owner submits their membership application.

• Car Number Fee - $5/car/class/year – Once purchased, the car number remains with the owner until the March Membership Meeting of the following year. After the March Membership Meeting, all car numbers not renewed will become available for anyone to purchase. Contact the membership committee at lancomembership@gmail.com for car number availability. The car number fee can be paid when the car owner submits their membership application.

• Car owners must complete the Financial Responsibility section of the form

Questions about memberships can be sent to our membership committee at lancomembership@gmail.com.

2023 Reserved Pit Parking

Reserved Pit Parking is now available

Map Shown by teams and their spots from previous year

To keep your spot as listed below payment must be received no later than February 13th, 2023. You can mail payments to address listed below or you can make payment at the February membership meeting (2/13/2023 - 7:00 PM - Ephrata Elks).

Jim Harrington
2255 E Mt Hope Rd
Manheim, PA 17545

Checks Payable to: L.M.M.C

If payment is not received by 2/13/23 the spot will be open to anyone else to reserve.

If you reserve your spot and send in your money and a spot becomes available that is closer to the track you may contact to reserve closer spot and send in additional funds if applicable.

Questions or Concerns regarding reserved pit parking is to be directed to Jim Harrington:

(717) 327-9844 or jimharrington@zeiglersdist.com

Pricing:

Green - $100

Yellow - $75

Blue - $50

*Max: 2 cars per spot per event

Rules Changes for 2023 Season

Below is a synopsis of the major rule changes for 2023 season. The updated rule books can be found here:

Competition
Car Specifications

• Sportsman Engine Rules

  • Stock OEM or aftermarket direct replacement cranks and rods may be used as long as they are of OEM configuration and specification.

  • A procedure has been put into place for mid-season engine rule changes due to parts shortages.

• Wingless 600s will have a durometer rule for the right rear tire starting after 6/1/2023. The tire must durometer 50 before and after the race event. There is no brand or compound rule, only the durometer rule.

• Sportsman and 125/4 Stroke Lineups

  • Sportsman and 125/4 Stroke lineups will use the same format as the 600 and 270 classes:

    • Heats to be lineup by pill draw.

    • Top half of field to redraw for feature lineup.

    • Previous week winner to start no better than 6th. No penalty for missing week.

• Race Procedures

  • A driver may be stopped on the track to check for the presence of a raceiver. If there is no raceiver the driver will be black flagged from the event.

• Eligibility for a driver to compete in the Clyde Martin Memorial has been revised to three (3) point races.

• If a driver cannot compete in a feature they are previously qualified because of a medical condition, the driver will still receive last place points and pay for the feature.

• If a driver does not compete in 50% of the point shows and still finishes in the top 15 in points, that driver’s point fund money will go back to the following year’s general point fund.

2022 Membership Information

Click the image to download the membership application form.

Membership applications for the 2022 season are now available for download by clicking the image above.

A membership will allow admission to pit area at a $5 discount for all of our regular weekly shows. An early membership will pay for itself if you purchase seven (7) pit admissions during the season. In 2021, members that attended all shows with a membership admission price reduction saved $55.

For drivers and owners, a membership will also give you a $10 discount on the car entry fee for our regular weekly points shows. A membership also is one of the requirements needed to participate in the season opening practice, the first scheduled points show and the Clyde Martin Memorial. A membership is required in order to receive points and be eligible for season ending points payout and awards. Please indicate the class(es) you are a owner, driver or owner/driver. For Hyper Racing 600 teams, the Winged and Wingless are separate classes. If registering for one of the 600 classes indicate if you are registering for Winged or Wingless. If registering for both Winged and Wingless list them as separate classes when completing the form. Only member drivers that compete in 50% of the scheduled races are eligible to compete in the Clyde Martin Memorial. In 2022, the Clyde Martin Memorial is guaranteed to pay $2,000 to win for the Hyper Racing Winged and Wingless 600 classes thanks to Kenny Groff and Groff Motorsports and $1,000 to win for the 270, Skeet Craft Collision and 125/4 Stroke classes.

Membership applications that are received and paid on or before March 14, 2022 are $35. Memberships applications that are received and paid after March 14, 2022 are $50.

Car Registration:

• Each member car in each class must have a representative attend a work party or pay the work party waiver fee. There will several scheduled work parties. The dates and times will be posted on this site when they are established. The work party waiver fee is $50.00 if paid by 3/14/2022. If paid after 3/14/2022 the fee is $60.00. The work party waiver fee can be paid when the car owner submits their membership application.

• Car Number Fee - $5/car/class/year – Once purchased, the car number remains with the owner until the March Membership Meeting of the following year. After the March Membership Meeting, all car numbers not renewed will become available for anyone to purchase. Contact the membership committee at lancomembership@gmail.com for car number availability. The car number fee can be paid when the car owner submits their membership application.

• Car owners must complete the Financial Responsibility section of the form

Questions about memberships can be sent to our membership committee at lancomembership@gmail.com.

Rules Changes for 2022 Season

Below is a synopsis of the major rule changes for 2022 season. The updated rule books can be found here:

Competition
Car Specifications

• 270 and 600 Class Lineups

  • Heats to be lineup by pill draw. Top half of field to redraw for feature lineup. Previous week winner to start no better than 6th. No penalty for missing week.

• Sportsman and 125/4 Stroke Lineups

  • First two point races will see heats lined up by pill draw and top half of field to redraw for feature lineup. After two point races, heat races will be lined up points handicapping with drivers with lower season point average starting before drivers with higher season point average. The top 12 in the feature will be lined up by season point average with lower season point average starting before drivers with higher season point average. A driver must attempt to run two point races before they are eligible for handicapping. Heats, Consolations and Features will award season and handicap points.

