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How did you get into racing? My dad owned a kart for the Del Camps [Dan and Sonya]; they carried the karts, Jared Deming and others raced it. I started from there, with Justin Poenitsch as my mentor. Talk about the Memorial Go-Kart (MGK) program. They have super cool events!
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How did you get into racing? I’ve known Ryan since high school, we were friends. I was into cars and knew he raced at Slinger, so I went with him a couple times and thought, “This is pretty cool”. From there I started helping in the shop slowly(when
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How much will it cost to get involved? The cost of a figure 8 car really depends on a persons budget...cars can be built for 2,000$ or you can spend as much as 6-8000$. There is alot of used chassis for sale out there so alot of times
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How much will it cost to get involved? “My mom and dad bought my first car for $300. Once we replaced some of the bad parts, we had maybe $1000 into the car but it blew up and we later bought a car from Rick Schaefer. He won the night
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(who recently turned 21!) Driver of the #30 Late Model Memorial Go-Kart Alumni & Volunteer How did you get into racing? I was in Cub Scouts and Mike Egan [super late model #89] did a presentation on Memorial Go-Karts. I was really into racing at the time; we went to
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2017 Inductee - Southeastern WI Short Track Hall of Fame Slinger Speedway Wall of Fame - Class of 2015 How did you get into racing? My brother, Al, built a car and he let me drive it. Once I drove it, I thought I better get into racing. I started
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2011 Inductee - Southeastern WI Short Track Hall of Fame Slinger Speedway Wall of Fame - Class of 2014 (Special thanks to Gene Schwister for his assistance!) Stop at the Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame in Hartford today from 10:00 to 2:00 to join Miles “Mouse”
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Why is the Team Cruiser division returning to Slinger Super Speedway in 2019? “There are a couple of reasons to bring back the Team Cruisers. Number one is demand, and if everyone that says they want to build and race in the division does it, we will have a good-sized
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Why did you get into racing? Two years ago I was sitting at home, my daughter had moved out, and there was money falling out of the cupboards. I decided I need to find a girlfriend or buy a racecar. The racecar seemed like it would have fewer problems. Who
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Why did you get into racing? I started with a Demo Derby and an Enduro, both at Slinger in the late 80’s. That made me want to buy a racecar! The first one was a Stinger (in 1994 or 95). I bought it on a Saturday from Birdie Shong,
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(See end of article for the full list of divisions raced) Slinger Speedway Wall of Fame - Class of 2017 How did you get into racing? My dad starting taking me to the races in 1968 at Cedarburg Firemen’s Park every Wednesday night. Before I knew it, Dad and
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Why did you stop racing? My last year was 2005, when Kevin Laatsch at Pathfinder, where I worked, was selling his business. I knew I was not going anywhere in racing, and could not move up the ladder on my own. It was time to start working on my own