January 31, 2007 ~ Tyler get's Multi Motor For Next Round

Tyler's PMP chassis receives new R6 Multi - power for next time he runs the Mini-Sprint.  There won't be any power shortage for Tyler when running against the best in the Multi Division.

Tyler's power plant is the best there is to offer.

Watch for Tyler to start making some real noise in the mini-sprint Multi Division real soon!

Best in Class Chassis and best in Class Power!

January 21, 2007 ~ DuQuoin Update

Race time update:

Tyler after not being able to hold anything down for hours, fought his way out of bed and to the track.

Once at the track, between visits to the trash can he hit the track to do what he loves...Race!

But with even all that heart, he was only able to go through practice and the first heat race.

In practice, Tyler was very fast looking like he was going to have no problem coming from behind and possibly winning as he was passing the cars in front of him with some great moves.  Cross-over's and cut backs or just flat moving under them and moving them up the track as Tyler went by.

In his heat after being sick again and suffering from the chills, Tyler started 4th row outside and was quickly up to fourth working on third. Tyler was making the outside groove work as he attempted to complete the pass. After two laps outside and working it very hard, Tyler wasn't able to complete the pass, as he had to fall back he slid back two spots.  Tyler didn't give up and almost made the pass back by both the drivers in front of him before the checker. Tyler was spent physically went he came off the track.

Tyler had a better starting spot for the B-main that the first day, but couldn't make the call due to the flu symptoms. 

Personally, I would have stayed home in bed but not Tyler.., He loves to race anywhere anytime.  He'll be back to DuQuoin and we'll soon be up front.

Tyler really wishes to thank everyone at the DuQuoin track for everything.  Everyone was very nice!  Tommy and Kenny, thank you so muck for great racing conditions and also for letting me have the back room to rest and stay warm.

See you again soon!

Tyler

Morning update:

Tyler has come down with the Flu and being able to continue today is very questionable.

Tyler is currently trying to keep fluids down and taking Motrin to attempt to reduce fever.

It's currently 11:30 am DuQuoin time and we have to be at the track at 1:00 pm for hot laps at 2:00 pm.

Tyler's chances of racing today are very slim.

I'll update again later.

     

January 20, 2007 ~ DuQuoin Update  Powri O'Riley "Winter Nationals"

With nearly 70 Multi Mini Sprints showing up for the DuQuoin "Winter Nationals" Tyler went to work to do his best to take on these boys from around the Mid-West!

The Powri O'Riley Auto Parts Series has a strong hold on most of the Mid West Mini Sprint racing over the summer.  They have many races at several different tracks.  Tyler will make some of those up coming races this summer during the months of July and August. 

Here at DuQuoin the the race format is pretty much a ditto of the Tulsa Shootout and Chili Bowl races just the last two weeks at Tulsa Oklahoma.  Pill draw and passing points to position you either directly into the A-main or in other races to get back to the A-main.

Tyler drew a 54 in the pill draw giving him a 3rd row outside start in his heat.  This race is full on Multi's and Tyler is having to run his stock R6 Yamaha up against these guys. Thank you Gordan for a motor that rocks as I didn't detect any loss of power against these other 636 cc verses Tyler's 600cc.

Starting from the 3rd row outside,  Tyler quickly was up to 4th place and looked like he was heading for 2nd.  Tyler successfully made the pass on the bottom to take over 3rd place but the yellow flew and negated Tyler's pass.  As I have seen so many times, once you show your hand to another driver the second pass gets even harder.  After making the pass on the bottom the driver in front of Tyler wouldn't make the same mistake again.  He continued to hug the bottom and Tyler was starting to get pressure from behind.  While trying to find away past the car in front of him Tyler gave up his spot finishing 5th. 

Had he been able to keep his pass, Tyler  would have been seeded directly into the A-main.

Having to start one of the B-mains in the 5th row inside, Tyler again went to work making some great cross-over moves to complete passes, on yellows Tyler was to much the GENTLEMAN and allowed a couple other drivers to advance on the yellows when they should not have.

Tyler finished the B-main in the 10th position which would equate to a 35th place finish against these guys tonight.  With there being nearly 70 of them and Tyler having to run a stocker motor against Multi's, I think Tyler did very well.

Tyler looks to do better tomorrow night in round 2 of the "Winter Nationals" here at DuQuoin.

Tyler thanks the Girls that had him autograph their shirts, that's always fun!

Check back tomorrow for an update..

January 19, 2007 ~ DuQuoin Winter Nationals

After several days of travel through some pretty cold winter conditions, Tyler and crew arrived in DuQuoin.

The trip had several surprises along the way. One was the very cold temperatures all along the route in Wyoming.  Conditions would be at times zero visibility caused by blowing snow and the potential for slick spots.  Those two things and add high winds pulling a stacker trailer and one would need to be very careful going across the the divides.

We found one trucker in the ditch after he apparently lost sight of the road.  There wasn't any ice where he left the road.

I didn't want to find us in that position with the outside temperature at 1 degree and the winds at 20 mph.  Not the time to make any mistakes.

We did have a tail wind the entire way here.  It help us make time being able to move out at about 78 mph most the time.

If you race something with a cooling system, make certain that you have anti-freeze in the system.  I had to battle our motor freezing up as I was not clear on that we didn't have any anti-freeze in the system.  Most promoters don't want coolant in your systems as it make a slick mess when you wreck.

After several days, Tyler made it back to DuQuoin for his first mini-sprint race here.

Car's are starting to pile in and get their pit spots.  We are in the main building thanks to Kenny Brown.

More information will be posted here each night as racing begins tomorrow.

Two days - Two complete different races with two purses.

 

December 28^th, 2006 ~ Tulsa Shootout

In just very short order, Tyler's desires to run the Tulsa Shootout became a reality.

Stan Yockey of PMP Chassis was quick to help the young Outlaw Kart Racing Star with putting together a complete 600 mini-sprint to run the Tulsa Shootout.

Stan and crew put together in a short 10 days a complete assembly for Tyler to take to Tulsa. 

Arriving at the Tulsa Shootout with no racing time in a Mini Sprint, it would be up to Tyler to challenge the top stars from around the country at their game.

Tyler Reddick Racing departed on Christmas day to make the 1878 mile trip from California to Tulsa Oklahoma.  Arriving on Wednesday morning at the Tulsa Expo, we waited the entire day to get inside to our pit spot.  With over a thousand entries for this event pit space was at a premium.

In the first heat of the mini sprint "A" division Tyler would start last in field of 8.  Passing points to be awarded for all passes based on starting and finishing order.  Starting line ups were based on pill draw.

Tyler drew for both the division a 118 & 78.  This would put him well back in the initial line ups.  Tyler would be racing both the Non-wing and the "A" division.

Danny Losowski was here racing in the Multi Division.  We put Tyler out in a practice set against the multi's and he held his position without getting passed.  He was actually closing in on the driver in front of him during the session.  The only difference in the multi verses the "A" division is that the motor is outlaw rules and you can run any wing size.  All Weights and tires rules apply equally across the two divisions.

Starting last in the non wing Tyler moved up to 4th before getting a little high on the last lap letting a car he just passed back by at the checker.  The great thing in this race was that Tyler coming from last and passing other cars was able to catch the front running group of 4.  There they were all mixing it up pretty good.

In the Mini Sprint 600 "A" Tyler would start inside 3rd row and finished 3rd.

Tomorrow Tyler has scheduled at least four races as he has to run two qualifiers of which additional points will be earned to determine Main event starting positions.

Each division Tyler is running has over 100 entries. We'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out who will make the A mains straight up.

Hopefully some more good news tomorrow!

 

December 29^th, 2006 ~ Tulsa Shootout Day two

As day two arrived, the doors opened at 8:00 a.m. with everyone could be found checking out the pit board to discover what the first days racing had earned them and what their next race would be.

The race format would continue to unfold for us as we didn’t have much of an idea as to how the entire show was going to be run being our first time ever to the Tulsa Shootout.  We knew there was going to be passing points awarded but did now just how many or what each finishing position would score.

