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Dec. 31, 2005 ~ Tyler Wins Lakeport on New Years Eve-Closes year with win!

After making the difficult trip through the high winds and pouring down rains, we saw a beautiful day of racing with the sun shinning through and good track conditions to ring in the new year!

On last minute notice, Tyler was to fill in for two drivers in two different divisions.  Tyler hit the track fast and settled into the 250 division with a second fast time.  In the Open division subbing for the points leader in that division, Tyler pulled off fast time qualifying in the number one position.  Shortly after qualifying the track promoter consulted me with having to decide on only running one division as someone had complained about Tyler racing the same car in both divisions.  I guess when Tyler did it earlier this year winning the $800 to win money race held at the Lakeport outdoor track, rule changes were made for future events.  Knowing that on this day the complaint came from within the 250 division I opted to keep Tyler in with the 250's as someone was hoping to have him run only the Open division.  I felt bad as Kirt Organ the current points leader would not earn any points on the night with my decision.  Sorry Kirt!!

We normally do run two or three different karts on any given night.  But this week I had Casey McClain trying out Tyler's normal box stock ride and Tyler's New open kart was seeing dad making some performance changes in preparation for the up coming summer series.  I wasn't able to complete the motor by the weekend so the kart was left home.  I didn't get the call to have Tyler run for the other drivers until we were already in Lakeport.  So we did our best.

In the box stock division, Casey went out and set fast time in qualifying and was looking very promising to take the win.  In the dash, Casey came from last to on the heals of second but ran out of time before the checker and would start front row outside for the main event.  Casey was instructed to attempt to take the lead from the start as Lakeport passing is a premium.  Casey was caught outside and Kyle Tellstrom made a great move inside as the first lap saw Amanda Moore in the lead followed by Tellstrom and then Casey McClain.  Tellstrom and Casey made it by Amanda but Kyle was able to put distance between himself and McClain before Casey was able to clear Amanda.  In the closing laps Casey was making up the ground but wasn't able to make it up as Kyle Tellstrom took the win!  Congratulations Kyle!!

In the 250 division Tyler started on the outside 2nd row and on the completion of the opening lap was running 4th.  On the next restart Tyler made a great inside move into 3rd place and was chasing the two front runners.  Running 2nd place, Chase Johnson spun into the infield and Tyler took over 2nd.  Tyler now chasing the leader made an inside move and started to spin in exactly the same place the Johnson did.  Tyler saved it and re-entered the track in 2nd with 3rd place right beside him. Tyler picked it up another level and then closed the gap between himself and the leader without the help of any yellows and on turn 1 and 2 made a great inside move and came out with the lead around lap 12.  Tyler lead the rest of the way working lappers and managing the yellows to the checker.  Nice job by Tyler with a great run!

Next week it's back to Red Bluff Outlaws!  See you there....

Dec. 10,2005 ~ Tyler wins ALL-STAR TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Tyler setting out in the beginning of the day just wanting to make sure he ran strong at the last ALL-STAR TOUR race.  Not just because he needed a good finish to pull off his sweep of all Box Stock Championships he entered this year but because it is most likely the last race of the Series that has come to be know as the ALL-STAR TOUR. 

There are no plans for the Tour to continue next year.  Most the promoters don't see any benefit in the effort and money it takes to take the tour to the different cities.

So getting started, Tyler first went out to qualify his MBS Powered Box Stock kart and in the first round of practice/qualifying came up short of the top of the field.  With a quick gear change by the pit crew consisting of Dad and Gary Morrison ( THANKS GARY!...hey, he knows how to drive just ask him how is race went with a big cow last week?) he went back out and pulled down 2nd fast time.  I believe he would have made fast time but each revolution saw him and Cameron Bartlett setting a faster lap.  On the last lap Tyler had caught the#24 Kart and was unable to get a clean last lap. We felt really good with a 2nd place effort being are first qualifying effort in box this season at Red Bluff.

In the 250 division, we came with again another completely different setup to test for the next series race.  The kart was very fast setting the 3rd fastest lap in practice and in the final round unfortunately something went astray as the engine quit giving Tyler a No Time and would be starting for last if we made a engine change.

Gary a little sore from his race this last week, despite my saying pass on the engine change didn't take no as acceptable.  While Tyler and I were off doing something else he dove in an started the engine swap.

Tyler was back out running his heat and from the pole made it look fairly easy against a fast #88 who trailed him all the race.  Tyler took the heat race win and only needed to have a good run in the main event to lock up the TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP.

In the Box Stock main event, the plan all along was to have a good run.  Not pushing it unless absolutely necessary as the Win was not in the Big Picture.  So starting on the 3rd row Tyler settled into 4th off the start and ran in the saddle as he watched the front 3 racing it out.  It look like anything could happen has Cameron was pressing the front runners pretty hard.  Tyler did make a pass twice for 3 over Logan Seavey but both times Tyler had to check up with near misses cause by a wreck and a stall which in being very careful he gave the spot back to Logan. 

Tyler finished 4th at the checker and brought home his 11th Championship Title.

Consistent driving mixed with winning wins championships.  Being a Hero and a Zero won't get it done in any sport.  Tyler has always shown great decisions on the track that help him get it done and keep him out of a lot of trouble.

"Pistol" Pete Johnston finished his bid for the ALL-STAR TOUR along with Kyle Larson completing the Corning Ford ~ Broken Bow Records drivers sweep of the  Tour.  It was a great night of racing seeing the very best go to work against each other.  The open main event was Star Studded as it saw Becker, Johnston, McCain, Hubbert Jr., Larson, Foster and even Bradley Sweet race it out.  Up front the bid for first was a tight battle and it saw Michael Hubbert III pull off the win!

Congratulations:

 "Pistol" Pete Johnston, Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick on your Championship Titles!

#1k~Kyle Larson   #11~Tyler Reddick  #98~"Pistol" Pete Johnston

Team Corning Ford - Broken Bow Records

Tyler wishes to Thank all his sponsors!

