Thursday, May 28, 2015
KJ Motorsports Update #11 Race #14, #15 & #16
5/26/15
Frankie and Brian decided to head over to Jackson County Speedway on Friday night. He started out side pole of heat #2 and won the heat race. That started him outside pole of the feature. Track slickened up a bit and he ran 2nd for a good while until he slipped up in turn 2 and gave the bottom line up. He wound up with a 3rd place finish. He opted to take the rest of the weekend off.
Friday I went to Legendary Hilltop Speedway where we set 4th fastest time out of 27 cars. This started us on the pole of the 3rd heat beside Robbie Evans. We went on to get the heat win to start us 4th in the feature. We moved into 2nd fairly quick and was battling for the lead with Jesse Wisecarver. Unfortunately we made contact with Jesse off of turn 2 and our right front spindle broke, giving us another DNF for the year. The car was really good and we had a shot at a win.
Saturday we went to Tyler County Speedway for the kickoff of the Let It Ride 55 weekend. We qualified 4th in our group and they inverted the top 4 in each heat. That started us 3rd in the first heat race. We wound up finishing 3rd and that would start us 7th in the feature. We had to finish in the top 6 in order to be locked into the big show on Sunday. Well we just did finish 6th to put us in a dash on Sunday. Sunday we went back and they drew pills for the dash line up. I got the last pill and that started us 6th in the 2nd dash. We moved into 3rd right off the bat and finished 3rd to start us 6th in the big show. After a combination of some poor choices I made in driving and poor choices on set up changes, we finished 8th! Glad we were in the big show, I just wish we could have advanced, rather than went backwards.
We plan to be at Legendary Hilltop Speedway on Friday and then back to Atomic Speedway on Saturday. Anxious to get back and see our Highside Fans! So, we hope to see you all there!
This week’s recognition, I want to give a shout out to Tim Cooper and Chad Nelson for all the effort they give. They are at the shop and the tracks as much as they can and I couldn’t do it without them. But this weekend, I also got to give a shout out to Kendall Hodge, Jimmy Fordyce & Donnie Adams of Lightning Chassis. Kendall came out Saturday morning and helped me get the car back together and Jimmy and Donnie spent Sunday with me, going thru the car and getting it set up. It takes a lot of work to race and I have to give a lot of credit to a lot of people for helping me to what I love to do!
Remember, to make this work, support those that support us!
K-Graphics, Hall’s Auto Repair, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Weekley Electric, Bestway Equipment & Services, KBI Real Estate, Wash-N-Go, Speedee Wash, Zemba Bros., Coughlincars.com, Steve Balderson Construction, Sheet Metal Local 33, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Hypercoils, Tom & Pam Lemon, Carr Auto Glass, BSB Mfg., Wilwood, Bilstein-XVS, OVDTR.com, Billy Joe & Wanda Hammett, Bill & Patty Welch (RIP), Shaw Race Cars, Lightning Chassis, TSM Enhanced, Bazell & Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier, Aero Wheels, Wrisco Aluminum, Impact Race Gear, Billy Lloyd Racing Engines, Mullins Race Engines, Lubeck Community Baptist Church, Iglesia Bautista Jehova Yireh, MSD Ignition, Quick Time Suspension, Willy’s Carburetor’s, KSE Pumps, KRC, AMRA, Gibby’s Dirt Track Racing Nation.
Monday, May 18, 2015
KJ Motorsports Update #10 Race #13
5/18/15
Frankie took the weekend off to catch up on business and house stuff. Owning your own business has its positives and negatives. Frankie puts business first and that’s what keeps racing going. . .
Friday I went to Legendary Hilltop Speedway where we set 2nd fast time again and started on the pole of the 2nd heat beside Ronnie Mayle. We went on to get the heat win to start us on the outside pole of the feature beside Jesse Wisecarver. I was able to stay to the outside of Jesse for about 2 laps, but once he cleared me, he was able to pull away. He could get in the throttle quicker than I could in the middle of the corner. Robbie Evans was making the lower side work and I had to move down to maintain some drive, for the high side lost some bite. We went on to finish 2nd and the car was good, just Jesse was better. So we have some homework to do to get faster and we will.