As it turns out, heats race finishes would net points as follows.  First would receive 55 points, 2^nd 52 points, 3^rd 49 points etc.  Passing points would be 1.5 points per position.

The top 16 points earners from the first heats would be locked into the A – Feature automatically.  The rest would need to race their way in by running a series of additional races slowly eliminating drivers.  Winners and top finishers would move on and the rest would be done.

So the schedule would look somewhat like this:

Heat race      (if not top 16 points earner then on to next race below) 8 – 9 cars, 8            laps

C main            (one of the 9 C main events with only the top 3 moving on) 12 cars, 12 laps

A - Main qualifier (only one race here with top 8 finishers moving on to the A – Feature) 16 cars, 20 laps

Feature Event (24 cars, 20 laps)

Tyler had finishes that constantly kept him in contention and moving him along in the race format.  Tyler relying on his Outlaw Karting experience propelled him past drivers in his heats and mains.

Tyler found that we had the right stuff for when the track got slicked off on the bottom and could use his strengths of railing the top grove to drive passed cars in front of him.  Tyler mixed it up well to get all he could gain in each race.

Tyler and his PMP Chassis were entered into both the “A” Wing Mini Sprint and the Non – Wing divisions.  So we were constantly making chassis changes between each segment of the race format to change the car from one division to the other.

We had settled in on a setup that would be a good combination for both divisions but not the perfect in either as just too many changes would be necessary.

In the first race of the day, Tyler would start in the C – Main (Non-wing) in the 3^rd row outside.  After a series of 3 restarts, Tyler had seen himself come out of the initial starts as good as 3^rd and as poor as 6^th.  In the 2^nd start attempt the car in front of Tyler caught the lip of the top groove and flipped going over the top of Tyler’s car.  When it landed it made contact with Tyler’s right rear.  The contact bent the rear end assembly and flattened the right rear tire.  There really isn’t anything good that comes out of contact, but Tyler was able to continue and on the restart came out as good as 4^th and finished 6^th.  None the less, Tyler’s quest to move on would halt in the Non Wind division.

With damage on the car, we quickly assessed the situation and proceeded to change out the rear end.  This needed to be done quickly as Tyler would be back up for his second race.

Not only would the repairs need to be made but the chassis changes and putting back on both wings were all necessary to get the car ready.

With repairs and changes made, Tyler made answered the call and started the “A” Wing C-main in the 2^nd row inside position.  After a poor start, Tyler quickly moved up to the top groove.  After falling to 5^th, Tyler started reeling in the cars in front of him.  First he closed in on 4^th, then 3^rd and finally 2^nd.  Once in 2^nd, Tyler started to run down the leader.  Tyler never passed the leader but it put him in the transfer position for the next race.

A – Main qualifier would see 16 starters with the top 8 finishers moving on to join the previously locked in 16 drivers for the main feature.  Tyler would start on the 7^th row outside based on finishes to this point.  After hours of waiting and being told that there would be no track complete re-work, we looked forward to having a track that would be slicked off and to our liking.

Once in line in staging, track workers went to work and re-worked the entire track.  That was what I originally expected them to do but was told they were not going to because of time.  We were told they would have to get by with just water and light packing.

So we sat in line with a car setup for a dry slick track and were given a hooked up tacky track.  Unfortunately for Tyler, this caught his crew chief off guard and basically took Tyler out of contention before his event started.

These cars do not have power steering and for a little guy like Tyler it’s near impossible to wrestle one of these around a hooked up track if you car is too tight.

Starting the race the track did have just a very slight amount slickness during the initial couple of laps, but as they ran the track just continued to hook up and the worse it got for Tyler. 

Tyler felt very confident going in that his was going to pass the needed cars to make it to his very first A - main feature at the Tulsa Shootout.  With the setup on the car it just wasn’t in the cards.

But for Tyler to make it pass so many drivers and to have never even race a Mini Sprint before was exceptionally impressive!

Tyler comes home in the top twenties with a 28 place finish in the Wing "A" divison.  Really good considering 110 starting entries.

He had finishes of 5^th, 3^rd,  6^th , 2^nd (nearly a win) and 14^th.  Outstanding runs against drivers that having been racing Mini Sprints.  Not to mention that Tyler was the only 11 year old in the field competing against drivers like Stan Yockey, Jarrod Wilson, Donnie Crawford and others.

Great Job by Tyler and crew!  Next year we’ll be real ready for them.

Tyler wishes to thank Stan Yockey and Darren for all their help and assistance to our program.  Without them we wouldn’t have stood as much chance of having such a great run.

PMP Chassis Rock!

 

Dec. 2, 2006 ~ Red Bluff Outlaws

Round #5 of the Red Bluff Outlaw this last week saw Tyler qualify 10th, win his heat and finish 3rd in the Main event.

One must wonder the value of RBO for an up and coming driver.  You go to the track with the gates opening at 10:00 am, sit around until 2:30 to run one round of laps that makes up both your practice and qualifying effort for the day (5 laps ), run 1 heat race of 12 laps, then wait until 6:30 pm or later to run one main event of 20 laps. 

37 laps in a day just doesn't cut it!  Most have way too much time invested to spend at least one day a week getting ready to go ( kart maint, trailer and supplies etc. ) then one full day at the race track to get some scant 37 laps of single-groove yellow-flag racing.

At Red Bluff you can't run more than one class a night, no multi-divisional racing.  Just who is the racing for?  The racer or the Promoter!

Tyler will be in attendance at Lakeport's next indoor round and will bounce back to Red Bluff for a couple of races. 

Don't take this wrong, we enjoy Red Bluff and all it's participants, just want more seat time for the buck and effort!

Nov. 25, 2006 ~ Cycleland Speedway - Tyler takes 2 Wins!

The turkey day race went down with awesome track and weather conditions.  The race format would be straight up based on qualifying and heat races.

Taking to the track in both his 250 and 576 KTM's, Tyler would make his claim for both fast time honors in the Intermediate and Open divisions.

Setting fast time in both divisions put Tyler on the poles for both the heat races.  Tyler took the 250 completely uncontested.  In the Open division, Tyler was sporting a new car just assembled this morning prior to leaving for Cycleland.  Set-ups were not perfect which led to Tyler spinning on the last lap while trying to regain first. 

Restarting last in the heat with one lap to go, Tyler was relegated to having to start last in the Open main event.

In the 250 division main event, Tyler showed his stuff as he lapped the entire field taking the win in smoking fast fashion.  His car was perfect and extremely fast!  It was a show!

In the Open division starting from last with a different setup, Tyler made his way to 6th in just a few quick laps. With a few more laps Tyler was out front and in control taking the win, his second main of the night.

Tyler was one race from being perfect in two divisions.  He did pull off the sweep in the 250 division.

The track had both grooves working and excellent racing conditions held up all night.

Video will be posted Sunday or later in the week depending on time.  Keep checking back in the video gallery.

Put the "Turkey Day Race" on your schedule for next year!

Tyler Thanks Lowell and Cycleland crew and a really big "Thanks to his FANS!"

 

Nov. 24, 2006 ~ Cycleland Speedway Turkey Day Race!

This Saturday at 2:00 pm hot-laps will begin and racing to follow as Cycleland Speedway's "Turkey Day" race is on.

Be there..!!

Nov. 18, 2006 ~ RBO update

Tyler after being off a week to go to the "Western World Championships" returned to RBO to pick up where he left off.

Tyler put down the 2nd qualifying lap in time trials and would see the heats be a full invert.

The track conditions were excellent all night causing Tyler's SKE/BRE Factory Kart to be a little on the tight side the entire evening.  By main event time Tyler coming from the back through traffic still managed to put down the 2nd fastest lap in the Main.  Tyler finished 4th and moved up one position in the points standings to 4th.

Tyler is confident we can get to 2nd in the series, but catching the red-hot 14 year old Keith Bloom is going to be a real challenge!

But Tyler welcomes a race anytime when you can run with the very best!  So he'll just keep bringing it on and see what happens.  It's a long series and anything can happen.

Congratulations to Keith on winning his 2nd A-main this season at Red Bluff Outlaws.

