| Travis & Trevor Updates |
| 9/11/09 Trevor
had a pretty good
week at Slinger once again. He was the fast qualifier for the second
week in a
row. The track had a big invert of 8, so he started 4th row on the
outside. He
got shuffled back a few positions but managed to get back to 4th. He
tried to
go the outside and make a pass, but a slower car pushed him back to a
6th place
finish. Travis
will be racing at
the WI Dells invitational on Saturday in Jim
and Carrie Grazana's
brand new late model. They won't have much time to get it dialed in,
but it
should be a good car. Thanks to the Grazana's for putting Travis in the
car. Trevor
will be at
Slinger Sunday, it is an afternoon race, with qualifying at noon and
racing at
2:00. Travis will also be racing there in the orange #1 of Holtz -
Ratacjyk.
Thanks once again to Brian and Chris for putting him in the
car. Have
a great weekend, Mike |
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| 8/20/09 It
was a pretty good
week for Trevor, hopefully we are back on track. I had a pretty busy
night
spotting for three different cars. I'm nervous enough doing one LOL. It
was
pretty hard to keep the three radios straight for which class I was
spotting
for. Trevor
qualified second,
started and finished 4th in the fast dash. He started 6th in the
feature on the
outside, and the car in front of him ran him to the back of the pack. He
did a great job
coming back to a top five finish. Trevor said had the car to move up
some more
positions, but the follow the leader and no touch rules have made it
some very
hard to watch racing. I know many of you have not and are not coming to
the
races because of this, but we have some good news. We
have been working on
some sponsorship for Trevor to do some races at other tracks, and
he has
been able to secure some to do a few races. We will be racing at
Columbus
speedway on Friday night, where they have been averaging 20 cars in the
main
feature. Trevor is pretty excited about having the opportunity to race
there,
and can't wait. We
have been working
with Travis's friend Kelsey Bauer at Columbus, she has been doing a
great job,
with two top 10's in the last two weeks. Columbus speedway is located
just
south of Columbus, WI on HWY 151. Hopefully we will see you there! Trevor
will also be
racing in the Pepsi Challenge at Slinger on Sunday. Have
a great weekend! Mike |
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| 8/15/09 I
hope everyone is
enjoying the summer weather that has finally arrived in WI. After the
streak of
bad luck and being rained out last week, hopefully we will have a good
race at
Slinger on Sunday. I don't have much to write about, but it will be fan
appreciation night Sunday at Slinger. I
have pasted a couple
of interviews from last year with Travis and Trevor, one of our
friends
sent me the links. Click here:
http://74.53.93.18/~asalatem/ASAVideos/asacdint1.wmv Click here:
http://74.53.93.18/~asalatem/ASAVideos/10.23.08/TrevorDassow.wmv
Trevor
will be racing
this Sunday at Slinger, and hopefully our luck will change, and the
weather
holds off. Have
a great weekend! Mike Pomp’s
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Westbury Bank Speedway Guest Cars and One-on-One spectator eliminator
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| 7/24/09 It
was one of those
nights you hate to think or talk about. I really felt bad for the
boy's,
as they both had high hopes for the Slinger Nationals. Travis had a
good car
from Ratajczyk racing, and was just making laps to save the tires for
the second
100 lap segment. He was racing outside of a car that got hit by the car
behind
him. The car inside of Travis went sideways up the track, and hit
Travis.
It put Travis into the wall, at around lap 65 of the 200 lap race. It
wasn't a big crash,
but it wrecked the right front suspension and his night was done. He
was pretty
upset with the impatience of some drivers when it is that long of a
race. It
has been our
experience through out the years, that trouble usually comes in
three's.
