June-July 2004 News and Results

(6-6-04) Jefferson Speedway. WCS 100 lapper,new date for the series,and the freshly paved

track proved tricky for the 12 crew as hot laps of 14.0 on old rags turned to 14.3 on new Hoosiers

and the Tiger had to race a qualifier.In said race,Tony started 7th and one by one picked his way

to the lead,and was crusing when the Big Red Machinery Movers car sounded like Orville  Redenbacker

in the hauler.The culprit was a bent valve,and the 12 car was second. In the main,Tony took one lap

and parked it...finishing 22nd.

(6-6-04) Slinger Speedway Enders Construction Night.Bikini contest,added $$,what a night. Mike

starts out 23rd in time with the mighty Schwanke,then charges to second in the 30 lap semi.

Starting dead last in the main,Mike attacked the speedway and when the checkered flag flew,he

ended up 6th in his best run of the 2004 season.Mike sits 16th in points.

(6-13-04)Slinger Speedway.Seepage Night at the racetrack,and Mike times in 18th quick with an

11.598.In the main,Mike moves up to 11th after a few incedents along the way on a 1 groove racetrack.

Mike and the 10 team are 15th in the point standings.

(6-19-04)Marshfield Raceway.WCS 75 for the 12 car.They took the cones away.....missed the show...

nuff said.

(6-20-04) Slinger Speedway MTM 70.Mike hauls the 10 car to the track and times in 27th with an 11.619

In the semi,Mike drops to second at the get go but fights back and has an outstanding battle with Dennis

Prunty and wins.In the 70 lap main,Mike starts last and has really nowhere to go for alot of laps but finally

makes a few moves and ends up 12th.Mike is 14th in points.

(6-27-04) Tony and Mike haul to Slinger and get rained out..rain date is wednesday.

(6-30-04) Slinger Speedway Mike hauls the Star Promotions Monte Carlo to Slinger,and

in timing lacks a tenth of a second which means semi feature,which he handily won.

In the main,he passed cars with precision and while running 9th,tried to pass high

and with 30 extra laps on his tires,lost the grip he needed and fell to an 11th place

finish,while 14th in points.

Tony hauled the 12 car to Slinger and rear end problems forced an early night.

(7-4-04) Slinger Speedway. The Semi Prince(3 in a row makes you a king) gave up

his title and found the tenth of a second he was lacking the last 2 weeks and 11.470

gave Mike and the boys 8th in time.In the main,Mike immediately moved to second

and shortly after a 20 lap side by side battle with Brad Mueller ensued.Running the

hi line lap after lap is torture on your tires,and the 10 car lost its grip,and 14th was

all that could be salvaged.Mike sits 14th in points heading into Nationals Week.

(7-11-04) Slinger Speedway Mike and the crew head to Slinger for mid season week

and time in 16th. In the main a single file 60 lap race was in the cards and Mike passed

a few cars to end up 10th and lose a spot to 15th in points,yet gain on 7th-13th..go figure.

Tony and Mike head to the Nationals Tuesday!

(7-13-04) Slinger Nationals. Mike has a poor qualifying effort,turning a 11.642,good

for 29th.In the qualifier,a stellar field and a back row starting spot meant charge,and

as the laps wound down Mike was 7th,and they took 5..so semi was the word.

In the semi,a second row start and Mike quickly took the lead,then waged a torrid

battle with Chris Ratajczyk for 20 laps,finally taking the lead til ASA star Todd

Kluever nipped him late and second was the payoff.

Tony took the cherry Rander Car/Dodge to the track and problems ensued so

a Behling run was needed,and valuable practice time was lost.Tony timed on

labels and 11.635 was all he could muster.In the qualifier,he passed several cars

only to overheat and take 15th.

(7-18-04) Slinger Speedway. Mike and the gang take the 10 car to Slinger,and time

GREAT,6th with an 11.520,then back it up with a 2nd in the dash.In the main,a steady

run in a loose car ends up in a lap 56 tangle and Mike rebounds to a 13th,and 13th in points.

(7-25-04) Slinger Speedway. The Schwanke Experiment continues as Mike times in 20th

giving up 100 HP to the field.In the semi,it was crazy at the start as the front row tangled

immediately and caused some scattering of cars,but as the dust settled Mike was 2nd.

In the Main,starting last,steadily moving up,Mike gets another top 10 finishing 9th and

moves ahead to 12th in points.