Promotion for Racing Down Under

I got this from our friends down in Australia.  It is a advertisement for an upcoming event - nice footage of the mini sprints.  It also shows some other pretty wild looking classes they run down there.  Would any of us be brave enough to run those motorcycle side cars on dirt?  I think the backdrop for this advertisement is that Australian mini sprint/lightning sprint champion Adam Raws is making a trip to New Zealand to compete against their best.  The guys down under all tell me that their hoping someday we see a truly international mini sprint/ lightning sprint championship race.

Midget Pay-per-View from DuQuoin this weekend

The midgets are up this weekend at DuQuoin.  Just a reminder that the mini sprints will be running just around the corner on January 29th.  Looks like they have Pay-Per-View for the weekends events.  Might be a great chance to get a look at the track.  Its been a few years since I've been there, but I really enjoyed the whole facility.

New Viper Pipes 10" Stubby Muffler



Here is the latest out of our Viper Pipes shop.  It is a 10" Stubby Muffler.  Although probably not as applicable to the upright crowd, the 10 inch mufflers are getting bigger with the modified midget crowd.  We are now able to offer mufflers in 10, 12, 14 inch models.  We can also build custom lengths upon request.  The new 10 inch model weighs in at just 2.9lbs.  We are also able to offer all of our mufflers with a ceramic coated core and canister.  The combination of the ceramic coated core and canister provides a significant performance enhancement over a straight stainless muffler.  Be sure to check out our complete line of mufflers and headers at http://www.viperpipes.com/.

Still working...making progress

Still trying to get our car ready for Tulsa.  Making progress.  Just waiting on wheels and hubs.

Headed West

Our 2010 G2 chassis is getting a fresh 2008 Yamaha R1 motor before heading
West to its new home. This motor was incredible. It literally looked
showroom new. Word was that it has less than100 miles on it.

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More progress

The motor went in today

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More progress

Today the engine went into the car.

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Slow but sure...

I have spent a little more time working on the new 'used' car we plan on running in the indoor races this year.  Hope to drop the engine in this week.  The old bodywork that I am using is pretty rough, so I am getting a chance to practice my skills at using wrap and the bodywork repair kit I posted in the latest issue of Mini Sprint Racer Magazine.  My plan is to have this car be entirely wrapped.  No paint at all.  Below you can see the white wrap I used on the hood and armguard.



 

Here is the armguard prior to being wrapped.  If you're interested in having your wing, entire car, trailer or even individual numbers and logos made up, we are now able to do it in-house.  We even have our own installer.  If we can help you out, leave us a message at 513.549.7048 - We usually check for messages several times throughout the day and will have someone get back with you fairly quickly.  We like doing graphics, they are really fun.

Here is a set of headers that Viper Pipes just finished ceramic coating.  This is a set with 2 seasons of racing on them.  Viper Pipes will be running a special on ceramic coating through the end of the year.  Just $89.95 to coat a new set of Viper Pipes headers.  Additional charge will apply to previously run headers since additional blasting, cleaning and etching is required.  If you're interested, give Viper Pipes a call at 513.204.9036

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

It's hard to believe that the holiday season is already upon us.  We are almost a month away from the Tulsa Shootout.  We recently sold my car from last year and now we are scrambling to get a car done for Tulsa.  I actually just started on another one a few days ago.  I am using an old FOZ chassis that came in on trade on a new G2.  The good Lord willing, I am hoping to run it at Tulsa and DuQuion before turning it into our rental car for the 2011 season. 

I have had the week off of work which has given me time to at get started on it.  So far we have put the floor pan and motor plate in, bolted the seat in and assembled most of the front and rear axles.  Now we are waiting for additional parts to come in before going back to work.


Here is the start of the car I plan on running out in Tulsa.  Plenty to get done!

Activity has started to pick back up at the shop and we've got plenty of used cars in stock to choose from.  We've got everything from a race ready 1999 Henchcraft that can be purchased for $3,800 to a pristine FOZ Race Car with only seven races on it with a fresh Yamaha R1 on board for around $12,000.  All in all we've got six really nice used cars in stock.  If you're considering getting started a trip to the shop is probably worthwhile.  It is probably one of the few places where you can get a good look at cars from several different manufacturers at several different price ranges.