Hopefully that holds true, as Trevor had three things go wrong in one
race. For
some strange reason, the track did a 12 car invert for a 35 lap
race? This
put Trevor way at the back of the field. It started right at
the
green flag with the pole position driver spinning his tires and causing
all of
the cars behind him to stack up. Trevor
slowed up, but
the car behind hit him pretty good and spun Trevor out. They
restarted the race, and we knew something was wrong with Trevor's car
right
away. The radio was quiet, and he kept slowing on the track. Evidently
something broke in the tranny when he got hit, and he was driving
with one
hand on the wheel and the other holding the shifter in gear. He
said it kept popping
out of gear. On top of that, we had radio problems and he couldn't hear
the
spotter. It was just one of those nights, and he pulled it off the
track
before anything else got wrecked. Hopefully we had all three things go
wrong in
one night, and it will be a good night this Sunday at Slinger this
Sunday for
the Harley Davidson bike night. We
will be doing an
appearance for the Tyler Lee Memorial car show this Saturday. It is a
benefit
put on by one of our sponsor's JJ Trucking & Sons. The car show
will
benefit the International Twin to Twin transfusion syndrome institute,
Wheaton
Franciscan Healthcare. It will be held at Jim Dandy's, 8900 S. 27th in
Oak
Creek, WI. It will be held from 10:00am - 3:00pm. It's
a great car show,
and for a good cause, Hopefully we will see some of you there. Have
a great weekend,
better days to come! Mike |
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| 7/16/09 On
a personal sad
note, Travis and Trevor's Grandma Rose passed away this
week
after a battle with Leukemia. Carol's mother was one of the most loving
and
caring people I have ever had the pleasure knowing. It's been a
struggle this week dealing with her loss, but she has gone to
a
better place. We will all miss her, and we will especially miss those
big hugs
and the five course Italian meals. God's speed Rose, I know she
will be up
there keeping an eye on the boy's and all of the racer's
safety. It
was another good week
for Trevor. He kept his string in tact of a win or being the fast
qualifier for the eighth straight week. Trevor won the fast dash at
the Lagina Plumbing race on Sunday. He was pretty excited
that the
car was working good, after he pretty much took the whole
car apart and went through everything. The first
time out,
you hope nothing was was missed, but once again he did a great job. He
had a pretty good
starting position, and was really excited for the race. Here is
the story
from Slinger's web site, it pretty much tells the story. Ross
Kenseth and Pat
McIntee led the field to the green flag but the caution flag
immediately
appeared as problems in the middle of the field swept up the cars of
Chris
Blawat and Scott Ascher on the frontstretch, necessitating a complete
restart.
As racing resumed, Kenseth grabbed the early lead while McIntee battled
Trevor
Dassow for second while Josh Bauer and Dan Heying followed close
behind.
McIntee’s car developed problems and he slid high on the track, losing
spots as
Dassow, Heying, and Dave McCardle all raced by. A spin by Bill Shavlik
in turn
three produced the second yellow flag on lap five and on the restart
Kenseth
chose the inside line with Dassow lined up alongside him. Kenseth
maintained
the lead as the green reappeared was Heying applied heavy pressure to
his rear
bumper from third while Dassow charged hard on the outside. Heying was
quicker
off the corners and was able to muscle Kenseth to the outside line to
take the
lead on lap nine. Kenseth’s car was not hooked up to the high side and
he began
to fade as Bauer and Jake Vanoskey raced by while Dassow, also trapped
in the
upper lane behind Kenseth lost positions as well. Heying held his
ground at the
point as Bauer and Vanoskey looked to close while Pat McIntee rebounded
from
his earlier problems to battle with Ryan DeStefano and Rob Braun over
fourth.
Heying drove a solid last half of the race and was able to take the win
over
Bauer and Vanoskey while McIntee and Rob Braun rounded out the top
five. Trevor
Dassow won the late model fast dash and Dave McCardle set fast time at
12.318
seconds. Trevor
was pretty
disappointed with the 8th place finish, but there isn't a whole lot you
can do
when the car in front of you on the outside goes to the back. Trevor
said he
felt like a magnet in the race. I think four different cars hit him
while he
was trying to come back on the outside. It still was a pretty good
week, as he
moved within only 26 points of the championship lead. Hopefully things
will
settle down next week. This
week Trevor will be
running at Slinger once again on Sunday. Travis will be helping
Trevor,
and getting his car ready for the National's on Tuesday. He will be
racing
against Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, and some other big name racers.
