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RJ’s  Daily Blog  9.4.10  “Man What a Night of Racing”


And this morning I got a great laugh from another race fan, electronic wiz, race driver, racing? Well to be sure I don’t know exactly what Dave Dusick Does but I thought this was funny and fitting. I resemble that remark. LOL.. Dave Dusick: found my mate: we're at the US Nationals & she's more excited than me. You've gotta love a girl who thinks something that lasts less than five seconds is awesome!!!

Ok now to the day and evening. I did my normal days work and met the family of Austin Phelps, Kart Racer, Eleanor “L” Phelps, Sister Annett Hall and Brother X Alcohol Fuel Drag Racer who by the way has definitely had a very bad day in the office you might say before he retired from racing. Show’s the proof as well.

So I got to the track and called “L” To look them up and she asked where I was and I said on the road course. The response was What road Course. So, the only reason I bring that up is the diverse racing history of ORP in the “Drag Strip“, “The Oval” and also “The Road Course”. I guess I was on the little guy side of the racing action. Although I could have spent the whole day on that side myself looking at and learning all the divisions of “Drag Racing” I went over the track in the Tunnel and met the family in the Funny Car and Top Fuel area of the pits.  I then saw what a drag racing family was like. I mean a true fan of drags. I mean a vocal and aggressive fan of drag racing. One of thousands in the pits getting up close and reacquainting themselves with the drivers.

I on the other hand I myself have always been looking for the up and coming racers who are trying their best to make their way to the top in racing. I don’t want to call them the underdogs although they are, I’m more or less trying to find the racer in smaller divisions and watching the progression (if they don’t have a bad day in the office) Refer to above statement.

Now I’ve been around racing all my life and walked around the tracks in 14 states to date. However my legs have never ever been this sore from any of those races put together. Man this girl could walk and walk and run and run carrying a back pack of drinks and such? No this back pack was full of autograph cards and pictures of a 25 year history of drag racing. “ORP Nationals” I lost count of the pictures she got signed and of the pictures I took of Austin, Her and Pete. For some reason I missed sis. Maybe she was just takin it all in like me.

I did also notice something as I was coming into the Funny Car area and that was a table next to a Top Fuel car by the name of  T. J. Zizzo. It was 4 baskets of colored sharpies. I found that interesting and later that day I found out why they were there. T.J. and Peak “The Sponsor” used this as a way for the Kids to put their names on the dragster.  Now Austin was one of the kids and all of them had their names announced when he made his 6’th place run of the evening. Now I guess if you knew me well I think you would already know who I want to see win the nationals. Why? Because he successfully set the hook so to speak with every single kid that signed that car for the rest of their lives to him and drag racing as a sport of choice.  Now as usual my choice of oil this month is Peak. And my antifreeze is Peak and whatever else they sell for my car and van. Job Well done T.J. And oh by the way did I mention Austin Races Karts with his dad Kurt as the wrench. Ya know a second generation racer?  I think I did?

See Ya..

Oh and Pete I did want to stay and watch your guys race but man I was a worn out puppy.

And Eleanor said man I wish I could come back another day no all three. We as most fans of the day paid out way. And I for one am proud to be a part.
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RJ’s  Daily Blog  9.4.10  “Man What a Night of Racing”


And this morning I got a great laugh from another race fan, electronic wiz, race driver, racing? Well to be sure I don’t know exactly what Dave Dusick Does but I thought this was funny and fitting. I resemble that remark. LOL.. Dave Dusick: found my mate: we're at the US Nationals & she's more excited than me. You've gotta love a girl who thinks something that lasts less than five seconds is awesome!!!

Ok now to the day and evening. I did my normal days work and met the family of Austin Phelps, Kart Racer, Eleanor “L” Phelps, Sister Annett Hall and Brother X Alcohol Fuel Drag Racer who by the way has definitely had a very bad day in the office you might say before he retired from racing. Show’s the proof as well.

