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Dec. 24th - Tyler Reddick, Kyle Beattie and Clarence Marshall to visit DuQuoin Illinois Jan. 22nd.

Press Release

During the short break between the Red Bluff Schedule, Tyler Reddick and Tyler's Dad of Corning, CA , Kyle Beattie of Charlotte, NC and Clarence Marshall of Gerber will be traveling to DuQuoin, Illinois to race in their first ever "Sprint Kart" style of racing to held there at their new facility.  The race will be a two heat format with the top finishers earning starting spots directly in the A-mains. 

According to Shawn the Race Track Promoter, he is expecting there to be on hand some 200 to 300 total racers as they'll be running their normal race show and in addition the QRC Style of karts will be racing as well.  Drivers from all over the mid west will be coming.  Mostly, the Outlaw kart drivers will be much the same as the Knoxville Iowa event that was held this last summer.

Additional driver's going along with the Reddick's will be named following confirmation of their being able to get time to make the winter trip.

Tyler Reddick will be sporting his SKE / BRE Karts in the Box Stock and 250 cc entries and Kyle Beattie will be running the Open 500.  Shawn is expecting over 30 opens, over 15 125's and estimates approximately 10 to 15 Box Stocks to show for the event.

Predator Motor's Clarence Marshall will be bringing along some motors for sale for those in the mid west that don't normally have access to a Red Bluff Outlaws rule conforming power plant.  Predator Motor's Rock!

The group will be departing for Illinois on Jan. 19 and returning immediately after the races are completed.

Dec. 18th - Red Bluff Outlaws

Tyler Reddick - Re-gains Championship lead !

After setting fast time in qualifying, everything started to go down hill as the line ups for the heat races would be full inverts.  Tyler after starting last in the first heat Tyler closed quickly on the 1st and 2nd place cars.  There he encountered trouble getting by Derek Kennemore.  For several laps Tyler chased Kennemore and the leader as they were racing hard. Coming to the checker, as Tyler went wide to attempt getting past 2nd he opened up the bottom and was passed by the kart behind him.  Leaving Tyler to finish 4th.  There were four heats with the first two heats having an extra car as the kart count was uneven.  The last two heats had an even amount of karts and would start six racers each.  With Tyler and Kellcy Bell both having an extra car to pass to make the A-main from their heat race finishes.  Both came in fourth causing the two to be relegated to the B-main from which only the top four finishers would go on to the A-main.  Tyler and Kellcy made up the front row as the B-main had five A-main regulars.  The start saw Kellcy out drag race Tyler to the first corner but by lap 3 Tyler took the lead.  On about lap six someone brought a yellow.   As Tyler slowed after taking the yellow, his motor just quit causing Tyler to pit under yellow.  After a quick spark plug change, he re-entered the race from last in 16th.  Tyler put on the afterburners as he few from 16th to a 3rd place finish to make the A-main transfer and help keep his championship quest alive. At a very critical point in the B-main, Tyler had moved into 5th place with RJ Johnson and Tyler Seavey just in front of him.  Tyler made a outside move for two laps passing both of them on the outside even as they pinched him against the wall, Tyler would not be denied as he pass them both for a transfer spot and started to work on 2nd as the checkered fell.

In the A-main, Tyler started last and moved to a 3rd place finish. A red flag came for Chase Hill being upside down after taking the lead away from Jason Mittry.  The red flag had the field revert back 2 laps as not everyone had completed the last lap.  The revert put Tyler back in 3rd behind the #57 car verses 2nd as they restarted.  Jason Mittry took the checkered flag for the win with # 57 2nd and Tyler Reddick 3rd, Chase Hill drove back to an 8th place finish and Kellcy Bell was 7th.

The Night also saw Justin Reinolds leave the track by way of Ambulance as he end up side down after flipping down the straightaway some three time before being hit by another kart.  Justin is reported to be home an okay.  Let's all hope that he is ready by the next event. 

In the 125's, Kyle Larson finished 2nd to Silverman as Silverman made it two in a row!

Dec. 11 - rboutlaws - QRC All-Star Tour final race

IZZY OZBORNE - QRC All-Star PARTY - if you didn't make the party, You missed it!  A Great time....

