Permanent Home for Orange Show Quarter Midgets (OSQMRA) Photo taken on New Track Site 1/16/08 - From left to Right: Bob Putnam (OSQMRA Vice President), Joe Ganino (Director of Orange Show Speedway), Kandice Attridge (OSQMRA Dir. Mark. & Pub.) and Dan Jimenez (National Orange Show CEO)   In the Best Interest of the Children The National Orange Show Fairgrounds in San Bernardino, California has given Orange Show Quarter Midgets a Site for their Permanent Home!   OSQMRA will start constructing a new, banked 1/20 mile Track Immediately! (on the Fairgrounds Property, behind the Orange Show Speedway’s South Grandstands)   OSQMRA Thanks Dan Jimenez, Joe Ganino and the Fairgrounds Board of Directors for all their Time and Support for our Children, Youth Racing and for giving us a Home!   TODAY IS THE DAY !!!!   Attached are some photos from today's (1/19/08) construction on our new Track Site!!! It was an Awesome Sight to see Huge Tractors on the Site to make a Quarter Midget Track for our Kids! Some thought this day would never come. And, here it is!!!!   A Huge Thank You to Ken Thompson, Inc (Ken Thompson and Glen Tyson)! This wouldn't be happening if it weren't for generous people like them.                                  (Thank You Glen Tyson - Ken Thompsons, Inc.) 1/21/08  More Progress!!!!        1/26/08       2/7/08 Soil Testing (Thank You Petra Geotechnical Engineering!)     2/15/08 Grading & Compacting (Thank You Ken Thompson, Inc.!!)   Laying Drainage Pipe Feb. 20, 2008 (Thank You Ken Thompson, Inc.!!)       2/26/08 Thank You again Ken Thompson, Inc.!!   2/27/08 Installing Conduit under the Track for Power! (Thank You Champion Electric & hard working Club Members)             Track formed for Concrete (Thanks to Superior Concrete & Masonry) 4-2-08   4/4/08 Install Concrete Drain Box in Infield (Thank You Johnson Plumbing for the Drain & Superior Cocrete & Masonry for installing it!)     4/6/08 Grading for Tower & Snack Bar 4/9/08 Track formed with Wire Mesh - Ready for Concrete! Finish Grading Pits & Parking Lot (Thank You Ortega Construction!) 4/10/08 Concrete!!!!!                                            Over & Over Ready Mix (working with Mission Ready Mix)                           Scales Slab in Pits                           Superior Concrete and Masonry - You are AWESOME!!!!!   We have a Concrete Track!!!! 4/11/08     Surprise Champaign Celebration (Dan Jimenez - Fairgrounds CEO, Joe Ganino - Speedway Director, Kandice Attridge - OSQMRA) 4/14/08       4/17/08 Foddrill Construction installing footings & sonotubes for Track Lighting            4/18/08 Trenching & Installing Electrical Conduit (for Tower, Snack Bar, Scoring System, Caution Lights, Track Lights, Tech Shed, Staging, and Set Up area) Thank You again Foddrill Construction!!   4/21/08                  3' Apron around Track for 6' Fence                               Sonotube for Track Lights                                         Power for Track                                                            Labeling all the conduits                                                   Form Sandbox for kids 4/22/08                                                                       Off Shoot to Pits                                                        3' Apron to Tower Area                                         Tower & Snack Bar Area                                        After 5 days of Pouring! (Thank You Over & Over Ready Mix, Mission Ready Mix & Superior Concrete & Masonry) 4/23/08       4/25/08 Trench for Power & Water (Penhall, Champion Electric, Johnson Plumbing, AC Buyers Trucking, & The Mark Co.)     All Concrete Completed!!! 4-30-08 Tower & Snack Bar Moved in Place (Thank You Glen Tyson - Ken Thompson, Inc.)        Water for Snack Bar (Johnson Plumbing)     Starting Fence Posts (All Cities Fencing)    5/6/08 Installing Engraved Bricks on Finish Line (Thanks to Carlson Masonry)    A New Track for OSQMRA!!!!!!! 5/6/08     Dave Carlson (Carlson Masonry) installing Engraved Brick Finish Line 5/8/08                 Engraved Brick Walk Way    Pomona Bricks surround OSQMRA Brick on Finish Line          Stainless Steel Restaurant Equip. for our Snack Ba                                               Thank You to the Wright Family                                                     New Stairs for our Tower, Thanks to Cornell Custom Homes   5/10/08 OSQMRA New Track Grand Opening Ceremony!!!                                        Ceremony of Awards for Contractors and Large Donors!            Ed Borges - Gave us all the Concrete!!!        Special Perpetual Award for Kandice Attridge                                    Ken Thompson w/ Driver Dean Thompson               Dan Jimenez (Fairgrounds CEO Cuts Ribbon)       Dean Thompson 1st Driver on New Track                                                  2nd Driver on the Track: Josh Christi (Ed Borges Driver from Madera)                                        Practice Began!!!                                                                          Drivers were still practicing on the New Track after 6:00pm!!   OSQMRA "Fastest Track in the Country"!!! Lt Mod Driver Daniel Williams did a 4.99 Lap!!              Lt B Driver Keith Zimmerman did a 4.93 Lap!!   Get More Coverage on www.quartermidgets.com Thanks to Debi Supan (Coast to Coast Magazine) for Flying out from Colorado for our Special Event!!   1st Race on New Track Club Race #3 / "Joyful Child Race" www.thejoyfulchild.org May 18, 2008 WOW what an "AMAZING 1st RACE"!!!   We had 70 Cars!!!   15 New Track Records!!   Guests from Clubs: Las Vegas, Phoenix & Madera   Every Driver Received a 1st Race Plaque   Matt Wright is the 1st to OFFICIALLY Brake a 5 Second Lap!!   Lt B   4.8995       And, we raised  $423 for "The Joyful Child Foundation" www.thejoyfulchild.org   We sold  $559 in T-shirts   We sold  $1,433 in our Snack Bar   Thank You to Everyone for all their hard work and for helping to make this Day a Great Success!!!!   for all OSQMRA Track Record Times Please go to www.quartermidgets.com       WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   A Huge Thank You to all the Fantastic Club Members, the Orange Show Fairgrounds, the Orange Show Speedway, all the Superior Contractors and the Generous Donors!!!     AGAINST ALL ODDS!   We had a Dream: "To Give these Children a Place to Race Again on the Fastest Track in the Country" We set Goals: "Show Our Worth, Grow the Club, Get some Land, Seek Contractors and Donors" We worked Hard: We held large 'Arrive & Drives', even in the 100 plus temperatures! We ran Exhibition Races! We set Up Booths to Advertise! We worked NASCAR for 3 Days in the Rain!  We continuously spoke to the Media! We worked Charity Events! We held Races for the Fairgrounds! We sent out Brochures to large companies! We Prayed! and We NEVER gave up!   The Dream Came True!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     "ORANGE SHOW QUARTER MIDGETS" "HOME OF THE FASTEST QUARTER MIDGET TRACK IN THE COUNTRY!!!"       WE HAVE TRACK LIGHTS!!!!!!!! June 13, 2008          Thank You to Foddrill Construction (Driver Aaron Foddrill's dad)!!!!