Corning Ford Mercury ~ Broken Bow Records

SKE-Sprint Kart Enterprises ~ MBS-Motor's by Steve Goodridge ~ Elite Sports Photography

Butler Auto Group ~ MopHead Graphix ~ Mike's Body Shop ~ Fast Trak Wings

Nov. 26, 2005 ~ Tyler Wins at Lakeport indoor series - pulls Triple Duty

While Red Bluff Outlaws were off enjoying the Holiday weekend, others were off racing at either Cylceland Speedway or Lakeport Speedway, as they couldn't bare a weekend without racing.  We found ourselves in good company with the McGahan and the Andreasen families from Chico.

We all set out for Lakeport, as Tyler needed to gather up some time in the box stock division in preparation for the last ALL-STAR TOUR race coming up on Dec. 10, 2005.  I wanted Tyler to have some short track time verses the Cycleland Speedway big oval, as he hadn't been on anything small and tight since the West Coast Nationals held at Red Bluff in July.

We also set our goals on finding out what his new KTM 525 would be like.  So we put Tyler to the test, as I signed him up in three divisions.  Box Stock, 125/250 and the Open Outlaw Division would be his assignment for the night.

Tyler came out in the Box Stock with his guns loaded and set fast time, finished 2nd in the Dash and by Winning the Main Event in Wire to Wire fashion.  Most of the race he found himself way out front, but yellows made it look closer than the race really was.  How about little Brian McGahan setting 2nd fast time in the box stock division!  Awesome job from the little 5 year old.  He out time several veteran to take his place in the dash and the A-Main event.  Way to go Brian!

In the 250 Division Tyler hit the track very fast, but spun on the first lap of qualifying.  He settled down to make sure had at least a good time, but couldn't let it rip after the opening lap.  He qualified 5th fast then went on to dominate his heat with a win and finished 5th in the A-Main event.  The race ended much like it started with basically no passing or position changes up front.  Tyler was able to move forward a couple of times but it was not as yellows put the drivers back in front of him.  James Edens won it from the pole wire-to-wire.  Mallorie McGahan with her new SKE Kart made her debut running Tyler's backup YZF250 for the first time.  She ran tough and made some moves that impressed me as she almost made the main event.

In the Open division Tyler cranked out a 5th fast qualifying effort, ran 4th in the heat and finished near the back of the B-main after making to runs to 2nd place, but when things happened on the track he checked up hard killing the motor each time sending him to the back twice.  All in all, it was a good first run in the Open Division with the KTM 525.  It's very fast in stock trim.

Next week it's back to Red Bluff Outlaws for the next round of racing there.

If you're a Jason Aldean fan, you might want to make this race as he is going to be in town with  the possibility of him opening the night with the national anthem. 

See you at the race...! and we hope everyone had a Great Thanksgiving!

Nov. 18, 2005 ~ Tyler Reddick To Compete in Open Intermediate

Plans have been put into motion for Tyler to compete in the Open Intermediate this summer at the Medford Outdoor Series. 

Tyler will be running at least two divisions with the possibility of a third during the Southern Oregon Speedways Season.  Current plans are to have him compete in 125, 250 and Open Intermediate.

We have lots of fun running all these divisions back to back as it makes every Friday night a marathon.  Tyler enjoys putting out the extra effort and dad enjoys the hustle as well.

We have recently added another KTM to our inventory and the kart is near completion.  Tyler's new Open Intermediate will be a KTM 525 powered machine.  Tyler will start with this package and someday I will make him run the Honda CR500 as well.

Tyler is currently working on a new sponsor package for the Medford Series in which we'll sport a complete new graphics package.  Sponsor to be announced at a later time.

Nov. 12, 2005 ~ Tyler Reddick finishes 2nd 250 Intermediate

After a little bit of a dry spell, Tyler gets set to start making a run back towards the top and starts it off with a 2nd place A-main finish.

After weeks of Dad trying every possible setup configuration for the hard-to-tame Red Bluff indoor race track, we finally came with a package that was very fast and can be improved to give Tyler what he needs to win in Red Bluff.

We came back with our new KTM ~ FMF equipped 250 four stroke and what a difference.  KTM has been dominating on the Motocross circuits everywhere and now it looks like this engine will rock-n-roll on karts as well.  This thing would just explode in the straightaway and demonstrated what everyone has been fearing "Its a Rocket".

Tyler withstood challenges from Brian Southers and Colby Copeland as they tried to get by Tyler. Thomas Bruckenstein led the race from start to finish as Colby Copeland was coming from the back of the field as a B-main transfer.  Thomas ran a great race as Tyler had a great run and Colby was third with Seth Nunes 4th. 

We still have a little more to gain, as I haven't spent anytime on jetting and gear choices on the KTM.  In addition, Tyler's car was still a bit loose and Tyler can squeak out some better times by settling in and hitting his marks. But the setup is fundamentally there as it required really zero changes from qualifying to main.  I always judge a setup by how good it is on all conditions.  A setup requiring big changes from one track condition to another is an indication that something is out of balance on the car.  Plus, then you can make little enhancements from one run to the next as the night progresses that will then give you the little extra.

Anyway, Tyler's coming and I look forward to this little 10 year old mixing it up at the top from here on out.

Congratulations to Thomas Bruckenstein for his 2nd win of the season.  We also want to thank Mark Bruckenstein for his help on moments notice this year for Tyler.

Nov. 5, 2005 ~ Tyler Reddick ~ Red Bluff Outlaws

Red Bluff is one of the hardest tracks anyone can run.  Its not forgiving nor do you have any chances to make setup changes in the night if you're out to lunch.  Out to lunch is where Tyler's kart has been for the last few weeks as Dad has been searching for the best setup combination and has yet to find it.

Tyler has had more setup changes in the last four weeks than he has had in his entire racing career to date if that gives anyone any idea of what he has been going through.  Hopefully, we will find the perfect setup soon and be on our way to letting Tyler rock.

I am getting a little taste of what its like to start over and fight your way back up to the top of a division in this move to the 250 intermediate division at Red Bluff.  Tyler's setups have been good everywhere else accept here so far.  We'll find it and get going.

This week Tyler will be back on the KTM250SXF motor as we finally have all the exhaust pieces.  That coupled with a few more changes and maybe we'll have found the right stuff.

Tyler looks forward to being back up front very soon as the last 2 - weeks he as missed the A-main by one position.  Something we need to change ASAP!

