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Trey
Jarrell Over Jake Spillers In Hickory Thriller
Hickory, N.C.- The two TFT teammates ran their Kyle Beattie
Racing machines for all they were worth in a furious battle
that ended with the third place car upside down and Jarrell
holding the trophy.
Seth
Fuller Ends Outdoor Season In Victory Lane at Paradise
Geneva, N.Y.. - Seth overpowered the field by such a lopsided
margin that the second place finisher thought he'd won the
race!
Eric
Filgueiras Shows Speed and Agility In USF2000 Test
Bloomingdale, Ga.- The 17-year-old is locked and loaded for
this month's Mazda Road To Indy Series combine, ready to show
what he can do in the USF2000 car!
Broken
Axle Ends Devin Walker's Day
Ocala, FL. - The 15-year-old dirt track racer was primed for
a charge, but mechanical gobblins caused him some undue stress.
Nick
Lascuola Makes Halloween Appearance At Barrett's Haunted Mansion
Abington, Mass. - Eleven straight top ten finishes to end
the season has this 14-year-old legends racer excited about
2012.
PREVIOUS 2011 TFT NEWS
Trey
Jarrell Finishes Second At Caraway
Asheboro, N.C.- After leading early in the race, Trey finished
second behind Kyle Beattie Racing teammate Austin Thompson,
who wrapped up the Caraway Speedway track championship with
the win.
Nick
Lascuola Finishes Season With Pair of 8ths At Waterford
Abington, Mass. - Eleven straight top ten finishes to end
the season has this 14-year-old legends racer excited about
2012.
Snow
Arrives On Austin Chalman's Final Race Day
Cheyenne, WY. - It was still a very busy weekend for the 9-year-old
with a video shoot and meetings with his TFT driver coach.
Trey Jarrell Seeks Second Win In Four Races At Caraway
Asheboro, N.C.- He's led a majority of his laps through the
last three events, but bad luck has kept him out of victory
lane.
David
Latour, Jr. To Sign Autographs At Charity Fundraiser Saturday
at CMS
Concord, N.C.- The 20-year-old Late Model racer is looking
forward to greeting fans and being a part of a special event
in Charlotte's infield.
Crash
Cuts Anthony Flannery's Waterford Late Model Race Short
Waterford, Ct.- Running for position with three laps left,
two cars in front of him tangled leaving him no place to go.
Austin
Chalman Second at Big Country, Praying For Fellow Racer Injured
In Crash
Cheyenne, WY - The 9-year-old says sometimes there are more
important things than racing.
Nick
Lascuola 8th At Waterford
Waterford, Ct. - The 14-year-old legends rookie finished 8th
at the race this P.R. previewed.
Andrew
Schartner Wins Oswego SBS Classic!
Oswego, N.Y. - The multi-surface speedster led all 100 laps
en-route to his biggest career win
Trey Jarrell Dominates Ace Speedway CCS Legends Field
Altamahaw, N.C. - The Martinsville, Va. racer took the lead
early and was never seriously challenged.
Nick
Lascuola Scores First Waterford Top Five
Waterford, Ct. - The 14-year-old legends rookie is really
turning heads at the Speedbowl now!
Taylor
Griffith Wins Lanier
Braselton, Ga. - Taylor loves to run fast there, and this
week fast was fast enough to grab the gold.
Eric
Filgueiras Wins Fort Myers; F-1600 Test Coming Soon
Port St. John, Fl. - The 17-year-old has added a Renault 1600
to his arsenal for the season, along with some time at Skip
Barber..
Nick
Lascuola Wins at Seekonk
Seekonk, Mass. - Nick also added a seventh place run in
the legends car at Waterford to the Mini-Cup victory.
Trey
Jarrell Second at South Boston; Awarded Bowman-Gray Victory
South Boston, Va. - Jarrell continues his streak of podiums
in CCS action in his legends rookie season.
Andrew
Schartner Second at Oswego; Fourth At Brewerton
Weedsport, N.Y. - Andrew is SBS Classic-ready at Oswego, and
showed top-five skill again on the dirt.