We have a shop full of used racing cars.  We have cars from most of the different manufacturers and cars that should meet most budgets.  If you are interested in stopping by to look, call 513.874.2034.



My time off has also provided the opportunity to make some changes to the website.  We are working hard to make the site a tool to develop the mini sprint / lightning sprint community.  Our most recent changes include the creation of a message board/forum and changes to our News and Results section.  I've had several people ask if I know anybody with room in their trailer for another car to make the trip to Tulsa.  I thought the message board might provide a good opportunity to match folks up.  The News and Results sections have actually been setup to make it quicker and easier for the owners of the associations and tracks that support mini sprint / lightning sprint racing to post their news and results.  I am hoping that this new tool will reduce the time required to post significantly.  Posting is basically as easy as sending an e-mail.  I would encourage the owner / managers of any of the tracks or organizations to contact me if they are interested.  

I took time off yesterday to take my girls down to Earlywine's near Maysville Kentucky to do a little motorcycle riding.  Its a pretty neat place.  It is a great big tent/building that houses an indoor motorcross track.  I am sure it is an expensive building, but it would be really neat to have a place like that were you could run mini sprints locally during the winter.  The girls had a great time chasing around the track--eventhough it was cold and miserable outside.

One of the big news items coming out of the recent Midwest Mini Sprint banquet was an announcement that the series would be hosting at least five non winged mini sprint events during the 2011 season.  So far all of the events will take place at Brownstown Speedway.  I ran at the track once this season and really like it a lot.  I think having these non winged events should really help the sport continue to grow.  I know that there are several people who have indicated they would be more inclined to get involved if they had the option of running non-winged. 

We've opened back up the Motor Mart.  The Motor Mart allows an e-mail to be sent to several shops at once regarding requests for engines.  It is another service that we hope will make http://www.minisprintracer.com/ a stop on every racers web search.  CLICK HERE to visit the Motor Mart.

I recently ran into mini sprint racer, Jeremy Perdue during my lunch hour.  Jeremy just opened a new Jimmy Johns sandwich shop.  It is located in the Bridgewater Falls shopping complex about half way between Cincinnati and Dayton.  From the looks of things that day things are going extremely well.  Jeremy is building a new car for the 2011 season and says that he is working hard to get the new location running well so he'll have time to race.  If you're in the area stop by and see Jeremy--they make a great sandwich.

We're going live from Tulsa.  We have been working hard to lay in the infrastructure on the website so that we can go live from the Tulsa Shootout.  If all goes well (and we have decent Internet access) we hope to provide reports from the event.  We are actually hoping to set several people up so that they can provide reports from the event.  We'll keep you posted as we get closer.

I'll try to keep posting photos as we put the car together that we are planning on running at Tulsa.  I am also working on a couple of really cool new products that should be unveiled in the next month.  Enjoy your Thanksgiving.

More SEMA

More SEMA

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2010 SEMA Show Random Stuff

Videos and photos shot with my cell phone so they are not the greatest quality, but some pretty neat stuff out here at the SEMA show.

Used Cars are In

At the end of every season we do our best to bring in a good inventory of used cars to meet every budget.  This year we have a really good selection of used cars available already.  Starting at just $4500, we have four really nice cars for sale.  I haven't had the chance to post photos of each one, but I wanted to get them out as quickly as possible since I know there are many people already kicking tires for next year and several looking at buying a car to go to Tulsa.

• 2010 FOZ Race Cars G2 Roller - Less than 10 races old, this car has top of the line components throughout.
• 2007 FOZ Race Cars Race Ready, Yamaha R1 - This car has less than 12 races since new and has not been run since being completely freshened throughout.  This is a great deal at just $12K
• 2010 Bailey Roller - This car is brand new and has never been on the track - $6500
• Bailey Mini Sprint - Top five car can be purchased race ready for $6500 or as a roller for $4500

Speed Partz is your one stop shop for cars, parts and accessories.  Stop in and see all of the used cars we have in inventory.   Call 513.874.2034.