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Last updated: Sunday July 04, 2010
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Chris Smyser at 24 Raceway Moberly Mo.

June 29
This week, we will NOT be attending the events we had scheduled on July 1
st, 2nd and 3rd at Oskaloosa, Omaha and Corning.  We have no engine right now as ours is being repaired and we also have to make repairs to Reid’s backup engine after Moberly last Thursday.  We are unsure right now exactly when we will have our engine back so we have marked the remaining races in the month of July as tentative on our schedule and our schedule page has been updated.  We will post our plans here on the site as soon as we can get a better idea of when we will have our engine back.  It is very frustrating to miss a race close to home and also to have a car that is working good and not be able to go race it.   We will just have to be patient and try to come back strong once we get our engine back.  Stay tuned here and we will post our plans as soon as we know what they are.

Saturday June 26 – Since we had no engine for our car, we did not attend the race at the Springfield Raceway.

Friday June 25 – State Fair Speedway – Sedalia, MO
Night #2 of the 3 night weekend found Chris climbing behind the wheel of Reid Millard’s #14 GRT machine as we had no engine for our own #25s Lazer GTO.  Chris finished 3
rd in the heat race to earn the 10th starting spot in the A-main.  Chris was unfamiliar with how to adjust the GRT so the crew took a guess at how much to tighten the car for the A-main.  The car was decent in the early laps, but contact with Kelly Boen messed up the toe-in on the front end and the car would not turn around the bottom as well as it had in the early laps.  Chris moved to the cushion and held his own until the last half of the race when the car got very loose exiting the turns.  Chris held on for a 14th place finish.  Not a very good run, but at least we had the opportunity to race.  Another huge thanks goes to Reid Millard for allowing us to race his car.

Thursday June 24 – 24 Raceway – Moberly, MO
The MLRA Thunder Tour rolled into the 24 Raceway for the first of 3 straight nights of racing.  Chris started 3
rd in his heat race and raced furiously with Terry Phillips in the early laps before giving up the spot and then losing the 4th spot late in the going as he was fighting with a tight race car.  We ended up on the front row outside of the B-main and Chris fell into the 2nd spot behind Ricky Frankel exiting turn 2 on the first lap as Frankel did a slide job on Chris and made contact with the left front causing Chris to lift off the throttle to prevent a crash.  Chris had the better car and took the lead on the 3rd lap with a slide job entering turn 3.  Chris was driving away to the B-main win when disaster struck.  The engine we had borrowed from Reid Millard broke a valve as Chris raced down the back straight, ending our night. 

Wednesday June 23
This weekend it looks as though the weather is finally going to cooperate and allow us some sunshine to race in.  We will be heading out for a 3 night grind of MLRA events in Missouri.  On Thursday June 24, we will head close to home to the 24 Raceway in Moberly, MO.  Following that we will be heading to the State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, MO on Friday night June 25 and then as long as we still have everything in one piece we will head south to the Airport Raceway in Springfield, MO on Saturday night June 26.  We still do not have our primary engine back to race with, so we will be using Reid Millard’s backup engine for the weekend so we really want to say a big thanks to Reid for allowing us to keep on racing while our engine is being repaired.  Let’s hope we can have a good weekend and race hard and stay up front!  Stay tuned here for the latest Smyser Racing news and updates.

Friday June 11
The weekly races at the State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, MO have been cancelled due to low car counts and low attendance, so we will not be racing this Friday or next Friday.  We have updated our schedule to remove the weekly Sedalia events, so check it out and stay tuned here for the latest news and updates.

Thursday June 10
The Thursday June 10 event at Allison, IA was rained out and will be rescheduled.  We will plan to attend as long as we do not have a conflict.

Wednesday June 9 – Fayette County Raceway – West Union, IA
The Cornbelt Clash rolled into the Fayette County Raceway for a $2,000 to win event.  Our night started off very badly as we could not get the starter to roll over when we attempted to start the car.  We immediately dove into the electrical system and began attempting to troubleshoot the problem.  The battery indicated good voltage and we began to look at switches, wiring, solenoid, etc.  We worked feverishly all night attempting to solve the problem and ended up missing hot laps and our heat race.  As the A-feature rolled to the track, we thought we had the problem solved and when we attempted to start the car, all the power went out.  We again checked the battery which had been indicating good voltage on our volt meter and it was now completely dead.  After the A-feature, we installed a different battery and the car was fixed.  Evidently, the battery had just enough voltage to indicate that it was good on a volt meter, but it was in fact bad.  We wasted the whole night chasing all of the rest of the electrical system when we could have made a quick battery change and been racing.  This is just another of the unbelievable bad luck situations that we have seemed to find ourselves in over the last few seasons.  You cannot believe how frustrated the team was and how hard we worked.  We finished in 2
nd spot at Sedalia on Friday and the car was in fine working condition.  All we did was do our routine maintenance and go to the track thinking we were ready to race.  I guess we will chalk it up to experience and move on as that is all we can do.

