Houck Memorial Race To Be Held SaturdayThe Brady Houck Memorial Race will be held Saturday at Akron Speedway, 11028 E. CR 50 N, with drivers in the Lo206 class and the Flathead 360-pound class racing for the trophies. Houck raced at Akron, Stateline, South Bend, Shadybowl and at the Memorial Coliseum. He got his first go-kart in May, 1997 and came to Akron to race. He enjoyed working with his father, George, and go-karting became a family event. In 2007, at the age of 18, Brady was killed in a single-car accident while coming home from his senior prom. His memory will be honored with a "Salute to Brady" lap at the beginning of the evening’s events. Trophies for the Lo206 race are being donated by Boggs Automotive, Warsaw, and Backstretch Motorsports is donating trophies for the Flathead 360-pound class. Trophies will be awarded for all classes. Other races include an open class with $500 to win (10 karts or more). The entry fee is $30; a four-man team race; two powderpuff sets of 10 laps each and two laps of regular drivers (male & female drivers) two sets of 10 laps each, $20 per team; full show with $25 entry and 100 percent payback, and kids carts ($10 entry). Gates will open at 2 p.m. and registration will close at 4:30 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 5 p.m. followed by practice, and racing will begin at 7 p.m., weather permitting (subject to change). General admission is $5, with children under 5 free, and pit passes are $15, with kids under 5 for $5