Check back for more later.

Oct. 24, 2005 ~ Tyler Reddick Goes GATE

Not only is Tyler gifted on the race track, he has also been very gifted in school as well.  Two years ago Tyler tested in the top 96 percentile of children across the United States in Math, Reading and Spelling. 

Again this year Tyler excelled in testing and has been enrolled in the GATE program ( Gifted and Talented Education ). 

We encourage Tyler in his education and Mom spends lots of effort helping both him and sister Haley with all the homework and education needs.

We feel very lucky to have a small school that allows for Tyler to work at his pace and recognize Tyler's abilities in each area of education.  Dad supports his school district by being on the board of trustees and giving what effort he can with his already busy schedule.

Tyler loves to compete in any arena and strives to win.  His devotion to being up front pays dividends constantly and rewards him for his efforts.

Oct. 22, 2005 ~ Red Bluff round #2

I'll put more up on this race later.  For now I'll give just a brief update of how the racing went.

Our night was much the same as the week before without the incidents that took Tyler to the back.  The night found Kyle Larson subbing for the 31c and taking the victory from the pole of the A-main event.  Most of the top karts made it into the A-main as well which led to a pretty action packed race.

This division and the current track conditions combine to make passing difficult.  Looks like the easiest way to go forward is to stay out of trouble.

In the heat, Tyler was on the pole of a loaded heat race which had Bruckenstein, Chase Hill, Jason Mittry and Colby Copeland all in there together. Tyler led it start to finish with Colby Copeland 2nd, Chase Hill 3rd and Thomas Bruckenstein 4th.

Tyler started the main event on the fourth row outside.  We came back this week with our YZ250F engine package as I wanted to see if the KTM or the YZF could demonstrate which motor might have the advantage.  School is still out on this issue, but I can say that both are running very good.  I think the KTM will have the edge when I have everything to complete the deal.

Tyler was able to come home in the 7th place even though he was fighting a tight tight race car set up.  Next week I think we can hit better setup selections as we didn't bend the kart this last run.

I always look forward to getting back at the track once the new week comes.  We just love to race and feel like a fish out of water during the middle of the week.

Congratulations to all the winners of the RBO 2nd round and see you next week.

Oct. 15, 2005 ~ Red Bluff Opens Season ~ round #1

Red Bluff Outlaws opened their season with a great show.  Parking is a little tight with the new layout, but I'm sure it will improve as everyone adjusts.

Track conditions were at its best as qualifying opened.  Tyler is running only the Intermediate division, as Red Bluff rules only allow a competitor to race just one division.

In the 250 intermediate division, as karts hit the track they found a well-packed smooth surface to lay down some awesome times.  All the times from the first session pretty much held up for most of the drivers.  Drivers in the first two groups set time that would be hard to match.  As time trials went on the time fell slightly.  For the most part efforts from the second set didn't change the qualifying picture much.

Tyler qualified at the 12 position and drew the pole for the 3rd heat race.  Trying to make the pass for the lead on the opening lap, Tyler was stuck on the outside and shuffled back before being able to move forward.  Tyler finished 3rd in the heat and would go on to the A-main event.

In the A-main Tyler ran as good as 3rd prior to have misfortune on 3 different occasions.  After trying to miss Colby Copeland and being slammed in the rear from Grant, Tyler found himself in the wall with a bent kart.  Tyler continued with a limping effort to finish 11th.

We hope for better racing luck next week so we can improve on our opening night.  Tyler is currently in the top 10 in points and some 25 points behind the leader of Thomas Bruckenstein.

The Series is sure to be a hot one as it is really hard to pass in all divisions.  Contact might find you and you might find yourself in the very back very quickly.  I think this series will go up and down like a roller coaster.

Oct. 8, 2005 ~ Tyler runs Open Outlaw Cycleland 100 lapper - finish 3rd

In Tyler's debut at Cycleland Speedway in the Open Division, Tyler rocketed home with his smooth consistent driving to a 3rd place A ~main finish.  Tyler was the only 10 yr old in the field with the next youngest competitor being 13 years old. The remainder of the field consisted of primarily later teens and 20's and some as old as 45 years.

The day was a great time as Cycleland was holding its Awards Banquet and the season finale race.  Everyone was there for a good time without the normal points pressure and just letting it hang out in general.  Many of the racers stepped up outside of just their normal events and took their efforts to other divisions.  The food was great, the track was awesome and the 100 lap main event structure put on a great show for everyone to compete in and watch when waiting for their turn on the track.

The day started out with the Pro-Stock division and as the first few races unfolded, it saw some of the top drivers fall out with misfortune.  That was the case of Casey McClain as he was leading both the Pro-Stock division and the Box-Stock to only see both his attempts at winning vanish as both his motors failed early in the events.  Jake Cartwright suffered some bad luck as he was very fast early in the 125/250 intermediate division but was set back when he suffered some kind of mechanical problem.  I do believe he went on to finish but he looked like a serious contender to win when he was up front prior to the difficulty.  James Edens was another who suffered problems late in the race, as he almost made it three wins in row running some 300 laps.  Kyle Larson was running a backup motor as his normal was not available and looked a little under-powered to Edens, but managed to get to the front anyway and with hard work and very accurate driving still was able to capitalize on great pit strategy and taking the win.  Great Job Kyle!

So the first three races saw James Edens and Kyle Larson emerge as the only two victors.

Tyler sat out of the intermediate division, as we wanted the day to be an easy going venture, as the family had been pushing it throughout the entire race season.  Most of the time with double and triple duties for dad and Tyler.  So going in we planned to only run one race.

At sign up, we joined both divisions ( Intermediate and Open division ) as I was not sure which one we would run.  Track conditions were to our liking, plus I wanted to put Tyler's new KTM powered machine to the ultimate test.  In qualifying Tyler made good times in both divisions.  Being able to qualify twice gave me a chance to test gear ratio's quickly with nearly the same track conditions.  With a slight change Tyler took off an additional 3 tenths timing in at 10.7 in the Open division.

After a short talk with Tyler the decision was made to only run the open division and give it our best shot.