So I got to the track and called “L” To look them up and she asked where I was and I said on the road course. The response was What road Course. So, the only reason I bring that up is the diverse racing history of ORP in the “Drag Strip“, “The Oval” and also “The Road Course”. I guess I was on the little guy side of the racing action. Although I could have spent the whole day on that side myself looking at and learning all the divisions of “Drag Racing” I went over the track in the Tunnel and met the family in the Funny Car and Top Fuel area of the pits.  I then saw what a drag racing family was like. I mean a true fan of drags. I mean a vocal and aggressive fan of drag racing. One of thousands in the pits getting up close and reacquainting themselves with the drivers.

I on the other hand I myself have always been looking for the up and coming racers who are trying their best to make their way to the top in racing. I don’t want to call them the underdogs although they are, I’m more or less trying to find the racer in smaller divisions and watching the progression (if they don’t have a bad day in the office) Refer to above statement.

Now I’ve been around racing all my life and walked around the tracks in 14 states to date. However my legs have never ever been this sore from any of those races put together. Man this girl could walk and walk and run and run carrying a back pack of drinks and such? No this back pack was full of autograph cards and pictures of a 25 year history of drag racing. “ORP Nationals” I lost count of the pictures she got signed and of the pictures I took of Austin, Her and Pete. For some reason I missed sis. Maybe she was just takin it all in like me.

I did also notice something as I was coming into the Funny Car area and that was a table next to a Top Fuel car by the name of  T. J. Zizzo. It was 4 baskets of colored sharpies. I found that interesting and later that day I found out why they were there. T.J. and Peak “The Sponsor” used this as a way for the Kids to put their names on the dragster.  Now Austin was one of the kids and all of them had their names announced when he made his 6’th place run of the evening. Now I guess if you knew me well I think you would already know who I want to see win the nationals. Why? Because he successfully set the hook so to speak with every single kid that signed that car for the rest of their lives to him and drag racing as a sport of choice.  Now as usual my choice of oil this month is Peak. And my antifreeze is Peak and whatever else they sell for my car and van. Job Well done T.J. And oh by the way did I mention Austin Races Karts with his dad Kurt as the wrench. Ya know a second generation racer?  I think I did?

See Ya..

Oh and Pete I did want to stay and watch your guys race but man I was a worn out puppy.

And Eleanor said man I wish I could come back another day no all three. We as most fans of the day paid out way. And I for one am proud to be a part.
 
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RJ’s Daily Blog 9.3.10  “I know What I need to do”


Wow! I don’t think I want ro wait till next week to get my tickets for the World Figure 8 races at the Indianapolis Speedrome. Now with that said I still need to buy my ticket for tomorrows Drags at  ORP and I also have to buy the tickets for the races at Winchester this weekend.

However with that said when I see entrants from New York, California, and Florida along with all the normal great racers in the Indianapolis and Kentucky Area.??? Man oh man what a cool event it should be for sure. So as you remember I did my etching in stone and I for sure and I will be at the Speedrome. Now with that said I think I might run to Eldora and catch some action on Friday as Well. I almost like the qualifying races better then the main event their anyway. Sometimes. LOL

Gotta do what ya gotta do. Is it now a great country we live in with the opportunities to do what we want when we want if we have the guts to tough it out. I find my life with small successes now at this stage. One more dollar today than I had yesterday and 20 more drivers and Fans of racing that know of “The NEW Trackside Review Magazine LLC” in the spring of 2011.

And no I’m not ready to start selling any yet. I’ll keep ya posted. I need $25,000 in the bank before I even start it. I’m 10% closer toward that goal.

See Ya.
 
Trackside Review by RJ
Indianapolis Spreedrome

Speedrome NewsSaturday September 4,2010 1:35am EDT

INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDROME TO RELEASE 2011 SCHEDULEIndianapolis Speedrome® Indianapolis, Indiana September 4, 2010 The Home of the World Figure 8® is always thinking about the future and we have some exciting information to deal out this September. On the eve of the 34th Annual World Figure 8® Championship, the Speedrome will make several announcements for the upcoming calendar year.