Flannery
Scores Podium Finish in Waterford Late Models
Waterford, Ct. - This 17-year-old is consistently chasing
wins on the 3/8-mile oval, and he's already got one!
Trey
Jarrell Stopped By Mother Nature at Bowman Gray
Winston-Salem, N.C. - It was setting up to be a fairy
tale night for Trey - lots of family and friends in the 10,000
spectator crowd, a fast car, pole position...then after leading
2 laps Mother Nature showed up and spoiled it all.
Andrew
Schartner Second and Fourth In Weekend Action
Weedsport, N.Y. - After scoring his best finish to-date with
the legends car at Waterford, Nick was quickest in the NEMA
Lite driving school at Seekonk and got second in the SYRA
Mini-Cup race that night as well!
Second
Place Finish For Flannery At Waterford
Waterford, Ct.. - Anthony and the team are getting closer
and closer to his second win of the year!
Two
Top Fives For Seth Fuller
Fort Edwards, N.Y.. - The 12-year-old had his Predator Chassis
running strong at Turkey Trot in NY Dirt Kart Series action.
Taylor
Griffith Second at Anderson
Anderson, S.C. - Taylor had his No. 49 working well in
semi-pro legends action, and he nearly stole the victory.
Nick
Lascuola Second In Seekonk Main
Seekonk, Mass. - After scoring his best finish to-date with
the legends car at Waterford, Nick was quickest in the NEMA
Lite driving school at Seekonk and got second in the SYRA
Mini-Cup race that night as well!
Trey
Jarrell Chasing Big Money In Legends Charlotte Race
Concord, N.C. - The 14-year-old is still on the mend from
the broken arm he suffered going for the win at Charlotte
2 weeks ago, but he's back and he's faster than ever as he
goes for the gold at Charlotte.
Seth
Fuller Wins Two Races at NY Dirt Kart Series Paradise Event!
Geneva, N.Y.. - It was a rock-solid day for the 12-year-old
racer, who has shown tremendous improvement this year.
Two
Top Fives For Seth Fuller
Fort Edwards, N.Y.. - The 12-year-old had his Predator Chassis
running strong at Turkey Trot in NY Dirt Kart Series action.
Fifth
Place For Flannery at Waterford
Waterford, Ct. - The 17-year-old late model rookie dropped
his No. 25 back into the top five as the team continues to
dial in the car.
Nick Lascuola Ninth at Waterford; Tests NEMA Lite At Seekonk
Seekonk, Mass. - After scoring his best finish to-date with
the legends car at Waterford, Nick was quickest in the NEMA
Lite driving school at Seekonk and got second in the SYRA
Mini-Cup race that night as well!
Trey Jarrell Hoping To Return In Time For Legends Million
Concord, N.C. - The 14-year-old is still on the mend from
the broken arm he suffered going for the win at Charlotte
2 weeks ago. His Doc will let him know next week if he's cleared
to go for the big prize August 1st and 2nd!
Ninth
Place For Flannery at Waterford
Waterford, Ct. - Sometimes the result doesn't tell the whole
story, and this is certainly the case here as Anthony was
running for the lead and got spun out, so he had to come from
the back.
Austin
Chalman Makes It Four Straight; Wins Mid-Season Title
Cheyenne, WY. - This little 9-year-old just keeps right on
winning!
Nick
Lascuola Outruns Adam Swift In SYRA Seekonk Mini Cups
Seekonk, Mass. - The defending SYRA 600 Mini-Cup champ had
it goin' on this weekend, holding off Adam Swift as the pair
rolled away from the competition.
Trey Jarrell Suffers Broken Arm in Last Lap Crash Going For
The Win At Charlotte
Concord, N.C. - Coming to the checkers they were three-wide
coming through turn three and all three crashed. Trey is expected
to miss at least two weeks.