Saturday we were all ready to go to the Valley, but Mother Nature cancelled those plans. So I got the car ready for Atomic and was loaded and on my way to pick Chad up, but got the text that they cancelled as well. So then it was plan C and head to Tyler. I got back to the garage checked the radar and talked to a few guys and made the decision not to make the road trip. Well, of course they got the races in and were done in plenty of time to beat the rain. A weather forecaster, I AM NOT!
Got some things to do this week and then we plan to be at Legendary Hilltop Speedway on Friday and then head on up to Tyler County Speedway for the Renegade of Dirt, Let It Ride 55 on Saturday and Sunday, paying $5,555 to win. So, we hope to see you all there!
This week’s sponsor recognition, I want to give a shout out to Tom and Pam Lemon. Tom and Pam have become faithful followers of KJ Motorsports, but also follow many racers in the area. They are true dirt race fans and I appreciate all they do for our team and most importantly, their friendship!
Remember, to make this work, support those that support us!
K-Graphics, Hall’s Auto Repair, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Weekley Electric, Bestway Equipment & Services, KBI Real Estate, Wash-N-Go, Speedee Wash, Zemba Bros., Coughlincars.com, Steve Balderson Construction, Sheet Metal Local 33, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Hypercoils, Tom & Pam Lemon, Carr Auto Glass, BSB Mfg., Wilwood, Bilstein-XVS, OVDTR.com, Billy Joe & Wanda Hammett, Bill & Patty Welch (RIP), Shaw Race Cars, Lightning Chassis, TSM Enhanced, Bazell & Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier, Aero Wheels, Wrisco Aluminum, Impact Race Gear, Billy Lloyd Racing Engines, Mullins Race Engines, Lubeck Community Baptist Church, Iglesia Bautista Jehova Yireh, MSD Ignition, Quick Time Suspension, Willy’s Carburetor’s, KSE Pumps, KRC, AMRA, Gibby’s Dirt Track Racing Nation.
Monday, May 11, 2015
KJ Motorsports Update #9 Race #11 & #12
5/12/15
Frankie opted to start his weekend off at Carolina Speedway with Jason Brookover on Friday night. Frankie’s night unfortunately started out with problems. He got into the wall pretty hard in qualifying and tore up everything on the right front. Tom Lemon jumped into action and he and Frankie started replacing parts. Fortunately, Jason had enough parts to get him back on the track in time for the feature, but Frankie pulled off to give him a 15th place DNF.
Friday I went to Legendary Hilltop Speedway where we set 2nd fast time to start us on the pole of the 2nd heat beside Ricky Venham. We went on to get the heat win to start us on the outside pole of the feature beside Larry Bond. On the first start, Larry got the jump on me, but a caution came out. So on the 2nd start, I got the jump on him, but another caution came out. This time, we went single file and that put Larry in the lead. We were close, but were unable to make the pass and we had to settle for a 2nd place finish. I was real happy with the car though and it is starting to come around.
Saturday we took off for Wythe Raceway in Wytheville, Va for a Renegades of Dirt show and that is where we met up with Frankie and Jason. Also in attendance was my hero Dustin Jarrett and my legion of fans (as he called it). This was a big and fast track with a ton of banking. Frankie and I both struggled in qualifying and the heat race, starting us 15th and 17th in the feature. I pulled off early and Frankie was not too far behind me. It seemed that our engine combination did not like that big track, for we had no straight-a-way speed at all. Both cars handled well, but just wasn’t fast, which made for a real disappointing night.