I ran our pit strategy past Tyler and instructed him to just stay clean for the first 66 laps.  Then he could make a run in the last 33 lap segment, as we would not take tires or fuel and push him to the front. We were going to stop on all pit stops, but after watching Larson's skip their last chance at fuel and then making the distance, I was sure we could do the same.  Thanks Mike and Kyle!

As the last pit stop came we stuck to the plan and pushed Tyler right to the line and would restart 3rd.  27 karts started the main event and I estimate some 12 to 14 were still racing at the end.  The race finished up with Tyler McCain wining and Kyle Larson 2nd, Tyler Reddick 3rd.

Our tires held up and didn't require any replacement, as we stuck with hard compounds from the start.  Lowell wanted to see more pit strategies get involved in these 100 lap events. Looks like he may have found the combination, as some drivers had flats or were not competitive any longer when they used their tires up.  So I'm not sure if we'll ever see any longer races based on increasing the pit strategy issue.  Knowing Lowell I am sure he'll be trying new things in search of the ultimate show. 

Not bad for Tyler in his debut running a KTM 250 SXF against the other Opens most of who were running 500cc machines. Tyler was fighting a tight race car, but was managing it well. 

In the end, its a great day to go to the track and race as the format is awesome.  I hope Lowell would consider running two of these each year.  One at the half-way point of the season and one at the end.  I think it does all lot of good for the families involved in the race, as they seem to work more together on this race.  Thanks Lowell!

Tyler wishes to thank all his sponsors and race track staff for the great year at Cycleland Speedway.

Thank you !

MBS Motors ~ Corning Ford ~ Broken Bow Records ~ Sprint Kart Enterprises ~ Pistol

MopHead Graphix ~ Mike's Body Shop ~ Fastrack Wings ~ Elite Sports Photography

Ted & Kitty Bare ~ Nana & Papa ~ Mom and Dad...Mostly Mom! ~ The Adam's Family

~ Cycleland Speedway staff ~ Sally, Becky and Wendy ~  Lowell Morrell

Next year it will be Intermediate and Open Intermediate and limited Open races for Tyler as we are very ready to see the box stock days behind us.

Oct. 02, 2005 ~ Tyler to compete in 125/250 division at RBO

Tyler will be leaving the Box Stock division after the last All Star race being held during the Red Bluff Outlaws Winter Series.  Tyler may have some surprise appearances in the division as he would remain eligible to run the Box Stock division for another 3 years at tracks other than Red Bluff Outlaws. At RBO you can not move down a division once you move up regardless of age.

I would not count him out of running some perpetual trophy nights at various tracks if Tyler chooses.

photo courtesy of Elite Sports Photography

Meanwhile it has been planned for Tyler to move up and not spend any more time pursuing any additional titles in the box stock division.  You run against a time clock of trying to advance as far as you can before you become too old. 

Tyler will be adding some additional venues to his schedule for this next years summer season.  We will later announce the future plans.  Certainly we will be seeing Tyler in an open this next year at pre-determined races as well.

Pete Johnston will continue to race his SKE sponsored kart. Tyler has learned a lot from Pete and really wishes to thank Pistol for everything he has done.  Thanks Pete!

Oct. 01, 2005~Tyler takes Cycleland Box Stock Championship!

Congratulations Tyler Reddick on your 10th Championship!

It was Championship Night as racers took to the race track for the final points event of the Cycleland Speedway's Summer Series.  In addition, it was Perpetual Trophy night so everyone had something extra to race for.

Many divisions had point chases coming down to the wire as the final night was closing.  Tyler wishes to congratulate all the Champions and all the winners of the Perpetual Trophies.

A couple of drivers were in the hunt for maybe taking home two perpetual trophies on the night.  That was the case in Kyle Larson's bids for the evening as well as Casey McClain.  Both had strong chances at bringing home two of the big traveling trophies.  Kyle Larson saw his chance at both trophies fall when he was over taken on the final two laps of the open intermediate event, as he stayed focused on the bigger picture of just bringing home the championship in that division.  Casey McClain saw his bid fail when something gave on his kart during the Pro Stock main event.

Kyle Larson took home 2 championships and 1 Perpetual trophy.  Casey also brought home a championship in the Pro Stock division and 1 Perpetual trophy for his win in the box stock main event. The two enjoyed very big nights... Congratulations Kyle and Casey!!!!

Tyler came home 2nd place on the night and wrapped up the Championship in Box Stock.  Tyler will have finished the points case some 26 to 28 points ahead of James Edens. That will end up being a larger victory than the one last year over Chase Hill.  That season went down to the wire as well.

Tyler wants to really thank Steve Goodridge of MBS Motors for providing excellent powerplants for Tylers 10th Championship bid!  We couldn't have done it without him as certainly Predator Motors gave it's all in attempting to keep a 2nd Cycleland Championship from Tyler. 

Sept 24th~ Tyler Finishes 4th in 250 Division and sets fastest lap~Cycleland

Tyler was on a roll as he was sitting on the pole for the 250 main event.  From the very start I could see that Tyler was determined to go after the win in the division that will soon be his full time focus as the box stock days are almost over.

As I stood up on turn one at Cycleland, Tyler came "Thundering" in to the turn hammered down to take the lead at the start.  After a very early yellow, again the restart had the same result with Tyler coming out of turn two with the lead.  In the next few laps Tyler continued to thunder away as he knocked out the fastest laps in the 250 main event.

On about lap 9, another yellow flew just in time to save the tail end of the line from going a lap down.  On the restart Mr. Colby Copeland was able to come out on top taking the lead as Tyler was not having great restarts.  In the next few laps Tyler kept the heat on as he was right on Copeland's heels.  Meanwhile, Kyle "MopHead" Larson had run down the leaders and started putting on additional pressure.  Tyler's right rear wheel became plugged with mud and cause Tyler to almost spin in turn 4 giving up 2nd to Kyle Larson and Mason Moore squeeze by for what was then 3rd and Tyler fell to 4th.  Tyler regrouped and came home in 4th. Up front the race became very exciting as the front three diced it out at the finish and Colby Copeland held on for the win with Mason Moore 2nd and Kyle Larson 3rd.

It was a great show...!  All the Kids ROCK!