Nine
Year Old Austin Chalman three-for-three at Big Country
Cheyenne, WY. - This speedy little guy has a former Nick Lascuola
Mini-Cup and he's driving it just like his Team Full Throttle
teammate often does - straight to the front!
Seth
Fuller Scores Second and DNF at Flatrun
Drifting, Pa. - After being taken out under a yellow flag
in the first feature, Seth came back strong for a runner-up
finish in the nightcap.
Nick
Lascuola Third In Seekonk SYRA 750 Mini-Cup Main
Seekonk, Mass. - The defending SYRA 600 Mini-Cup champ is
hangin' tough, and excited to be getting back to legends racing
this Wednesday at Waterford...if Mother Nature lets him.
Anthony
Flannery Second to Palmer in Waterford Late Models
Waterford, Ct. - Anthony has had a strong rookie season
in the late model division, with one win already under his
belt, and scored yet another top five finish last Saturday.
Trey
Jarrell Fifth at Charlotte With A Stuck Throttle
Concord, N.C. - This 14-year-old had his throttle stick
early in the 20-lap event at Charlotte Motor Speedway but
hung on for a top five run.
Edward
Adams Fourth At Old Dominion Speedway
Manassas, Va. - It was this 13-year-old's best effort in the
Mini-Cups after a championship run in karts. He waxed enthusiastic
in his post-race comments.
Seth
Fuller Wins NY State Kart Series Race at Lime Rock
Caldonia, N.Y. - It was the fourth win of the season for this
12-year-old, who is unloading at every track in three different
series this year contending for checkered flags.
Taylor
Griffith First and Second at Lanier
Braselton, Ga. - Taylor finally broke through with a victory
after so many top fives, and after a second in the first feature
of the evening.
Andrew
Schartner Wins Oswego Small Block Super 30
Oswego, N.Y. - After a fifth place to open the season last
year, Andrew went to victory lane, and his Crow Motorsports
teammate Kreig Heroth finished second!
Seth
Fuller Third In NYKDS Opener
Caroga Creek, N.Y. - Seth won both heats, led the first 12
laps of the race, and the header bolt started to back out,
causing him to lose power. Just call him "The Heartbreak
Kid!"
Nick
Lascuola Second In Seekonk SYRA 750 Mini-Cup Opener
Seekonk, Mass. - The defending SYRA 600 Mini-Cup champ recovered
from an early race multi-car melee to charge back to second.
Anthony
Flannery Fourth In Waterford Late Models
Waterford, Ct. - Anthony has had a strong rookie season
in the late model division, with one win already under his
belt, and scored yet another top five finish last Saturday.
Trey
Jarrell Second In Commonwealth Homecoming At Motor Mile
Radford, Va. - Now that "The Smiling Assassin"
has tasted victory once, he's hoping his first legends race
in his home state of Virginia results in a second helping.
Seth
Fuller Fourth In Penns Creek Go-Kart Main
Penns Creek, Pa. - The countrified southern racer's been tuning
up in Georgia and South Carolina and is now bringing his successive
top five finishes to Concord to test his mettle against the
Tar Heel State's finest.
Edward
"E3" Adams Snags Top Five In VMCRA Season Debut
Shenandoah, Va. - Edward Adams ran his first Shenandoah race
of the year, and finished in the top five with a newly revamped
racer.
Andrew
Schartner Opens Oswego Season With Fifth Place Finish
Oswego, N.Y. - The UNC-Charlotte Engineering student has also
scored a third place on the dirt in his mod-lite car this
year as well.
Anthony
Flannery Dominates Waterford Late Models For First Career
Win
Waterford, Ct. - Win your heat, start on the pole, and
drive away in the feature. That's how you roll if you're 16-year-old
Anthony Flannery and you're seeking your first Waterford Late
Model win!
Taylor
Griffith Heading For Concord Legends Competition
Concord, N.C. - The countrified southern racer's been tuning
up in Georgia and South Carolina and is now bringing his successive
top five finishes to Concord to test his mettle against the
Tar Heel State's finest.