Nov. 11, 2006 ~ Sean Martin subs for Tyler

Tyler wishes to thank the Martin family for substituting for Tyler this 3rd round of the RBO Winter Series.

Special thanks to Sean on doing an awesome job !

Sean brought home a 5th place finish in the main event after having to come form the B-main.  Sean drove up through the field to help Tyler score!

"Thanks Sean!,  Sean Rocks...!"

 

Nov. 11, 2006 ~ Kruseman and Wise Win at Manzanita Speedway "Western World Championships"!

Awesome, awesome  show is the only way to describe the Western World Championship held at the Famous Manzanita Speedway.

Josh Wise driving the Tony Stewart Mopar powered 410 cruised off to victory and Cory Kruseman driving an Ellis 360 charged to his 2nd Western championship this last Saturday night.

  The USAC 410 race was the distance of 40 laps around Manzy's 1/2 mile making the distance some 20 miles.  There were only 2 yellows, one coming on the opening lap and one at the very end.  Both Cory Kruseman and Josh Wise were in control of the race early on and really never looked back.  Bob Ream was up at the front of the 360's main with what I believe was a 3rd place finish.  14 year old Chad Boat finished in the top ten.

If you've never been to the Western you need to put this trip on your schedule.  You can add to it the NASCAR Bush and Nextel Cup races to make your race weekend one you won't ever forget.

Weather was great with lots to do and it's not that far away.

Stewart, Leffler, Kahne and Yeley were all on hand in the pits. Great place and great racing for 3 full days.

If you have a motor-home you can stay out at PIR with lot's of activities going  on there every night as well.

Congratulations!

Josh Wise   Cory Kruseman

 

      

Nov. 10, 2006 ~ Tyler starting to make Phoenix second home...

With the Western in town at Phoenix along with all the NASCAR series as well, it was hard to pass up the chance to return to Phoenix to check out all the racing.

Fortunately Sean Martin was available to fill in for Tyler at the Red Bluff Outlaws this weekend as Dad made a quick change of plans  for the weekend.  In just a few short hours Tyler and Dad arrived in the action packed city of Phoenix to rub shoulders with all the top dogs in open-wheel racing.

USAC was in town as well for the final round of their series.  So all the top names in Non-wing Sprints are here to put on a great show.  Levi Jones, Josh Wise, Tracy Hines, the "Kruser" Cory Kruseman, Brad Sweet, Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Jason Leffler, JJ Yeley and others all on hand in the pits.

What a show!  You must put this on your schedule of must do's for next year.

Tomorrow night is the final for the WESTERN and I will post an update later.

Nov. 04, 2006 ~ RBO Round #2

With all the changes taking place this year at the Red Bluff Outlaws, Tyler Reddick Racing has made a change in our normal race strategy.

This RBO Series Tyler has committed himself to just working hard on "Charging Hard" to the front with less regard for points in the series.

After practice day it was clear that we needed to make a change in our choice of frames for the Red Bluff Series.

With changes made and a car that can run anywhere on the track Tyler has what is needed to accomplish his goals for this run at RBO.

Week one saw us bring in a new chassis and start from scratch.  After the first night of racing I was certain we were very close to being dialed in for setup.  Round #2 would give us the first real read on how good this new frame would be.

FAST TIME 8.84 Paced all divisions with the fastest lap in qualifying

Tyler put on a nice show running very strong all night coming from the back as the normal format for the 250 division this year is a full invert in heats and dashes.  Finishing 2nd in his heat and 3rd in the dash to Bloom 2nd and poll sitter Bartlett finishing 1st.

In the main Tyler worked his way to 3rd and ran there for most of the main event.  Working on Mittry, Tyler in the closing laps made an inside move for second.  Diving to the bottom Tyler's left front wheel hit a bump on the lower berm causing the front of the kart to lift up and climb over Mittry left nerf bar tying both up and taking them to the back.  On the restart with just a couple laps remaining Tyler moved up to about 10th or 11th.

Tyler had fun as friend and Co-racing SKE driver Reilly Gillingwater was on hand sharing our pit.  Reilly had a good night and progress was made in improving his kart setup.  Reilly made up to a transfer position before spinning late in the B-main.

Video's have been added the Tyler's video gallery..., so check them out!

Oct.21, 2006 ~ RBO Practice day

With the Red Bluff Outlaws winter series about to get under way, drivers took to the track with a chance to make set-up changes to prepare for what's to come.

The drivers are many with expectations of a future  RBO Championship to call their own. 

So as they stack the house, air their tires and fuel their tanks.....who we'll be the next years Champions at RBO?

As Tyler settled in on RBO many chassis changes were in order as out of the box the car was not near enough to turn better than 11th fast in the first set.

By nights end we settled in with the 2nd fastest time. 

I hope everyone has fun and good luck!

Tyler Reddick and Cory "the Kruser" Kruseman at Manzanita Speedway

Oct. 16 &  17, 2006 ~ Tyler meets Cory Kruseman

Tyler made the long trip back to Phoenix Arizona to spend two days with 2 time Chili Bowl Champ and professional driving school owner operator Cory Kruseman.  Cory's racing achievements are many.  Some of which are: NON-WINGED WORLD CHAMPION, SCRA CHAMPION, 2 TIME USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK CHAMPION. One should visit his website and check out his school and get down there to take a course, as I would guarantee it will be worth it!

www.kruseman.com

Cory's extremely pleasant demeanor over the phone was reinforced when Tyler met him in person.  Cory is a very talented communicator and a first-rate instructor.

Cory came recommended by Danny Stratton as another great choice of mentors for the young talented driver.  After conferring with Cory, it was a clear choice for the next person who would assist Tyler in making the right steps in his midget.

After supplying Cory with hours of video of Tyler's racing over the years, Cory was ready to get started with the young driver.

Cory put Tyler through the paces on the opening night as he quickly had Tyler on the track knocking out laps and sizing Tyler up.  Cory had Tyler run some 180 laps in less than 3 hours on Monday night at Manzanita.  As though to test Tyler's stamina and see just what Tyler's desires are.

During the opening laps of practice Cory made a few comments like "he's not afraid of  it!" and "he stands on it!".  By the nights end I sat with Cory to review and Cory stated that he was impressed with Tyler.

On Tuesday night I asked Mike Burckhart to come out with a good driver to help evaluate Tyler's performance in the midget at Manzanita.  We needed a proven vet to establish the racing pace to help determine exactly how Tyler was doing.  Mike came with R.J. Johnson and the practice was on..

R.J. Johnson has a very extensive racing background and can win at even the biggest of shows. He's currently racing the Sprint Bandits series and as of the last standings I could find is in 9th in the series. The Series has the following drivers and more I will not list. This is their current standing and points position:

 Click on logo to follow link to there site....

Going in we made chassis changes in every corner of the midget and added a new heel stop for Tyler's braking foot.  Cory was really focusing in on making Tyler even more comfortable in the midget.  Cory was teaching Tyler the need for the brake as a driving technique for making the midget get around the track on the bottom.

In addition to all the set-up changes we had a load of maintenance on our hands as our midget had seen the equivalent of 4 races the night before.  As I rolled the car out of the trailer Tuesday morning I discovered that we about lost the motor as the timing belt was nearly gone.  Having to run down parts, Mike Burckhart again had to assist us by giving up some spare parts from his trailer.  Thanks Mike!

While I was scrambling all day getting the midget back to race condition I forgot to charge the battery.  As we put Tyler out in the first set with R.J. Johnson as they went green Tyler's midget just sputtered. 

After charging the battery we re-engaged R.J. Johnson on the track for the second practice set.  Tyler positioned himself about half a straightaway back from R.J.  At the end of the practice set Tyler was only about  a full straightaway behind the talented R.J. Johnson. 

If you haven't been to Manzanita Speedway you're missing a very fast 3/8ths mile track.  The Midgets enter the turns sideways after coming down the shoot at 90 miles per hour or better.  This is really something to watch!