But the disappointment would not end there. . . For those that know me well, you know we have several road trips stories; well here is another to add to the list. Frankie is driving the Toter and we get 8 miles back into WV on I-77 and the tranny lets loose and we are stuck in the far right hand slow lane with our 4 ways on. There was no berm for us to get off and it’s just a few minutes after midnight. Shortly after we stopped, Jason Brookover stopped and Jordan Riggs did also. Jordan took Coop and Kendal Hodge home and Frankie and I stayed with the toter to wait on a wrecker. After several phone calls to wrecker companies around that area, we were forced to call back up to Parkersburg to Pifer’s and even they were unavailable and by now it’s 2:30 a.m. So we called 911 expecting a State Trooper or someone to stop. Needless to say at 4:30 a.m. a wrecker showed up (a little wrecker) only because he was driving by and wanted to see if we needed anything. Frankie said, yea, a BIG wrecker! So that guy called it in and by 6:30 a.m. a BIG wrecker showed up and towed us to Beckley, where another driver would take us the rest of the way home. So he shows up at 8:30 a.m. to tell us he has to do another run before he can take us home and he doesn’t show back up til 10:30 a.m., then we have to stop in Charleston and then finally head the rest of the way home. By the time we got back and things situated, I got to the house at 2 p.m. Frankie and I got to spend some quality time together and we both must have been wore out because we both complained about one another snoring!
This week’s sponsor recognition, I want to give a shout out to Jeremy and Joie Carr of Carr Auto Glass. Auto glass & flat glass repair & replacement or whatever your glass needs are, give them a call at 740-265-4337 or visit their web site at www.athens-autoglass.com and tell him we sent ya!
With the toter being out of commission and I will have to use my Dodge to tow the big stacker trailer, we will be staying close to home this weekend. Friday we plan to be at Legendary Hilltop Speedway and then we will be at Ohio Valley Speedway on Saturday night. So, we hope to see you all there!
Remember, to make this work, support those that support us!
K-Graphics, Hall’s Auto Repair, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Weekley Electric, Bestway Equipment & Services, KBI Real Estate, Wash-N-Go, Speedee Wash, Zemba Bros., Coughlincars.com, Steve Balderson Construction, Sheet Metal Local 33, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Hypercoils, Tom & Pam Lemon, Carr Auto Glass, BSB Mfg., Wilwood, Bilstein-XVS, OVDTR.com, Billy Joe & Wanda Hammett, Bill & Patty Welch (RIP), Shaw Race Cars, Lightning Chassis, TSM Enhanced, Bazell & Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier, Aero Wheels, Wrisco Aluminum, Impact Race Gear, Billy Lloyd Racing Engines, Mullins Race Engines, Lubeck Community Baptist Church, Iglesia Bautista Jehova Yireh, MSD Ignition, Quick Time Suspension, Willy’s Carburetor’s, KSE Pumps, KRC, AMRA, Gibby’s Dirt Track Racing Nation.
Frankie opted to start his weekend off at Carolina Speedway with Jason Brookover on Friday night. Frankie’s night unfortunately started out with problems. He got into the wall pretty hard in qualifying and tore up everything on the right front. Tom Lemon jumped into action and he and Frankie started replacing parts. Fortunately, Jason had enough parts to get him back on the track in time for the feature, but Frankie pulled off to give him a 15th place DNF.
Friday I went to Legendary Hilltop Speedway where we set 2nd fast time to start us on the pole of the 2nd heat beside Ricky Venham. We went on to get the heat win to start us on the outside pole of the feature beside Larry Bond. On the first start, Larry got the jump on me, but a caution came out. So on the 2nd start, I got the jump on him, but another caution came out. This time, we went single file and that put Larry in the lead. We were close, but were unable to make the pass and we had to settle for a 2nd place finish. I was real happy with the car though and it is starting to come around.
Saturday we took off for Wythe Raceway in Wytheville, Va for a Renegades of Dirt show and that is where we met up with Frankie and Jason. Also in attendance was my hero Dustin Jarrett and my legion of fans (as he called it). This was a big and fast track with a ton of banking. Frankie and I both struggled in qualifying and the heat race, starting us 15th and 17th in the feature. I pulled off early and Frankie was not too far behind me. It seemed that our engine combination did not like that big track, for we had no straight-a-way speed at all. Both cars handled well, but just wasn’t fast, which made for a real disappointing night.
