Purdue News
Purdue News
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April 3, 1998
Grand Prix culminates with April 25 raceWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Thirty-three Purdue University students, including two former winners, will participate in the "Greatest Spectacle in College Racing" during the 41st annual Purdue Grand Prix kart race Saturday, April 25.Among the drivers registered for the 1998 Grand Prix are last year's winner, Joe Troyer of Kokomo , a senior in the School of Agriculture, and the 1996 winner, Dustin Smith of Frankfort , a junior in the School of Management. Rookie orientation started March 26, and general practice began March 31 on the kart track north of Ross-Ade Stadium. Qualifications will be from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 18, and 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, April 20 and 21. The fastest driver on the first day of qualifications will sit on the pole. Twenty-seven of the 33 starting positions will be set during qualifications. The final six spots on the starting grid will go to the top two finishers in each of three sprint races starting about 11 a.m. Saturday, April 25. The events associated with the featured race are schedule to start about 1:15 p.m. Gala Week, an annual celebration for reunion classes sponsored by the Purdue Alumni Association, also will be conducted at Purdue during the Grand Prix Weekend. Events include receptions, lunches and banquets for specific classes and at most schools. For more information about Gala Week activities, contact Nikki Horner, associate director, Purdue Alumni Association, (765) 494-5175. The Old Gold Ambassadors will preside over the Grand Prix events. They are Kristin Hurt, Crown Point, Ind. , a junior majoring in neurobiology and physiology, and Casey DePaepe, Rock Island, Ill. , a junior majoring in elementary education. The Grand Prix Carnival in the Ross-Ade Stadium parking lot, featuring Poor Jack's Amusements, will be open from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. April 22 and 23; 5:30 p.m. to midnight April 24; and 11 a.m. to midnight April 25. Race-day events will require admission to the Grand Prix track. Tickets cost $5 in advance and $6 at the gate. Grand Prix Foundation members are selling advance tickets in Room 262, Purdue Memorial Union, and near the food court in the Union. Purdue Student Government has scheduled a concert for 3 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at Slayter Center of Performing Arts. For more information, contact the student government office at (765) 494-7201. The Purdue Grand Prix Foundation is a student-run, nonprofit organization that conducts the kart race and related events to raise money for student scholarships. This year the foundation awarded 19 scholarships totaling $9,500. The foundation receives support from Ford Motor Co. and Procter & Gamble Co.
Source: Mike Sprinkle, Grand Prix promotions director; (765) 494-2708
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