Battle of the High Schools

05/30/2024

This years burnout contest brought 3 contestants, who by the looks of it, had a blast!

We had 2 contestants complete a 30 second burnout leaving it up to the crowd to decide who won. It was clear by the cheering that Luke Otten from Erie High School was the winner for our 2024 burnout contest!!

Congratulations, Luke!

05/30/2024

Here's a look at this years points breakdown! Something interesting happened this year with the new points layout!

Even though Bettendorf High School won the race, Orion High School actually earned the most points by turning in a total of 9 tech cards, and having the support of 18 spectators!! Congratulations on your overall win! We look forward to hand delivering the trophy to your school in the coming weeks!

05/30/2024

Congratulations to our race runner-up Taylor Crownhart (middle) from Newman Central Catholic High School. Taylor was also awarded 1 point for her tech card, then went on to win 5 points during eliminations.

Congratulations, Taylor!!

05/30/2024

Congratulations to our race winner Graham Giese from Bettendorf High School racing his Ford Focus. Graham was awarded 1 point for his tech card, and 6 points during eliminations totaling 7 individual points towards Bettendorf 12 total points!

Great job, Graham! Enjoy the trophy and we'll see ya again next year!

05/30/2024

Thank you to everyone who attended this years Battle of the High Schools! Congratulations to all, we hope you had fun! Details of our points breakdown will be shortly soon! For now, here are the photos for this years event!

05/24/2024

Tonight event has been canceled, but we will still see you tomorrow!!

If you were signed up for tonight’s Cordova College, we will have time for it tomorrow. Please just let us know you were signed up and we’ll get you to the right people!! Thanks!!

Sadly, we do have to cancel tonight’s Midnight Mayhem. We hope everyone was safe and made it through the storms with minimal damages!

We will see everyone out here tomorrow for our Battle of the High School event where students battle it out at a chance to win the traveling trophy!

Gates open at 10am, on track at 11am.

Remember to wear your school colors for extra points!

05/16/2024

We'd like to thank our friends John Hulbert and James Luckett with the Beat the HEAT Organization for always being a part of our Battle of the High Schools program, as well as our Midnight Mayhem events.

Beat the Heat was founded in 1992 by First Responders to help combat the problem of street racing and drunk driving. Today their organization has added distracted driving, community relations, and youth education to it's mission. They are a non-profit organization comprised of Police Officers and Firefighters who conduct educational programs using marked emergency vehicle drag cars to gain the interest of the public. Heat Members develop programs and activities to serve their individual communities using the goals of Beat the Heat as a guide.

Their goals include:
1. To EDUCATE the young people of our communities about the problems of illegal drug and alcohol use and the horrors of impaired and distracted driving.
2. To ENCOURAGE young people to stay in school and be an achiever in life.
3. To PROMOTE a better UNDERSTANDING between Police and the Communities the serve.
4. To EDUCATE the General Public about the sport of drag racing, and encourage everyone to race on the dragstrip, NOT ON THE STREET.

We highly recommend stopping by their pit and having a conversation with John and James about the program, and of course check out theirs cars!!

Thank you again for everything you guys do for the youth in our communities!

05/09/2024

Our first Cordova College date is coming up this Saturday!!

This is a great opportunity to either gain new knowledge, or refresh old knowledge on how to safely race at our dragstrip! Everything from purchasing a tech card, to getting your timeslip at the end of the track will be covered!

SPOTS ARE LIMITED! So please be sure to give us a call to reserve your seat today!! 309-654-2110, or email us at [email protected]

04/23/2024

Call us today to reserve your seat for Cordova College!

Reminder that we have a great opportunity for anyone new to the sport looking to gain some knowledge and settle some nerves before hitting the track!!

Reserve your seat for Cordova College today!! Seats are limited!!

Simply reply to this post with your name and which date you’re planning to attend! Currently taking reservations for May 11th, and May 18th!!

03/26/2024

Hey Racers!!

We understand that some of you are very new to the sport, and may be feeling a little overwhelmed about what to expect on the day of the event! Don't worry, we thought that might be the case so we've put together a program called Cordova College.

Cordova College gives new racers the opportunity to learn what to expect throughout the whole experience. From buying a tech card, to exiting the track safely, and everything in between. Let our gate staff know you are racing with Cordova College to receive the proper tech card and entry fee.

'Classes' will be held on Saturday, May 11th, Saturday May 18th, Sunday May 19th, and Friday May 24th approximately 1 hour before track is hot. Classes will start in the seating area of our cafe, and then you will be given a quick tour of the starting line so you can visually see what you learned in the classroom.

We have partnered with local racers to be your instructors. They got into the sport at a young age just like you and learned and grew to the successful racers they are today! Thank you Pete McGlynn, Brad Weets, and Jace Deering for sharing your vast knowledge of the sport with us.

Battle of the High Schools will be the championship for our Cordova College students! Take your knowledge and put it to the test in this bracket style event!