Sept 17th ~ Tyler races to point lead at Cycleland Speedway

It was an interesting night for Tyler in the box stock division as going in he was 1 point behind the current points leader Tyler Seavey.

In qualifying the points series would see a new face assume the lead for the championship. Tyler Reddick with his 4th place qualifying effort pushed him in the points lead as he will try to make it two championships in a row at Cycleland.

The series is going to be a tough one as it comes down to the wire between Tyler Reddick and James Edens.  Edens was able to lessen Tyler's points lead by finishing 1st in the main event and Tyler coming in 4th.

The main event opened with Tyler getting a great start but was immediately dumped by Cameron Bartlett in the first corner.  It was almost disastrous for Tyler but he recovered into the 6th spot 2 places behind James. The two raced forward and several times saw Tyler giving James some real pressure.  But as the race went on the two move up to 3rd and 4th.  As the last lap was coming, the leader Allison suffered an engine losing power and Cameron Bartlett was then held up and James Edens was able to slide by both for a quick win.  Tyler wasn't able to get by as they came to the checker.  It was a great run by both the drivers.  I can't help but think that if Tyler hadn't been dumped in the first corner that things would have worked out different. 

It's going to be real tough racing between the two contending for the Championship bid.  Racing luck will most certainly determine the out come with only two more rounds to go.

Sept 9th ~ Tyler pulls quadruple duty as he races box, 125, 250 and Open Outlaw

photo courtesy of Elite Sports Photography

Tyler having fun on Championship Night along with the awards banquet wanted to give all his fans all he could.  Tyler put is best effort forward as he drove his heart out.  Tyler raced in Box Stock, 125, 250 and Open Outlaw divisions.  Tyler had run some estimated 140 laps mostly back to back.

photo courtesy of Elite Sports Photography

In his efforts him came home with another box stock win, 2nd in the 125 and 250 division and finish 7th in the Open division.

The line ups for Championship  ~ Awards Banquet Night were determined by pill draw with a full invert being applied to the line ups.

Box Stock saw Tyler doing his normal of going out front and pulling away. The local racers have come along way on getting up to Tyler's speed.  They have all been lots of fun to race with during the series.  Tyler won both his heat and main event.

In the 125 division Tyler started 2nd row outside and worked his way to second.  He put the pressure on 1st place finisher Putnum but just couldn't get by him.  The race was a could wire to wire run by both the front runners as they had to navigate traffic.

The 250 division saw a repeat of the 125 as Tyler and Putnum were again out front and getting away while working traffic.  Again it was a close race with Tyler challenging at the line but finished 2nd.

For Tyler last and final race of the evening, Tyler took to the track in the Open Outlaw division.  Starting last row outside, Tyler was patient and waited for a good time to attempt to move forward.  As trouble happen on the track it unfortunately caught Tyler as well.  In the closing laps as Tyler had moved into 5th it looked like something was going to happen in front of Tyler and it did.  Tyler decided to clear high and wide after the earlier wreck when he went low and was collected. this time the same resulted as Tyler had to leave the track to miss the contact.  Not stopping but giving up lots of ground, Tyler came to the checker in 7th place.

We had lot's of fun racing at Southern Oregon Speedway this year.  Everyone made us feel really welcome.  We hope everyone enjoyed watching Tyler do his thing as it was exciting!

Sept 3rd ~ Tyler races to a "Clean Sweep" of Round #5 of the ALL-STAR TOUR

Tyler and family rolled into Carson City Nevada on Sept. 2nd in preparation for the 2nd to last round of this years ALL-STAR TOUR. 

Dad wanted to focus on just the one division in which Tyler is running for Championship rights.  So on practice day, we stayed committed to finding what was going to be the best combination for all the events to come ( qualifying, heat, dash and main event ).  After a busy night of practice and some pretty darn good racing in the last practice set, we were ready for the show.  I mention the last set, because it saw the main 3 front runners of the series go head to head  in what was basically a 3 car race preview of what was to come.

Tyler wanted Dad to spend more time getting his 250 division car ready, but I only let him hot lap it and made no adjustments, as I was busy enough with just the Box Stock.  So his 250 program suffered.

Tyler hit the track ready to go..., in qualifying he paced the field by slightly more than a tenth of a second per round.  That was good enough to earn him the pole for the fast heat.

In the heat, Tyler drove away for the win with not much challenge from the rear. He took the checkered flag with about a 1/3 lap lead in 8 rounds.

The Trophy Dash saw one of the only restarts all night.  The original start was called back as the track officials thought Tyler left a little early.  The second start saw Tyler Seavey take the lead from the start.  By lap 4 Tyler Reddick was able to take charge of the trophy dash and put himself in control by passing Tyler Seavey and earning him the pole position for the Main event.

In the main event, Tyler Reddick pulled off a nice start and took the lead.  Knowing what a win would mean this night, Tyler made the decision to protect the bottom verses really opening up.  Running a tight bottom groove proved to be all Tyler needed to bring home the win and take charge of the points lead in this years ALL-STAR TOUR with just one round remaining.  Tyler's win gives him about a 24 point lead.  He will need to only finish 7th place or better if the current 2nd place in points was to win at Red Bluff to win the series.    

Final round will be held at the middle of the Red Bluff Outlaws Series this coming winter at the Red Bluff Fairgrounds.  Check out the www.rboutlaws.com site for schedule and updates.

Congratulations Tyler!

Aug 26th - Tyler rocks at Southern Oregon Speedway on Championship Night!

Tyler was on fire as So. Oregon Speedway hosted their final points night of the 2005 race season.  They'll will hold one more race on Sept. 9th combined with their Awards Banquet.

Tyler found himself behind in the points battle chase for the intermediate ( Box Stock ) championship, as he had suffered a breakdown earlier in the season.  The same motor that failed him more than twice at the Indoor Red Bluff Outlaws season had let him down yet again in the So. Oregon Speedway championship hunt.  Needless to say, that motor is gone and will never be run again by anyone.  Starting the night out with a 1 point deficit, Tyler came out hot and fired up from the get go.

The format is usually qualifying with the heats being lined up in a full invert and the mains inverted by a pill draw.  The Trophy dashes and qualifying efforts do not earn any points for the drivers.  Being the last race, the main event line ups would be straight up. The heats would still be fully inverted.

