As we begin a new year in racing …

Thank You to our sponsors , teammates, friends and

fans for your support in 2014.

Best Wishes for a Happy New Year!

With the beginning of a new season still a few months away, we look back on our 2014 performance and say without hesitation ...

IT WAS A SEASON OF SUCCESS FOR MBR

For Mitch Brown it was his most successful season since becoming a Sprint Car competitor in 2010. The 21 year-old won five A-Main features, enjoyed a steady diet of qualifying heat wins and was runner-up in the championship points’ standings in ’s Corr/Pak Merchandising

360 Sprint Car division and in the Southern Sprints touring series.

In the Canadian Championship Series of the Patriot Sprint Tour, the Brantford, ON native finished fourth in points and earned his first podium finish in a PST American race with a

third place run at . He also had two other Mitch Brown top-10 finishes in limited PST America appearances.

With no hockey commitments to shorten his racing season, Mitch qualified for his first Canadian Sprint Car Nationals rallying from a flat tire to finish 13th in the 35-lap event. He

also won the first annual Kevin Ward Jr. Young Stars Challenge - an event honouring the memory of a young racer who lost his life in a tragic on-track accident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in August of this year. (Ward Jr. had participated at Ohsweken Speedway the night before that tragic event.)

When Mitch Brown's regular season here in Canada was over, he went south of the border where he gained the added experience he was seeking by running October events at Waynesfield Speedway and in Ohio before wrapping his season up with runs at Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite, TX and I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AK -both ASCS events..

At Ohsweken’s annual awards banquet on November 21st the fifth year competitor was acknowledged as the track’s "Driver Jake Brown of the Year" in the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Car division -an award voted on by his fellow competitors.

Among Mitch's other credits was a perfect attendance award while his teammates were recognized as “Crew of the Year”.

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With this edition of our team newsletter we close out Mitch's brother Jake also had a very rewarding season in his first the reporting of our 2014 racing season for MBR and year behind the wheel of a winged, open-wheel race car. provide a quick preview of what is in store for 2015. Jake finished third in Ohsweken Speedway's inaugural Strickland's Only two on-track miscues (both that were later GMC 602 Crate Sprint Car division– his first in a sprint car - and he acknowledged as "driver error") and a bizarre incident too was recognized for his perfect attendance at Ohsweken

with a chunkof clay that damaged hiscar,prevented Mitch Brown from Once his Ohsweken Speedway racing activities were completed, he capturing oneand possibly two 360 Sprint Car championships. closed out his season on a winning note in a special promotional But as with any run for a championship by any individual or sports team, race at South Buxton Raceway on September 28th. luck -good or bad- often plays some role in the outcome especially when they are all competing on a level playing surface. WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THR BROWN BROTHERS IN 2015?

For Mitch Brown and his brother Jake, the racing season never Jake Brown also had a terrific year in Ohsweken Speedway's new Crate ends in what is fast becoming a year round operation for the

Sprint Car division - a developmental Sprint Car division introduced at the Brantford-based teammates. track in 2014. At this time of year not all of Mitch's 2015 plans have been The youngest of the two third-generation drivers finished the season finalized pending the release of schedules and tire rules by the with three feature wins -two at Ohsweken and one in special race at travelling series in which he competes. But he will again be back for South Buxton Raceway late in September. a determined run for the championships in Ohsweken Speedway’s

Keep an eye on that division to spawn some future stars for the 360 Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprints division and the Southern

Sprint car circuit. OntarioSprints series. He also anticipates running a limited number of events with the Patriot Sprint Tour and Empire Super Sprints. 2014 was definitely Glenn Styres' year as the "Ohsweken Flyer" capturedboth Ohsweken's championship and also the Southern Ontario But before those series get underway in 2015, Mitch is heading

Sprints title. south in February for some early Sprint Car events in Florida -

events for which he already has received some additional Obviously the passing of Harold Brown -the patriot of our racing family- sponsorship support. left a huge void in our team but who will forget that first night following

his passing when Ohsweken Speedway paid a glowing tribute to that Jake Brown will be back again in the Strickland's 602 Create Sprint divisions seeking to vault to the top of the standing and capture his truly good guy and Mitch Brown ran to a storybook finish in winning his first feature of 2014 at the "Big O". first championship on dirt.

Be sure to see our special year end magazine -CHASIN' the Sprints 2014 Additional details will be posted on the team's website posted on our team website www.mitchbrownracing.com www.mitchbrownracing.com in the weeks ahead.