       Thanks Bob, Robert and all of QRC!

The final QRC All-Star tour race for the 2004 season finished at the home of the Red Bluff Outlaws in Red Bluff, Ca.  With track and weather conditions at their best, it was a sure promise for some of the best racing happening anywhere.  The drivers flooded the scene to finish out their run at the points standings and earn their part of the money to be paid out at the QRC All-Star Tour Banquet.

Many drivers would be allowed to pull double duty by running two divisions.  This is the only time at RBOUTLAWS that you can double-up in classes.  Many drivers from the Open Intermediate division would get their chance to try their skills against seasoned Open vets like "Pistol" Pete Johnston, the Becker's and McCain's and others.  Kyle Larson was one such driver who competed this year on the tour in an unprecedented three divisions.  I'm sure that has not been done before or at least in recent history.  Kyle started his night by winning his heat in the Open division impressively over McCain and others.  WOW!    Kyle  Larson Rocks! 

Tyler Reddick opened his night by qualifying 2nd fast to Chase Hill, winning his heat race, finishing 2nd in the dash to Kenny Allen and 3rd in the A-main.  Before the main event started, Garth Moore ( Mason Moore's dad ) came over to tell me, "I can't wait to see Tyler in the A-Main. He is one of the only kids that is not afraid to drive the car anywhere.  He will be outside doing whatever it takes and it will be something to watch."  Tyler didn't tell me he was going to run outside....!  So, I don't were Garth got his information.  He must have been off making bets with Tyler before the race.  When Tyler couldn't get around "Racin" Jason Mittry, he moved up high to attempt to get by him for 2nd.  Tyler was successful and it was fun to watch, because it is rare that a box stock driver moves up the track to pass one of the front runners.  It was something to watch as Tyler hung it outside to get by Jason, as they worked lappers.  On the very lap that Tyler made the pass, he couldn't complete the deal as a lapper on the outside slowed Tyler and Jason was able to slip back under him.

Casey McClain was very fast and raced toe to toe with Tyler for several laps, which gave a great display of close, hard racing!  Nice Job Casey!  Congratulations on your 4th place finish.  So the race closed with RJ Johnson taking the win, Jason Mittry 2nd, Tyler Reddick 3rd, Casey McClain 4th, Chase Hill 5th.

The points night finished up with Tyler being able to come from a 19 points deficit behind 1st place points runner Kellcy Bell, cutting it down to 3 points with 6 races remaining.  Chase is right behind Tyler as Red Bluff is starting to take the shape of the Cycleland points battle between Chase Hill and Tyler Reddick. 

Hardee's Summer Shootout

Tyler Reddick - Dec. 10 on Speed Tv

Catch Tyler Reddick driving his #1 Corning Ford - Beattie Racing Sponsored Bandolero

from Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte NC,  on Speed Channel TV this Friday night at 5:00 pm & 9:00 pm Pacific Time.  Tyler is making a pass for 4th or 5th place in the feature event when contact finds him spun out.  The footage is from Tyler's in car Camera.  Unfortunately it brought a very rare black flag penalty only Tyler's second ever in all the his years racing...Speed Channel immediately interviews Tyler after the incident.

Thanks Speed Channel - Brian Drebber and Dave Sadowski !

Nov.27- Lakeport Indoor Series

Tyler Reddick and Kyle Beattie went to Lakeport for the 2nd race in the Winter Series as Red Bluff Outlaws was on a rare break.  Lakeport had a good turn out in Kart count with lots of good racing.  The schedule was very full as they had to get in the Box Stock and Open division main from last weekend as they were delayed due to a power outage.  The Open division saw approximately 32 plus entries.  The box stock division had approximately 21 entries.  The 125's approximately had 20 entries.  The Box Stock A-main from week #1 saw Cameron Bartlet take the win with James Edens 2nd.  Once the first weeks mains were complete, the show got started for the week #2 race's.  Tyler Reddick won both of his heat races from starts in the middle of the field.  That gave Tyler the best combination of finishes which placed him starting last for the trophy dash.  Tyler was able to get to third and had been working over the second place driver for about 2 laps but couldn't get by before the checker fell.  The 3rd place finish placed Tyler on the inside of row 2 for the A-main.  James Edens was on the poll and Bartlet was on the outside of Tyler on row 2.  In just a few quick laps, James Edens and Tyler Reddick were lapping traffic and racing each other very hard.  Both had to race through heavy traffic to the finish on a single grove track.  The last few laps saw repeated yellows and on the restarts Tyler was all over James Edens as he was for most of the race.  It was clear that Tyler was faster but just couldn't get by without the taking the chance of hard contact. On the last lap on turns 3-4 Tyler made on outside move which made the end of the race very exciting as it appeared that Tyler may have won the race.  The Flag Man called Edens the winner as Tyler must have come up just a little short.  Congratulations James Edens!  So the race ended with James being first and Tyler second.