In the box stock heat, starting in the last row Tyler was called for a jump start, which he was penalized on the first yellow.  On the restart Tyler charged again to the front to take the heat race win.  Tyler decided to sit out the box stock trophy dash as no need to chance any damage to his ride before the main event.  He would need a 3rd place finish or better to lock up the championship. 

In the main event from the pole position, Tyler pulled away and only needed to work lapped traffic as he rocketed off to victory and yet another Championship.

In the other divisions Tyler made it 3 in a row at Medford in the 250 division by starting front row outside of Josh Keheley.  On the start, Tyler drove in high and deep to make the pass on the outside then rocked on to take the win.

Tyler will have finished the Medford Championship season by scoring a 1st place in the intermediate and 3rd place in the 125 and a 3rd place in the 250 division.  In the 250 division Tyler missed the first race of the season as he competed in the 500 jr divsion.

Congratulations Tyler Reddick on your 9th Championship!

Southern Oregon Speedway - July 15th, Tyler scores a sweep!

Tyler was again in for triple duty as he is eligible to run 3 different divisions.  Tyler for the second week in a row set the pace in all three division during qualifying.

In the Box Stock (intermediate) division, Tyler earned himself a clean sweep as he went perfect on the night.  The racing in that division proved to very exciting as Tyler came from last in the trophy dash to take the win by inches at the checkered.

In the main events, the crowd saw Tyler pull off back to back to back races as he put on a very big show of how tough this little nine year old is.  Tyler won the box stock, then switch to the 125 class with no rest for another 25 laps finishes 4th and then went on to the 250 class with no rest for another 25 laps.  In the closing laps the race didn't see Tyler fading as he in had caught 2nd place and was threatening for the position at the flag.

We enjoy our racing and the visit at Southern Oregon Speedway as the fans are very friendly and bring over their entire family to meet little Tyler after and during the races.

Thanks! Southern Oregon for making us feel at home.

Hardee's Summer Shootout Series - July 12th

Tyler worked very hard on this series, every time we turned around something kept happening.  This last week as we went to take the grid, Tyler's "Raceceiver" ( a battery operated radio receiver ) had a malfunction requiring attention prior to going on the track.  Tyler had already been placed on the grid so my attending to it cost Tyler his starting position and he would be forced to start from the rear (28th). Tyler made it up to 18 as the field was started in single file.  It was a nice run but you just can't make up that muck ground.

 I thought the penalty was a little stiff considering other drivers have been getting away with getting assistance on the grid.  The official told me that "it never happens" that someone goes up there and doesn't get penalized.  The very next division that took the grid had someone go up to a car and I grabbed the official and rubbed his nose in it... as he didn't penalize that driver as the crew stated they did not touch anything!.

Tyler has had lots of fun racing the division is actually in the top 5 fastest cars.  Racing events have kept Tyler out of the Winner's Circle for now.

Next year we'll get them as the fastest drivers are already 12 years old and Tyler is only 10 and can ran this division another 2 full years.

Hardee's Summer Shootout Series- July 5th

Tyler arrived at Lowe's hot off the airplane just in time to make the last part of Monday's practice session.  During practice, Tyler was very fast and not being passed by anyone.  So we felt very good going into the next nights racing.  Tyler would start the night being 11th in the points standings with being only 35 out of 4th.

On the start of the heat race, Tyler was 3rd row inside and had a little bit of a slow jump on the start.  This cause a small gap between Tyler and the car in front of him.  A car on the outside pulled down before the start finish line and ran into Tyler banging him pretty hard.  The hit caused Tyler pain in his harms which would hurt his effort for the remainder of heat.  In just a couple of laps later another car spun leaving Tyler nowhere to go but Tyler did miss the collision but spun and recovered to finished 2nd to last at the checkered flag. 

We went to work cleaning the car and checking out the contact.  Everything was okay with the car and Tyler's arms were better.  I took a break to get Tyler some chicken and something to drink so he could be ready for the B-main and then the A-main as I know he would have made transfer out.  The printed schedule show as usual the B-mains and A-mains to be run after opening ceremonies. So I listen for the different races and waited for the opening ceremonies to start before taking Tyler and his car up to wait on the grid for the start of his B-main.  Well, they ran all the B-mains prior to the opening ceremonies and we missed Tyler race! 

I found out afterwards, that in the drivers meeting they changed the schedule they were handing out at the door.  I did not attend the meeting as I was getting Tyler's car ready for the heat races hat start right after the drivers meeting.  Though lesson, as we have never missed a race line up before and I usually attend all meetings. 

So Tyler never took the green in the B-main and will have a finish of something higher than 35th or so.....!

We will still be going back the next few weeks and most likely finish out the series as Tyler can still get back to the top 10 and maybe even the top 5. 

Red Bluff West Coast Kart Nationals- July 2nd, 3rd, & 4th

Bob Carrel, Tyler Reddick and Steve

The Red Bluff Nationals would see a new format and point systems for determining A-main starting positions to let the drivers race it out for who would be crowned the National Champion!.

Best total points computation would place the driver on the front row of the A-main.  200 pointS would be given for fast time in the qualification rounds with the next fastest driver earning 2 less points and so on.  The Box Stock Fast timer would be the only driver drawing a pill to determine heat race starting positions base on 4 possible invert options.  Tyler being the fast time in box received the honors and pulled 2 chips on the first draw ( a 1 and a 2 ).  Needless to say, Tyler had to draw again and pulled out a 4 which would mean that all drivers in all divisions would see a full invert in the heats.

Tyler was in heat#1 and managed to pull off a 2nd place finish to Tyler Seavey at the checkered flag.  Heat race finishes would score the driver's  100 point for 1st and a 3 point differential for every position there after. 

Tyler scored the front row pole position running his new MBS Sponsored Engine.  This was the first race in over four years that Tyler would be powered by anything other than a Predator Motor.  Many people have complained that Predator was to good to Tyler over the years and that Clarence Marshall was to close to Tyler's Dad.  But Predator all started with Clarence Marshall and Tyler Reddick over 4 plus years ago and became the choice of many drivers racing today.  Hopefully Tyler can now prove its more than just a good motor that's needed to win.  Now, he can do his best to but on a great show for MBS and Steve Goodridge as he is very please to be running this motor.  Congratulations Steve !