Monday June 7
This week, we plan to head right back into action on Wednesday June 9 at the Cornbelt Clash event at the Fayette County Raceway in West Union, IA.  Then on Thursday night June 10 we plan to head to another Cornbelt Clash event at the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, IA.  As long as we are still in one piece from the previous 2 nights we then will plan to wrap up our weekend at the State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, MO on Friday night June 11.  Let’s hope for some dry weather, some racy tracks and some good racing luck and maybe we can break through and get a win!

Friday June 4 – State Fair Speedway – Sedalia, MO
After working hard all week to install Reid Millard’s back up engine in our Lazer machine, Mike and the team met up with Chris to compete in the Friday night show at Sedalia.  Chris started from the pole of the heat race and ran away to take the win and earn the outside front row starting spot.  Chris jumped into the lead at the drop of the green and led the first lap but hooked a rut in turns 1-2 on the 2
nd lap and had to slow down just enough to let polesitter Matt Johnson slide up into the lead.  Chris ran down Johnson and the two waged a fierce battle for the lead over the final 10 laps of the non-stop 20 lap race racing through lapped traffic with Chris pulling alongside Johnson several times in the corners.  Chris was never able to get enough traction on the low side to take over the lead and had to settle for a strong 2nd place finish.  We had the faster car for the last half of the race, but we just did not have the track position.  We are definitely improving the race car and we are looking forward to continuing to race and learn and get faster.  Again, a huge thanks to Reid Millard for graciously allowing us to use his spare powerplant, and a big thanks to Mike, Mark and Chet for working feverishly all week to get the car ready to go.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010
We are happy to announce that we will be racing this Friday June 4 at the State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, MO.  With our primary engine damaged on Sunday at the I-80 Speedway and our backup engine not yet ready, we were looking at having to sit out several weeks until we could get our program back in order.  Reid Millard has graciously allowed us to use his backup power plant so that we can continue to race and work on improving our performance.  Huge thanks to Reid for stepping in and helping us out!  Mike, Mark, Chet and the guys will be working hard at the shop to get the engine installed and have the car ready for Friday night.  We plan to take it one race at a time as we move forward.  We will keep our schedule updated and keep posting our plans here on our website.  Stay tuned and wish us luck!

Friday May 7 – State Fair Speedway – Sedalia, MO
Chris and the team traveled to Sedalia where the rain finally stayed away long enough to get a race in.  Chris grabbed a 2
nd place finish in his heat race to earn the 3rd starting spot for the 20 lap A-main.  At the drop of the green in the A-main, Chris rolled to the 2nd spot only to give it up a lap later.  Chris held 3rd until the halfway point when the first caution flew.  On the restart, Shad Badder drove past Chris and also all the way to 2nd spot and began battling with David Turner for the lead.  The caution flew again with 5 laps remaining and Chris was sitting in the 4th spot.  The car was too tight in the center of the corner on the top side of the track, so Chris went to the bottom on the restart to try and gain some ground.  The car was better on the bottom and Chris battled hard for the 3rd spot but came up a little short and finished 4th.   The track was slick and black and the car was a little too tight.  This is good because we can easily loosen the car up to make it roll the center of the corner better and this should get us closer to contending for the win.   PHOTOS

This Friday we plan to return to Sedalia for night #3 of the weekly racing series.  We then will head southwest to the Nevada Speedway in Nevada, MO to compete in the MLRA event on Saturday May 15. 

The Smyser Racing Team would like to thank our sponsors – Heartland Motorsports.com, Peterson Fluid Systems, The Brake Man, Fluid Filtration Systems Inc., MH Equipment Co., Fast Track Photos, Out Pace Racing Products, Mike Crump Racing and Sales, Lancaster Machine Shop, Lazer Chassis, Fast Shafts, Weld Racing, Allstar Performance and Millard Family Chapels.


Friday April 16 – State Fair Speedway – Sedalia, MO
We traveled to the State Fair Speedway for the first weekly event held since the 2003 season.  A stout field of 20 late models was on hand for opening night.  Chris started from the rear of his heat race and was chasing down the 2nd and 3rd place cars when the right rear wheel got full of mud and caused a severe vibration.  Chris had to pull in and take a DNF to save the car which put us on the tail of the 20 car 20 lap A-main.  Chris immediately went on the charge in the A and had made his way to the top 10 by the half way point when a car spun directly in front of him.  Chris had nowhere to go and had to stop to avoid a crash, which put us back on the tail end of the field.  Chris raced his way back up to the 8th spot when a red flag flew for a hard crash by Al Purkey.  Chris was looking at a green-white-checker finish to try and grab some more spots, but the race was called due to time limit.  We were not happy with 8th place, but we were happy that the car was working better.  We were able to pass some cars and learn more about the car, and we will look to continue improving as we move forward. 