Here's wishing you a safe and Happy New Year... and we hope to see you

around the ovals in 2015. Ken Spencer

Photo by Gary Eves

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2015 RACING SCHEDULE RELEASED by Tommy Goudge (January 13, 2015) –

The 2015 racing schedule for Ohsweken Speedway was officially released September 19 will feature the $12,000-to-win CSCN 360 Sprint Car event, on Tuesday. Racers will hit the track for the first time in 2015 with a Test & plus Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks. Tune Night scheduled for Friday, May 8, while the season concludes with Ohsweken’s weekly Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car competitors will the 11th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals on Saturday, September 19. take on some of the best teams in the northeast in 3 challenge events this The schedule features 22 events, beginning with the 20th annual Opening season, with the Patriot Sprint Tour visiting on June 19, the Southern Night on Friday, May 15. All weekly racing events at the speedway will Ontario Sprints on July 3, and the Empire Super Sprints on August 7. begin at 7:30p.m. again in 2015. Regular weekly racing events will include Three special memorial events also highlight the schedule, including the 20 lap features for the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars and inaugural Frankie Turkey Memorial Night on July 10. Turkey brought a Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks, 15 lap features for the young Glenn Styres to the races each summer, making an impression Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, and which started his nephew down the path which eventually led to the a 12 lap feature for the Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers. creation of Ohsweken Speedway. The 4th annual Brock Leonard Memorial Four marquee events highlight the schedule, including the inaugural 50 for Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks is set for July 17, and running of the Triple Crown Showdown on Tuesday, June 30. The new the 16th annual Art Hill Memorial 42 for HRW Automotive Mini Stocks will event will include the Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series and Go be run August 14. The TUSA Canada Mod Lite series will also be on the Nuclear! Series competing at Ohsweken for the first time, with schedule on Art Hill Memorial night, while the Gale’s Auto Aftermarket the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars joining the show, along with Bombers have that night off. Twin 15 lap features for the Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder The Sportsman Shootout returns for a third consecutive season, with the Stocks. DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds headlining the show on Friday, June 26, Northern Summer Nationals night is scheduled for a Monday again this while the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars have the night off in year, with DIRTcar 358 Modifieds joining the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 preparation for the Triple Crown Showdown. Sprint Cars, Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars, and HRW Automotive Mini The Duel on the Dirt series being run in conjunction with Brighton Stocks on July 27. Speedway, , and includes The “Greatest Show on Dirt” returns to Ohsweken on Tuesday, July 28 three Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stock events at Ohsweken, when the STP Sprint Car series will contest the 9th with 20 lap Home Track events on July 10 and August 28, and a $1,000-to- Annual Six Nations Showdown, joined by the Affordable Towing & win 50 lap event on September 11. Recovery Thunder Stocks, and Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers. The UMP Modifieds will return to Ohsweken for the first time since 2009 and track will be closed on Friday, July 31, following the Northern Summer headline the show on September 11 along with the Duel on the Dirt series Nationals and Six Nations Showdown events. event, with Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars, HRW Automotive Mini The 11th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals weekend will include the Stocks, and Vintage Modifieds also on the card. The Corr/Pak Kevin Ward, Jr. Young Stars Challenge, the Dave McLeod Memorial Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars have that night off to get ready for Shootout, and Twin 15 lap features for 360 Sprint Cars during the Night Canadian Sprint Car Nationals weekend. Before the Nationals on Friday, September 18, plus the Strickland’s GMC “Christmas in July” on July 24, and Canadian National Autism Foundation Crate Sprint Cars, and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, while Saturday, “KidsRace” Night on August 21 will both include Autograph Nights.

SPECIALS A BIG PART OF OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

On January 13th, Ohsweken Speedway released its 2015 Calendar of Events and based on the that schedule it's apparent officials of the 3/8th-mile oval Southeast of Brantford have a gangbuster season shaping up for the track's 20th season of operation.

Opened in 1996 on 80 acres of Styres family-owned land on the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation Reserve, the track's regular Friday night events which run from May to September have become a fan favourite with 360 Sprint Cars, Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Bombers and in 2014 the new 602 Crate Sprint Cars added to the increasing entertainment.