On the opening night of racing the format called for invitational main events to be run to show case the "best of the best" in Outlaw Kart Racing!  In the Box Stock division, MBS brought home the top five positions in the A-Main.

On the final day of racing, MBS took the top two positions and 3 of the top four as Tyler won the big one and Cameron Bartlett was 2nd, James Edens 3rd and the #88 fourth.

Congratulation Tyler, Cameron, Steve Goodridge and Team MBS.

March 12th - RBOutlaws Banquet

2nd thru 5th place pictured going from left to right, Zachery Heinz, Kelcy Bell, Tyler Reddick, Jason Mitry.

Well, the RBOutlaws Awards banquet has come and gone with the new champions being crowned. 

It's always a fun day finishing out the Red Bluff Outlaws season celebrating with food, friends and family.  The Carrel's always do a very nice job rewarding the racers with a nice show of respect and friendship to all.

Tyler gives his Congratulations to everyone who competed in the Red Bluff Series.

"Congratulations!"   

Feb. 26th - Lakeport Ca.

With the Red Bluff Winter Series complete, a few drivers made the trip to Lakeport California for what was the last points night in their series.  I had asked Tyler not to be a factor in the points outcome, making sure that he stay clean in any attempts to pass.  With that being said, I felt better going racing to win. 

We put our best effort forward and fielded both the Box Stock and 250 divisions.  I think Tyler had been watching Kyle Larson's video tape from a few weeks ago, as Kyle seriously ran away from the field in the open division prior to running out of fuel. Tyler, in the 250 division, was attacking the track with some fierce determination.  Making some great outside - in moves for passes.  I had not seen Tyler drive his 250 at this level.  In Tyler's first heat he finished 4th coming from the last row outside. In the 2nd heat he finished 2nd at the checker after leading all the way.  Coming out of turn 4, he encountered a lapper with Noel McCormick on his tail.  Tyler committed to the bottom, but so did the lapper.  Noel made a great move taking the win on the outside of Tyler coming to the flag.

In the box stock, Tyler ran both heats in 3rd trying to pass for 2nd.  The track was a single groove with very little passing happening.  While trying to pass in both heats, he allowed the kart behind him to slip by. Tyler had to settle for 4th in both heats.  After no dash appearance for Tyler, he started in the 4th row outside in the A-main.  From there he went to work and moved into 4th.  Kyle Tellstrome went home with the win with James Eden's 2nd and Cameron Bartlett 3rd.  Congratulations to Cameron on his Championship at Lakeport Winter Series.

Back in the 250 class, Tyler started 3rd row inside, as he was the alternate for the trophy dash.  Tyler quickly went to work and made a very strong move inside for a pass for 2nd place.  A yellow flag flew, which caused Tyler's pass to be null-and-void as he would restart 3rd.  After the restart, Tyler kept a nice pace with the two leaders and as they came upon traffic someone spun causing some contact with Tyler.  Tyler avoided being involved, but gave up another position.  Meanwhile behind Tyler, Jason Mitry was making his way up the field and was behind Tyler.  Tyler later went sideways leaving turn 2 taking him through the infield. Tyler re-entered the track at the tail end and started moving back towards the front.  After a few laps, several karts tangled in front of Tyler closing off the track with nowhere to go.  Tyler slowed, but piled in.  Again the race went green and Tyler went back to work moving up and finished 5th and Jason Mitry finished 3rd. 

It was a great job by both the two drivers showing their skills in the 250 division.

Mason Moore raced to a 4th or 5th place finish in the Open Division.  Great Job Mason!

Feb. 22nd - Red Bluff Outlaws

Tyler Reddick has finished 3rd place in the championship standings.  It was a very tough series with some very good driving from start to finish.  Tyler Reddick wishes to Congratulate Chase Hill on his Championship at Red Bluff as it is his first ever!

Also, Congratulations to Kyle Larson on his Championship win at Red Bluff.  I think that makes him a winner of every possible event held in Outlaw Kart Racing!  Great Job Kyle!

Tyler had a very fast kart with setting fast time in qualifying, he moved back into 2nd place for the time being.  In the first heat race, we needed a win plus needed Chase Hill to finish 2nd or 3rd to help get our Championship hunt alive.  Tyler was not able to finish better than 4th in his heat race which cost him some very tough points.  Plus, it also kept us from starting the A-main event up front as he had to transfer from the B-main. 

In the B-main, I must say that I have never seen a box stock cut the lap times that Tyler put down.  He was running 9.81's which was ever so close to the 9.7's I used too run in my open.  He had some very pretty laps as he lapped up to 5th place.  That was all done with there even being several yellows to catch up the field.

I am very happy with the outcome of the Red Bluff Winter Series this year! 

We now look forward to what the summer holds for us. Tyler will compete in both the box stock and the 125/250 division at Cycleland Speedway during this summer.  In addition, I'm looking for some other venues in which to start Tyler racing in open wheel dirt with suspension.  Not sure, but looking at Modified Midgets as one possibilities for Tyler as we are also looking forward to racing in the next years Tulsa Winter Shootout in Tulsa Oklahoma.   That event is held at the same track as the Chili Bowl just one week ahead.  Some 1200 participants will compete in that event in many different classes. 

Tyler will also be running his Bandolero at Lowe's Motor Speedway when the Summer shootout Series kick's off in June/July.  So be watching Speed TV for these events.

Feb. 17th - Tour Race March 26th

The first Tour race will be March 26th at Lakeport, Ca.  The track has of late been prepared with an off camber bottom grove giving the track two distinctive lines for racing. 

Lakeport will be holding the Perpetual Trophy night of racing the weekend before the tour race.  Many may wish to go compete as a tune up for the first tour race.  Name of the tour to be released at a later date.  As of this date, no word on the fate of the 125/250 division clarifying if 250's can compete in the 125 division.  I believe it will be only 125's this year.  I will update as soon as I can find out.

Should be a great race that everyone can count on as it will be held on the indoor track.

Feb. 12th - Red Bluff Outlaws

The second to last round of the Winter Series at the Red Bluff Outlaw's saw some exciting racing throughout the evening.  Track conditions were good and the weather was pleasant.