Trey
Jarrell Wins Caraway Speedway Legends Main; Third at Concord
Asheboro, N.C. - Trey knocked victory's door down with
a mighty blow at Caraway.
Anthony
Flannery 8th In Waterford Late Models
Waterford, Ct. - A carb problem after the heat and a pit
stop with 17 laps left in the main kept this hotshoe's finish
tempered, but he's still had four top tens in five starts
in the car in his rookie season.
Nick
Lascuola Plays It Smart In Opening Waterford Race
Seekonk, Mass. - The 14-year-old continues to show patience
and focus as he learns with the legends car. It's not the
same car as his mini-cup he won 6 races and a championship
with last year!
Seth
Fuller Third At Flatrun
Morrisdale, Pa. - Five top fives in five races this season
including three wins for this 12-year-old rising star.
David
Latour Charges To Fourth At Motor Mile
Radford, Va. - The No. 89 continues to be "in
the conversation" at the Virginia track.
Taylor
Griffith Fourth Twice This Weekend
Braselton, Ga. - Four was the magic number for Taylor
this weekend. Five top fives in six starts has the Georgia
country boy confident a win is coming soon.
Anthony
Flannery Fights To Fifth Place Finish In Waterford Late Models
Waterford, Ct. - Running times near that of hotshoe Bruce
Thomas, the 16-year-old rookie used the outside to move from
11th to a well-earned fifth place finish.
Nick
Lascuola Successful In Seekonk Legends Debut
Seekonk, Mass. - The 14-year-old did what he went there to
do - run all possible laps in his first legends race. Now
it's on to Waterford...
Seth
Fuller Fourth at Greenwood Valley
Millville, Pa. - Make it three wins and a fourth on the season
so far for this determined 12-year-old.
Trey
Jarrell Turning Plenty of Heads
Martinsville, Va. - This young man's daily preparation
routine puts a lot of us to shame...check it out here!
David Latour Second at Motor Mile
Radford, Va. - He missed out on a win by .0129 seconds.
Four top tens in four starts for David this year.
Taylor
Griffith Earns A Pair of Top Fives
Braselton, Ga. - Taylor Griffith got third on Friday night
at Anderson Speedway in South Carolina, then went home to
Georgia and repeated that result at Lanier on Saturday.
Seth
Fuller Takes Paradise Checkers
Geneva, N.Y. - So far Seth is 3 for 3 in go-kart action in
2011, and he's just signed to race for Predator Karts in the
New York Dirt Kart Series as well.
Trey
Jarrell Takes Third In Hickory PASS Legends Main
Hickory, N.C. - The 14-year-old has two thirds and a second
in PASS Series action so far this year!
David Latour Nabs Top Five at Motor Mile
Advance, N.C. - This NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
late model racer is getting close to a win.
Anthony Flannery Rains Out at Waterford
Hartford, Ct - Mother Nature won and nobody was second
at Waterford, so Anthony and his late model team will try
again next Saturday night to better his second place finish
of two weeks ago.
Trey Jarrell Second and Fourth In Weekend Legends Action
Rockingham, N.C. - The 14-year-old scored a personal best
legends finish of fourth at Concord Friday. He celebrated
by topping it with a second place fun at "Lil'Rock"
on Sunday!
Anthony
Flannery Wins Heat, Finishes Second At Waterford
Hartford, Ct - After a back to front run last week, Anthony
closed the deal on Saturday with a strong second to 3-time
Waterford Champ Bruce Thomas.
Eric
Filgueiras Inching Up Open Wheel Ladder
Port St. John, Fl. - The 17-year-old has added a Renault 1600
to his arsenal for the season, along with some time at Skip
Barber..
Taylor
Griffith Scores Top Five At Lanier
Braselton, Ga. - In his 2011 season debut, Taylor ran
a steady race with his No. 49 to secure a strong fifth place
finish.
Trey Jarrell Tenth In Rockingham Legends Race
Rockingham, N.C. - The 14-year-old also got his first
win in a non-points race after a shootout with KBR Teammate
Connor Pyle, so the day was nothing but good!
