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Unloaded the modified and loaded up the kart for NKK tonight.We set out with intentions of just running the Rbox class t...
09/12/2026

Unloaded the modified and loaded up the kart for NKK tonight.

We set out with intentions of just running the Rbox class today, and doing some testing after with our second kart. Unfortunately the kart count was pretty low so we made a last minute decision to put the BP motor on the minecon and run both classes.

Sawyer's buddy Leo won both heat races in Rbox but Sawyer got the better start in the feature and held onto the win. They had a great race, both running very close lap times.

Sawyer also went on to win both BP heats and the feature!

Thank you to grandpa Mike for being crew chief on the Rbox while Zack tried to make adjustments on the BP to get our driver more comfortable. Thank you to grandma Marji and grandpa Bugs for coming out to support!

Some of you will read this and probably call us idiots, but we decided to call it a week and bring the car home. Last ...
09/12/2026

Some of you will read this and probably call us idiots, but we decided to call it a week and bring the car home.

Last night we did not feel good about how the car handled in the feature at all. We aren't blind to the fact that luck in the heat race got us there in the first place - but that's kind of what Boone is all about. We took track conditions, how the car has handled this week and just the overall luck we've had into consideration and as Zack said "we haven't had to beat out a single body panel this week" and that's really saying something. 😆

We would of had a pretty good starting spot in a last chance heat today as its showing Zack is currently 23rd in points out of 220 cars, but if you've ever watched the last chance races - it's typically just an all out brawl.

Thank you to Jason Vansickel for the carb tune up and the crew at Jake Pike Racing for offering up help this week on hot pit duties. We really appreciate you guys. Thank you Jake Springer for saving our ass a couple of times and thank you all of our racing family for the support and encouragement this week - particularly Grandpa Bugs who we don't thank often enough.

We won a heat race, made 2 qualifying features and exceeded our expectations on the week. The car isn't wrecked. We had fun. ✌️out Boone, see ya next time!

"I almost pulled off." - ZackSometimes you stick it out and get lucky. We'll take all the luck we can get.Started 5th...
09/11/2026

"I almost pulled off." - Zack

Sometimes you stick it out and get lucky. We'll take all the luck we can get.

Started 5th in his heat, fell back to 6th and was struggling to find a line while the leaders drove away. He said he almost pulled off and then the 2nd and 3rd place cars got together, 4th and 5th place both had to get on the brakes and suddenly we were back in the game. After a few laps he made passes on the 2nd and 3rd place cars which put him in another qualifier.

Regardless of what happens in this feature we exceeded our expectations of this week. Just making it into a qualifying feature here is pretty tough and to make it in twice with only 9 nights in the modified this year feels pretty great.

Thank you to everyone that has been cheering Zack on this week.

🏁🏁🏁

Snagged one of those Casey's hats and a #5 spoon for the qualifying feature tonight. Zack started 3rd in his heat, took...
09/11/2026

Snagged one of those Casey's hats and a #5 spoon for the qualifying feature tonight.

Zack started 3rd in his heat, took the lead on the start and lead every lap.

🏁🏁🏁

Supernationals night #1244 Modifieds checked in. Drew 298 out of 300. This put Zack at the tail of heat #1. Went from ...
09/10/2026

Supernationals night #1
244 Modifieds checked in.

Drew 298 out of 300. This put Zack at the tail of heat #1. Went from 9th➡️6th but only top 2 go onto the feature. Rolled around at the back of a bmain for points and we'll go try again tomorrow.

There are 3 qualifying days for modifieds and each day you draw from a different number range. Since his high draw is out of the way, he'll draw from the 1-100 or 101-200 bucket tomorrow. 😎

09/05/2026

It's been 12 years since the modified has taken a trip to Supernationals.

See you soon Boone. 🏁

08/29/2026

English Creek Results:

22 Rbox
Qualifying: 5th
Heat race: 2nd ➡️ 2nd
Feature: DNF

Rolled second quickest time in the heat races out of 22 karts. Sawyer drove a great heat race and was all over the leader, tried for the pass on the last lap but needed 1 more lap to get it done.

Started 5th in the feature and fell into 4th on the start. We definitely had a good kart tonight but unfortunately the 5th place kart tagged him coming out of turn 4 in front of most of the field and as some of the other karts tried to slow our buddy Kayli ducked out of line to avoid a secondary wreck and Sawyer's kart took a direct hit. The left front tire was completely locked up and the frame is bent bad enough that we'll have to retire this one.

Bummer for our driver who worked his butt off all night!

Thanks to all of our sponsors and supporters!

👑 👑Well, we set out in January with a goal to win a regional title this year, and today Sawyer said "how about 2?".Toda...
08/23/2026

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Well, we set out in January with a goal to win a regional title this year, and today Sawyer said "how about 2?".

Today our driver secured a double crown championship for the Maxxis Midwest Speedway Series points and we couldn't be more proud!

We knew today would be tough. Sawyer has always preferred bigger tracks and indoor racing is a whole different game.

Rbox prelude:
Qualifying: Quicktime 🏁
Feature: 1st ➡️ 2nd

Rbox Pro:
Qualifying: 2nd
Feature: 2nd➡️2nd

Sawyer jumped out to the lead in the pro feature, led every lap except the last one. 2nd place kart got to his back tire and made contact, caused Sawyer to get loose and end up in the marbles. That's racing, unfortunately. Our driver was very competitive all day and got better every time he hit the track.

We ended the series with 5 feature wins, and 7 quicktime awards. Sawyer won the Prelude class by 14 points and tied for points in the Pro class. After discussions with Maxxis officials, they decided to name co-champions in the Pro class. We truly feel like having good competition throughout this series has not only made it more fun, but also pushed our driver to be better. Congrats to Dakota Schleef on sharing that co-champ title!

This series took us to 3 awesome new tracks in 3 different states (plus our home track), and we have plans to revisit all of them. We've made new friends along the way and spent invaluable time together as a family.

We can confidently say that Maxxis makes a very competitive, quality treaded tire, and feel like they have been a great addition to our racing program. We already proved 2 weeks ago at Atwater that they can and will outrun Hoosier treads.

Forever grateful for our family and friends, especially grandpa Mike, grandma Marji and uncle Charlie who care for our animals while we are gone.

And last but certainty not least, thank you to our sponsors:

JT's Pro Pressure Washing
Fairchild Motorsports
Drury Automotive Service & Truck Repair
GRIZZ GEAR
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Farley's Wholesale Tire & Express L**e
Bullring Boutique
Wobble Werx Laboratory, LLC
Browning Lawn Services LLC
Jessy Ann Photography
FinishLine Freshies & Designs
Kellogg and Lawn Snow
R&R Machining
The Brass Spaniel Alyssa Elbert
TRR Race engines and clutches

Dear Mom and Dad,The shop might be a little bit messier than usual today. There might be a few dirty handprints on the w...
08/19/2026

Dear Mom and Dad,

The shop might be a little bit messier than usual today. There might be a few dirty handprints on the wall as I made my way in to wash my hands. The tools might not have made their way back to where they normally are and there's probably going to be a few washers missing.

But -

Today I was determined.
Today I problem solved.
Today I asked questions and learned new things.

Today I felt proud of myself.

And the next time I head to the track - I'll carry that sense of pride with me.

Because today wasn't just about fixing something in the shop.

- the driver

Wishing our crew chief Charlie a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY today! Send him some birthday wishes in the comments!Maybe we'll get...
08/19/2026

Wishing our crew chief Charlie a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY today!

Send him some birthday wishes in the comments!

Maybe we'll get the modified out of the shop soon and do some celebrating. 😉

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