I n 2015 there will also be some added excitement to whet the appetite s of die-hard race fans and sports enthusiasts in general with a host of special events being meshed into the busy racing calendar Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series TRIPLE CROWN SHOWDOWN AMONG TOP FEATURES

New for the coming season is the inaugural “Triple Crown” on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - an event that will feature the Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series, Go Nuclear! Late Model Series and Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars, plus the Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks. The event marks the first visits for both the Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified and Go Nuclear! Late Model series to Ohsweken and presents a rare opportunity to see Modifieds, Late Models, and Sprint Cars together at the same track on the same night.

The Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series has a storied history, with roots tracing back to 1972, and included 26 events at 21 different venues in 2014. Billy Decker of Unadilla, New Go Nuclear! Late Model Series

York is the 2014 series champion. More information about the

Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series is available at www.SuperDIRTcarSeries.com.

The Go Nuclear! Late Model series has grown steadily since its inception in 2011, and included 12 events at 9 different venues in 2014. Belleville, Ontario’s Charlie Sandercock is the 2014 series champion. More information about the Go Nuclear! Late Model series is available at www.GoNuclearLateModels.com.

The Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Car portion of the Triple

Crown Showdown takes on extra importance, as the feature winner will be guaranteed to start no worse than 7th in the

11th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals feature in

September. Similarly, the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars Car feature winner in the Northern Summer Nationals later in the season will be guaranteed to start no worse than 8th in the

CSCN feature.

The Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks class has been one of the most competitive weekly racing divisions anywhere in the province over the past few seasons, with Friday night car counts numbering in the mid-30’s, and even more attending special events. Dave Silverthorn, Jr. claimed the 2014 championship by just 4 points over 2013 champ Lee Winger. Don't miss it...

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks

STYRES, HUNSINGER, SILVERTHORN, LAFANTAISIE, & DEBOER ANNUAL AWARDS HONOURED AS 2014 CHAMPIONS -November 22, 2014 BANQUET By Tommy Goudge (November 21, 2014) – Ohsweken, Ontario – The 2014 Ohsweken Speedway season was celebrated on Friday night with the annual awards banquet at Carmen’s Banquet Hall in Hamilton.

Recipients of those awards were. CORR/PAK MERCHANDISING 360 SPRINT CARS – AWARDS: • Champion - Glenn Styres  Driver of the Year -Mitch Brown • Hard Charger -Jim Huppunen • “Hard Luck” - Dave Dykstra • Dedication to Racing - Jamie Collard • Best Appearing Car -Jeremy Hughes

• Crew of the Year (Team 10 (Driver – Mitch Brown) • Most Improved Driver Jeremy Hughes • Rookie of the Year- Cory Turner STRICKLAND’S GMC CRATE SPRINT CARS – AWARDS: Top 3 Strickland's 602 Crate Top 3 Corr/Pak 360 Sprints -  Champion - Ryan Hunsinger SprintsAaron Turkey (2nd) Ryan Mitch Brown (2nd), Glenn Styres  Driver of the Year Aaron Turkey Hunsinger (Champion), (Champion): Jim Huppunen (3rd) JakeBrown (3rd)  Hard Charger - Ryan Hunsinger  “Hard Luck"- Brad Herron  Dedication to Racing - Ryan Hunsinger  Best Appearing Car - Josh Shantz  Crew of the Year - Team 55 (Driver – Mike Thorne)  Sportsmanship - Kyle Durnin AFFORDABLE TOWING & RECOVERY THUNDER STOCKS – AWARDS  Champion - Dave Silverthorn, Jr.  Driver of the Year - Dave Bailey

 Hard Charger - Lee Winger

 “Hard Luck” - Jesse McDonald

 Dedication to Racing- Dave Bailey Division Champions -Dusty DeBoer (Bombers), TylerLafantaisie  Best Appearing Car - Dave Silverthorn, Jr. (Mini Stocks) Ryan Hunsinger (602 Crate Sprints) Glenn Styres (360  Crew of the Year -Team 9 (Driver – Dave Silverthorn, Jr.) Sprints), Dave Silverthorn, Jr. (Thunder Stocks)  Most Improved Driver - Trevor DeBoer  Sportsmanship - Chris Dickie  Rookie of the Year - Chase Hess HRW AUTOMOTIVE MINI STOCKS – AWARDS:  Champion - Tyler Lafantaisie  Driver of the Year - (Art Hill Memorial Award) -Robin Elliott  Hard Charger - Tyler Lafantaisie  “Hard Luck” - Lucas Lubin  Dedication to Racing - Alex Schuts Rookie of the Year Hard Luck Award  Best Appearing Car - Chris Ryckman Cory Turner Shane Ross Corr/Pak 360 Sprints Corr/Pak 360 Sprints  Crew of the Year - Team 29 (Driver – Lucas Lubin)  Most Improved Driver- Kathi Dickie  Sportsmanship - Rob Twitchett  Rookie of the Year - Mark Bazuin