The Night saw some first time events happening getting ready for next years rounds of racing.  The 250 four strokes saw there first event with one round of qualifying, a trophy dash and a main event.  Another first was "Pistol Pete" racing a 250cc four stroke powered machine in the 500 Open Division trophy dash.  It was just about like Pistol taking a pea-shooter into a gun fight!  Pete gave it his best and it actually held its own but just didn't have the corner exit speed along with giving up straight-a-way speed. In a way, it was a great demonstration of what the limits of the 250 actually are.  The 250's are fast, very fast!

In the Box Stock division, Chase Hill won for his 3rd time and will have a points lead going into the final round.  Jason Mitry is 2nd and Tyler will be 3rd.  Jason will have a 5 point lead over Tyler and first place is yet all but locked up with Chase having a 9 point lead over Jason. 

In the 250 division, Tyler Reddick qualified 2nd fast, had a dnf in the dash and finished 2nd place in the 250 main event to Dillon Silverman.  Jacob Miller finished 3rd with a nice run.

Feb. 11th - Red Bluff Outlaws to run 250's

This coming weekend, Bob Carrel has said that he will run the 250's in a separate race as a test for next year. 

Depending on time and kart count, the 250's will run in a separate race for exhibition and testing purposes.  Many drivers have committed to run this coming weekend Feb 12th.

Good luck and have fun!

Du Quoin Nationals - Revisited!

Thinking back on our trip to Du Quoin, I must say we had a very good time.  I expected some delays from a new Organization,  Plus they had over 230 karts to get run in an inaugural Event.   So all in all, it went pretty good.

We couldn't of had better weather for the entire trip.  It was clear roads out and back.  We even had 65 degree weather coming back through Kansas and Denver.  We got to see some places we had never been before and had a very nice lunch in Du Quoin in some well known Italian restaurant. 

On top of it all, we won everything out of our trailer in the Outlaw Classes.  The facility was beautiful and approximately 4 times the size of Red Bluff.  I think there will be some very good racing coming out of Du Quoin in the near future.  So to look back, I am very glad we went to help participate in their first event featuring Outlaw Karts.

Good luck to Du Quoin in their future racing efforts!

Thanks

Feb. 5th -  Red Bluff Outlaws

After days of preparation of Tyler's racing equipment by Dad to make certain that Tyler was in a position to take a win, we still suffered failures. 

During the week in preparation, I spent a full day of Dyno testing Tyler's motor.  I found many areas in which me made improvements in power.  I also took Tyler's Kart down to the frame to check and service every aspect as to leave nothing un-covered before the event.  Off and on, we have been having problems with the head studs in our main Red Bluff motor.  But I had just fitted it with a fresh new head gasket and had confidence that we were good to go...

Race day upon us, Tyler came down with the flu and was given Advil to control his fever.  It seemed that we still had most everything under control with  the night looking like a win until the closing laps of the main event.  After successfully pulling away in the opening laps with Jason Mitry and Chase Hill in 2nd and 3rd, around the 17 lap mark the race saw a series of yellow flags.  With 4 or 5 attempts from Jason on the restarts, Jason was able to take advantage of Tyler.  Jason got a good jump on the start and pushed hard into turns 1 - 2, at the same time Tyler drifted up as he car got loose in turn 2 and Jason pulled beside Tyler.  They raced down the back stretch and into turns 3 - 4 side by side.  Jason now on the inside took the lead leaving Tyler on the outside with 3 more karts inside of him nose to tail. Tyler finished 5th.

So, we'll work hard on the program again this week.  The race for the championship is very tight in this class.  The top 3 in points are still only separated by 4 points.

Tyler will be ready this coming week with even more determination than last.  So here we come Chase and Jason.....

Tyler will be at his best!  So let's race it out clean and find us a new Red Bluff Outlaw Champion!  Good Luck! 

Go Tyler!

Jan 29th - Lakeport, Ca Indoor Series

Again there is a few that just can't say no to racing...., if there's a race they're racing.  Kyle Larson, Mason Moore, Brian Southers, Casey McClain, Max Adams and Tyler Reddick were on hand to help heat up the Lakeport Winter Series!  With a couple weeks off from the Red Bluff Outlaws Series, many took advantage of heading to Lakeport to stay sharp and just have fun.

Lakeport changed the track configuration, making a much racier track for some very good racing.  Many commented on the fast improving conditions at Lakeport.

Staying Sharp?  would have been an understatement in the case of Kyle Larson.  Kyle put down some of the best laps in Outlaw Kart racing that I've seen ever!  He dominated the 122.63 cc division and absolutely was smoking red hot in the Open division. 

Kyle won the 125 Main event and the Trophy Dash. Tyler Reddick won his first heat in the 125 racing his SKE BRE 250 mount and finished 3rd in the second heat to come up one spot short of the trophy dash.  In the main, Tyler was running approximately 5th when the race went yellow.  On the yellow, as they pace very slowly, Tyler went to pull in the clutch and clear his motor and it died.  After assistance, they put him to the back for the re-start.  Dad had them give Tyler the Black Flag so he could just concentrate on his Box Stock Main.  Tyler wasn't happy with Dad!

Tyler Reddick, after winning the trophy dash, would start the main event on the pole position.  On the initial start, Tyler and Chase Johnson pulled to the front. Chase got a great run coming off of turn 4 and actually made a pass on Tyler, but the yellow was already out and they don't race to the yellow at Lakeport. The field was reset with Tyler in the lead and Chase 2nd.  The involved cars of Casey McClain and Kyle Tellstrom were put to the back.  On the re-start, Tyler made sure there wouldn't be any replay of the original start and charged to the front.  Lap after lap Tyler slowly pulled away from Chase working through lappers.  When Tyler came up on some of the other fast karts the passes became harder.  By race end it was Tyler, Cameron Bartlett, and Chase Johnson at the flag.  I guess at race end, Cameron Bartlett was able to get under Chase Johnson coming to the flag. So I need to stand corrected as I thought it was Chase 2nd.

In the open division Kyle Larson was starting 9th.  I walked up to the track to watch the race, but missed the openin