Travis will
be driving for Ratajczyk racing once again for the Nationals, and if
everything
goes good on Sunday, Trevor will also be racing the Nationals. Travis
and
Trevor are still seeking some more help to be able to do the biggest
race of
the year at Slinger. Please let us know if you or anyone you know
might be
able to help the boy's out. We
want to thank
everyone, we couldn't do it without you! Have
a great week, and
hopefully we will see you on Sunday or on Tuesday at Slinger. Thanks! Mike |
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| 7/10/09 It
was another good week
for Trevor at Slinger Pepsi Challenge. He kept his streak alive and had
another
fast time. The track also announced that Trevor is the current track
record
holder for his division, that's really something to proud of. He
likes setting fast
time but the invert that the track does really hurts him in the
races. He
started in the back of the fast dash, and finished 3rd once again.
Trevor
started 6th on the outside for the feature. The cars in front of him
fell back and
was back in about 8th. He raced hard and moved back up to fifth, but
the car
went really tight this week? He hung in there for a fifth place finish.
We
checked the car after
the race, and found that the left rear tire shrunk for some reason? It
didn't
have a leak, but the tire shrunk almost an inch. That was a weird one,
and
we'll get rid of that tire ASAP. Trevor will be racing at Slinger once
again on
Sunday night for the Lagina Plumbing Royal Flush, quite the name for a
race
LOL. Have
a great week and
hopefully we will see you there, Mike |
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| 7/4/09 I
hope everyone is
having a great 4th of July. Sorry for the delay on the update, I was
waiting
for some pictures. It was another great week for Trevor. He kept his
streak
alive, and once again qualified 1st for the third week in the row.
Trevor
started in the back of the fast dash and worked his way up to a third
place
finish. Trevor
started fifth in
the feature, and quickly moved his way up to third. He came over the
radio and
said the car was getting terrible, but he hung in there and managed to
bring it
home in third. We found a piece of metal in his right rear tire from a
wreck
that happened during the race. The tire was down to 10 pounds of air
pressure,
he was lucky that it stayed up enough to finish the race. Travis
drove the
Ratajczyk racing Super Late Model in the firecracker 85 lap feature.
Chris and
Travis really got the car dialed in. Travis qualified 6th and started
in the
front of the Fast dash. It was a great side by side battle and Travis
brought
it to the checkers to win the dash! Travis, Chris and the crew were
really
fired up to get that first win. Travis
started 3rd in
the feature, and the car was pretty tight. He lost a couple of
positions, but
the car gets better the longer it races. We don't have a clue what the
driver
behind him was thinking, but he slammed into the back of Travis, and
sent him
around spinning. Another car ran in to the side of him, and bent the
right
front parts. He was done for the night, but it still was a good night
for
everyone. This
week Trevor will be
racing in the Pepsi Challenge on Sunday night. There will also be a
rollover
contest, they are always interesting. Have a great 4th, and hopefully
we'll see
you at the races. Mike Picture
of Trevor Fast
Time
Picture of Travis Dash win
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| 6/25/09
I
hope everyone is
making it through the hot weather ok and had a great Father's day. It
has been
another WI spring, we skipped it and went to right to summer. Trevor
had another great
race at Slinger, and Travis surprised me for fathers day by racing
Ratajczyk
racing's Super Late model at Slinger. Chris decided to have Travis run
the
Super Late, and they really had it dialed in for the race setup. The
car didn't
qualify very good, so Travis ended up starting 13th in the
feature. He
didn't waste anytime, he was passing cars and moving to the front.
With
about 15 laps to go, he was working on the 5th place car when he felt
something
wrong. Luckily
he felt
something, and started backing off a little. The right front
tire
went down, and he was coming down the backstretch heading for the wall
right
where we were standing. He somehow managed to the save the car and
miss
the wall. My old ticker was banging for awhile after that one. I think
he would have been a top three car. Trevor did
it
again, he continued his streak, and got another
fast time! Trevor
had to start the Fast Dash in the rear again, but did a great job and
moved up
to 2nd for the finish again. He keeps amazing us how he can get to
2nd in
a 6 lap race. Trevor
had to start 9th
with the big invert once again. I think some of the drivers have
figured out
that if you qualify slower, you get to start in the front for the race
with big
inverts. It would be great to see them start the cars
straight up
where they qualified once in awhile. It would definitely take care of
that
problem. Trevor did a great job moving through the pack and
was passing
for fourth. He got the front of his car inside of him, and he
chopped down
on Trevor. Luckily Trevor was able to hold it, and made it through. Trevor
was up to third,
with 15 to go. Trevor tried passing outside, but the car in front
of him
would just run him up the track. I was impressed with Trevor, he showed
a lot
of patience as the car in front of him was blocking and mirror driving
him for
the second week in a row. Trevor just played follow the leader for
the
remainder of the race and brought home another top three finish. It
was a great father's
day, we had a lot of fun with both of the boy's doing good, and
bringing the
cars home in one piece. This week it will be the Keith's Marina
Firecracker 85
lap race. Travis will be running Chris Ratajczyk's Super Late Model
once again,
and Trevor will running in the Late Model class. There will be
Fireworks,
hopefully we will see you there! Have
a great weekend! Mike |
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| 6/19/09 It
was another great
week for Trevor and the crew at Slinger on Sunday. Trevor kept his
streak going
with getting another fast time. It was a pretty tiring weekend for
the
boy's, crew, and me the old guy. We left West Bend Saturday
morning
at 2:30 am and took a new driver down to Indianapolis for the ASA
race.