Kyle Beattie had an exciting night as his BRE Kart was very fast.  Kyle having lots of racing experience but limited time in Outlaw Kart's drove some very aggressive races in try to bring home a win.  In both his heat races things happen to put him behind on a track that was next to impossible to pass on.  Kyle was much faster than most of the other competitors on the track but poor starting positions hindered the nights efforts.

Kyle managed to get to a transfer spot in the B-main after starting last in the 16 kart field.  Shortly after a couple of karts in front of him were having contact and took themselves and Kyle to the back.  Kyle again was back up towards the front working on a transfer spot when another wreck collected Kyle. The contact cause the silencer to come off and after leaving the track for repairs, Kyle re-entered but was again last with a just a couple of laps remaining. 

AWARDS BANQUET - 2004 SUMMER SERIES

   Tyler Reddick Accepting his Championship Trophy and point funds money from Glenda at Lakeport Speedway Nov. 27, 2004.

Tyler Reddick, Kyle Tellstrom, James Edens and Blair Akin promoter.

Nov. 21st - Kyle Beattie

Visit:  www.beattieracing.com

Kyle Beattie is out this week to race at Lakeport indoor series this coming weekend.  Kyle is from Charlotte NC and is a normal in the Inex 600 racing Thunder Roadster Nationals.  In addition, Kyle has been spending lots of time racing in the Hooters Pro Cup Series and even made his first attempt in the Nascar Craftsman Truck Series at Richmond.  Kyle also raced his CRRACING Sponsored ride in a BRE Factory Kart in Knoxville this last summer.  Kyle got to test is skill racing against drivers like J.J. Yeley and Kyle Larson, Mason Moore and others.  Kyle was in a great position to win when over taking the leader, the leader had something break in the steering causing both to go to the wall resulting in Kyle flipping and being out for the rest of the day as the Kart was damaged. 

Watch for Kyle in the years to come as he is returning to the Hooter Pro Cup Series this coming year!  Go Kyle...!

Nov. 20th - Red Bluff Outlaws

Well, we only say it how it is....,

After the mess last week with the track officials calling foul on Predator Motors for having dimpled pistons, this week they announced that they would not allow any protest, as they knew that all engines had not been converted back to the track rules.

In doing so, they basically created a situation where all bets were off holding to the rules as the competition could let their conscious be their guide.  Track officials said they would watch to spot any standouts and check them appropriately.  After the A-main, a driver in the field entered a protest to have the 57 - Heinz's engine inspected.  Immediately thereafter I saw the

 car, the Hill car and Nunes car report to track side.  Later with there being discussion between track officials and Mittry and Heinz, it all ended with no inspections being performed.  All the top Predator Motors drivers engines had been changed prior to the event ( Thanks to Clarence Marshall ) and were running legal against who knows what in the rest of the field.  So still no surprise that Predator Motors  Rock Dimpled or Not were at the front of the qualifying and ran the front of the A-main prior to spin outs and cars getting tied up on what was by my estimation a track that was very dry and dusty.  The track conditions in essence created a wild card night in who knew what was going to happen on a track that would surely cause many problems for drivers all night.  Tyler set fast time at near his track record time 10.127, finished 3rd in the dash won his heat and finished 6th in the A-main after being tied up and going to the back.  Kellcy Bell led early and was tied up on a lapper which put her at the back and put ????? ????? in the lead.  With the track conditions being basically single grove and very hard to pass...most of the field finished as they broke out from the start.  Kellcy and Tyler put on a very good show being a couple of the only real movers as they fought hard to get back towards the front before race end to protect their points.  Tyler will have moved from 28 points out of first after the points penalty to being 21 points from first after last nights race.  Go Tyler!!!!!  Jason Mittry finished 2nd and Seth Nunes 3rd with Chase Hill 4th Tyler Seavey 5th and Tyler Reddick 6th Casey McClain 7th and Kellcy Bell 8th.