• 12 and 13 year old drivers will be permitted to race in Sportsman, 270 and 600 classes with permission of the Board of Directors.

• Race procedures:

  • A car stopping during pace laps will not be sent to the rear. If a driver stops to complain to an official they will be black flagged

  • A debris caution will no longer require the car the debris came off of to go to the rear.

• Sportsman Engine Rule Changes:

  • Removed the thickness of the base gasket rule

  • Removed the stock crank rule

• Protest amounts and procedures have been updated. Only top 5 finishers in a feature can protest another top 5 finisher the the same feature.

• Safety inspections will still be required in 2022 but there will be no separate inspection weekend. Inspections will be done during practice on 4/2/2022. To compete in the first point race on 4/9/2022, the car must be inspected during practice on 4/2/2022 or pay a $75 waiver on 4/10/2022.

Greve, Kunsman, Maurer, and Graby Claim Opening Night Wins

A mix of track regulars and outlaw schedule runners invaded Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway for the opening night of the 2020 season. After an off-season rules change combined the 125 and Four Stroke divisions, four classes took to the high banks after a delay of eight weeks due to the Pandemic. With 140 cars in the pit area, and more than 25 cars in each class, all four features were run with a $500 top prize.

The new 125/4 Stroke class kicked off the night’s running. With defending 4 Stroke champion Marty Brian and back-to-back 2020 race winner at Greenwood Valley, Alex Lukacs, in the field, a youth movement was predicted. Experience held the night however, as Austin Graby claimed the win over Holden Eckman and AJ Gerhart. Early on, nobody was catching up to pole-sitter Eckman, who had a lead of over two seconds at the second caution on lap seven. On the restart, Eckman checked out again, but this time Graby was hot on his heels for two quick laps before caution again fell on the racetrack. At the halfway point, the gap was just a couple of car lengths. A long green flag run was ended by the flipped car of Marty Brian in turn two. Quick work by the track safety crew got Brian checked out as ok, turned right side up, and he was able to continue on. The restart with nine laps to go saw the best battle for the lead. Graby crossed over Eckman for the lead off turn four and Graby won the drag race to turn one with the inside line covered. It was all Graby from there in a fantastic run to the finish, claiming the win by a second and a half over Eckman. Behind Gerhart, Tyler Martin and Lukacs rounded out the top five.

In the 270 class, TJ Greve and Matt Fernsler lead the field to the green, but it took three attempts to get just a handful of laps in. On the third restart, occurring on lap three, Pete Skias charged from third inside of Fernsler to claim second. Tommy Kunsman showed his power early, going two for one inside of turn three to claim the third position. Caution for Aidan Svanda attempting the Logan Seavey line in turn four setup a restart with Greve and Pete Skias on row one, with Kunsman and 2019 class runner-up Nick Skias in row two. Pete Skias and Greve put on a fantastic battle for the lead for several laps before caution flew again. Greve lead every lap until a mechanical issue put him into a lapped car and ended his bid for his first Lanco checkered flag this season with three laps remaining. Kunsman checked out on the restart to claim the victory by 1.6 seconds over Pete Skias. Bradley Brown, Toby Blumenshine, and Corey Schmuck, Jr. completed the top five. Several hard chargers were notable in this one, as Jason Swavely came from 24th to finish sixth, while Blumenshine, Brown, and Schmuck started in positions 11-13.

Easily the quickest feature of the night was up next, as the Hyper Racing 600’s went flag-to-flag and completed their race in four minutes and 58 seconds. TJ Greve went wire to wire from the pole, but the racing was outstanding throughout the field. A pair of proven race winners and champions paced the field with Greve and Airport Speedway champion Jimmy Glenn on the front row. A solid mix of track regulars and outlaws made up the field. As the leaders caught lap traffic only eight laps in, the battle was on throughout the field. Glenn was under attack almost from the drop of the green flag, as Brent Ely worked the bottom to perfection to claim second. Defending class champion Heath Hehnly charged from his seventh starting position to claim third, and immediately went to work on Ely. After his win in the 270’s Tommy Kunsman earned hard charger honors battling up to fight in the top five. Just a few short minutes later, the checkered flag fell for Greve, who claimed a 1.3 second win over Hehnly. The battle for second raged for most of the race, and Hehnly pipped Ely by a half second at the stripe. Nick Skias and Kunsman rounded out the top five.

The final feature of the night was in the Sportsman category, where defending class champion Michael Kreiser had to qualify for the feature out of the consolation race, setting up a wide-open field for top honors. After suffering a family loss just a week ago, Patrick Kirn was a standout, earning the outside pole position next to Jeremy Eisenhouer. Eisenhour was fantastic on the start and restarts throughout the race, and duelled with Jesse Maurer who was piloting the same quick car Nick Skias normally runs. David Ravel was also quick in his machine, starting fourth and pressuring Kirn for third early. Ava Bellinger was outstanding on the restarts; challenging Ravel for third, before another caution halted her progress. This feature was a start-and-stop affair, but Maurer made the move for the race lead as the first long green flag run occurred at the halfway point. Bellinger made a move on Kirn and Ravel for a top three spot but made contact and spun in turn three. At the finish, Maurer claimed a nearly three second win over Kirn and Ravel, with Anthony Yerger and Eisenhouer completing the top five.

Next up for the Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway is race number two on the season, with all four divisions in action next Saturday, June 6. It is expected that no general admission tickets will be sold for spectators, due to the ongoing government mandates. Updates on event schedules, times, and tickets and pit pass availability will be posted at the track’s website at ClydeMartinSpeedway.com and all of the track’s social media outlets. Free live stream coverage will be available on the National Racing Network. With big purses for full fields, and the increased car counts this season, there is never a better time to live the excitement that is Lanco!