These proclamations will originally appear on the massive information blowtorch known as www.speedrome.com before landing on the pages of our very own newspaper, available free at the track. First up is valuable information regarding the 35th anniversary edition of the Greatest Figure 8 Race on the Planet®. The Three Hour Endurance Race® for the World title is set for September 8-10, 2011. If your first guess of this news is monetary, you are definitely on the right track. Speculation is that the annual event number has something to do with the announcement, well that is a factor; a major factor. This decree will affect way more than one driver in the 2011 contest. Teams will be waiting on this one.

There will be news concerning the 2011 World Figure 8® Tour. From its origins in Florida in 2009 to some great action during the spring and summer of 2010 and anxiousness awaiting the upcoming fall series, we have some changes in line for next year that will enhance the campaign for fans and race teams. A spectacular championship finish is planned for the crossover competitors. Fast cars and talented drivers will definitely take notice of this news release. September 9th will also be the annual dispatching of next year’s Speedrome schedule.

You can take a look at the newly unveiled document first to see what dates the classic events land on. Time honored traditional contests such as the Jake’s 150, Kenny’s Auto Sales 100, Sonny Thompson Memorial Figure 8, Fireworks Night, All-Star 200, and oh so many more. Teams will eye when things like opening day, the Chase for the Cup begins, and what date does each division championship occupy. Everyone can comb through the 2011 calendar for new events or maybe even see some classes moving to a new slot in the weekend. You have to tune it to see. Indianapolis Speedrome® 802 South Kitley Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46219 WEB www.speedrome.com PHONE (317) 353-8206

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JOSETT WINS “VERMIEL CLASSIC” MIDGET OPENER

JOSETT WINS “VERMIEL CLASSIC” MIDGET OPENER

 

Calistoga, CA……..Robby Josett of Agua Dulce, Calif. won Saturday night’s “Louie Vermeil Classic” 25-lap USAC Mopar Western Midget race at the Napa County Fairgrounds, beating series point leader Cory Kruseman to the checkered flag. Cody Swanson finished third ahead of Randi Pankratz and Josh Ford. Josett led the first five and the last 17 laps in his Simpson/JHC Spike/Esslinger Ford, while Alex Schutte led laps 6-8. The 3rd Annual “Louie Vermiel Classic” continues Sunday night at Calistoga Speedway.

 

USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 4, 2010 – Calistoga, California – Calistoga Speedway – “Louie Vermeil Classic”

 

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ryan Kaplan, 20, Kaplan-20.927; 2. Shane Golobic, 26, Bock-20.955; 3. Alex Schutte, 25, Rodela-21.048; 4. Scott Pierovich, 35, Pierovich-21.060; 5. Robby Josett, 2, Josett-21.160; 6. Randi Pankratz, 8, Pankratz-21.341; 7. David Prickett, 15, Neverlift-21.479; 8. Danny Ebberts, 5, VanDyne-21.699; 9. Cory Kruseman, 21k, Kruseman-21.699; 10. Jake Swanson, 05, Swanson-21.728; 11. Cody Swanson, 71, Swanson-21.728; 12. Britton Bock, 67, Bock-22.248; 13. Nick Chivello, 27c, Chivello-22.537; 14. Steve Dickinson, 99, Dickinson-22.616; 15. Jimmy Christian, 10, Walker-22.836; 16. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-NT; 17. Jerome Rodela, 25x, Rodela-NT; 18. Ryan Shupe, 10x, Walker-NT; 19. Josh Ford, 73x, Ford-NT.

