KEVIN GOBRECHT MEMORIAL
October 16, 2008

Finally, we got this show in! We were happy to have this show scheduled for a sat night show and take advantage of a typical awesome track that TW has provided us all year. Unfortunately the rain forced it to be rescheduled for a Sunday which had us running during the day and we all know what day-time tracks turn into. Not much fun.

We drew a decent pill for the heat. We started on the pole. The 19z was able to get by me on the first lap as I tried a line that just wasn’t going to work. My mistake. Didn't do that again. I was riding in second till a caution. On the re-start the 19z didn’t take off as I thought he would and I got into the back of him and turned him a bit. This was purely an accident. I would not do that intentionally. I did get around him to take the lead back and went on for the win. Our first ever heat win mind you.  Once back in the pit area I went to the 19z driver and apologized for what happened. We discussed it and that was it. All good. I was just happy to see that he was able to keep going and continue on.

Wouldn't ya know it?... We re-draw for the top twelve spots in the feature event and with my luck I draw TWELVE!!! Only me. Lol. So we take the track with a few changes to the car to compensate for the torture the track saw prior to the mains. 50 laps….I just told myself “patience”. The race was goin fairly well till there was an accident happening in front of me and I was forced to spin the car out to avoid it. Thankfully nothing happened to the car and there were still a bunch of laps left. Then there was another incident that we were almost involved in. Made it out of that one too. To the tail end of the field and started again. We gained some spots due to attrition and some I was able to pass. We ended up 11th. We’ll take it! The car was in one piece and we finished. Perfectly acceptable day when you are racing against 24 other top-notch cars/drivers.

Again I’d like to thank my car owners Mike and Brandy, my crew…Kevin, Nicole, Adam and Tony and my family for their support. Without them none of the dream I have been living would be possible. It means so much to me.

See ya inside at the ROC race where we get to take the pillows off the car!!!! Can't wait!!!


THE TIMES THAT ARE PAINFUL
October 14, 2008

Sorry it has been awhile since my last update. Recently, my family, my racing family and friends lost a family member…. My father, William T. Racine. My father was a racer himself in his time and passed the torch to four of his sons. I am very grateful for what he had to teach over the years and all the memories. He was a strong-willed, outspoken man…..as am I. I love my father and always will. Thank-You for the sympathies and gestures over the past couple weeks.

Racing harder than ever…..

Brian Racine

William T. Racine
1941-2008

FAST TRACK, FAST CAR, BAD LUCK
September 16, 2008

With the rain threatening we still managed to get our show in. Hats off to the track personnel. Real nice racing surface. Our heat raced had us lined up 7th with again a bunch of good cars in front of us. There was more than one lane of racing and that helped us make our way to a 3rd place finish. The car was a bit tight due to some awesome forward bite. We put our heads together and came up with a couple changes for the main. We started 10th. The car felt really good and it was FAST! Then it happened. Goin into one the car gave way and started to spin. Long story short, I was a sitting duck staring traffic in the face. One car hit us. Thankfully, that was it. It was the end of our night. Off on the hook and back in the trailer. Hate to end the night like that. Purely a racing incident. It happens and we have to accept that.

We’d like to congratulate the class champions as well. Good job all year!

Repairs have been started and the car will be ready to go for the upcoming big race…The Kevin Gobrecht Memorial. This show will be at night this year which we all see as beneficial. Following that race we will have a few weeks off to prepare for the big race at Linda’s. Then the candy bowl race at the end of Oct at Susky. We have already entered for the newest event for 600’s which will be wingless at the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex on Thanksgiving weekend. We can’t wait!!!

See ya soon!

BHR and Team

NOW THAT WAS FUN!
September 8, 2008

Friday we went to Mechanicsburg to the infamous Williams Grove Speedway. Knowing that the track is simply huge for micros, I knew it would be fun. We went out in warm ups and the car felt awesome. Whether it looked fast or slow from the stands…it was fun from where I was sittin’! The car felt very stable/neutral and I could put it anywhere. I drew a decent number and sat on the front row for our heat. I was able to jump out to the lead for a bit. The car felt different this time. We were passed for the lead and ran second. We went back to chat and see if we could figure out what was different and what we needed to do. Turns out, I was driving a certain way that other fast guys weren’t. They were able to carry more corner speed and that hurt us. With some suggestion from crew and other spectators, we had a game plan that should have had us right up front with the other front runners…..HAD IT NOT RAINED!!!!!!! Man, that just isn't any fun. What can ya do?

I’d like to thank once again to Dan Little and Trip Kone for attending and assisting the Grove with the way our part of the show was running. Great work! Don’t leave this level of our sport…You are too valuable.

On a serious note, Please keep 358 driver John Westbrook in your prayers. He was involved in an accident that has left him with a serious back injury. He currently is listed as stable but a complete diagnosis isn't available yet. John is a local uprising 358/410 sprint car hero. We are pullin' for you.

Saturday was rained out at Trail-way. We hate missing shows. Racing is what we look forward to all week. We will be back for the last regular show at TW this Saturday the 13th. We want that first “W”. We feel its comin’.

Stay Tuned kids………See ya there.

BHR and Team

RELAXING HOLIDAY – SUPER SPEEDWAY TIME!
September 2, 2008

We all were happy to have a weekend that we could spend with our families, friends or do nothing. It was well deserved. The team prepped the car and then we took it over to Gateway to display in the showroom. It does look pretty good with some accent lighting on it at night! Gateway then had the car outside on Labor Day while they had hours and were serving free hot dogs/burgers to customers. Overall, great weather…great weekend.