We were getting ready for the next practice set while Cory was reviewing Tyler's effort and giving new instructions for the next set.  After a quick couple of setup changes Tyler was back out on the track and this time would start out behind Jay Ervine.  You can visit Jay's website at www.jayervineracing.com.  Tyler started a few car lengths behind Jay but was quickly up on him racing to get by.  Tyler on the first lap  pulled beside Jay but didn't want to push the pass as Tyler hadn't spent anytime beside another midget.  Tyler dogged Jay for the next 3 laps and demonstrated his ability to run just off Jay's bumper in full control.  It was actually a better display of Tyler's car control to stay right behind Jay and adjust to Jay's pace as Jay would check up or move around on the track.

The last set of the night Tyler was the only car on the track as R.J. Johnson had loaded up both the 410 non-winged sprint and the midget and headed home.  R.J. was the fastest there in both the two cars.  Having Tyler run against him really gave us a good picture of Tyler's skill level.

At nights end I sat with Cory again to review the days work and settle up with Cory.  First I wish to Thank Cory for coming out and working with Tyler.

 Thank You!  Cory you're AWESOME!

The review had statements by Cory like "I'm Very Impressed!" and "Tyler obviously loves it!", he added that Tyler was pretty much staying with R.J. and that was a statement in itself. Cory told me that Tyler was ready to race at both Manzanita & the Chili Bowl and would help anyway he could.  He also added that he never would have believed that someone Tyler's age could do this.  Tyler is very far ahead and we should work very hard to keep up with him.

Tyler wishes to thank everyone that helped us on this trip:

Cory Kruseman~Sprint Car and Midget driving school

Lowell Morrel~Cycleland Speedway

Jim Yerger~Broken Bow Records

Jimmy Blanton~ Arizona Race Mart

Dennis Woods~Manzanita Speedway

Steve Stroudt~Parker Stores

Manzanita Speedway crew

Tammy Odem

Dennis~push truck

Mike Burckhart

R.J. Johnson

Broken Bow Records~Corporate

Spike Chassis

Esslinger

Phoenix Arizona

Thanks,

 Tyler Reddick #11

Oct. 12,2006 ~ Tyler heading back to Phoenix AZ

Leaving this coming Sunday morning for Phoenix AZ to get more seat time in his Spike Chassis~Esslinger midget.  Coming into town for the sessions is Cory Kruseman who will be spending the two days with Tyler one on one.

Cory Kruseman is a 2-time Chili bowl Champion and will be evaluating Tyler in his midget.  Cory will be spending Monday at Manzanita Speedway in closed sessions putting Tyler through the paces and giving him all the input he can to help Tyler in his progression.

More on the story when we return home....

www.kruseman.com

Here's the link to Cory's website to see what his school has to offer!

Oct. 07, 2006 ~ Cycleland Speedway 100 lap season finale

Tyler Wins two Back - to - Back !

With Cycleland Speedway's point series over and Awards night at hand, Cycleland holds it prestigious 100 lap main events for those tough enough to go it.

Tyler would be running both the 250 division as well as the Open Outlaw division for this event.  This would place Tyler in back-to-back races for over 200 laps.

The Open Outlaw division is run for this event with the Open-Intermediate and Sportsman's classes all combined.  The main event for the Open Division would see 28 karts take the green.

With Tyler's qualifying efforts out of the way, 2nd in 250 and 4th in Open, it was off to the races.  Tyler's game plan was set from the beginning with the idea of just riding around and staying out any trouble before getting to the last 30 laps.

In the 250 division, Tyler ran most of the race in 2nd position waiting for the final laps to make any move.  Prior to reaching that point, the race leader spun giving Tyler the lead.  Tyler would never look back as he ran off to the victory!

In the Open Outlaw division race things went a little different.  I guess it was still as per our plan but in the final pit stop at 35 to go, Tyler's kart was badly in need of a tire change.  We had planned on being in a position to just push Tyler through to the lead, but the tire change put us to work with a little different strategy for the run to the end.

Tyler came into the pit stop running first even while just cruising, waiting for the last 35 laps to pour it on.., After changing the right rear tire and fueling the kart we pushed Tyler to the line in what ended up being the 9th position.  Tyler would restart after leading in the 9th position and would need to drive up through the field it he was going to make it win number 2. 

Tyler asked me if he could push it yet?  I told him it was time and to pour it on!  It wasn't just a few quick laps and Tyler was up front making the pass for 2nd and at the same time something went wrong on Bloom's kart.  Tyler was coming regardless as it was all Tyler on this night.  When they restarted the field Tyler pulled away lapping the field and taking his 2nd 100 lap win of the night.  Some other notables had to retire due to failures.  Tyler was unaware of the other drivers going out as they were behind him when they broke.  Only during the last 35 lap segment did Tyler become aware of who was still left in the running as he put those remaining 3 laps down.

After the last pit stop Tyler took it up a couple notches to take the win as last year he finished 3rd running his 250 under powered machine behind Larson running 2nd and last years winner John Bunch.  Tyler was not going to be run down in this years 100 lapper by anyone on or off the track.  He was un-stoppable!

After 200 laps of back-to-back racing little Tyler was still the strongest on the track.  I have stressed conditioning, patience, excellent race equipment and skill as the package that Tyler needs to take him into the future.

After the race Tyler commented that,

 "This makes me feel better, last week I was a full .3 faster than the entire Open-Intermediate division while I was out front running away!, then we lost the chain and what should of been a Perpetual Trophy win in the bag fell right out the bottom". "I feel much better now getting both the 100 lapper's here at Cycleland Speedway!".

Congratulations Tyler!

Tyler thanks all his friends and sponsors for supporting him this Cycleland Speedway Season!  The support and friendship of everyone is very appreciated!  Shown above is Tyler with his special friends Alissa Gevings and Jon, Kaleb Loba from Broken Bow Records Nashville TN.

Sally Long made her retirement from announcing kart racing this last weekend at Cycleland Speedway.  Sally has for 15 yrs told the story of all our kids and their racing efforts. 

Sally will be missed dearly as replacing her efforts will be very tough!  Maybe we'll get very lucky that someday she'll have the time available to visit us at the track, bringing her announcing experience back to Cycleland.

Thanks Sally!

Video will be posted as soon as they can be cut from camera to website.  Keep checking back in the video gallery.

Sept. 30, 2006 ~ Cycleland Speedway QRC Cup

With the points season basically over at Cycleland the QRC cup was on with the winners getting the big 6 foot trophies.

Tyler had his goals in mind and was well on his way to having a great night.  It started with Tyler setting a new track record in the 125/250 division at a pace of 10.3.  The qualifying efforts hadn't ever seen a time below 10.579 before in this division back to a few years ago set by Rudger Worley.  Since that time the division has seen superstar Kyle Larson come through along with others.  Tyler is the first to break and set a new track record in this division for some time.  The time is very close to what was the Open division record of 10.1.

Moving quickly to racing, Tyler won his heat in the Open-Intermediate division and would sit on the pole for the main event.

In the 250 division he finished 3rd in the dash and would start the main from the inside 4th row.

In the mains, things started okay, but quickly went wrong for the hot young driver.  The 250 division saw a wreck happen in turn 2 collecting Tyler and he would have to restart 3rd from last.

Tyler quickly went to work and in 1 lap passed 6 drivers, by the closing laps he was back in position to make it interesting.  With 6 laps to go the rear motor mount failed as result of the earlier crash and caused Tyler to retire early as he coasted to a stop.

In the Open-Intermediate class Tyler from the start showed that it was his race to win.  Tyler ran away leaving the entire field behind in just a very quick 2 laps.  With a very early red, the field was reset and Tyler again blasted away from the field by lap 6 it was clear that Tyler was in full control of this race and on his way to a win. Unfortunately, trouble would strike again and Tyler coasted to yet another stop as the drive chain failed leaving Tyler upset as this race got away.

Tyler's laps were a full 3 tenths of a second faster than that of the next fastest driver in the main event.  Even at events end, no other driver was clicking off laps at the speed Tyler was hammering out.

Well, things happen and we'll get them next year!

Video will be posted soon of the heats and mains check back soon and visit Tyler's video gallery.

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Sept. 30, 2006 ~ Cycleland Speedway QRC Cup!

Tonight Tyler looks forward to being able to let it rip as not much can be gained or lost in any of the divisions in which he as competed for points titles this season at Cycleland.

