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FinishLine Quarter Midget Racing School News
March 28, 2006
Bryan Clauson (FinishLine Racing School Graduate)
Named As Official Spokesperson For Quarter Midgets Of America
Bryan Clauson, the 16 year ol development driver for Chip Ganassi Racing and
current United States Auto Club (USAC) stand-out, has been named as the official
Spokesperson for the Quarter Midgets of America (QMA) racing club.
Clauson, who was a QMA competitor in Region 10 and Region 4, will be acting as
ambassador for the QMA, as well as serving as a mentor for current QMA
participants. A former QMA National Champion, the Noblesville, IN teenager
attributes much of his current career success to the foundation he was able to
build from racing QMA. (read
more...)
Or visit Bryan's website
http://www.bryanclauson.com then click on "News"
FinishLine Racing School Students to Appear on CMT's "The Drive"
Four FinishLine Racing School students are set to appear on Country Music
Television's new reality series "The Drive" premiering Wednesday, April 21
at10:00 pm!
Michelle Theriault, Sarah McCune, Zach Niessner and David Scites are the
FinishLine Racing School students being featured along with David Stover,
Michael Ritch, and Mike Herman. These seven drivers will risk it all for the
opportunity to compete in America's most watched sport as "The Drive" documents
the ups and downs experienced by these young drivers while attempting to climb
through the ranks of racing's farm leagues to the upper echelon - the NASCAR
Nextel Cup Series! (read more......)
Coach Mike does the same coaching for the "Big Drivers" as he does for the
QM's
Veteran Mike Loescher
Gets A New Project at New Smyrna
by Skip Wall
www.KARNAC.com
Mike Loescher, veteran teacher, racer and setup man, has a new project this
weekend at New Smyrna. He gets to help develop veteran Mike Laughlin Jr and also
to consult with rookie Brandon Collins. Loescher, heads up FINISH LINE Racing
School and has plenty of experience developing aspiring racers at New Smyrna
Speedway, a place where he himself once raced open wheel Modifieds. (read
more......)
January 5, 2004
3rd Annual Little New Smyrna 500
The Finishline Quarter Midget (QM) School started in April of 2002 to
meet the growing needs of qualified instruction in the sport of QM racing. A
number of FinishLine graduates competed in the 3rd Annual Little New Smyrna 500
in New Smyrna Beach, FL. This year's event boasted over 175 entries with drivers
attending from all over the country. (read more......)
January 3, 2004
45th Annual Tangerine Invitational Winter Nationals
The Finishline Quarter Midget (QM) School started in April of 2002 to meet the
growing needs of qualified instruction in the sport of QM racing. A number of
FinishLine graduates competed in the 45th Annual Tangerine Invitational Winter
Nationals held in Apopka, FL. This year's event boasted over 310 entries with
drivers attending from all over the country. They say when you win at the
Tangerine Invitational Winter Nationals you are competing against the best
competition in the country. (read more......)
December 26, 2003
Old way is good, new way is safer
Edgewater man designs car for young racers
By: Joe Crews
News Journal Business Writer
Mike Loescher didn’t like what he was seeing. Youthful drivers – some as young
as 5 years old – were leaning outside the roll bars of their quarter midget
racecars, countering centrifugal forces as they sped around the track. (read
more......)
June 17, 2003
Boys & Girls Start Your Engines!
By George Diaz
Sentinel Staff Writer
SAMSULA -- A full moon dots the black sky as drivers scramble for position. They
clutch their steering wheels firmly in this fast-paced parade of cars, engines
humming as they gather speed around the track.
Suddenly, there is trouble on Turn 3. Two cars collide, sending one of them
spinning into a retaining wall of wires along the edge of the track. The driver
appears unhurt, but instinctively, he looks around for Mommy or Daddy. (read
more......)
May 25th, 2003
For Immediate Release:
Lil’ New Smyrna Speedway, located inside of the “Big” New Smyrna Speedway in
Samsula, FL, hosted this years Quarter Midget “States” Race. This event started
on Sunday; May 25, with the finals taking place on Monday; May 26, 2003. On
Sunday the 2002 Jr. Honda Champion, Zack Donatti, set a new track record in the
heat of the day. Donatti blistered the track with a record run of 6.560 seconds,
blowing the old track record out the window. This qualified him for the pole
position in the A Main which ran on Monday. QMA Rules mandate that the top 4
positions have to be inverted, that relegated Donatti to the outside of the
second row. (read more......)
December 31,2002
Finishline Quarter Midget Drivers make headlines at the 44th running of the
Tangerine Invitational Winter Nationals
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Finishline Quarter Midget (QM) School started in April of 2002 to meet the
growing need of qualified instruction in the sport of QM racing. A number of
2002 graduates competed in the Tangerine Winter Invitational held in Apopka ,
FL. This year's event boosted over 308 entries with drivers attending from all
over the country. They say when you win at the Tangerine Winter Invitational you
are competing against the best competition in the country.
(read more......)
December 29,2002
Local Quarter Midget Driver Sits on Pole for Final Race
Zack Donatti Takes Pole
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Zack Donatti in his first appearance and in only his second year of driving
Quarter Midgets captured the pole position in the JR. Honda division. Zack will
be racing in tomorrow's grand finale, the "A" Main that concludes the four-day
running of the 44th Annual Tangerine Invitational Winter Nationals held in
Apopka, Florida. This year's event boosts over 300 entries with drivers
attending from all over the country. They say when you win at the Tangerine
Winter Invitational you are competing against the best competition in the
country. (read more......)
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