GALE’S AUTO AFTERMARKET BOMBERS – AWARDS:

 Champion - Dusty DeBoer  Driver of the Year - Gillian Hils  Hard Charger - Dusty DeBoer  “Hard Luck” - Tim Nuell  Dedication to Racing - Joe DeBoer  Best Appearing Car - Ashton Reekie Sponsor Recognition - Best Appearing Car - (Left to Right)  Crew of the Year - Team #23 (Driver – Dusty DeBoer) John Brush -Corr/Pak Jeremy Hughes (360 Sprints), Josh Merchandising(above left) Shantz (602 Crate Sprints), Dave  Most Improved Driver- Clinton Nicholls was among the many track Silverthorne Jr., (Thunder Stocks),  Sportsmanship - Gillian Hils sponsors recognized during Chris Ryckman (Mini Stocks), Aston the Annual Banquet Reekie (Bombers)

WORLD OF OUTLAWS RETURN FOR 11TH SEASON

The World of Outlaw Sprints return to Ohsweken Speedway on July 28th for their 11th annual trek to the local track.

ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET The event begins the first of five races in Canada for this popular winged, open-wheel touring series. Following Ohsweken, the Outlaws will then head east to Brockville (Ontario) Speedway and Autodrome Drummond in Drummondville, Que., near Montreal then venture back to Canada a second time for two events at in , Alberta, August 28-29 for the Oil City Cup.

Defending series champion will be aiming to repeat his incredible Canadian sweep from last season that helped to propel him to his sixth World of Outlaws crown.

Confirmed dates for other Specials on Ohsweken Speedway's Calendar will be posted shortly. Those Specials are expected to include: •Corr/Pak vs. Patriot Sprint Tour•Sportsman Shootout•Corr/Pak vs. Southern Ontario Sprints•Corr/Pak vs. Empire Super Sprints•Northern Summer Nationals•Six Nations Showdown(World of Outlaw Sprint Cars•11th Annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.

Corr/Pak Merchandising - Top 10 (Left to Right) Shane Ross (4th ), Jeremy Hughes (9th), Cory Turner (10th), Jamie Turner (8th), Mitch

Brown (2nd), Glenn Styres (1st), Jim Huppunen (3rd), Dave Dykstra GOOD NEWS FOR AREA RACERS

(7th), Keith Dempster (6th), Todd Hoddick (5th). RULES MEETINGS SUCCESSFUL; "DUEL ON THE DIRT” SERIES

EXPANDS By Tommy Goudge (23 December 2014) – Ohsweken, Ontario –

Rules meetings for Ohsweken Speedway’s Mini Stock and Thunder Stock divisions were held in conjunction with Merrittville Speedway and Humberstone Speedway last weekend, with several exciting announcements made.

Ohsweken’s Thunder Stocks, Merrittville’s Hoosier Stocks, and Humberstone’s Street Stocks will run under the same rule book in 2015, while the rule books for Ohsweken’s Mini Stocks, Merrittville’s 4 Cylinders, and Humberstone’s Mini Stocks have been brought closer together. More discussion is planned for the Mini Stock and 4 Cylinder divisions.

Expansion of the Duel on the Dirt series was also announced. The series has run between Merrittville Speedway’s Hoosier Stocks and Drivers of the Year - -Left to Right - Mitch Brown (360 Sprints), Brighton Speedway’s Pro Stocks for over a decade, and will now Dave Bailey (Thunder Stocks), Robin Elliott (Mini Stocks), Gillian Hils include Ohsweken Speedway’s Thunder Stocks and Humberstone (Bombers), Aaron Turkey (602 Crate Sprints) Speedway’s Street Stocks as well.

The 2015 Duel on the Dirt series will consist of four 50 lap events – one at each track – and two “home track” nights designated by each speedway. Each 50 Lap race will pay $1000 to the winner, while the series champion will claim another $1,000. The total points fund will see $4,000 divided among the top 24 drivers.

The first of the combined races will take place Sunday 2 August during Humberstone Speedway’s All Canadian Championship event. Ohsweken Speedway will host the series on Friday 11 September, and move to Merrittville Speedway on Saturday 12 September for a doubleheader weekend. The final event will be held at Brighton Speedway on Saturday 26 September during Applefest Shootout

weekend.