 

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Robby Josett, 2. Cory Kruseman, 3. Cody Swanson, 4. Randi Pankratz, 5. Josh Ford (#73x), 6. Danny Ebberts, 7. Jake Swanson, 8. David Prickett, 9. Nick Chivello, 10. Alex Schutte, 11. Britton Bock, 12. Jimmy Christian, 13. Shane Golobic, 14. Scott Pierovich, 15. Ryan Kaplan, 16. Jerome Rodela, 17. Steve Dickinson. NT

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**Bock flipped during the feature.

 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Josett, Laps 6-8 Schutte, Laps 9-25 Josett.

 

NEW MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINTS: 1-Kruseman-511; 2-Josett-502; 3-Schutte-494; 4-Kody Swanson-267; 5-C.Swanson-262; 6-Pankratz-258; 7-J.Swanson-257; 8-Josh Lakatos-226; 9-Pierovich-223; 10-Brad Sweet-207.

 

NEXT USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET RACE: September 5 – Calistoga, CA – Calistoga Speedway - “Louie Vermeil Classic”

 

Source: http://www.usacracing.com/midget_index/news_m/4053.html
 
DANIELS EXTENDS UTAH FOCUS LEAD WITH 25-LAP VICTORY

DANIELS EXTENDS UTAH FOCUS LEAD WITH 25-LAP VICTORY

 

Salt Lake City, UT……..Michael Daniels of Magna, Utah continues atop the 2010 USAC Utah Ford Focus standings after winning Saturday night’s 25-lap race at Rocky Mountain Raceways in the Utah capital. Daniels trailed Austin Luttmer for the first five laps, then led the final 20 for the win over Luttmer, fast qualifier Chuck Groat, Gregg Fuette and Bob Brewer. The Focuses also race at RMR Monday night.

 

USAC WESTERN/UTAH FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 4, 2010 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Rocky Mountain Raceways

 

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chuck Groat, 24, Groat-15.250; 2. Michael Daniels, 87, Remick-15.300; 3. Bob Brewer, 5, Brewer-15.714; 4. Austin Luttmer, 49, James-15.838; 5. A.J. Ault, 25, Ault-15.937; 6. Guy Sainsbury, 88, Sainsbury-16.056; 7. Gregg Fuette, 15, Strickland-16.102; 8. Jeremy McKenna, 17, Remick-16.162; 9. Kipp Pisey, 87x, Remick-16.177; 10. Connor Kassik, 26, Kassik-16.236; 11. Terra Brower, 07, Remick-16.255; 12. Ron Duncombe, 4, Walton-16.338; 13. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-16.338.

 

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brewer, 2. Groat, 3. Fuette, 4. Ault, 5. Duncombe, 6. Kassik. NT

 

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Daniels, 2. Luttmer, 3. McKenna, 4. Williams, 5. Brower, 6. Sainsbury. NT

 

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Michael Daniels, 2. Austin Luttmer, 3. Chuck Groat, 4. Gregg Fuette, 5. Bob Brewer, 5. Ron Duncombe, 7. Connor Kassik, 8. A.J. Ault, 9. Guy Sainsbury, 10. J.R. Williams, 11. Terra Brower, 12. Jeremy McKenna. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Luttmer, Laps 6-25 Daniels.

 

NEW WESTERN FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Cody Gerhardt-755; 2-Nick Carlson-702; 3-Bobby Runyan-695; 4-Kyle Edwards-687; 5-Daniels-666; 6-Jet Davison-547; 7-Kassik-547; 8-Wally Pankratz-519; 9-Groat-505; 10-Williams-492.

NEW UTAH FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Daniels-666; 2-Groat-505; 3-Williams-468; 4-Duncombe-428; 5-Brower-425; 6-Kassik-424; 7-McKenna-368; 8-Luttmer-358; 9-Fuette-339; 10-Bobby Runyan-302.

 

NEXT WESTERN FORD FOCUS RACE: September 6 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rocky Mountain Raceways

NEXT UTAH FORD FOCUS RACE: September 6 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rocky Mountain Raceways

Source: http://www.usacracing.com/ford_index/news_ff/4052.html
 
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