Tyler has himself pretty well locked into 2nd in the 250 division and 4th with "Rookie of the Year" honors in the Open Intermediate division.

So tonight, Tyler can let it rip, let it all hang out as he will be most likely the only driver running three divisions chasing a chance at 3 cups.

Tyler will run the Box Stock, 250 and Open division races tonight in an attempt to win them all!

Good Luck Tyler!

August 26th, 2006 ~ Cycleland Speedway Points Race #15

Tyler suffering from headaches and not feeling up to his normal self, set out to have a great night as the Cycleland Speedway Summer series is coming to an end very soon. 

In the 250 (intermediate) Division, Tyler set the 6th fastest time putting him on the pole for the trophy dash.  In the Open intermediate Tyler out paced the entire field setting fast time.  This would be Tyler's first fast time in this division.  It's been pretty tough earning that spot with Larson, Moore and Southers to compete against.

Tyler took the 250 Trophy Dash from the pole making it look easy.  In the Open intermediate he scored 4th starting from last.

In the 250 main event Tyler spun in turn 2 bringing a yellow.  Tyler worked his way back to about 11th at the checkered flag. Tyler's 250 chassis just hasn't been the same since being taken out 3 weeks ago by two karts going up the track out of control with Tyler coming full speed into the mess.  Lot can be said for taking care of your equipment if you want to go fast.  Staying out of trouble is a big part being able to really dial in your set up.

In the Open intermediate Tyler started 5th row inside and raced his way up to 5th place finish at the flag.

Tyler is currently 2nd in the 250 division points and 5th in the Open Intermediate division holding down the "Rookie of the year" in this tough talented division.

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August 4th & 5th ~ Golden State Challenge Championship

Tyler's Results:

Box Stock ~ Champion

Intermediate ~ 2nd Place

Open Intermediate ~ TBA - 7th Place

Open Outlaw ~ TBA - approximately 18th - 20th dnf ( motor )

With Cycleland Speedway’s biggest race of the year and a lot of money on the line, Tyler suited up and was the only driver to run triple duty for the event.  This prestigious event with its 10 year history would see a driver that was eligible to run all three divisions being Box Stock, Intermediate and Open Outlaw divisions. Add to it Tyler major Corporate Sponsor Broken Bow Records of Nashville putting up matching funds for Tyler on any and all of the division winnings that Tyler could claim, Tyler turned up the heat another notch as the Golden State Challenge was under way!

Tyler was back in a Box Stock to fill in for Brian MaGahan jr. as their karts were in route for the Knoxville Nationals being held next week.  So for the first time since leaving that division behind, Tyler sat back down and strapped in to take the car that brought him so many victories back out for another run. The MBS motor was barrowed from Cameron Bartlett and a fresh new motor was supplied by Steve Goodridge to be available for use if needed.

In the Intermediate division Tyler would sport his freshly rebuilt KTM 250 SXF motor that was way over due for rebuild as it hadn’t been touched since being fitted to his SKE/BRE FACTORY WORKS kart last year.

In the Open Outlaw division Tyler would be driving his 80 hp KTM 576 thumper weighted up to the minimum required 400 lbs kart and driver as all Open division cars would run against each other for this event. 

So as Tyler Reddick suited up for this weekend as it was a 11 year old going against the best of the best with names like Sean Becker, McCains, “Pistol Pete” Johnston and others.  The field would be very diverse in age with the spread being from 11 yrs old up to 36+ yrs old as the race was on to see who could claim part of the Golden State Championship Challenge as a Champion.

The race format would be very interesting and a challenge to claim top starting honors in each of the divisions.  Friday night’s events would determine the points leaders in each division of racing.  After establishing the top ten in each class those top drivers would settle the final main event line ups by running a quick 3 lap scrambles in a fight for the pole starting honors. 

The Open division would pay $1,000 to win and the Intermediate division would pay $500 to win and the Box Stock division bringing down $250 to win.  Drivers wishing to be eligible for both the Open and Open Intermediate division money would need to run the stated Open Outlaw division minimum weight of 400 lbs.

In the first nights rounds of points racing Tyler emerged in the time trails by qualifying  3^rd fast in Box Stock, 3^rd fast in Intermediate and 6^th fast in the stacked up 70 plus entry Open Outlaw division.

The Qualifying Main events on Friday would be started in a full invert with the fastest drivers started last and earning passing points for every position gained.  Tyler settled into the final nights points totals coming out with being 2^nd in Box Stock, 5^th in the Intermediate and 6^th in the Open Outlaw.  This placed Tyler in the A-main events for Saturday in all three divisions he entered.

Saturday Tyler ran the 3 lap scrambles in each division and came away with 2^nd for the Box Stock, 1^st for the Intermediate and 6^th for the Open Outlaw.  These finishes would be the starting positions for the final A-main events

With all the preliminary racing out of the way it was now time to get it on and see who was going to add a Championship to their name.

With tuning adjustments made to the Box Stock MBS motor additional power was found and Tyler was off to the races.  Starting front row outside Tyler showed his experience by getting the advantage on the start on a “red hot” Riley Gillingwater who’s won several of the last few events in this division.

Wasting no time Tyler was out front in control of the race and on his way to victory when getting held up and then sandwiched on a couple of lappers running side by side.  Seavey was able to get by on the bottom and took over the lead.  Tyler ran him back down and made an outside move around Seavey to regain the lead.  The outside was working and would propel Tyler past any other lappers as his rocketed off for the win.  Thank you MBS, Bartlett and MaGahan for all the help.

In the Intermediate division Tyler would have the pole sitting next to the now 14 yr old Kyle Larson.  In the opening lap they exchanged the lead four times with lap two seeing Tyler emerge as the leader.  The race saw a couple of quick yellows negating Tyler’s lead.  With restarts and track conditions changing rapidly Tyler fell to 3^rd but raced his way back to 2^nd.  Cameron Bartlet took the win with Tyler finishing 2^nd and Kyle Larson 3^rd.

In the Open Outlaw A-main event Tyler started in the 6^th position.  Tyler had to retire early with the KTM overheating due to a coolant loss. The Open finish would still score Tyler a Open Int. finish near 6^th or 7^th as that division was scored separately.

Tyler can't wait for the race to come around again next year.

June 22, 2006 ~ Cycleland Speedway

With the Cycleland speedway summer series at the half way point, Tyler's crew set out to make a couple set up changes in quest for a little better all a round set up.  So coming into the night Tyler would see two new set ups on both his cars.

In the 250 division during a qualifying session that was fawed with yellows as Tyler was not able to settle into a good run as slower cars and spins lowered his lap times.  Tyler would need a good run in the main event to salvage the night in the points effort.

In the Open intermediate Tyler set 4th fast time had a good run in the dash and would start 3rd row outside in the main. 

The 250 effort saw Tyler drive to second in the heat to place him on the outside 2nd row for the main event.  We still didn't really know what the new setup would be like for the main so we stayed with it to see what the changes would net us.

Tyler quickly took to the top and was very fast.  He started to put pressure on a very fast Cartwright who was in the lead.  Tyler at that point had logged the fastest lap of the cars on the track.  While making the move for the lead Tyler just about spun twice but recovered to finish 4th.  The car was loose and lacking side bite which hopefully we can improve next week.

In the Open Intermediate the start saw the same moves out of Tyler as he quickly went from 6th to leaning on the leader. Brian Southers entered the picture as he was on the move to the front.  A quick red saw the field come to a stop and on the pace laps getting ready to go green Tyler's carburetor came off for the second time this season.  Mark Bruckenstein will be making a bracket this week to end that problem.  Tyler while on the track racing put down again was announced as the fastest lap of the cars on the track.

June 24, 2006 ~ Tyler Wins Open Intermediate Dash over Larson...

Tyler running the top ~ and setting a fast qualifying lap

Tyler  returned to Cycleland racing as he spent the last week in Phoenix Arizona getting valuable seat time in his BBR ~ Corning Ford ~ Oroville Ford Sponsored Spike Chassis Esslinger powered midget.

In addition, he and family had a short stop at Magic Mountain to shake out the rollercoaster rides and have some fun after a long trip.