Brett did a great job, and we had a pretty good car that was good in
the later
laps. We had some motor problems around lap 140 and it shut down, but
it was
nice to bring the car home without a scratch for a change. We
drove all night and
got back to WI around 6:00 am to race Slinger. Trevor's car was
real good
in practice, Travis made a little change to it, and it really came
alive for
Qualifying and the fast dash. Trevor started in the back of the fast
dash, and
did some of the best driving I have seen him do. He moved all the way
up to
second and just missed winning the 5 lap race by a couple of feet. That
was an
exciting one to watch. Trevor
had to start in
the back of the invert because he won last week. He started 9th and
passed a
few cars. He made it up to 5th, but the car just wouldn't work on the
outside.
He tried a few times to pass the 4th place car, but he wouldn't give
him any
room. But you can't complain about another top 5 finish, which has
moved him up
to second in the Championship points. Trevor
had a pretty busy
Sunday, he was also asked to be a judge for the Miss Slinger
Pageant. I
think he may have enjoyed that job LOL. The announcer asked Trevor why
he
thought he was picked to be a Judge? Trevor kidding ling replied the he
thought
they wanted to get some young blood in the judging. I think Trevor now
has a
new nickname from the announcer: "Young Blood". ; ) Trevor was also
selected as the Old Wisconsin Hot Dog of the week. I think he gets a
T-shirt, a
hot dog, and gets to race the wiener mobile - Just kidding on the
wiener
mobile. This
week Trevor will be
racing at Slinger for the PMF Landscape Supply 60 and Scouts get in
free. PMF
has been one of our biggest sponsors over the years, make sure you get
all your
landscaping supplies from Paul. Hopefully we'll see more of you there
this
Sunday. Have
a great weekend,
and Happy Father's Day to all of you Fathers out there! Mike Slinger
Super Speedway
World’s
Fastest ¼ Mile Asphalt Oval
Contact:
Todd Thelen
Phone:
262-370-0440
Fax:
262-567-2837
Email: slingerspeedway1@aol.com
PMF
Landscape Supply Scout Night
Scouts
get in Free (Slinger,
WI)
Sunday Night June 21st is PMF Landscape Supply of West Bend
Scout
Night. All Scouts in Uniform will be
admitted Free! A 60 Lap Super Late Model
Feature will headline the racing card. Super
Late Models will be joined by: Late Models, Midwest Sportsman,
Thunderstock,
Slinger Bee’s Figure 8’s, Modified, Westbury Bank Speedway Guest Cars
and one
on one spectator races. Qualifying
starts at 4:45 with racing at 6:30 pm. PMF
Landscape Supply
provides landscaping products such as quality screened and blended
topsoil,
mulch, decorative stone and much more. PMF has served homeowners and
landscape
contractors in and around Southeastern Wisconsin for over 24 years
since 1985.
Call PMF Landscape Supply to keep your landscape beautiful year round. Bring your truck or trailer or have us
deliver it for you. PMF
Landscape Supply
will not be undersold! PMF will meet or beat any advertised
price in the West Bend area! Stop in and
see Paul just south of the Paradise round about on Hwy G in West Bend
or Check
out PMF at www.pmflandscape.com There are
select advertising and sponsorship opportunities as well
as company and group outings available for the 2009 season. For more
information, contact the speedway’s PR and Marketing at: 262-370-0440, slingerspeedway1@aol.com, or visit
our web site
at: www.slingersuperspeedway.com |
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| 5/29/09 I
hope everyone enjoyed
their Memorial day weekend. Trevor had a great race at Slinger on
Sunday. He
qualified 5th and won the Fast Dash! It was his first dash win of the
year.