This Friday April 23, we will return to Sedalia to try and get a better finish and to keep on making our 25s machine faster night after night.  We have updated our schedule for the month of April so be sure and check it out and stay tuned here for the latest Smyser Racing news and updates. PHOTOS

 

Saturday April 10 – Lucas Oil Speedway – Wheatland, MO
The MLRA thunder tour rolled into its home track on Saturday and a tough field of 48 cars was on hand.  Chris started 6th in his heat race and fought a very loose race car in the early laps.  The car spun and he went to the tail and had made his way back up to the 6th spot when he was hit from behind entering turn 3 and spun out.  Our bad heat run put us deep in the first B-main.  Chris was starting 11th and needed to make the 3rd spot in only 12 laps.  The guys worked hard on the car and made several changes to tighten it up.  Chris raced hard and the car was much better but we came up one spot short, finishing 4th.  We started the night off on the wrong foot and it cost us making the show, but the car came home in one piece.  We will take what we learned and hopefully continue to gain on making the car faster.

This Friday we plan to head to the State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, MO for the first weekly race put on by new promoters Reid Millard and Jason Bodenhamer.  It should be a great night and we are hoping for a better performance.  Wish us luck! PHOTOS

 

Saturday April 3 – I-80 Speedway – Omaha, NE
The MLRA opener was on tap with a stout field of 50 cars.  Chris got a bad start in the heat race and had to fight his way back to finish 5th where he started.  In the B-main, Chris was running in the 3rd spot when the first caution flew.  On the restart, Chris pulled ahead of Chris Spieker and dove low into turn 1 attempting to pass for the lead.  The nose of the car clipped the inside guard rail and sent Chris for a spin.  Chris restarted at the rear and was passing cars when he had a cut left rear tire.  Chris took a provisional starting spot in the A-main and started 25th.  The track was hard and slick in turns 1 and 2 and on the high side in 3 and 4.  The track was heavy and rutted from the middle down in turns 3 and 4.  The car was just too loose in the black and was tight on the throttle in the heavy rutty part of the track.  Chris was able to move to 21st but could do no better.  The new 2010 Lazer car was racy in the heat and B-main, but Chris was a little rusty and made a mistake in the B.  Then we just did not make enough adjustments to get the car right for the track in the A.  We were able to finish the night with the car in one piece and we will do our homework and work to get the car working better for the coming weekend.   

We will be traveling south to the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO for the MLRA event on Saturday April 10.  Let’s hope we can start to get our Lazer machine dialed in and headed to the front this weekend.
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March 26
Mother nature has kept us in the house for yet another weekend.  The MLRA event has been rescheduled for July 9-10.  Hopefully the weather will improve and we will be able to compete in the MLRA event scheduled for Saturday April 3 at the I-80 Speedway in Omaha, NE.  We have updated our schedule and filled in some event dates, so check it out and we will see you at the races!!

March 23
Well, Mother Nature kept a firm grip on the weather and kept us in the house for another weekend.  The MLRA event at Coffeyville was “snowed out”.  The show has been rescheduled for March 26 and 27.  We will be there if the weather will cooperate.

March 3, 2010
Well it’s been a very LONG, COLD, SNOWY winter, but the days are finally getting longer and the deep freeze is beginning to thaw.  That can only mean one thing, that the race season is about here!  We have our tentative 2010 schedule up on the site now and we will continue to fill in dates as we move into the season.  We intend to try our luck following the highly competitive MLRA Series in 2010.  Last year, we missed two points paying races en route to a solid 6th place finish in the final year point standings.  This year we intend to do better! 

We will be racing a brand new 2010 Lazer Chassis this season and we anticipate that the things we learned in 2009 will help us be much better right out of the box in 2010.  Chris will be working closely with Kyle Berck to improve our performance and to hopefully help both race teams improve by sharing information back and forth.  A big thanks to Jim Bernheisel and Kyle Berck for their efforts to help us get our Lazer cars moving to the front.   

Our first event of the season is right around the corner.  We will be heading south to Coffeyville, OK to compete in the MLRA opener on March 19 and 20.  We are hard at work putting the finishing touches on our Clements powered Lazer hot rod.  We will have photos up on the site as soon as we can get the car finished up and we will begin updating the site regularly as we move forward into the season.  Stay tuned here for any news and updates.

 


 



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State Fair Speedway  Sedalia, MO.

 



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