Strickland's 602 Crate Sprints - Top 10 Jake Brown (3rd), Brad Herron Drivers must register for the Duel on the Dirt series and declare their (6th tied), Mike Thorne (5th), Ryan Hunsinger(1st), Mark Czuba(6th tied)Aaron Turkey (2nd), Kyle Durnin (9th), Josh Shantz (4th). “home track” by 1 May 2015. More information regarding rule books, registration, and schedules will be released in the New Year.

These competitors captured Feature Wins at Ohsweken Speedway in 2014. Who among these will be among the winners in 2015?

Wayne Johnson - Knoxville, IA James McFadden of Brisbane, Australia

Steve Poirier - Saint-Mathieu de Beloeil, QC Jared Zimbardi - Bradford, PA Glenn Styres - Ohsweken, ON

Steve Collins - Belfast, NY Chris Steele -Vineland, ON

Mitch Brown - Brantford, ON

Dain Naida - Tecumseh, MI Aug 15th Jessica Zemken - Sprakers, NY

Ryan Hunsinger - Toronto, ON Mark Czuba - Burlington, ON Brad Herron - Waterford, ON

Aaron Turkey - Ohsweken, ON Josh Shantz - St. Agatha, ON Jake Brown- Brantford, ON The Southern Ontario Sprints will be appearing with the World of Outlaw Late Models at Brighton Speedway on Saturday, June 20th 2015 Posted by Brighton Speedway on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 · By Clayton Johns BRIGHTON, ONT. (December 10, 2014) – The World of Outlaws Late Models Series is set for a return to Brighton Speedway in 2015. After a very successful debut at the 1/3-mile dirt oval in 2013, the top stars of Late Model racing in North America will invade Brighton on Saturday, June 20th for a full night of action.

Joining the 900-horsepower Late Models will be the Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Sanderson’s Tire and Automotive and the OilGARD Anti-Rust Canadian Modifieds to provide a full night of racing action.

“Adding Sprint Cars and Canadian Modifieds to a show featuring the best Late Model drivers in the world is going to make for one sensational night,” said Brighton Speedway track promoter Mark Rinaldi. “Our 1/3-mile bull ring has never seen so much horse power all in the same night. It’s going to be exciting”.

The Outlaws’ stop at Brighton will be part of northern swing for the tour through upstate New York and Ontario. The full World of Outlaws Late Models tour 2015 schedule will be announced in the coming days.

Darrell Lannigan of Union, KY, the winner of the 2013 Excel Tower Service 50 at Brighton and the 2014 series champion, has already committed to running the entire World of Outlaws campaign in 2015. He will have the opportunity to defend his win in search of the winner’s $10,000 paycheck.

Battling Lannigan will be World of Outlaws regulars Josh Richards of Shinniston, WV, Chub Frank of Bear Lake, PA who won a special dash race at Brighton in 2012, and Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY. Brighton Speedway weekly standouts Greg Belyea, Charlie Sandercock, Phil Potts and more will try to make a name for themselves as they defend home turf against the best in the business.

The Southern Ontario Sprints presented by Sanderson’s Tire and Automotive provided some of the best racing of any series that visit Brighton in 2014. The SOS show no signs of stopping in 2015 as they continue to grow for their 20th anniversary season.

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Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint Banquet Caps off the 2014 Season Crowning Steve Poirier Champion. Over $68,000 in Cash and Contingencies Handed out During the Evening.

