Lots of winners on new course at 29th Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix Lots of winners on new course at 29th Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix Bas Kaligis / Tuesday, September 10, 2024 0 359 Article rating: No rating Texan Jeff Dolian notched three wins and Quad-Cities native Tony Neilson grabbed his 26th Rock trophy at this year’s Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix presented by The Hemp Doctor. Read more
Clash of street race titans at ‘baddest ass go kart race in the world’ Clash of street race titans at ‘baddest ass go kart race in the world’ Bas Kaligis / Wednesday, September 11, 2019 0 16627 Article rating: No rating Two giants of North American street racing faced off again during the 25th annual Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix powered by Mediacom, world’s largest karting street race. After a five-year absence raising a family, Gary Lawson of Indiana returned to “The Rock” for the 25th edition in hopes of adding to his 28 wins at the prestigious event. Meanwhile, Tony Neilson entered 10 of the 17 classes offered hoping to add to his 20 careers wins at Rock Island and closing the gap on Lawson. Lawson won three of the four races he entered – one at the expense of Neilson – while Neilson added three more wins to run his total to 23 including Yamaha Heavy 1. Another local Quad-Cities driver, Tim Goettsch, added a 12th career win in Yamaha Medium to move to third place in overall wins. Gage Rucker won the Yamaha Heavy 2 race. Read more