Nov.13th - Red Bluff  Outlaws                                          

A great night of racing ended with the top three finishers being inspected by track officials.  The outcome of the tech inspection discovered that the majority of the racing field had altered pistons.  The rule of  "if it doesn't say you can, you can't" was invoked and only the inspected participants will be docked for the infraction. The penalty will put Tyler back to 2nd place in the points with 10 races to go.  Go Tyler!

Tyler Reddick Racing will accept the outcome of the inspection, but maintains that no intention was made to step outside the rule.  In fact, it is acknowledged by the various engine builders that most all participants had some alteration in the area of the piston. The number of unaltered pistons is estimated to be in the area of approximately 5 out of an entire field of approximately 60 racers of both Box and Beginner Box Stock classes. We were not doing anything that no one else was doing. In addition, Tyler's piston had been inspected on the QRC Tour along with other engines with this alteration and No Violation was declared.

Changes will be made and prove that it wasn't a competitive advantage in the future races.  Certainly the racers that have been at the front will stay at the front in the races to come.  Tyler Reddick Racing does acknowledge that the cost saving strategy in the rule is in the best interest of the majority of the racers. This will help set the direction of the future engine rules for Red Bluff and the surrounding area.

Tyler Reddick has been one of the most tech-inspected drivers in the last 3 years and has never been tagged until now.  When you're at the top, sometimes others just want to bring you down.  We'll just keep trucking and let our accomplishments speak for themselves.  Our special Thanks to Predator Motors and BRE FACTORY Karts and our other sponsors Corning Ford and Broken Bow Records for their support and efforts in putting one of the best Box Stock programs on the racetrack today!

Another issue that came to light, is that an individual has been claiming Corning Ford buys Tyler's wins.  A completely ridiculous statement.  (Obviously Tyler has been favored in this instance!)  This will hopefully quiet the nonsense - Possibly they just need a handicap!

Nov. 6th - Red Bluff

Box Stock

Points Race #4 saw some very tight qualifying times in the Box Stock division as the top 3 qualifiers timed in within .009 of a tenth of each other.  The order was Kellcy Bell, Chase Hill and Tyler Reddick. Again the entire field had complete inverts for the heat races.  Many of the front runner's found their way to the front for the heat wins.  All the normal A-main drivers went right to the A-main this week as well.  The main event saw a very aggressive Chase Hill brings the yellow on the opening lap and upon restart everyone was clean.  Chase Hill found himself in the back again after drawing more contact spinning out Jason Mittry later in the race.  Somebody needs to settle him down a little as rolled up black flags are not being effective to counter a already known rough driver.  Chase was very fast...but still needs to learn how to stay out of trouble.  As Chase and Mittry were spinning, it saw Tyler Reddick make a strong inside move to avoid the wreck which shot Tyler up over the inside berm putting his kart completely air-borne at about a 60 degree angle.  The move was rather spectacular as Tyler got by clean and was on his way towards the front.  After last week suffering a chain derailment in the rough track conditions, the new chain guides seemed to take care of the chain business this week when the going got rough but saw a throttle link malfunction slow Tyler's pace from normal.  The good news is that now fixed and with his fresh motor with now one race on it, Tyler should be good to go hammered down and we should see some good racing between him and the other drivers.  In the closing laps, Seth Nunes slowly pulled away from Tyler and Chase to win his first Box Stock A-Main.  Tyler and Chase stayed the same in points on the night and are still Tyler #1 and Chase #2 with only a 17 point difference.