Tyler showed up ready to go and continued his efforts in both division chases at Cycleland.

After qualifying 3rd fast in the open intermediate and 5th fast in the 250 (intermediate) division, Tyler showed his speed by first blasting his way to running first in the intermediate division dash.  After a late yellow and coming to green Tyler remained out front but coming through turn 1 and 2 the carburetor mount boot broke and the carburetor came loose as Tyler had to coast to a stop.

In the Open intermediate division after being denied the win in the 250 dash, Tyler would not be denied taking the win in the Open intermediate division Dash.  Starting on the 2nd row outside, Tyler quickly took it to the top and past both Copeland and Moore in turn 1 and 2.  It took only 1 more  lap for Tyler to run down Larson and take the lead.  Larson immediately move up the track to attempt to pace with the BBR, Corning Ford ~ Oroville Ford, SKE spirited driver as Tyler continued to pull away.

Even after a late yellow like what happened in the 250 dash, Tyler would not be denied has he hammered out the dash win with over a 1.5 second advantage.

When Tyler was asked what his thoughts were as he came up on Larson, he responded with "I was thinking, Kyle get out of my way cause I'm coming through! Tyler went on to say that Kyle is a great driver and he hasn't had many chances to bet Kyle as Kyle had move out of the divisions that Tyler normally races in.  Kyle has always been a little in front of me in age, I just try to do the things he's done.  "Any time anybody can beat Kyle, your really doing something!"

In the main events, Tyler had a 3rd row start in the open intermediate and a 5th row start in the 250 division.  We fitted his KTM with a Yamaha part to repair it for the evening.  It seemed to be down on power with the wrong part installed but it was our only option.

In the 250, Tyler was able to work his way up to 8th but couldn't power by a couple slower cars down the straight-a-ways.

#11 ~ Tyler Reddick, Charolette and Lowell

In the Open intermediate division Tyler started 2nd row inside.  On the start Tyler got wide and Larson immediately took advantage.  Tyler caught outside lost 3 more spots before settling in and moving forward.  Tyler was finished 6th and move closer to 3rd place in points.  Brian Southers was one of the first drivers out and is currently in 3rd place ahead of Tyler.  Earlier in the race series, Tyler suffered two dnf's in this division with a carburetor issue and a chain coming off.  Tyler hopes to contend for the 3rd place in the championship and win "Rookie of the Year" as it looks like Kyle and Mason will run for the championship.

Tyler doesn't count himself out of this Championship chase as he knows he can improve and has the car to do it.  Anything can happen and winning is possible!

June 10, 2006 ~ Tyler qualifies 2nd in 250 division and 3rd in Open intermediate

Tyler once again put up great qualifying times in both divisions.  Track conditions were good but a little dry in the main events which made for some tough racing to get to the front.

In the 250 division Tyler started in the 5th row and made a charge up to catch the leaders and finished 3rd with Keith Bloom 4th.  Bloom had gone to the back and made a good run to salvage the night.

In the Open intermediate division Tyler raced most the night in the 7th to 9th position.  With wrecks happening in front of him, Tyler put on a great show of avoiding being involved but slowed his forward progress.  In the closing laps coming off a yellow Tyler found himself caught in the middle with nowhere to go and fell back.  In the last couple laps he started moving forward again but was only able to pick off a couple more positions before running out of time.  Tyler came in 14th at the checker.

Tyler said, "the kart in front of me going in on the top looked like he was going wreck!, so I couldn't go in on the top behind him and I couldn't get down! so I had to go in the middle and there just wasn't anything there!"

Tyler looks to get back at them when he returns from his Phoenix trip this coming week.  Tyler will have substitutes filling in for him this coming week at Cycleland in both divisions.  Colby Copeland will take over for Tyler in the Open intermediate division and Kenny Allen with take on the 250 division for Tyler.

June 03, 2006 ~ Tyler qualifies 1st in 250 division ~ 2nd in Open intermediate

Tyler stepped up his qualifying effort to out-qualify Bloom in the 250 division and nearly came close to taking fast time in the Open Intermediate division as well, with a very fast 2nd place timing effort that would have beat most all the Open division. Mason Moore had the fastest lap of the night of all divisions with a 10.9 and Tyler's effort was a 11.089.

Tyler again suffered a quick failure in his Open intermediate much like last week. In the Dash race the carburetor came off after a hose clamp broke, leaving Tyler coasting to a stop on the first lap. 

In the Main events, Tyler drove his SKE ~ BRE Factory Karts from 10 place starts up to 4th and 5th in the 250 & Open intermediate divisions respectfully.

Bloom will take over as points leader but Tyler plans on giving Keith a hard run for the championship as Tyler has nothing to loose and everything to gain.

More on the racing later.....

Bandolero's ? ~ Chuck Lahorgue ~ LRC ~ Shasta Speedway

Looks like LRC (Lahorgue Race Cars) is going to be your one stop shop for Bandolero's here in the north state and for that matter most all of the western states.

Chuck has plans to take over being the dealer here in California and tentative plans have been made to run Bandolero's at Shasta Speedway.  In addition, LRC is looking at being a complete service center for the project as well.

For anyone who doesn't know Chuck, his quality and reputation is excellent and has a vast knowledge of racing in most venues.  Chuck is a quality person.

Maybe and just maybe we'll see some good Bandolero racing here in the north state.

Anyone interested should contact Chuck Lahorgue at LRC 530-241-7509 and tell them Tyler sent you

May 26, 2006 ~ Tyler awaits next points race

Tyler anxiously awaits the next points race at Cycleland as Medford's Southern Oregon Speedway was rained out this weekend.  Tyler will get to see seat time in his midget this weekend when he's not at the races taking place at Silver Dollar Speedway.

Tyler will be attending the races this fair weekend at Chico's Silver Dollar Speedway and taking in some fun at the fair. Shortly there after he is scheduled to get some laps in his midget to finish out the weekend.

Tyler is going to spend some time on a very short tight track as this will be great preparation for the Chili Bowl venue when the day comes that he can race there.

Tyler and friends spent some quality time with Lowell at Cycleland Speedway learning some other type of racing.  Tyler is pictured here with Lowell getting lessons on proper gun handling and firing techniques.

Medford's Summer Series as become questionable as Tyler has a conflict with one of the race dates.  Medford doesn't allow for a substitute driver and with the conflict it will place Tyler out of points contention in all three divisions not making it possible to win any championships there this summer.  With this, it's likely that this summer Tyler and family will finally take time to do some of the family things we haven't been able to do for several years.

Tyler will race at Medford again soon, but will not see the entire series as it is a large commitment to not be able to contend in the championship bid.  The resources will be moved to another racing effort to help improve Tyler's already depth of experience.

Tyler wishes to thank all the very nice people that support him at the Medford venue.  Tyler apologizes for not being able to see the summer series through but other racing opportunities have cause a conflict that can't be resolved.

Everyone has been so nice to the entire family when we're there in southern 0regon at the speedway.  Tyler wishes to thank Ron and family for all they have done for him. Tyler also wishes them a great racing season in 2006!

Thank you!

May 20, 2006 ~ Tyler takes 6th in 250 and chain comes off in opening lap

Coming into the night at Cylceland Speedway, Tyler was in 1St place in the 250 division and 4th in the Open Intermediates. 

The night started out great as Tyler easily placed both his entries into the trophy dashes.

To start out this season his crew chief hasn't settled for sticking with just one set-up and has been making  changes each night several time in the effort of finding anything that could be a plus.

In the 250 dash after a gear change Tyler took from the start the lead and led the opening 5 laps.  In the closing laps a very fast Thomas Bruckentein passed Tyler for the lead and the win.  Tyler used the entire track to find anything with better grip in attempt to hold on to the win, but Thomas was to fast regardless.

In the main for the 250's, the gear selection was changed again and the kart responded.  Tyler drove himself up to 4th and momentarily passed Thomas for 3rd but Thomas responded by taking 3rd right back. In the closing laps with yellow flags and restarts, Tyler and other's made a quick dash to the end and Tyler finished the night in 6th and holding on to first place in points. 