But the disappointment would not end there. . . For those that know me well, you know we have several road trips stories; well here is another to add to the list. Frankie is driving the Toter and we get 8 miles back into WV on I-77 and the tranny lets loose and we are stuck in the far right hand slow lane with our 4 ways on. There was no berm for us to get off and it’s just a few minutes after midnight. Shortly after we stopped, Jason Brookover stopped and Jordan Riggs did also. Jordan took Coop and Kendal Hodge home and Frankie and I stayed with the toter to wait on a wrecker. After several phone calls to wrecker companies around that area, we were forced to call back up to Parkersburg to Pifer’s and even they were unavailable and by now it’s 2:30 a.m. So we called 911 expecting a State Trooper or someone to stop. Needless to say at 4:30 a.m. a wrecker showed up (a little wrecker) only because he was driving by and wanted to see if we needed anything. Frankie said, yea, a BIG wrecker! So that guy called it in and by 6:30 a.m. a BIG wrecker showed up and towed us to Beckley, where another driver would take us the rest of the way home. So he shows up at 8:30 a.m. to tell us he has to do another run before he can take us home and he doesn’t show back up til 10:30 a.m., then we have to stop in Charleston and then finally head the rest of the way home. By the time we got back and things situated, I got to the house at 2 p.m. Frankie and I got to spend some quality time together and we both must have been wore out because we both complained about one another snoring!
This week’s sponsor recognition, I want to give a shout out to Jeremy and Joie Carr of Carr Auto Glass. Auto glass & flat glass repair & replacement or whatever your glass needs are, give them a call at 740-265-4337 or visit their web site at www.athens-autoglass.com and tell him we sent ya!
With the toter being out of commission and I will have to use my Dodge to tow the big stacker trailer, we will be staying close to home this weekend. Friday we plan to be at Legendary Hilltop Speedway and then we will be at Ohio Valley Speedway on Saturday night. So, we hope to see you all there!
Remember, to make this work, support those that support us!
K-Graphics, Hall’s Auto Repair, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Weekley Electric, Bestway Equipment & Services, KBI Real Estate, Wash-N-Go, Speedee Wash, Zemba Bros., Coughlincars.com, Steve Balderson Construction, Sheet Metal Local 33, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Hypercoils, Tom & Pam Lemon, Carr Auto Glass, BSB Mfg., Wilwood, Bilstein-XVS, OVDTR.com, Billy Joe & Wanda Hammett, Bill & Patty Welch (RIP), Shaw Race Cars, Lightning Chassis, TSM Enhanced, Bazell & Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier, Aero Wheels, Wrisco Aluminum, Impact Race Gear, Billy Lloyd Racing Engines, Mullins Race Engines, Lubeck Community Baptist Church, Iglesia Bautista Jehova Yireh, MSD Ignition, Quick Time Suspension, Willy’s Carburetor’s, KSE Pumps, KRC, AMRA, Gibby’s Dirt Track Racing Nation.
Sunday, May 3, 2015
KJ Motorsports Update #8 Race #9 & #10
5/3/15
This past weekend, Frankie had some other commitments to work, personal
and family that he needed to tend to, so he took the weekend off.
We went to Legendary Hilltop Speedway on Friday where they had 22 cars. We set 5th fastest time and that started us on the outside pole of heat #1 beside fast qualifier Jesse Wisecarver. Jesse took the early lead and we maintained with him for the first half of the race, but had to settle for 2nd. That started us 5th in the feature. We fell to 7th right off the bat, but fought our way back on the bottom to a 3rd place finish. Normally I’m not thrilled with a 3rd, but the car had a good feel for me this night and it went the right direction. I feel we have something to work with now and can be in the hunt for some wins.
Saturday we went to Atomic Speedway for the Dan Reno Memorial and they had 31 cars. We set 4th fastest time to start us 3rd in the dash. We raced John Burdette for 2nd place, but he had the high side and we just couldn’t make the pass. So we started 3rd in the feature. Again raced John for 2nd for a few laps but overheated the right rear tire and once it got hot I was just hanging on. We ran 3rd most of the race, but Shawn Holliday got by us and on the last lap Jason Montgomery got by as well to give us a 5th place finish. I feel we had a good car, but with our tire choice, it didn’t really prove it.
This week’s sponsor recognition, I want to give a shout out to Steve Balderson Construction. Steve not only has Mustang Plaza Car Wash in Mineral Wells, WV, he does concrete work as well. From basement floors, garage floors, driveways, parking lots, etc. If you don’t want to mow it, he can make it concrete. If you need any kind of concrete work, please give Steve a call (304-481-2484) and he’ll get you a quote and tell him we sent ya!
