April 1, 2010 – Ty kicks off the 2010 campaign with a win. For the second straight year Ty brings home the checkers for the opening race of the season. After a great start to the heat race that saw Ty take off and pull a huge lead over the first several laps a caution fell due to a driver loosing his neck pad on the track. On the restart it got a little rowdy as the second place kart got into Ty a little in the left hander putting Ty back to third position where he brought it to the pits disappointed. This finish put Ty on the inside of the second row for the start of the feature. On the start Ty was able to stick with the leader and move to second position on the first lap. On lap two Ty was able to get a great run into the hairpin and get under the leader coming off the corner but the leader took the line away causing the 20 to temporarily drop back behind. On the next lap Ty made the ground back up and tapped the leader going into the left hander and the leaders kart rolled upside down. The field stopped immediately and Colton was able to get out of the upside down kart unharmed. When the race resumed the roughness of the event escalated as Dalton Adams got t-boned exiting turn two putting him out of the remainder of the event. When the race finally resumed again Ty was able to pull away from the field and take the first checkered of the 2010 season.
“I really hate what happened with Colton; I really didn’t mean to get into him and I definitely didn’t mean to flip him over. It really scared me to see him upside down…I know it must have scared him. I am glad we got the win tonight but I am not really happy about how things happened.”
March 25, 2010 – Plans for the 2010 season penciled in. Following an eventful off season the plans are set for the 20 team for the 2010 race season.
Dirt Car Program
Z-Ty Racing has parted ways with the “Old Faithful” Super Bomber that has brought nearly thirty wins to the team over the past eight seasons and purchased a Limited Late Model from a successful local chassis builder / team owner. This new path has brought on the interest of a local engine builder and machine shop that is come onboard with the team and assisting with getting our Limited Late Model engine program up to speed. We plan to run the car in practice at Dixie Speedway on April 10th and possibly rent Boyd Speedway with a group of drivers in order to get the maximum amount of seat time to try to make this huge transition as quickly as possible. The team is continuing to pursue potential sponsors to come on board and build the success in this division that we have enjoyed in Super Bomber over the past several years. The sponsors that team with us will help us determine the amount of racing we do in this transition season. We plan to race ten races at Dixie Speedway this season to get our feet wet and jump back in for a full schedule for the 2011 race season.
“I feel really good about the plan we have put in place for this time of transition. I think we need to take it slow and get all of our equipment in order, learn the basics of chassis setup and get a feel for what it takes to wheel the car around the track. I think we have taken some great strides to this point getting a very good chassis and getting a good power plant to go under the hood. I have always prided myself and our team on putting great equipment on the track that will put me in a position to win. I look forward to this challenge and I think our team is going to prove that we can compete in this class as well as we did in Super Bomber; I look forward to getting this thing rolling!”
Kart Racing
Ty will be back in the kids’ class at Hendon Speedway for the 2010 season. After compiling six wins in 2009 he looks to build on that for the 2010 season and work on fine tuning his skills behind the wheel.
This season we will be adding a kart to the mix with Toni Sizemore getting her feet wet with her new ride for 2010. She will begin practicing as much as possible during the season and hit the track competitively as soon as she feels the confidence to race with this very aggressive and competitive group of young drivers.
“I am extremely excited to see my kid’s interest in the sport. I truly see an endless amount of talent in Ty and a great head on his shoulders that allows him to think his way through races. He has my patience on the track but possesses much more natural ability than I do. I think he is going to shock some folks this year. Toni is just getting started this year but she is SO excited about getting behind the wheel; it makes me feel good to see her smile when she talks about getting to race. I think she is going to do great, it will just take some patience and she will get there.”
It definitely looks like a challenging and exciting 2010 race season is on the way for Z-Ty Racing and our fans!!!!