While our car is dedicated to the Glover family we still don’t forget the loss of another friend last year….Billy Kimmel. This weekend was the 1st annual BKMR at the Grove. Very cool to see the sea of white shirts and Billy’s cars on display. There aren’t many people on this earth like Billy and we all miss him greatly. Keep on gassin’ Hot Shoe!

NOW….on to the weekend. This Friday puts us for the very first time at “the Grove” WOW...this will be an experience for sure. If there was ever to be a “super speedway” race for micros, this will be it! We believe we are prepared. So if you are looking to see something different at the ½ mile speedway, check out this show. Come out and support us!

The following day has us back at Trailway for a regular show. We have had decent runs going there and hope to continue.

See ya in the Dirt!!

BHR and Team

GREAT HP... TOUGH STARTING SPOT
August 22, 2008

We eagerly strapped in our new ponies in, went to the dyno and then made our final changes to the car for the race this past Saturday at Trailway. Finally we have an engine program in line that equals to the rest of the high quality parts we have to work with. As usual warm ups was a tick slippery and made it tough to figure out where we were set-up wise. I came back in and we checked over the systems to make sure all was well and they were…..on to the heat race. This is where it gets tough for us. Even though our best finish in the 6 previous races we have run this year (remember we started half way through the year) has been a fifth place finish, the combination of heat race finishes and other top tens in features have unfortunately given us the highest point average in the class! Even higher than the points leader. For those of you that understand the handicapping system know that puts us to the rear of the heat race and also to the 12 starting position in the main. (assuming we make the invert) Anyway, I was able to take advantage of the traffic cluster at the start of my heat race and advanced from 9th to second within two laps. That felt good. We held on for a second place finish in the heat. Now for the main….Who would have thought we start 12th and be staring at the backsides of great teams like the 11, 19, 9, 19z, 69 and others. Now that is a FULL plate! We went green and I then figured out that my hands were full as the car was loose. Not horrible but enough to keep me busy. When given the chance I played the adjustments and got the car a little better. The word of the night was patience. I held my own, got a few cars and settled for a 7th place finish.

I understand the point of handicapping but man it’s a tough pill to swallow when you have to start so deep and try to get by the best the track has to offer. It’s not easy nor will it ever be. We will just keep trying and hopefully one day soon all things will fall in line for us and we will be in victory lane.

…but hey…what fun would it be if it was EASY!!!!

Next race for us is the “GROVE” …That should be fun! See ya there!

Thanks for the support!

BHR and Crew


RACERS HELP RACERS!!!
August 15, 2008

Well just when ya think the show is over someone comes out of nowhere to help save the day! My crew members were out at Pancho’s doin some chit-chattin with another racer last evening. When the conversation led to the fact that we didn’t have an engine to race this Saturday. This person stepped in and offered us an engine to use!!!! This is simply awesome. As a team, we always try to help the other racers. It feels great to have it benefit us aswell. We are VERY grateful! THANK YOU VERY MUCH KEN LEESE!!!

SEE YA SATURDAY!!!! (man it feels good to say that!)

HollyWood and Team

P.S. - I will have autograph cards available for the kids in the pit area and also at the photo stand at Trailway.


GATEWAY AUTO GROUP
NEW LOCATION
August 14, 2008

Well after only having run a few races since we have come back out, we have managed some respectable finishes. We can’t express enough gratitude towards our car owners Mike and Brandy. They have made this season happen for us. It takes a tremendous amount of money and time to put towards a race team. They stepped up to the plate and are doing well. They along with David Shank own and operate Gateway Auto Group now at their new location in Hanover, They are currently doing some renovations and are prepared to have a grand opening here shortly. This grand opening will require some race cars on display. Of course ours will be there but we’d like to have others there as well. So when the date is decided on and you and your car are available for the day to hang out and sign autographs please stop and see us at Trail-way. Or stop at 711 W. Elm Avenue, Hanover, Pa. Whatever kind of car you have. Doesn’t matter!

Gateway Auto Group is a car lot, collision center and will have custom vehicle accessories. 717-632-AUTO

Thanks for stopping by the site!!!

Brian Racine and Team


OFF TO A GOOD START
August 11, 2008

We have been satisfied with our performances so far. We all know that racing isn’t easy and it will bite you at some point. Its almost a guarantee! Well unfortunately, after our 6th place finish on Saturday 8/9/08….We lost our engine to crankshaft failure. It happens…nothing you can do about it. In this class we squeeze the heck out of these little power plants. Something has to give sometime. Just have to accept that fact and move on.

Our team does have another engine BUT it is currently at well-known local engine builder and is a couple weeks out yet before we have it in our hands. So it leaves us with only one option until we get that back…..and that is not race. That is a hard pill to swallow but a team can only extend itself so far. So, we will go about our business till its time to come back and hopefully make sure the competition hasn’t forgotten us! We are excited to have a fresh engine on the way and that will finally get us closer to the level of some of the other teams who seem to have an edge.

See you at the track SOON!!!!

Brian Racine and Team


RACINE RETURNS
June 29, 2008

Brian Racine has returned to the micro sprint ranks and is running parts of the 2008 PA 600 Speedweek Series.  Brian qualified for the feature and Lincoln Speedway in only his second event in the micro in 2008 and finished 20th out of 94 entries. The team is Featuring a Living Memory #14 in honor of Scott Glover Jr. who left us last year. Scott would be proud that he's in our hearts and on our car. Come out and support us at the track.