Anthony
Flannery Shows Top Five Strength In Waterford Opener
Hartford, Ct - After an offseason that saw him undergo two
back surgeries, Anthony drove from 17th to 5th before a spin
relegated him to the back and a 12th place finish.
Trey
Jarrell Scores Career Best Third In Dillon PASS Race
Dillon, S.C.. - Trey had his Kyle Beattie Racing prepared
car honking all night long, winding up running faster than
the boss en-route to his best ever finish in this PASS Tour
legends race.
Eric
Filgueiras Tests F2000 Car
Port St. John, Fl. - The 17-year-old turned some impressive
laps and learned a lot in his Palm Beach test with Alegra
Motorsports.
Seth
Fuller Ices Two Wins To Start 2011 Season
Campbell, N.Y. - Give this 12-year-old a hockey rink and a
go-kart, and his mind wanders to summer days playin' in the
dirt...
Nick
Lascuola Looking Forward To Second Year With Team Full Throttle
Abingdon, Mass - The 13-year old won a championship his
first year in the program, and another trip south for legends
car testing awaits...
David
Latour Partners With Vemma Nutritional Supplement
Advance, N.C. - David Latour, Jr. is proud to announce
a partnership with Vemma Nutritional Products for 2011 and
beyond.
NOTABLE 2010 TFT NEWS
Biggest
win of the season for Nick Lascuola - DAV Memorial Championship!
Seekonk, Mass. - Five wins on the season helped the teenage
racer to the title in his second year.
Anthony Flannery wins for 22nd time! Now on to National Championship
Waterford, Conn. - The winningest Legends car racer in
the nation just keeps on rolling!
Edward "E3" Adams Finishes Season Strong
Shenendoah, Va. - The 13-year-old winds up with another
top ten and now returns to terrorizing the Summit Point kart
circuit.
Seth
Fuller Grabs Another Win
Martinsburg, Pa. - Seth started 8th and put it away
at Cove Valley.
.
Latour
Fights For Top Five In South Boston 300-lap Finale
South Boston, Va. - David Latour wrapped up his
season at South Boston Speedway with yet another top five
finish.
Anthony Flannery Wins Second Waterford Championship and Inaugural
Legends Loudon Race
Waterford, Conn. - Anthony Flannery made it 20 wins and two
track championships this season, wrapping up the Saturday
night title at Waterford with his 19th win and then doing
the "red-eye" to Loudon, N.H. where he won their
first Legends race in front of the NASCAR crowd on race day!
Anthony Flannery Wins 16th and 17th features and a championship
at Waterford!
Waterford, Conn. - Anthony Flannery wrapped up one track championship
and won 2 more features last week including a National Championship
Qualifier at Waterford Speedbowl!
Edward
Adams Captures Birthday Win at Summit
Summit Point, W.Va.. - Edward Adams turned 13 and proved that
number was not unlucky by getting a win.
Taylor
Griffith Finishes Fourth
Lanier, Ga.. - Taylor Griffith came home fourth in Lanier
Legends action.
Nick
Lascuola Wins His Fifth of Season at Seekonk
Seekonk, Mass. - 13-year-old Nick Lascuola snared
his fifth win of the year at Seekonk Speedway.
Seth
Fuller Wins at Starlight
Trumansburg, N.Y. - Seth Fuller returned to victory lane
at Starlight this weekend, this time doing so in his Fuller
Racing go-kart.
Ryan
Inman Finishes Top Ten in International Gold Cup 100
Fort Wayne, In. - Ryan Inman ran strong and wound up with
a top ten run at Baer Field with his SuperPro Series Late
Model.
Nick
Lascuola Cops Third Win of Season at Seekonk Speedway
Seekonk, Ma. - 13-year-old Nick Lascuola claimed top honors
at Seekonk in the SYRA Mini Cup 600cc division on Friday night.
The win was his third of the season on a special night where
he honored the police force in his hometown of Abingdon by
driving with a special "Cop Car" replica paint scheme
on his No. 33.