VERNON, NY – The luxurious Vernon Downs Casino and Hotel was once This year’s class into the Empire Super Sprint Hall of Fame was a class of again the site for the annual Lucas Oil Empire Super Sprint (ESS) banquet one, but a special inductee. Kenny Townsand ran the ESS tour for well which filled the Hambeltonian Room to capacity. Quebec’s Steve Poirier over a decade from the very first days. While he never did receive the was crowned what is now five-time champion taking home just shy of checkered flag for an A-Main victory his dedication to the club’s early $10,000 from the over $68,000 total banquet payout. days was what was remembered. Townsand would attend many events It was a memorable and emotional night as the family of Kevin Ward Jr. by himself but the dedication was not only on the track. His ideas and attended with a full table. They were seated at the head table, table #13 plans for the club as a whole was a key factor why the organization is still and during the awards presentation a special tribute music video as in existence today. played on the big screen with smiles and tears filling the room. The Jason Barney and Jeff Cook were honored for their perfect attendance Ward’s stayed well after the banquet greeting friends despite near and every driver that won an A-Main during 2014 were presented with a blizzard conditions outside. special trophy acknowledging their accomplishments. It was a record breaking year for the driver of the familiar #28FM as he Point fund presentations capped off the evening with 27 different not only won the overall ESS title but took home the E&V Energy Tour of drivers receiving cash awards that totaled over $30,000. The bulk went the States, the Le Groupe Ultra Tour of Canada, the SUNY Canton Series, to the 14 teams that followed 2/3rds of the full point events. the Fondations 4 Saisons Quebec Series, Cobra Coaches Dash Series, Insinger Performance Hard Charger and the Gater News Lap Leader Preceding the awards banquet was the annual rules meeting. Several crowns as well. rules were voted in for 2015 which include the singing of Hoosier Tires for 3 more years. The HTC compound was again tire of choice but new Poirier finished all 21 full point events that he attended in the top 10, will be the option of the H12 for the left rear. ESS also adopted the new not missing one single lap of A-Main competition. A feat that is unheard head rules put forth by ASCS national tour. Bolt on weight will now be of. A good car had a good team behind him with crew member Kevin legal with a designated area assigned and a wheel width of 18 inches for Loveys overwhelmingly voted Mechanic of the Year, voted on by his right rear and 15 inches for left rear is now in place. Some other smaller peers. rule adoptions were voted in and will be placed in the 2015 rule book Runner-up in the points for his best career finish was Jason Barney. which will be finalized in March. During his speech he credited the Poirier with a fine season and while he The Lucky Giveaway Program was a huge hit, over $15,000 in product was second overall he did take home the SUNY Canton/Einstein was also handed out during the meetings. Receiving these fine awards Construction Group CNY Speedweek championship. were drivers that ran 2/3rds of the full point tour. Jeff Cook tied his career best finish in points placing third in the overall The tentative 2015 racing schedule was handed out with some 30 dates championship fight. While the outcome was very successful it was a year already secure and a few more travel friendly stops still in the works. of determination as Cook was also the recipient of the annual Hard Luck More weekends have been consolidated to allow for more racing with Award. His prize was a brand new frame from Mach 1 in which the car is less traveling costs. already built and will be put to action in 2015. Now the 2014 season has been honored it is time to get ready for the The Lane’s Yamaha Rookie of the Year went to Tim Axton. The Auburn, 32nd Anniversary Tour! In what has become an ESS tradition, it will be NY resident came out of a retirement of many years from the go-cart excitement guaranteed ranks and joined his brother Dave on the ESS trail. His car competed in all but two events and was a well received winner of the award.

In keeping with the what can be called the Axton theme, Dave Axton was voted the Pilat Graphic Design Most Improved Driver for 2014. Coming off a year of several DNF’s and spectacular upside down excursions, the Port Byron, NY chauffeur attended all but one event and never did see his car get off all four wheels in route to a fine eighth place finish in points.

One of the most prestigious awards annually is the John Zentner Memorial Award and this year it went to Matt Tanner. The entire Tanner family and team attend every ESS event faithfully striving for the best result and also doing it helping out many other teams when they can. A big ovation greeted Matt in getting the award.

Pearn takes over as crew chief of BY DEAN MCNULTY, TORONTO SUN -DECEMBER 09, 2014

TORONTO - Cole Pearn He knows, however, with a one-car team pitted against the big-money doesn’t dream small. outfits like Hendrick, Roush, Penske and Ganassi it will be an uphill battle In his dream, the 32 year-old to compete for wins. native of Mt. Brydges, Ont., near London, sees the Toronto “Of course it’s tough but there are also advantages in that we can move Maple Leafs win the Stanley faster to adapt to changes; there aren’t as many layers we have to deal with,” Pearn said. Cup in 2015 and in the same year have his No. 78 Furniture He saw what the team can do during the 2013 season with Row Racing team behind the wheel. win the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. The No. 78 squad became the first single-car team to ever advance to the Chase. Of course, he is far more likely to have the latter come true. It was this past season, after slipping to 25th in the standings, that crew chief Todd Berrier decided he would take a different position with the Pearn will take over crew chief team and looked to Pearn to handle duties on top of the pit box. duties with Martin Truex Jr. in the 2015 season-opening “We (he and Berrier) talked about doing this last season,” Pearn said. Daytona 500 after two seasons “We kind of had a plan in place and now seemed to be the right time to make the change.” Furniture Row Racing announced as lead engineer for the yesterday that Canadian Cole Pearn Denver-based team. He isn’t at all intimidated by the prospect of calling the shots at the (inset) has been promoted from lead race engineer to crew chief of the No. 78 In a phone interview from Sprint Cup level, having been in on the day to day decisions at the FRR Chevrolet driven by Martin Truex Jr. in the shop over the past two seasons. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. (Getty Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday, Images/AFP) where he was meeting with Pearn had also been the intermediary between FRR and RCR in that time. He said he will lean heavily on RCR expertise in his new job. officials — FRR has a working relationship with RCR — Pearn said it seems he has been preparing his whole life for his new job. “They are there whenever and with whatever we need,” he said.