Trevor started the feature in the 2nd row outside. He
lost a few positions,
but kept after it through out the race. There was a wreck right in
front of
him, I thought his night was over. He managed to slow it down enough
and he just touched one of the cars. He was able to continue, and
managed
to get a fourth place finish in the feature. The good run pushed him up
to 4th
in points on the season. Travis
and Trevor will
be racing against each other at Slinger this Sunday for the first round
of the
Pepsi challenge. Pepsi is also one of our sponsor's and hopefully the
boy's will have a good race. It should be interesting. Trevor
will also have
his car at our sponsor, PMF landscape tomorrow
(Saturday) from
8:00 until 3:30 for an open house. You can check out their web
site at pmflandscape.com The
local radio
station will also be doing a remote, with lot's of other things going
on. Hopefully
we'll see you
there, it was great to see so many of you at Slinger last week! Have
a great weekend, Mike |
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| 5/22/09 I
hope everyone is
enjoying the great summer weather. It's been a hectic week, sorry for
getting
the update out so late. Trevor
got his first
fast time at Slinger on Sunday! It was quite an accomplishment for him,
after
having app eight 2nd in times. He started 5th in the fast
dash, and
took it pretty easy and finished 4th. With the invert, he started the
race in
7th. The car was terrible loose, and we weren't sure what happened with
it? He
fell all the way to the back on the outside, and was trying to get
around a car
that was driving in the middle of the track. He got his nose inside of
him in
the corner, and the guy tried to close the door. He spun out and for
some
reason they gave Trevor the black flag? He
tried to get back on
the track but the cars were too spread out and there wasn't an opening.
Oh
well, hopefully things will go better this week on Sunday night at
Slinger.
Racing starts at 6:30. Matt
our ASA driver had
a great car this weekend at Milwaukee and moved from 10th to 5th in the
first
half of the race. After the break he didn't see a car pull next to him,
and
they hit each other. The crew got the car back together but it wasn't
as good
as it was in the first half with the damage. The good news is he
managed to get
his first top ten. Matt will be racing this Sunday in the ASA North
race at
Grundy County Speedway in Morris IL. Have
a great Holiday
weekend, and hopefully we will see you at the races. Mike |
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| 5/14/09 I
hope all of the Mom's
out there had a great Mother's day. It was a pretty easy weekend for
the boy's
as Trevor was the only one that had a race. It sure was an
eventful one.
It was one of the closest qualifying groupings that I have ever seen.
Trevor
qualified 4th and was only four hundredth's of a second
from fast
time. Amazing. Trevor
made the fast
dash, and took a third place. Trevor had a pretty tough night in
the race.
The car started off pretty bad and he fell back some spots. The
car came
in after a few laps, and he started making his way back up to the
front.
He was working on moving up into second place. He tried taking it on
the outside,
and he had a half car length on the inside driver.