The points race is going to be a tough one as this division seems to be seeing a lot of past champions staying in or moving down to compete.  Most drivers once they move on don't move back down (or go backwards) as Keith Bloom has done.  None the less, Tyler will do his very best to continue to improve and make his bid for the title.

In the Open division, Tyler suffered a first corner of the first lap failure as Tyler and Mason Moore came together in turn one.  Tyler coasted to a stop in in turn four and was done for the night with a very fast kart. 

Tyler will get back at it next week.

May 16, 2006 ~ Tyler re-visits Manzanita Speedway

Tyler Reddick and family made the long trip back to Phoenix Arizona this last week to continue accumulating seat time in his new midget.

Prior to taking to the track Steve Stroud with the local Parker Store in Phoenix made arrangements for Tyler to have a meeting with Dennis Woods.

At 3:30 pm Tyler sat and met with Dennis and had a long discussion about  Tyler's racing future and plans.

Tyler wishes to thank Dennis for making time to visit as Tyler really enjoyed talking with him and receiving insightful suggestions for Tyler's future.  Dennis had some strong words of encouragement and advise to help carry Tyler into the future.

After the meeting Tyler took to the track for 5 rounds of practice.  Each round Tyler put down about 20 laps.  Getting the 100 laps in was a real plus and is helping Tyler get the needed seat time in his Spike Chassis / Esslinger powered midget.

After loading up Tyler and family needed to return home to get ready for round 3 of the Cycleland Summer Series.

Thank you Dennis Woods !

May 09, 2006 ~ Team Corning Ford Announces Drivers for Summer Series

Team Corning Ford and it's newest Dealership addition Oroville Ford Lincoln Mercury wishes to announce it's team roster for the summer series.

"Pistol" Pete Johnston ~ Open Outlaw Division

Kyle Larson ~ Open Outlaw & Open Intermediate Divisions

Tyler Reddick ~ Open Intermediate & 250 (Intermediate) Division

Thomas Bruckenstein ~ 250 (Intermediate) Division

Benny Brown wishes the team good luck and have fun while all the driver's want to thank Benny for his contribution to their racing efforts!

May 06,2006 ~ Tyler takes Cycleland Opener - Wins Open Intermediate

After settling into 2nd place on the start Tyler moved to the top groove and on the third lap Tyler Reddick took over the lead from Josh Kehely.  Never looking back and most laps enjoying a comfortable lead, Tyler was very excited with his effort in knocking down the Cycleland opener and his debut as a rookie this year in the open intermediate division. Kyle Larson hustled his way to finishing second and Mason Moore came in third.  Larson should emerge as the points leader with his effort of coming from behind and over taking Mason Moore at about the 3/4 mark of the race.  Tyler held off charges from both of the other vets as Tyler proved to be too much to catch on this night. The Series is sure to be highly contested and very exciting.

In the 250 division, Tyler with a 3rd place qualifying effort then finishing 2nd in the trophy dash and a 3rd place finish in the main event should emerge with the points lead from the opening night.  Thomas Bruckenstein won the main event in nice fashion with Sean Martin finishing 2nd.  Jacob Miller had a nice run finishing around 5th or 6th.

In the Open Division, "Pistol" Pete Johnston took down 2nd place to Tyler McCain.  Pete was able to race his SKE Factory Kart up to the bumper of McCain but as both were equally matched, Pete settled in to the big picture mode and brought his kart home 2nd.  If Tyler McCain runs the entire series it's going to be very fun and exciting to watch.  "Pistol" Pete commented after the race "I hope he is going to race the whole series! I'm looking forward to it".

More to come later with a better update.  Remember to checkout Cycleland Speedway's new website for pictures and race results including points updates.

April 28th & 29th ~ Southern Oregon and Cycleland

After weeks of being off due to rain outs and a light schedule, racing finally resumed this last weekend for Karts.

Tyler started the evening in Medford racing all three divisions (125, 250 and Open Int) making the dashes in 2 of the three divisions and winning both. 

Tyler ringing out his KTM 250 at over 70 mph at Southern Oregon Speedway

~photo by Elite Sports Photography~Sean Burke~

Later Tyler attempted to run all three A-mains back to back but had to sit out when he was overcome with headaches.

The following night Tyler took to Cycleland and put both his entries in the dash by setting 3rd fast time in the 250 division and 6th fast in his debut in the Open intermediate division.  Tyler won the Open Intermediate trophy dash with Mason Moore finishing second.

The main events saw both the 250 and the Open intermediate divisions start 27 & 28 karts respectively.  Tyler finished 8th in the 250 and 6th in the Open intermediate.

April 17th, 18th, 2006 ~ Phoenix Midget trip

Before I really get into the details of this trip, Tyler and the Reddick Family wants to give special thanks to all of the following people:

Steve Stroud ~ Parker Store's Phoenix location

Danny Stratton ~ Professional Midget driver Eldora 4-Crown Nationals Champion

Jeff Stafford ~ Track Promoter at Canyon Raceway

Tammy Odom ~ Track Promoter at Manzanita Speedway Phoenix

Mike Burkhart ~ Owners Representative of Arizona Midgets Association

John Godfrey ~ Midget builder  "SPIKE CHASSIS"

Marc DeBeaumont  ~ DMS out of Pittsburg California

the Larson Family

Tyler Reddick ~ Danny Stratton ~ Kyle Larson

With the rain continuing to fall in Northern California and a couple of Die-Hard Dad's with two boy's more serious about racing than anyone could even dream..., we headed out to Phoenix, Arizona to get our first taste of running a midget.

All the folks mentioned above were so helpful in making our very first outing in the midget better than we could have ever expected.

Day one ~ We set out for Canyon Raceway, the track that was the starting point for NASCAR Cup driver and open wheel racer J.J. Yeley.  J.J. started his career there and spent lots of seat time at Canyon Raceway years ago.

Track Promoter Jeff Stafford set us up with everything we needed and turned us loose with all the track prepping equipment and fuel.  Just turned us loose!  He went over the details in operating his water truck, fuel shed and generator and said "have at it!".

From the beginning in planning this trip things just started to fall together.  I found out on the way to Phoenix that Danny Stratton was racing Prescott Valley the night before we would get there.  We met Danny on the last Phoenix trip back in March when we went scouting the Phoenix scene.  I called Danny on our way to Phoenix and he agreed to stay around and spend a day with Tyler and Kyle.

We all met at the track at 8:30 and Danny had to first line me out on proper car pre-race preparation before moving on to the boys.  Danny did an AWESOME job all day and will always be very special to us.

Danny quickly moved on to giving Tyler some instructions on proper starting of the midget at push off.  After giving Tyler instructions, Danny moved to getting Tyler on the track.  Tyler was given instructions by me to just take it real easy, as I felt just successfully going through starting and a few quick pace laps then coming to the pits would be very successful if everything went correctly. 

Tyler, after a few boring pace laps, immediately went to playing with the throttle goosing it coming out of the corners and feeling the power of the Esslinger Motor.  In just another few laps Tyler decided to bring the midget more up to speed and feel it out. 

My first question (would Tyler be intimidated?) was answered and it was clear that Tyler was loving it!  Keeping in mind that I think Tyler is going where not many before him has gone at his age.  Tyler demonstrated excellent car control and judgment, as I would expect, as he has never been one to be out of control.

The boys kept taking turns in the car and finished the day really accomplishing more than any of us expected.  We loaded up and headed off to Manzanita for the next day.

Steve Stroud ~ Kyle Larson ~ Tyler Reddick @ Manzanita

Day Two ~ Manzanita Speedway was having a normal practice session on Tuesday Night and we looked forward to having excellent track conditions to see what the boys could do.  Keep in mind that this is a track that over the years has seen drivers like A.J. Foyt, Tony Stewart, J.J. Yeley and many many more history making drivers take to the track.

Most everyone, when looking at Tyler, were in complete disbelief that little Tyler could drive a full midget.  When we would say that Tyler was going to drive, they would just look at us like...Sure! 

With Kyle first taking to Manzanita and Tyler sitting at track-side all suited up, the other racers were keeping an eye on when the little guy was going to get in.  After getting the okay from the track, Tyler took to the wheel.

