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2009 Racing Announcements
Winchester Speedway, Winchester Indiana
Sat October 3rd 2009
The new experience at Winchester Speedway will be one great memorable race. The morning started off with a high of 52 degrees, and a low of 40 degrees, but the cold temperatures didn’t stop HiTech Racing from having a great race. As it was Tom’s first time ever seeing and racing on the world’s fastest half mile race track, Tom adapted to the racetrack as he has driven it many times. After getting acquired with the race track, and making slight chassis changes to the car, Tom hit the track for qualifying. 22 cars attempted to qualify into the feature race, Tom qualified in the 10th position, which the team was very happy with considering this was everyone’s first time on the super fast track. It was soon time to hit the track for the heat races. Tom started in the 3rd position, and as the green flag dropped Tom quickly moved to the outside row, and was in second position. On the outside Tom passed the leader, and took the lead of the pack. Quickly he sped away from the pack and took the checkered, wining the heat race. It was a great accomplishment, to win a race at Winchester Speedway, as many drivers never come close to a top five finish after many attempts of racing there. Crew chief, Dave Tolbert, decided to switch out the power steering pump, as Tom noticed the power steering becoming weak in the heat race. After running 180mph around the track, and barely lifting the gas in the corners, Tom was ready to race the 40 lap feature. After all cars fired on the track, it was time to line up and go racing. Tom started in the 10th position. The green flag dropped and Tom quickly moved up to 9th position, as the yellow flag flew for two cars getting together on the start. After a complete restart, Tom once again got a good jump on the start and raced up against the walls and got a good start. Tom quickly moved into the 7th position, and continued to close on the front of the pack. Quickly Tom moved into the 6th position, after changing his racing line, was able to get past the 6th place car along the bottom of the track. After many laps of slowly catching the field, Tom was able to pass the 5th place car on the white flag lap. Finishing a strong 5th place finish. It was a overall great weekend, and a great accomplishment to finish in the top 5 against the best of the best, on the worlds fastest half mile, high banked track. Now HiTech racing, looks towards winter to rebuild the sprint car, and get ready to go racing in the 2010 season!
August 15, 2009 - Anderson, Indiana
The weather was perfect for the big Anderson Speedway Hoosier
Outlaw Sprint car race Saturday night. Hitech Racing was very
excited to try out our new 410 engine, compliments of Gressman
Powersports, along with a new suspension setup, we looked
forward to a great night of racing, and a great night it was.
After practicing the car, the crew made a few chassis changes to
get the car a little looser in the corners. Tom started on the
outside pole for heat race number 3. On the start Tom was able
to out power the pole sitter, taking the leading going into the
turn number one. Tom was able to figure out the right line to
run on the track, and was able to pull away from the pack about
15 car lengths. With a caution with two laps to go, bunched up
the pack behind Tom, and Tom once again pulled away from the
pack, leaving them sitting still, and went on to Win the heat
race. After the exciting heat win, crew chief Dave Tolbert,
made some slight adjustments to the car to get ready for the 40
lap feature event. After making the changes to the car and
loading the car with fuel, we were ready to
go racing again.
Tom started on the inside, in the 15th position, and was able to
get a great start. Once the green flag dropped, Tom was able to
get on the outside groove and run that line, passing cars left
and right. Tom was able to put the car where ever he wanted on
the track, thanks to the crews excellent setup changes. Tom
raced on the outside, the inside, passed high, passed low, even
ran up against the wall making it three wide, and was moving
forward through the pack. On lap 25 Tom was in the 10th
position, after passing five lead lap cars, and passing more
than 10 lapped traffic cars. Tom was able to miss a big accident
on lap 29, and he continued to make progress. Passed for 9th
place, and was charging hard for the 8th place, when the
checkered flag dropped. It was a excellent race, and got a
strong 9th place finish. The crew made great calls on car setup
all night, and Tom drove the wheels off the car! We are looking
forward to the next 410 race at Angola Speedway, Angola Indiana
September 6th, 2009.
August 1, 2009 - Columbus, Ohio
RACE-A-THON TO RAISE MONEY FOR STUDENT ATHLETE WHO LOST BOTH LEGS
June 27 2009
Hitech Racing had a great showing at Plymouth Speedway, a small 3/8 mile track. Hitech Racing decided to take our 305 sprint car engine and go race with Hoosier Outlaw Series, which is all 410 sprint cars. Even though we were 300 horsepower below all the other cars Tom was very competitive with everyone. The crew was able to get a very good car setup, and allowed Tom to qualify 9th out of 19 cars. Tom continued on to the heat race, and was a little tight for the race, but was able to grab a 3rd place finish. Dave Tolbert, crew chief, made some chassis changes for the 40 lap feature event. Tom started in 9th spot and was able to move up towards the front passing high and low on the racetrack. The car began to get a little tight half way through the race, but Tom was able to adjust his line to move towards the front. Tom was running in 8th position with 11 laps to go. When Tom was going to pass for 7th position, a lapped car got loose in front and Tom enclosed so fast on the car, spun to avoid hitting the car. Tom was able to get a strong 12th place finish. Hitech Racing and the entire crew were very pleased with a great night, running our 305 and competing with the 410’s. We are looking forward to the next race!
Next race is July 11th, New Paris Speedway Indiana.
The race at Columbus Speedway
turned out to be a great night for Hitech Racing. Weather was
perfect for racing conditions,and the team was anxious to see
what the new Gressman Powersports engine could do for the
night. Tom and the crew were able to dial in the chassis setup,
to qualify 3rd out of the 18 cars in the field. Tom started in
fourth position in the heat race, and was able to maneuver his
way through the field to get a strong 2nd place finish. During
the heat race the car was a little loose, so the crew made
slight changes to prepare for the 30 lap feature race. Tom
started in 9th position in the feature race, and was up to 7th
position three laps into the race. The car was excellent on
short green flag runs, but as the race went on the car kept
getting looser. Tom was able to pull off a good 5th place finish
in the feature race. Hitech racing is looking forward for the
next race!
New Look for 2009!
Our 410 asphalt sprint car has a new look for the 2009 season, courtesy of Goffin Motorsports & Graphics. Check the Photo's page for pictures.
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