May 10, 2008
Tom has been very anxious to race this
season since the April Columbus Speedway race was
rained out.
This weekend we decided to make the
trip to Sandusky Speedway to race their season opener
for Sprints.
The Sandusky track has always been a
challenge to get the setup right and Saturday was no
exception. After the first hot lap session we made
several big chassis changes that paid off. In the
first heat race Tom finished 5th with the car working
better than ever. Tom believed he had a chance to win
this race. Tom started 8th in the feature and by the
7th lap he had moved up to 6th when at the end of the
front stretch his motor broke ending the night. Bobby
Tom and Dave worked hard on Sunday replacing the
engine with our backup to be ready for Friday nights
race at Toledo Speedway. We are all looking forward to
better luck on Friday.
October 15, 2007
The 2007 racing season has come to an
end. Tom had a good year with 12 races and 12 A Main
Starts. He learned more and improved his racing skills
beyond what we expected. The whole team learned a lot
more about the car and are very anxious to start the
winter tear down and performing the needed
maintenance to get ready to start the 2008 season. All
of us are excited for what may be accomplished in
2008.
This winter we are hoping to
purchase a 410 motor to allow Tom to race a more
powerful car and experience a larger variety of
tracks. We are looking to run selected events in the
Auto Value Sprint Series, Hoosier Outlaw Sprint
Series as well as some non wing races with the USAC
National Sprint Series. Keep checking the schedule
for updates on upcoming races.
Tom will be competing in the full
schedule of the new Buckeye Super Sprint Series.
Tom would like to thank all of our
sponsors and everybody that helped throughout the
year.
Special Thanks Go Out To:
HiTech Security Service, Scott and
Susan Wilson of Wilson Motorsports, Dick Hickernell
Engine Service, Bobby Kistler, Bob Wills, RB Salyer,
Larry Ebert of Beechwold Automotive, Scott and Trish
Goffin of Goffin Motorsports and Graphics, Dan Rader
of Rader Collision Center, Dick Meyers with Bilstein
Shocks, John Klimowicz of JFK Web Design, and the
weekly work crew of Mark Lowder and Steven Brasser,
also Richard McQuade for all of his support, and
everyone else that helped throughout the year.
Also a Big Thank You for all of Tom's
friends and fans that traveled to the various tracks
to show their support.
June 15, 2007
Saturday nights weather made for a cool night of racing
at Sandusky Motor Speedway, it was approximately 60
degrees at feature time. This Was Race # 3 of the WSOA
point series.
26 Winged Sprint Cars showed up for the nights racing
which included many Sandusky weekly racing regulars. The
HiTech Racing Team struggled all night to get Toms car
set up right for this 1/2 mile speedway. Tom Qualified
15th out of 26 and finished 7th in the heat race giving
him an 18th starting position in the feature. What a
sight it was to see the feature start with 26 cars, they
almost filled the full front stretch. The racing was
very tough and there were several cautions which worked
in Tom's favor for he had a very tight car. After each
caution the tires would cool enough to allow Tom to run
hard and very fast for about 5 laps before the car would
tighten up again. He was able to take advantage of the
short runs and worked his way up to the 12 position by
the end of the race. Tom is anxious to get back to this
track on June 39th to try again to tame the 1/2 mile
oval.
June 9, 2007
Saturday night was another perfect night for racing at
Columbus Motor Speedway. This was Race #2 of the WSOA
point series. Tom wasted no time in getting ready for
the nights racing. He Qualified his fastest yet at CMS
with a lap time of 12.3 which put him as 3rd quickest of
the night. Tom finished 5th in the 8 lap heat race which
placed him in the 8th starting position for the feature.
The feature race was a hotly contested event with only a
few cautions, and Toms car seemed to work better as the
green flag laps went on. Tom had to fight hard for each
car he passed working his way up to the 4th position. He
was able to catch up to the 3rd place car and was
getting ready to make his move but the laps ran out,
making it an official 4th place finish.
June 8, 2007
 Tom
was invited by Jeff Nuckles of Columbus Motor Speedway
to participate in a morning television show on the
Columbus FOX news station hosted by Johnny DiLeretto.
This Show was a special to promote Columbus Motor
Speedway celebrating its 60th anniversary and its
upcoming Winged Sprint Race on Saturday June 9th.
According to Jeff Nuckles the very first car to ever
race with a wing on it was at Columbus motor speedway in
1957. This morning show was a live broadcast and
Tom's first live television interview, however Tom did
not seem to be nervous and looked to be comfortable
behind the Microphone. The show went well and everybody
involved had a good time. A special thanks to Jeff
Nuckles for inviting Tom and a shout out to Johnny D (
AKA Speed Racer) thanks for a good time.
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