Now everyone was already blown away after watching Kyle take to the track for the first time.  Keeping in mind that they've never seen us or our the boys before when we rolled into Manzy for practice.  We just kind of rolled in with the coach, unloaded then sat there just looking like the "new Guy's ( who are they? )" waiting to get on the track.  Asking stupid questions like, where's the fuel sold at?  where is staging?, all the things that someone new ask.

When we put little Tyler in the midget and he went out and ran basically identical lap times and was hustling the car around the track, many drivers became even more impressed with our teams effort and the boys.  Tyler didn't get wheel pack time or  any practice laps.  He just had to roll out on the track and go green in the middle of truns 3 and 4. I will post a video soon and when you see it, keep in mind that these were the only laps ever  (10) at Manzy by Tyler.

When the boy's tell you they don't work on the cars, I wouldn't believe them. They also had to have some fun at the pool!

As Tyler came off the track he was followed by several people that had questions and positive comments about Tyler. They were blown away!  They came over and said "how old his he.., the little guy, the last one in the car?  He's got Balls and stands on it!".  We chatted a while and I let them know that it was only the second day in the midget for Tyler and Kyle, as well as their very first time to run at Manzanita!  They couldn't believe it.  Kyle had as many positive comments as well.  Mike was busy speaking to many people as well.

Another thing they didn't know was that Tyler was under instruction from me to not really hammer down, as they would be watching car control more than speed. So I gave Tyler orders to drive fast, but more importantly be under full control.

Tyler showed he could run the 300hp midget fast and in control, as he and Kyle had nearly identical lap times as a 410 wingless sprint that was running during practice that night.  It is awesome to watch these kids bring the midget into the corner at speeds over 85 mph sideways and in full control right from the get go.

These two kids continue to just get it done!  There training, background and seat time give these to boy's the tools they need to drive anything.

Always remember to put excellent help around you and great equipment and things will turn out reall good.

Man, did we have fun!!!!

April 13, 2006 ~ Team Reddick gets ready

As we all sit around waiting for the rain to stop and tracks to dry out, Team Reddick Racing is busy getting everything ready for this summers up and coming series.

The time off is unusual for us, but was needed with everything going on. With the addition of a Full Midget and Little Sister Haley making the decision to race box this summer Dad was very busy having to get two extra cars ready.

Here is Tyler's Midget, which he'll see seat time this coming week down south in some closed session practices.  I just have to get us out of this winter weather and get Tyler some seat time.  Tyler has never been off more than two weeks in a row.  The midget is loaded and ready to go, as I have been stock-piling spare parts and supplies getting ready.

Here is Tyler's new look for the up coming summer series at Medford and Cycleland Speedways.  I still have one more car to complete and Sister Haley's will be getting new vinyl treatments as well. 

I still have his 125 machine to finish getting ready. I didn't have an extra chassis so one has been slowly being assembled.  I have many other things I had to get out of the way for some other people before I could get to Tyler's.  The original plan was to have the 125 done for the RBO's West Coast Nationals so Tyler could compete in that division as well.

Medford is having a play day on April 23rd with a car show scheduled before at the Napa Auto Parts off Crater Lake Highway.  You can check out the times by going to the Southern Oregon Speedways website at www.so-outlaws.com.  Ron Shubin has requested you to phone ahead as So. Oregon is having the same wet spring as here in No. California and things may have to be postponed until the area around the track is dried out.

So. Oregon's race program is scheduled to start on April 28th with their first points race.  It's a fun place to go on a Friday night! little bit of a drive to get there, but a short sweet program with lots of racing...! and the people are really nice.

March 2006 ~ Pistol Pete does Smoke Show at Lakeport

There is only one "Pistol" Pete !

Pete Johnston~ SKE FACTORY DRIVER puts on smoke show after winning Lakeports Open Show.

Pete was shorted to say the least after his domination at the Red Bluff Nationals. There Pete drove to the lead from the outside starting position and never needed to look back as he was in complete control out front.

It completely surprised the crowd when Pete's motor went silent coming out of turn 4 taking the white flag.

March 20, 2006 ~ Tyler repeats as Champion at Red Bluff Nationals

REDDICK WINS
2006 West Coast Nationals! Open Intermediate champ

Early on it looked like it would be a repeat of the ALL ~STAR TOUR Champions taking the top spots.  But things would change in the closing laps.  Read on to find out the whole story.....

Box Stock ~ Champion Haley & Tyler Seavey	125 ~ Champion Haley & Dillon Aldred	250 ~ Champion Coby Copeland
Open Int. ~ Champion Haley & Tyler Reddick	F-200 ~ Champion Paul Baker	Open ~ Champion Brian Southers

Tyler with his "Two Eagle" Trophies:  2005 Box Stock ~ 2006 Open Intermediate

With the Red Bluff season officially over and the recent Winter Series Champions crowned last Saturday, everyone was anxious for the highly anticipated Red Bluff Nationals. 

Past winners of the "Great Event" were on hand to take their shots at repeating as Champions again.  Others entered the gates as new hopefuls to achieve the pinnacle of Outlaw Kart Racing. 

Nowhere else is there dirt kart racing of this magnitude filled with the stars of today and the past.  Years and years of racing experience filled the arena with the likes of the Beckers, Foster, Johnston, McCains, Wolf, Larson and Reddick.  You combine those names and you will put most all of the champions with their prior wins in one arena at one time.  And this year they would all compete in a single division together, that being the Open Outlaw division.

Tyler Reddick, yes.... Tyler Reddick would compete in 3 divisions!  He started the event with running the 250 division and the Open Intermediate.  As a last minute effort, we put him in the Open Division too.  Tyler finished the first night by being 15th in the first round of Open Drivers.  Tyler would have scored better, but suffered from a broken frame, which led to the chain coming off a couple different times.  Tyler won the B-main leading it in a wire-to-wire fashion.  As soon as it completed, the chain came off as he was leaving the track for the scales. In the dark, I didn't see anything wrong with the frame, so we reset the chain and adjusted it quickly, as he was due back on the track for the A-main.  Tyler worked his way up to 9th place before a long green flag run had him tire and fall back a little. On a restart the chain was off and ended his night, but he managed to still score 15th out of 32 Open drivers in the first round.  Tyler qualified 13th in his Open qualifying effort with a 8.89 time.

On Saturday, the schedule switched to Tyler racing both the 250 and Open Intermediate Divisions.  I expected a few less notables in this division.  But at A-main event time I saw another loaded up race with drivers that had lots of experience competing for the chance to win their Eagle.  Many drivers ran multiple divisions and the Open intermediate was no different.  Southers, Bell, Mills, Copeland, Moore, Silverman and others would battle for the victory.

Tyler, in his debut at Red Bluff Open Intermediate Division,  Wins the National Title and the Eagle as the "only" repeat winner of the prestigious event in its young history!

Tyler put on an excellent show, making his presence known as he rocked his way up to 3rd in the first nights A-main before making a mistake on a yellow and falling back to 5th.  He used two awesome moves to get by Mills and Southers and was gaining some new respect from some older drivers that hadn't raced against him in a couple of years.  Tyler's secret weapon KTM 576 four-stroke machine was making noise.  Tyler finished 5th in the points for the first night and would race the A-main starting from the 3rd row inside on Sunday.

Not a bad run considering that I had to completely re-frame that kart Saturday morning because the one we started with was broken.  Fortunately, Ted Bare had just built Tyler a spare frame for us to have on hand in the trailer as a back-up for this coming summer season.

Tyler also had to run the 250 division on Saturday night to qualify for the main show on Sunday.  Tyler opened up with a qualifying effort of 2nd fast time and finished the night as a 3rd best qualifier for the main event.  Shane Graham and Kyle Larson were 1 and 2 earning their starting positions on the pole for the feature. Tyler would start second row inside with RJ Johnson on the outside.

Sunday, Tyler's first race would be the Open Division C-main in which he would start from the pole.  I had Tyler scratch, as he had set himself up better for the Open Intermediate race and I didn't want to take any chances with the kart in the Open.

So we waited for the Ope