Open

The open A-Main saw some great racing up front and some very aggressive driving by Pistol Pete Johnson who found himself tangled up a couple times.  Not all Pete's fault as things just happened.  Pete did with a battered Kart finish around 4th place through shear determination to go forward.  Steve Gannon brings home the win.

Breaking News - Oct 30, 2004

Broken Bow Records of Nashville TN in the past has sponsored Bush Series teams.  In 2003 BBR proudly sponsored the Timber Wolf and TrimSpa cars of Brewco Racing.  As of 2004 they have put all their efforts behind Tyler Reddick of Corning Ca.  Pictured above are the BBR management team with David Green and Joey Clanton in Nashville TN 2003 Bush series race.   David Green finished 2nd and almost won with a late race charge.  

Tyler out front 10-30-04		Tyler ready & waiting	BRE FACTORY KARTS Driver

Oct 30, 2004

Tyler Sets New Track Record qualifying at a 10.005 - Red Bluff Outlaws Box Stock

Congratulations Tyler!

The Red Bluff Outlaw Officials decided to put a twist in the normal program with surprising the drivers with a full invert all evening.  After qualifying fast time of 10.005 and a new track record..., Tyler showed his skills by first running a masterful heat race to earn his spot in the A-Main event.  Having to start from the last row by himself, Tyler quickly went to work running the inside for about 3 laps passing the field for the lead by lap four.  Tyler didn't look back and pulled away for the heat win.  In the Trophy Dash, starting again from last row outside with Chase Hill inside, Tyler in avoiding the spin of Seth Nunes was put way behind the field before being able to clear.  After clearing Nunes, Tyler raced hard catching the field managing to pass Kellcy Bell for 4th before the checker.  In the main event, the line up was the same as the dash.  A full invert for the top six qualifiers placing Tyler on the outside of row 3 next to Chase Hill.  The line up was Row 1:  Zachary Heinz and Kellcy Bell, Row 2: "Racin" Jason Mittry and Seth Nunes, Row 3: Chase Hill and Tyler Reddick with the remainder of the field in tow.  The Main event went through a restart as several cars had contact in the opening lap.  All but one car was able to continue which drew the yellow causing the restart.  On the restart, everyone was clean and racing was under way.  Tyler made a outside move on the first corner which he then brought down for turns 3 - 4 and was on his way towards the front. Kellcy Bell ended up high on turns 1 -2 but manage to get herself up front in short order.  Tyler by about lap 4 was working on Kellcy and made a move around the bottom to overtake her for the lead.  Tyler then slowly started to pull away out front.  A series of yellows and miss fortune end Tyler's night finishing 6th when coming to the checker still in the lead, with less than a 1/4 of a lap to go and after leading most of the race his chain had come off as he had coast to the line being over taken by the top five.

Tyler still managed to add to his point lead another 5 points.  So all was not lost in a night that was clearing Tyler's and should have been three in a row.  Others, Jason Mittry, Casey McClain and Andrew Anderson retired early due to the 2 spin rule.

Oct 23, 2004

Second race of the season and 9 year old Tyler Reddick took a commanding lead of the Red Bluff Outlaw's Box Stock Division last night.  Tyler only came up short of a perfect night by missing fast time.  He won his heat race, trophy dash and main event in very strong show of dominance. Tyler's engine for qualifying had ended up being tuned a little on the lean side not providing the power necessary for a perfect lap.  Later in the evening with tuning corrected, Tyler marched on to victory with ease.

Opening Day - October 16, 2004 - Red Bluff Outlaws Round One - #11 Tyler Reddick Wins ! Comes away with points lead of a 14 race series.  After successfully earning 3 other Championships this summer alone, Tyler sets out to earn his fourth Championship of the summer by hopefully winning the coveted Red Bluff Outlaws Series.  That would bring his Championships to a total of six.  Go Tyler......!!!!!. .
#11 Tyler Reddick - Turning it up at Red Bluff Outlaws October 16.  1st place finish in the main event.  Tyler was 2nd fastest time, won his heat race and drove with strong determination to pass several cars to take the lead and bring home the "WIN" in the first race of the Series.  The Competition is going to be real stiff as many kids have loads of talent.  Here's Congratulations to all the winner's in advance!

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