He is a three-time Canadian karting champion and competed in the Pearn also discounts the fear that guiding a team based in Denver — so far from Charlotte — will be a problem. CASCAR series (which preceded the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series) before enrolling at the University of Waterloo, graduating with a degree “Actually we haven’t experienced that,” he said. “In fact one of the in mechanical engineering. reasons I took the job was because the team was based in Denver.

“I wanted that degree to advance my racing career,” Pearn said. “My family loves it there and it is nice to operate in a situation where

you are not surrounded by NASCAR 24/7 like it would be in Charlotte.” From there Pearn headed south to Charlotte, the Mecca of American . Pearn was also on the short list of several other Sprint Cup teams who

He was hired by Childress where he worked on the No. 29 Chevrolet were looking to change crew chiefs but he turned them down to stay in team with , before moving to FRR in 2012. Colorado.

With his new job, Pearn becomes the first Canadian to hold a full-time Plus, he said, he gets to see more NHL hockey, especially his beloved crew chief position in NASCAR Sprint Cup. Leafs, in Denver than he would in Charlotte.

He's come a Long Way -Cole Pearn in his CASCAR Racing Days Martin Truex Jr. - will have Mt Brydges, Ontario native Cole Pearn as behind the wheel of his Kubota-sponsored #24 Grand Prix. his new crew chief for his 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Programs. New Tracks, Expanded Events Highlight 2015 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Schedule

Three tracks to Weedsport Speedway for the first time since welcome ‘Greatest 1993.A race back through the Midwest is Show on Dirt’ for highlighted by the Boot Hill Showdown at Dodge CityRaceway Park, first time as where Tommie Estes was named promoter of the year in 2014, then Stockton, Cedar followed by the two-dayCedar Lake Outlaw Showdown at Cedar Lake Lake, Williams Speedway on July 11 and 12. The Outlaws will compete for two, Grove add race $10,000-to-win features at the New Richmond, Wis., track, marking days to Outlaw another new weekend destination event to the schedule. weekends The 'Month of Money' once again kicks off at the annual Brad Doty CONCORD, N.C. - Classic at Limaland Motorsports Park in Lima, Ohio on July 15 before Dec. 4, 2014 - The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series revealed today heading to Eldora Speedway for the weekend and a its 2015 schedule featuring 92 events running from February to second swing through Pennsylvania, Canada and the Midwest. The November at 59 tracks in 23 states and three Canadian provinces. celebrated month wraps-up with the Ironman 55 at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 7-8 and the $150,000-to-win Knoxville This upcoming season the series will return after absences to Placerville Nationals on Aug. 12-15. (Calif.) Speedway, Weedsport (N.Y.) Speedway, and Brockville (Ontario) Speedway. It will also make its first visits to Granite City Speedway near Canada welcomes the Outlaws north of the border for five dates in St. Cloud, Minn., Crawford County Speedway in Denison, Iowa, Dakota 2015. The first swing begins July 28 at Ohsweken Speedway in State Fair Speedway in Huron, S.D., and Utica-Rome Speedway in Ohsweken, Ont., before heading east to Brockville (Ontario) Speedway Vernon, N.Y. in and Autodrome Drummond in Drummondville, Que., near Montreal. The Outlaws return to Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, "The schedule for the upcoming season represents another busy year Alberta, Aug. 28-29 for the Oil City Cup. Defending series champion for the World of the Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series," said World of Donny Schatz will be aiming to repeat his incredible Canadian sweep Outlaws CEO Brian Carter. "Coming off of one of the most successful from last season that helped to propel him to his sixth World of seasons in series history, we have more two-day destination events than Outlaws crown. we have had in a long time and are looking forward to the great potential of the year ahead." The Outlaws will sweep through the West Coast for a second time in August and September, with events at Skagit Speedway north of Seattle, The season kicks-off Feb. 13-15 at the DIRTcar Nationals presented by Grays Harbor Speedway just west of Olympia, Wash., Cottage Grove Summit Racing Equipment at in Barberville, Fla. Speedway near Eugene, Ore., Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., and The series then heads west for two nights in Las Vegas followed by its Antioch Speedway between Oakland and Stockton. only visit to Arizona at USA Raceway in Tucson and a big swing through California that runs through mid-April and includes the now two-day FVP As the championship battle hits the stretch run in October, the series will Western Spring Shootout at the Stockton Dirt Track on March 21-22. take on a newly expanded three-day National Open at in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Golden State native Brad Sweet, the 2014 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year, will play host to the series on April 8 when the Outlaws invade "The National Open is already one of the biggest events on the World of Placerville Speedway for the first time since 1992. It will mark fifth event Outlaws schedule," Carter said. "With a passionate fan base and a in World of Outlaws history at the quarter-mile track. storied facility, we are excited for the opportunity to help make this great event even better." For the second consecutive season, the Outlaws return to the birthplace of the series, Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, for the Texas Finally, in what has become one of the most anticipated dates on the Outlaw Nationals on April 24 and 25, then head to the Midwest for the schedule, the season concludes Nov. 5-6-7 at the Bad Boy Buggies World first time of the year for races in Oklahoma, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio. of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, where the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series joins the World of Outlaws Late Models The series' first swing through the Northeast includes a return to Lincoln and Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modifieds for three nights of action to Speedway, the Morgan Cup Challenge at Williams Grove and a return to decide the championship winners in each of the three series.