Andrew
Schartner Scores Biggest Career Win At Oswego
Oswego, N.Y. - Andrew Schartner, 20, of Weedsport, N.Y.
scored the biggest win of his career on Saturday when he took
the victory in the "Mr. Small Block Supermodified"
race at the 5/8-mile Oswego (N.Y.) Speedway.
Dave Latour Second at South Boston
South Boston, Va. - After finishing sixth in race one,
Dave Latour rebounded for second in NASCAR Whelen All-American
Series competition.
Andrew
Schartner Wins Second Race In Two Weeks; This Time at Cayuga
County Fair Speedway
Weedsport, N.Y. - Following up on last week's long-awaited
victory on the dirt at Brewerton International Speedway, Andrew
Schartner scored his second win in two weeks by besting the
ESDCA Mod Lite field at Cayuga County Fair Speedway in Weedsport,
N.Y.
The 20-year-old also swapped racing surfaces to run the pavement
5/8-mile oval at Oswego with his Small Block Supermodified,
and finished fifth.
Schartner returns to Oswego on July 17th looking for his second
victory of the season there.
Radiator
Trouble Hinders Brad Berg’s Strong Run at Florence Motor
Speedway
FLORENCE, S.C. — Team Full Throttle (TFT) driver, Brad
Berg, had a very solid opening race in the inaugural Southeast
Limited Late Model Series, only to have it cut short following
radiator damage to his No. 4 Orion Motorsports car on lap
75. Berg finished the race in the 15th spot.
Seth Fuller Wins During His First Micro Sprint Run at
StarLite Speedway
CHARLOTTE — June 21, 2010 — Team Full Throttle (TFT)
driver, Seth Fuller, made his Micro Sprint debut on Saturday
at StarLite Speedway, in Trumansburg (NY), and spent the entire
day out in front. When the feature was over Fuller had pulled
in the win and found that his go-kart driving talent was easily
transferred to this new racing class.
“This was my first time in a full suspension car,”
said Fuller, “and it was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed
getting experience in a new type of car.”
The young driver, who frequently runs go-karts on dirt tracks
from New York to Virginia, ran only one set of hot laps before
winning in his heat race on Saturday. This put him on the
pole for the Micro Sprint feature where he ran out front for
the entire race and brought home the win.
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Nick Lascuola Makes it Two Wins in a Row at Seekonk
Speedway
CHARLOTTE — June 21, 2010 — Team Full Throttle (TFT)
driver, Nick Lascuola, drove his No. 33 1/2 scale Mini Cup
Toyota to win at Seekonk Speedway’s “Fast Friday”
race on June 18 in Seekonk, Mass. The 13-year-old had
the fastest lap in his feature event and has now won two weeks
in a row.
Nick started his Toyota from the third spot in his first
heat race, but it took him just three laps to put his No.
33 out front. “The car was spot on,” said Lascuola.
“The hot weather did not seem to be a factor for my car
at all.”
The win would make it his second in and row, and as in the
prior weeks, he had turned the fastest lap time of the night.
Nick was happy he could win the event in his No. 33 Toyota
on a special Father’s Day weekend. “This win was
a gift to my father who spends all his free time working on
the car for me,” said Lascuola. Nick will work to continue
his winning streak at Seekonk on June 25.
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Eric Filgueiras Finishes First in his Class in SCCA at
Sebring
CHARLOTTE — Team Full Throttle (TFT) driver, Eric Filgueiras,
marked his first run in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA)
Formula 500 by landing a First in his class at the “June
Bug Dash” at Sebring International Raceway. After 10
years of karting, the young driver pulled in his first big
win of the season by wheeling his No. 12 to finish first in
his class.
“It was my first race in SCCA, and we had a little trouble
with the car,” said Filgueiras. “But it was mostly
just getting all the bugs out. Other than that, the car felt
good. I was able to get my novice permit for the race checked
off and all was well.”