This coming weekend we plan to be at Legendary Hilltop Speedway on Friday and then we will be heading to a brand new track for us at Wythe Raceway in Wytheville, Va. for a Renegade of Dirt show. So, we hope to see you all there!
Remember, to make this work, support those that support us!
K-Graphics, Hall’s Auto Repair, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Weekley Electric, Bestway Equipment & Services, KBI Real Estate, Wash-N-Go, Speedee Wash, Zemba Bros., Coughlincars.com, Steve Balderson Construction, Sheet Metal Local 33, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Hypercoils, Tom & Pam Lemon, Carr Auto Glass, BSB Mfg., Wilwood, Bilstein-XVS, OVDTR.com, Billy Joe & Wanda Hammett, Bill & Patty Welch (RIP), Shaw Race Cars, Lightning Chassis, TSM Enhanced, Bazell & Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier, Aero Wheels, Wrisco Aluminum, Impact Race Gear, Billy Lloyd Racing Engines, Mullins Race Engines, Lubeck Community Baptist Church, Iglesia Bautista Jehova Yireh, MSD Ignition, Quick Time Suspension, Willy’s Carburetor’s, KSE Pumps, KRC, AMRA, Gibby’s Dirt Track Racing Nation.
We went to Legendary Hilltop Speedway on Friday where they had 22 cars. We set 5th fastest time and that started us on the outside pole of heat #1 beside fast qualifier Jesse Wisecarver. Jesse took the early lead and we maintained with him for the first half of the race, but had to settle for 2nd. That started us 5th in the feature. We fell to 7th right off the bat, but fought our way back on the bottom to a 3rd place finish. Normally I’m not thrilled with a 3rd, but the car had a good feel for me this night and it went the right direction. I feel we have something to work with now and can be in the hunt for some wins.
Saturday we went to Atomic Speedway for the Dan Reno Memorial and they had 31 cars. We set 4th fastest time to start us 3rd in the dash. We raced John Burdette for 2nd place, but he had the high side and we just couldn’t make the pass. So we started 3rd in the feature. Again raced John for 2nd for a few laps but overheated the right rear tire and once it got hot I was just hanging on. We ran 3rd most of the race, but Shawn Holliday got by us and on the last lap Jason Montgomery got by as well to give us a 5th place finish. I feel we had a good car, but with our tire choice, it didn’t really prove it.
This week’s sponsor recognition, I want to give a shout out to Steve Balderson Construction. Steve not only has Mustang Plaza Car Wash in Mineral Wells, WV, he does concrete work as well. From basement floors, garage floors, driveways, parking lots, etc. If you don’t want to mow it, he can make it concrete. If you need any kind of concrete work, please give Steve a call (304-481-2484) and he’ll get you a quote and tell him we sent ya!
This coming weekend we plan to be at Legendary Hilltop Speedway on Friday and then we will be heading to a brand new track for us at Wythe Raceway in Wytheville, Va. for a Renegade of Dirt show. So, we hope to see you all there!
Remember, to make this work, support those that support us!
K-Graphics, Hall’s Auto Repair, Schilling Truss, JS Enterprises, Weekley Electric, Bestway Equipment & Services, KBI Real Estate, Wash-N-Go, Speedee Wash, Zemba Bros., Coughlincars.com, Steve Balderson Construction, Sheet Metal Local 33, Octane Race Products, Poske’s Performance Parts, Hypercoils, Tom & Pam Lemon, Carr Auto Glass, BSB Mfg., Wilwood, Bilstein-XVS, OVDTR.com, Billy Joe & Wanda Hammett, Bill & Patty Welch (RIP), Shaw Race Cars, Lightning Chassis, TSM Enhanced, Bazell & Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier, Aero Wheels, Wrisco Aluminum, Impact Race Gear, Billy Lloyd Racing Engines, Mullins Race Engines, Lubeck Community Baptist Church, Iglesia Bautista Jehova Yireh, MSD Ignition, Quick Time Suspension, Willy’s Carburetor’s, KSE Pumps, KRC, AMRA, Gibby’s Dirt Track Racing Nation.
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