Our Sincere Condolences to our team Our Sincere Condolences to Gary Eves -

mate Rob Clause - and his Family - whose a friend, and supporter of Mitch Brown father passed away suddenly on January 11th. Racing -on the passing of his dear wife "Bett" on Christmas eve. CLAUSE, Bradley Wayne It is with grief filled hearts that we announce Elizabeth Irene (nee Rine) Eves the passing of our beloved Brad on Sunday, EVES, Elizabeth Irene (nee Rine) - Betty January 11, 2015. Husband and best friend to passed away peacefully at the Brantford

Nancy Clause (Grover). Loving father of Robert General Hospital Palliative Care Unit at the and Erica (Eric). Loved Papaw to Brooklyn and age of 68 after a courageous battle with Kamryn. Dear brother to Doug (Rachelle) and leukemia surrounded by her husband Gary Marnie (Wayne). Adored, Uncle of Whitney, and her loving family on December 24, 2014. Cheyenne, Tyler, Jesse, Lyndsay and Brandon. She is survived by four sisters Verna Roberts Heavy prayers for Noah Thomas Predeceased by his parents, Anne (Balnaves, (Russ), Joanne Miller (Ron), Patti Ellerton At the time of preparing this newsletter Clause) and Wayne Clause. Son-in-law of Betty (Rick), Barb Holbrook (Steve), sister-in-laws for publication, Mitch Brown Racing is and the late Bill Grover. Brad has been an Trish Rine, Sharon Tooke, and brother-in-law sadd3ened to learn that a dear friend and officer of the Hamilton Police Services since Les Eves (Janice). There are 17 nieces and part-time teammate Noah Thomas was 1990. nephews and 29 great nieces and nephews.

Betty was predeceased by her parents June seriously injured in a car accident on The family will receive visitors in the Miller January 8th near his home on the Six and Gail Rine, Carolyn Johnson-Wylie and Funeral Chapel on Sunday, January 18, 2015 Nations Reserve. He was originally taken Brother Ken Rine. from 2 – 4 and 7 – 9 PM followed by the service to West Haldimand Hospital placed in an in the Chapel on Monday, January 19, at 11 A Celebration of Life was held on January 4th induced coma and transferred to AM. Private family interment of ashes in 2015 at the Polish Hall 126 Albion St Hamilton General Hospital after the Caledonia Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Brantford. Donation to Betty’s favorite

Monday collision. donations to the Canadian Critical Incident charities can be made to, Lions Homes For

Affectionately known as the "Vice Stress Foundation – Link to: Help Build Camp Deaf People, Lions McInnes House, Stedman President" of MBR the entire team is FACES for Kids, would be appreciated. Hospice, or a charity of your choice. saying heavy prayers for his recovery.

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