Slinger is a
tough track on the outside, and he was out there a little too
long. The
car got really loose off the corner as the tires got greasier a
couple of
times and he banged doors with inside car. He had to back off and lost
some
positions. There
was a wreck right
in front of him, and he managed to stop just in time. The car that was
stopped
in front of him, evidently didn't know Trevor was behind him, and
backed over
the hood of Trevor's car. He pretty much took the front end of Trevor's
car
off, and put a hole in his tire. Just for good measure he did a burn
out on
Trevor's hood as he was driving away. He never knew Trevor was there
the whole
time, Yikes. Luckily the race was called with a few laps to go, and
Trevor
managed to get another top 5 with a 4th place finish. Mike |
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5/6/09Slinger
Super Speedway
World’s
Fastest ¼ Mile Asphalt Oval
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Todd Thelen
Phone:
262-370-0440
Fax:
262-567-2837
Email: slingerspeedway1@aol.com
Slinger
Speedway Mothers Day Special
Flowers for
Mom – 2pm Start Time
(Slinger,
WI) This Sunday afternoon May 10th
is the Slinger Speedway Mothers Day Special headlined with a 60 lap
Super Late
Model Feature. Super Late Models will be joined by: Late Models,
Midwest Sportsman,
Modified, Thunderstock, Slinger Bee’s, Westbury Bank Speedway Guest
Cars, and
Figure 8’s Qualifying starts at Noon with racing at 2:00 pm. The
first 500 Moms will receive FREE
Carnations compliments of Sonya’s Rose in Jackson. www.sonyasrosecreativeflorals.com. All kids that enter
the kids club will have a chance to ride around the track during
intermission
in a two seat go kart. Don't
forget you can save a buck
purchasing advance tickets at Pioneer Plaza just off Hwy 41 in
Richfield or
B&S Liquor on Hwy 60 in Hartford. There are
select advertising and sponsorship opportunities as well
as company and group outings available for the 2009 season. For more
information, contact the speedway’s PR and Marketing at: 262-370-0440, slingerspeedway1@aol.com, or visit
our web site
at: www.slingersuperspeedway.com. |
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| 5/6/09 It
was a busy and good
weekend for the boy's, without rain! Trevor had his opener at Slinger
with
practice on Saturday and racing on Sunday. He had an excellent
day of
practice and was one of the fastest cars there. On Sunday we put the
race tires
on, and for some reason the car got really tight for qualifying?
He managed to tie for 5th in qualifying, but the other driver went
out
first, so he got the pole for the dash and the race. Trevor
started 6th in
the feature, the car inside of him had his throttle stick going into
the first
turn. It was a mess with him taking Trevor and two other cars into
the
wall. I thought Trevor was done, but he went back out and
started the
race from the back. He hung in there and managed to fight his way
back to
a fifth place finish. It was a great race to watch as he moved through
the
field, and he might have been able to get back to third if
the race
wasn't cut short by 10 laps? Travis
finally got his
first race in for the Big 8 series. He was third fastest in
practice out
of the over 50 cars in his class. The car was great, but bottomed out
in
qualifying and he just made the cut by qualifying 14th for the feature.
He said
he had a great car and was moving up, but his right rear tire got
cut. He
hung in there and still managed to finish the race in 10th with only 14
pounds
of air in the tire. Our
ASA driver Matt
Byrne had a great practice and qualifying run. He was running all the
way up to
the top five and said he felt something go wrong with the car and
brought
it in with ten laps to go. Better things are coming for Matt, and we
enjoy his
great attitude. This
weekend Trevor will
be racing at Slinger for the Mothers day special. Mom's get a free
carnation
from Sonya's Rose in Jackson WI. I have used Sonya's on more than one
occasion,
it really helps out in those times when we need to show Mom how much we
appreciate everything she does for us ; ). We
will also be going
down to Oglesby IL on Saturday for out team Mgr and cook's
benefit. Janet
is one of the most loving, caring, and inspirational person to all
of us
and the ASA teams. Hopefully she will be able to raise some funds to
help pay
for her medical bills. If there is anything you can do or donate to
help her
out, please let me know or reply to the information I have pasted
below. Thanks
again to
everyone, and have a great week! Mike Janet's
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I
hope everyone is well.
Hopefully we will get some good weather this weekend and get some
racing in. It
will be a super busy weekend for the boy's and the crew. We were in
Toledo last
weekend with a driver we were testing, and it was beautiful weather
over there.
Trevor
is very excited
to get the season started at Slinger and his run for the Championship.
There
will be a practice on Saturday from 12 - 4:00. Everyone is welcome to
come and
watch Saturday in the stands at no charge. On Sunday time
trials will
be at 12:00, with racing at 2:00. http://www.slingersuperspeedway.com
Travis
and the crew will
be heading down to Shereville, IL at Illiana speedway on Saturday, with
our test driver Matt Byrne for the ASA North race. Racing and
qualifying will begin at 5:45.
They
will be hitting the
road once again Saturday night, making a car change in the trailer,
and
sleeping on the way to Travis's Big 8 series race on Sunday in
Madison,
WI. Hopefully he won't get rained out again, the weather is looking
good. http://www.big8series.com
http://www.madisoninternationalspeedway.com
Hopefully
we will some
of you at one of the races this weekend, it will definitely be a busy
one for the boy's.
