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TBARA Members – Annual Meeting is Coming Up Soon.
Attention all TBARA members, our Annual Meeting will soon be approaching, so please send in any proposed rule changes, nominees for President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasure by December 10th to Buff Fritz. You can contact Buff Fritz via the following: P: 352.342.6051 E: bfritz123@cox.net Thank you.
Sprint Car Swap Meet Coming Up on December 18.
There will be a sprint car swap meet on Sunday, December 18 Dirt Devil Speedway. The swap meet will get under way at 9:00 am and go as long as need be. There will be a $5.00 entry fee per person, but no other charges. Dirt Devil Speedway is located at 23846 State Road 52 [...]
Gene Marderness recently profiled by Sprint Car Hall of Fame.
Over the years, many tans have come to identify the sport’s icons through his excellent photographs, which have been featured in most racing publications. One of his latest contributions is on the cover of Doug WoIfgang’s autobiography Lone Wolf. A dinosaur of sorts who slaved over chemicals and film canisters in earlier years, Gene enjoys [...]
The TBARA Annual Meeting details have been announced.
The TBARA has announced the end-of-the-year annual meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, January 7th at Steele Performance Parts located at 4415 North Lois Ave, Tampa FL 33614. The meeting will begin promptly at 11:00 AM.
TBARA announces Johnny Gilbertson is the 2011 TBARA champion.
TBARA President Buff Fritz today announced that the final race of the 2011 TBARA season at Desoto Speedway scheduled for November 26th has been cancelled, thus concluding the season. Due to this event, current points leader Johnny Gilbertson is the 2011 TBARA champion. At this time, the club would like to thank everyone for his [...]
Pictures from the Desoto Speedway race have been posted.
We are pleased to post photos from Sprint Car Hall of Fame photographer Gene Marderness to the website. All of the race photos going forward will be found on this page, which can be found in the drop down header menu for Results and the specific Desoto Speedway photos for the last race can be [...]
An Important Announcement for all TBARA Members.
This announcement concerns all TBARA members. Prior to the next race on October 29, 2011 at Desoto Superspeedway ANY and ALL suggestions, rule changes and concerns for the 2012 race season need to be turned in. These issues will be discussed and addressed at the annual owners and drivers meeting in January. We need to [...]
TBARA to return to New Smyrna Speedway for SpeedWeeks.
TBARA President Buff Fritz announced today that the club has reached an agreement with New Smyrna Speedway to return to its traditional Sunday/Monday slot during the 2012 version of SpeedWeeks. “This is a very important step for us as a club,” stated Fritz. “SpeedWeeks is a showcase event for our club and a lot of [...]
Leadership changes with the TBARA, voting is coming up.
As many of you may already know, Stan Butler recently decided to step down as club president and Buff Fritz has agreed to take over effective immediately. Buff and his son, TBARA driver Ben Fritz, have been TBARA members for ten years now. The club would also like to thank long time club member and [...]
The TBARA returns to Desoto Speedway this Saturday night!
This Saturday, August 20, the TBARA returns to action at Desoto Speedway with gates opening at 5:00 p.m. and racing getting under way at 7:00 p.m. Last time out at Desoto Speedway, the stands were filled with lots of sprint car fans hungering for the kind of excitement that only the TBARA can bring to [...]