Filgueiras started second in his class for the feature race,
and finished out with the class win. The feature combined
multiple classes for a total of 22 Formula cars.
“The car was handling well,” said Filgueiras. “I’m
still in the period of finding speed. But, the track felt
great and there was a good amount of grip. But, what was most
fun was to drive on such a well-known and historic race track
after ten years of karting.”
Filgueiras would like to thank all of his sponsors and supporters
including Bill Simpson of IMPACT Racing, Joanna Spina of Ocean
Potion, Christopher Zdrahl of NGK Spark Plugs, Tom Baker of
Team Full Throttle, Craig Stanton of Magnus Racing, Michael
Prelec Jr. of Battery Tender, Luis Ruibal of WR Motorsports,
Todd Ballard of EPIC Action Camera, Mike McKnight of AIM,
John Hoffman of Pepsi, Junior of Maaco, Bob Harris of
K&N Air Filters Al Garcia of Homestead-Miami Speedway,
Robert Cao of Factory 1 Racing, Patrick Keene, and most importantly
Eric’s devoted parents, Manny & Kathy Filgueiras.
Andrew Schartner Breaks the Track Record in his Mod Lite
at Brewerton Speedway
CHARLOTTE — Team Full Throttle (TFT) driver, Andrew Schartner,
had his Mod Lite car flying on Friday night at Brewerton Speedway
in Brewerton, NY. He broke the track record in his heat race
and finished the feature in the 5th spot.
“In the heat race on Friday, I turned the track’s
fast lap time of 16.3 seconds,” said Schartner. “We
won that heat race and the car was very fast.
“The track was in really good condition as we were the
first class out,” added Schartner. “I started the
feature about 8th and got up to about 4th before I began to
slide back in the middle of the race. The car would not handle
very well low and I was forced to run high.”
Schartner ran in the top five out of the 26-car field and
finished the night in 5th. It was only his fourth time out
in this car to date.
“I want to thank our sponsors Airgas, Arnolds Family
Restaurant, Bradco Supply, Richard Walton Trucking, Ukranian
National Club and Prison City Ramblers,” said Schartner.
“I also want to thank my crew Alan, Bob, Karl, Gary and
my car owners Bruce Corey and Tom Aaserud.”
Taylor Griffith Tries His New Car on for Size at Anderson
and Lanier
CHARLOTTE — Team Full Throttle (TFT) driver, Taylor Griffith,
put his brand new car to the test on Friday and Saturday as
he ran his new Semi Pro Legends No. 49 at Anderson Motor Speedway
on June 4 and Lanier National Speedway on June 5. Despite
some on-track trials, Griffith was happy with his new in-house
setup bringing home a 3rd and 6th place finish.
“We put our first in house setup in the new car and
we were very pleased with the way the car handled,”
said Griffith. “We started sixth in the heat race on
Friday and I was running third when we got caught up in an
accident and hit the wall. The entire right front was destroyed.
But a rain delay gave us time to get all the suspension components
replaced in time for the main. The car wasn’t as good
as it was before the wreck, but it was good enough to come
from last up to second for a few laps and eventually end with
a third place finish.”
After staying up until 6:00 in the morning, Griffith and
his team repaired the damage from Anderson and got their setup
back where they wanted it. Even so, the car wasn’t quite
the same as it had been going into the previous day.
“We never could get the car fast enough to be competitive
on Saturday,” said Griffith. “We started on the
pole for the heat race and slid back to fourth. We finally
got the car to handle well through the turns but couldn’t
get the kind of speed out of it that we wanted.”
Griffith started eighth in the main on Saturday and drove
hard to pull out a sixth place finish.
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Andrew Schartner captures Small
Block Supermodified Feature at Oswego Speedway
CHARLOTTE — Team Full Throttle (TFT) driver, Andrew Schartner,
took the checkered flag in the Small Block Supermodified (SBS)
feature Saturday at Oswego Speedway. Surviving waves of cautions,
and transmission issues, Schartner drove his Crow Motorsports
No. 18 to his third career SBS feature win.