Have
a great weekend,
Mike
Just
a quick note that
Travis' rain canceled race last Sunday, will be run this Sunday at
Rockford
Speedway. Racing starts at 1:00. Here is the link to Rockford's web
site: http://rockfordspeedway.com/
Hope
to see you there!
4/14/09
I hope everyone had a
great Easter, it looks like we will finally be seeing some nice spring
weather
coming. Travis and Trevor have been working hard to get the cars ready
for the
upcoming season. They have also been busy with the T-shirt and graphic
business,
don't forget to place your orders to help support the boy's racing.
Travis
will be starting
off the season this coming Sunday at Rockford Speedway in Loves Park
IL.
Qualifying is at 11:15 and racing starts @ 1:00. He will be driving the
#21
Chris Ratajczyk Late model for the Big 8 series opener. This is
one of the
Midwest's most popular series with 50-60 cars entering the race. I have
posted
a link below to the track's web site. Hopefully we will be able to put
out an update
soon, regarding Travis's other racing plans for the year.
Trevor's
first race will
be at Slinger Speedway on Sunday afternoon May 3rd, gates open at noon,
and
racing starts @ 2:00. Trevor is very excited to get the season started
and make
a run for the Championship at Slinger after winning the Rookie of the
Year last
year. We are still working hard to find some more sponsorship to do
some more
racing, but it's been a very tough year. Please let me know if you
would have
any contacts or friends that might be interested in taking a look at
their
proposals, We Need Your Help!
Thanks
again for
everyone helping the boy's out once again, and we'll let you know how
the first
race goes,
Mike
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I
have pasted a link
& story from my cousin Brian Dassow. His daughter Hailee, has the
opportunity of a lifetime at her young age.
I
have also pasted a
reminder about Janet our team manager's benefit on May 9th. She is
one of
the nicest and most caring people you will ever meet. One of her
wishes
was to go skydiving, which she did last week and had one of the
greatest
experiences she has ever had. It has been an uphill struggle for
her, and
any help would be greatly appreciated!
There
are not many
opportunities of a lifetime, but my daughter Hailee
has been given one of those this year. Through a selection
process that
included nomination and interviewing, she is a member of a small group
chosen to be a student ambassadors from Wisconsin.
This group of 20 students will travel to England and France in July for
2 weeks. The People to People program has an outstanding
reputation
dating back to when President Dwight Eisenhower started the organization
in 1956.
Hailee has started a number of different fund raisers to assist with the
cost of her trip, but we have created her own website for others to
donate directly to her trip. I encourage all of you to visit the
site
and learn a little more about Hailee and the opportunity that she has.
Click on the link below.
http://www.supporthailee.com/
You can read more about the People to People program through her site or
directly with the following link:
http://www.peopletopeople.com/Pages/default.aspx
The importance of this trip to a very energetic young girl reaches far
beyond her current experiences and is a stepping stone to her future
success.
Please donate directly on the website to help make this
trip a
reality. Hailee will be making entries in her blog as the weeks
go by,
so visit the site later to see her progress.
Thank you for all your support.
--
Brian Dassow
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Janet's
Benefit, May 9th
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12/22/08
I hope everyone is all
set for Christmas and the Holiday season. This winter has already been
one for
the books. They said tonight on the news that it is the second snowiest
December on record. It's been unreal, with sub zero temperatures and
30-40 mph
winds. Welcome to Wisconsin.
The
boy's have been
keeping busy getting the cars ready for next year. Travis is currently
working
three job's, including the race shop, by my shop and working on
snowmobiles.
Trevor is playing basketball on the JV team at the high school. He's
having an
excellent year, and is scoring more than he ever did.
The
boy's can't wait for
it to warm up and get back to the tracks. It might be awhile the way
this
winter is going ; ). Trevor will be having his banquet in a couple of
weeks. He
can't wait to receive his Rookie Of The Year award. ASA changed their
date for
the banquet from last year, and now Travis's banquet is on the same
date as
Trevor's. We'll have to split up and make the most of it.
We
wanted to wish all of
you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday's. Thanks again for all of your
help,
we couldn't do it without your help!
Mike