News and Updates
8/30/2010
James attended the season championship last night at Quincy Raceways. The night started out great when James drew number one for starting position in the heat race, he went on to finish first as well. This qualitfied him for the dash which he drew 5th out of 6 cars, James finished 6th. In the feature James started 6th ran between 5th and 7th the first half of the race until he had to spin to avoid a wreck and stalled his car putting him to the rear of the field for the restart. James came all the way back up to 5th at best, but in the end finished with another 7th place.
8/23/2010
We didn't have very much luck over the weekend at Quincy Raceways. In the heat race James started third and finished fourth, the car wasn't setup correctly for the track conditions. In the feature however we made a few adjustments and the car handle quite a bit better. Starting 15th James charged through the pack to the sixth position but was then hit by another car that slide up into him and driving over the front of his car causing the fan to rub against the hood of the car and the engine was then unable to stay running. We will be at Quincy again next weekend to make a come back.
8/16/2010
Over the weekend we only raced at Quincy Raceways. In the heat race James started third and finished fourth. The car wasn't setup right, and James was nearly taken out by another driver that got loose in turns one and two on the second lap hitting James and almost taking both cars out. In the feature once again the car didn't perform at par but we did manage to get another consistant top ten finishing seventh for the second week in a row. James moves back in for college this weekend so he will only be able to race at Quincy Raceways again this weekend.
8/9/2010
We made our first trip to 34 Raceways in West Burlington Iowa, along with Quincy Raceways. At 34 Raceways the car started out as a struggle in hot laps but with a few adjustments for the heat race James moved from 7th to 4th. In the feature James started 11th and moved through the pack and nearly broke into the top five but James got caught in a bad restart that bent a drag link and made the car too difficult to finish and he pulled off with about six or seven laps left. The car was moving pretty well though and we look forward to coming back. At Quincy Raceways the car also felt pretty good the entire night. In the heat race James finished 3rd after starting 7th, nearly finishing 2nd but he had to deal with some drivers in front of him that were all over the place. In the feature James started 13th and forced his way to 7th, he might have finished better but he drove into turns 3 and 4 a little too hard almost sliding off the track and lost two positions. The car also broke off the lower mount on the right rear shock causing the car to drive a little more difficult. We will be back at Quincy next weekend for sure, although we aren't quite sure where else we plan on running. We will continue to update the website.
8/2/2010
We finally got some racing in last night at Quincy Raceways. James ran decent finishing 8th in the feature after starting 7th. At the very start of the race James dropped back a few spots, but soon regained them back. The car was better then the previous time we raced at Quincy Raceways, we had made a few improvements, it's still not 100% yet but we are getting there. The car was a little too tight for the rough tacky track that we had last night. James finished 4th in his heat race. We are planning on racing at 34 Raceways and Quincy Raceways this coming weekend.
7/29/2010
Rain has kept us off the track for the past two weeks now. We plan to race at Quincy Raceways this weekend, and the weather looks to be fairly promising. We feel confident that car will be a lot better then it has been.
7/18/2010
Our plans of racing tonight at Quincy Raceways were ruined by rain that came early this morning. Quincy Raceway management decide that the track/pits were too wet from this morning. We had big hope/plans for tonight, new tires and setup, we would have been a force tonight. We will be running this coming weekend. We're not sure if we're going to race at any other track besides Quincy Raceways yet, we will update the website as soon as we know where James will be racing this weekend.
7/12/2010
We have had some pretty bad luck the past couple of week, starting with the rollover. Over the weekend we raced at Lee County Speedway and Quincy Raceways. We didn't do very well at either of them. We have been struggling to get the car back to how it was before the rollover when it was running strong. We foresee ourselves overcoming this unlucky streak and we look forward to seeing everyone next weekend. Also t-shirts are still for sale and we have plenty. Contact James if you are interested.
7/5/2010
We spent our July 4th at Quincy Raceways last night. The car ran pretty good the entire night. James finished 4th in the heat race after being put to the rear for "jumping" the start, it was questionable. In the feature James started 11th and drove through the pack a little. Towards the end of the race another car drove over the front of James's car and took him out of the race because it bent a control arm making the car unable to steer. We will be at Lee County Speedway this Friday.