“The transmission ended up being fine and the car was
great,” added Schartner. “At about lap 20 the second
and third place cars caught me and the car went real loose.
But I managed to win the three car battle for the lead and
picked up our first feature win of the year.”
“Special thanks go to my sponsors including Airgas,
Arnolds Family Restaurant, Bradco Supply, Richard Walton Trucking,
Ukranian National Club and Prison City Ramblers,” said
Schartner. “I also want to thank my crew Alan, Bob, Karl,
Gary and my car owners Bruce Corey and Tom Aaserud.”
Schartner also raced his Mod Lite car Friday night at Brewerton
Spe
edway in Brewerton,
New York. He finished fourth out of a large 30 car field.
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TFT and its development
drivers can now be directed to info@avistapr.com.
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Team Full Throttle Announces New Media Partnerships
(Charlotte, N.C.) - Team Full Throttle PR and Development
has joined forces with several media entities for 2011 and
beyond.
TFT Founder and CEO Tom Baker has entered into an agreement
with top internet radio site Race Talk Radio (www.racetalkradio.com)
to host a weekly show about short track racing. The show,
titled "The Full Throttle Motorsports Show," will
be broadcast every Thursday night at 6 p.m. EST. The lively
and entertaining show will focus on short track racing and
feature up and coming racers from inside and outside of TFT.
Baker, who has over 20 years of experience in print and broadcast
media, has also become co-host of the One and Done racing
radio show, which airs Monday Nights at 5pm EST on WSIC-AM
1400 out of Statesville, N.C. as well as on Race Talk Radio.
Exerpts from the show are videotaped for exclusive broadcast
on MiConnection Cnannel 4 in Mooresvile, N.C. The show is
hosted by Mike Guerity and produced by Matt Tyson, under the
umbrella of GMG Communications.
"We are pleased to be working with Mike and his group,"
Baker said. "I started working on the radio show last
year and we had a great time. I'm looking forward to growing
that relationship and helping those guys build up their shows
going forward. It should be a win-win situation for everyone,
especially for our racers."
More exciting partnerships are expected to be announced in
the coming weeks as TFT seeks to create as much visibility
and media opportunities as possible for racers in the program.
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Team Full Throttle Adds Several New Staff Members
(Charlotte, N.C.) - Team Full Throttle PR and Development
of Charlotte, N.C. has added several new staff members as
it continues to grow and expand its services.
Dave Ferguson of Synergy Coaching and Consulting Group has
signed on as a Consultant and Business Coach for Team Full
Throttle. Ferguson, a Long Island, NY native with many years
of corporate experience and now serving as a life and business
coach to numerous clients in the Piedmont Region of the North
Carolina, is assisting TFT Founder and Head Coach Tom Baker
with creating new avenues to benefit TFT and its racers. "Dave
has already made a huge impact on our goals for this year
and beyond," Baker said. "He has experience working
with other clients in Motorsports, and brings years of business
experience to us as both a consultant and an advocate for
the success of our racers."
Doug Gillis will be providing strength and conditioning services
to TFT's racers, having also made his debut at TFT Week last
month. Gillis, a certified strength and conditioning specialist
and former Senior Trainer at Red's Athletic Center in Mooresville,
NC., is very familiar with training racers and also with TFT's
program. "Several of Tom's racers were in our gym training
before we decided to close it, and I am very impressed with
the quality of the individuals both parents and racers that
Tom has assembled in Team Full Throttle," he said recently.
McBryde Design has expanded the scope of their website maintenance
services with TFT. "Wayne, Kevin, and the staff at McBryde
Design have been faithful partners of ours for the past couple
of years, and we're pleased that they will be taking on all
maintenance duties for our racers' sites going forward,"
Baker said. "They're excited about working with us, and
are looking forward to keeping our sites up each week with
all the current information about our racers and our company."
Look for more announcements in the near future regarding new
associations and additions to TFT's staff and racer lineups
as the company continues to build tomorrow's champions.
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