Photo Courtesy Doug Hornickel | Fast Lap Photos

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (August 23, 2011) - One of the biggest names in Midwestern Short Track Racing will be making a return to Dells Raceway Park this Saturday, Aug 27. Rich Bickle will headline the Outlaw Super Late Models as the group makes its first appearance at Wisconsin's Showcase Short Track for an exhibition.

Bickle's last appearance at Dells Raceway Park was when he captured the $10,000-to-win Super Late Model Race. Prior to that time Bickle was unstoppable in his visits to the third-mile.

"I think the last 13 times I've raced there I won," Bickle recalled. "I think I have a pretty good streak going."

Joining Bickle will be former ARTGO racers Dave Klein and Pete Moore. The three will battle amongst themselves in a 20-lap free-for-all. Although this Saturday's race will be a relatively short dash to the checkers, Bickle thinks there is something to prove - not just for him, but for the Outlaw cars in general.

The Outlaw Super Late Models are the fastest group of Late Models in the Midwest. Popularized at the tracks of Western Michigan, most notably Berlin and Kalamazoo, the high horsepower, wedge-shaped machines are expected to turn laps in the 12-second range. The current Super Late Model track record is held by Jeff Kendall with a time of 13.194 seconds.

Bickle, Moore and Klein hope to prove there is a place for these types of cars at venues in Wisconsin.

"It reminds me of what racing used to be," Bickle said. "I read the rule book and there are 19 rules. It's the total opposite of what NASCAR is where you have 19 thousand rules."

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With less rules and regulations, Bickle says it's more advantageous for the racer to create whatever is in his imagination.

"I can take a car and build it from scratch with my own design and my own thoughts," he said. "You have your basic body rules and pretty much any motor and carburetor. To me, that's racing."

Bickle also claims that the racing is more cost effective due to the amount of creativity allowed.

"It's a lot cheaper. You can build any motor or put any carburetor on it. Especially a track like Dells, you don't need a motor like I have in my car," said Bickle who notes that his power plant can crank out over 800 Horsepower.

"You can put together a cheap motor and just go race. It's like racing was back in the early 80s. I think it's a simple form of racing. It gives you a reason to build your own stuff and try to make it better."

Fan gates at Dells Raceway Park open at 4 p.m. with qualifying beginning at 4:45 and racing scheduled for 6:30. The Budweiser Late Models, RacingOnline.Com Sportsman, Schultz Small Engine Pure Stocks and Fire Rescue Supply Bandits will be on hand for a complete racing program.

This Saturday, Aug. 27 at Dells Raceway Park also marks Final Four(th) Night. Kids will have a chance to win a bike donated by a DRP racer. Spectator one-on-one races will also take place.

Dells Raceway Park is located at N1070 Smith Road, five minutes north of downtown Wisconsin Dells, Wis., off highway 12-16. For more information including the latest news, the 2011 schedule and more visit www.dellsracewaypark.com.