The Illinois "Midwest" Street Machines (IMSM) are ready to kick off
their third season of racing action in 2007 with the opening race to
be held at Byron Dragway in Byron Illinois this April.

The primary objective of IMSM is simple, we wanted to create a series
in which all racers of every make and model can be treated equal. We
willingly open our doors to members of the drag racing and road
racing communities. Our events are designed around all levels of
racing enthusiasts. Our ultimate goal is to establish a standard and
mark our place in the racing community that welcomes everyone to come
and participate in our motorsports events. The Illinois "Midwest" Street Machines (IMSM) are ready to kick off
their third season of racing action in 2007 with the opening race to
be held at Byron Dragway in Byron Illinois this April.

The primary objective of IMSM is simple, we wanted to create a series
in which all racers of every make and model can be treated equal. We
willingly open our doors to members of the drag racing and road
racing communities. Our events are designed around all levels of
racing enthusiasts. Our ultimate goal is to establish a standard and
mark our place in the racing community that welcomes everyone to come
and participate in our motorsports events.

To support these ideas IMSM has established 2 main racing classes
Street and Pro, each of which has its own sub classes to accommodate
racers of all levels. While designing the classing system special
attention was made to make sure all racers could participate in a
level they could be competitive in and allow them to advance to the
next class relatively easy as their cars became faster. Our Street
class offers 5 levels of Heads up racing and 1 Bracket racing class,
and our Pro Series offers 3 levels of Heads up Racing with some of
the fastest street cars the sport has to offer. What makes this
combination unique is the drivers are classed by there own potential.
With IMSM its driver vs. driver, not car vs. car

Using this formula for class designation members of IMSM no longer
have to worry about conforming to strict class rules that may exclude
them for the smallest items, nor due they have to worry about losing
out to drivers with faster cars and larger budgets. Our goal is to
match up the drivers in the class that best fits their cars and their
abilities on the track. The Street division offers the novice racer
or racer with a stock car the ability to start out in a bracket
class, while others with faster cars and more experience have the
ability to compete in any of the 5 heads up classes all the way to
the Street Dominator class (SD). SD is the first regulated class in
IMSM and the stepping-stone into the Pro Division. The Pro Division
offers 3 classes for the Top dogs of the sport with their 7-8 second
wheel standing race machines to fight it out in heads up battle. Each
class was designed to be a stepping-stone into the next class
allowing the racer to advance as they feel comfortable to.

The 2007 season of IMSM is scheduled to span 8 races throughout
Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana with stops at Byron Dragway, Cordova
Dragway, Great Lakes Dragway and U.S. 41 Dragway.