7/2/2010
Well tried our luck again at Lee County Speedway last night. Unfortunately luck has just not been on our side. James spun out ileading the heat race and was hit head on by another car which made the car unusable for the rest of the night. We were still testing the 4-bar system on the right side of the car and it was just too loose in the heat race. It was the drivers fault as well. We will be back and fully functional for this sunday at Quincy Raceways.
6/27/2010
Our plans of racing tonight didn't happen. We tried hard to get the car ready in time, unfortunatly we were unable to accomplish this goal. We will however have the modified ready for this thursday at Lee County Speedway for the Hawkeye Dirt Series race. We look forward to being back on the track again.
6/26/2010
Last night we suffer a minor setback. At Lee County Speedway in the heat race James rolled the modified 3 or 4 times. The car lost a tire on the top side causing James to hit the wall leading to the roll over. It didn't do any major harm, and James recieved only a sprained wrist. We will be back on the track and racing very soon. We are shooting to race tomorrow at Quincy Raceways but make no promises. We will however have it ready for next weekend regardless. We did not post any results for last night because James didn't finish the heat race, and didn't make it to the feature. We will continue to update fans and sponsors via the website. Look forward to see a million dollar man story in the making.
6/23/2010
This weekend we are planning on going to test our luck with the trifecta. James will be racing at Lee County Speedway on friday, 34 Raceways in West Burlington Iowa on saturday, and Quincy Raceways on sunday.
6/21/2010
Weather allowed us to race at Quincy Raceways last night. In the heat race James started dead last in the 7th position and fought his way up to 3rd. In the main event James started 11th and fought his way through the pack where he eventually finished 5th. We owe another huge thanks to Triple R because the engine perform flawlessly, and a thanks to Brandon Brown for setting up a great racecar. You can find video of the full race under "videos" at the top.
6/19/2010
We made a trip back to Lee County Speedway last night. We had better luck than the previous week. To start out, we actually recieved a brand new engine from Triple R Performance Engines and we owe Steve and Lonnie a huge thanks. In the heat race James started first row outside, took the early lead and lead the race til the white flag where they had a caution. After the restart James bobble slightly giving up the lead and evetually finishing second. In the feature James started in the same spot, took the lead for the first half of the race, hit a hole in turns one and two where he was pasted by Josh Foster. James finished second at the end of the race. We'll be at Quincy Raceways tomorrow (sunday) if weather permits it.
6/7/10
We stayed in Quincy to race this weekend. Last night at Quincy Raceways James started 7th in his heat race, the track was extremely rough, James didn't push the car too hard to prevent damaging something vital and finished 7th. In the feature the track was rough as well. James started 19th and pushed his way through the pack to make a nice finish in the 7th spot.
5/31/10
Over the weekend James raced at Lee County Speedway and Quincy Raceways. At Lee County Speedway in the heat race, James started 9th and battled his way to 3rd. In the a-main James started 12th, on the start going into turn one he brushed the wall dropping him back to around 20th. After that James battled his way to 9th. At Quincy Raceways in the heat race James started 3rd and had a throttle push causing him to drop to 5th. In the a-main James started 7th, made his way to 4th early and held that position until the last ten laps where he was bumped out of the way by another driver causing him to drop to 10th where he ultimatley finished.
5/23/10
Last night (Saturday) we went to Lee County Speedway to try out the new rear end. Not much good luck though. James spun out in the heat race passing a car on the bottom of the track but hit a really soupy spot on the track which was the cause of the spin out. In the a-main, about two or three laps in, James was hit on the left rear tire by another car cause the tire to go flat, and enevitably ended the race for him. We were going to race at Quincy Raceways tonight but it got cancelled.
5/16/10
The races scheduled at Quincy Raceways for tonight have been cancelled due to rain and cloudy weather. We should have the modified fix and put back together for this uncoming weekend of racing.
5/13/10
We are still trying to get the car put back together from last Sunday night. We have cut the rear end completely off to replace the bent frame. We most likely won't be racing this weekend.
5/10/2010
James raced at Quincy Raceways over the weekend. Not a very good weekend at all. The car felt great in hot laps, although before he could even complete a lap in the heat race he got caught up in a wreck that wiped his car out for the rest of the night. James will have the car ready for next weekend.