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BRIAN WEAVER OPENS TROYER RACE CARS T3 ALL STAR SERIES WITH A DOMINATING FIVE MILE POINT WIN
BY JR KENNERUP
            Kirkwood, NY … 2006 Five Mile Point Speedway Modified track champion Brian Weaver of Windsor, NY showed on Sunday night that he still knows the quick way around the historic quarter mile oval. Starting 14th in the field of 26 Weaver used the low line to work his way into the top five by lap 14. Then Weaver switched grooves and used the “ Weaver High Line “ to grab the lead from James Cornell at the halfway point of the 40 lap feature.
            Weaver’s march to the $1,500 win wasn’t easy by any means as he had to hold off 12th place starter Joey Grammes over the final ten laps to secure the win by four car lengths. Glenn Knapp, Jr. rim rode his way to a solid third place finish while Cornell who led laps three to 19 slipped back to fourth at the checkers. Chris Ostrowsky who started 22nd earned the Hard Charger Award of the race as he finished fifth.
The opening race of the Troyer Race Cars T3 All Star Series presented by L. J. Kennedy Trucking was slated to be raced on Saturday night at the Five Mile Point Speedway. With one qualifying event left on Saturday rain moved into the area postponing the show until Sunday evening.
The entire racing program was sponsored by Ostrowsky Construction and Tracey Road Equipment.
            “ This car was real fast tonight as Randy ( car owner Decker ) has a phenomenal setup for here that is really working here right now “ said the smiling feature winner. “ It’s just the matter of getting up through the pack and having those extra laps tonight helped getting up through the field. Andy ( track promoter Harpell ) has a nice surface on the track right now and it’s not eating tires. I thought the track was really fast tonight. We came off the trailer fast today and we were fast in warm-ups and starting 14th I thought we would have had a tougher time coming up through the field. Fortunately the guys left a lane at the bottom and we were able to work our way up through. “
            Weaver driving the Randy Decker Motorsports owned Bicknell chassis with sponsorship help from Decker Logging and Whiplash RC Racing took 14 laps to reach fifth position. Brian still working the bottom groove took fourth on lap 16 and one lap later snuck under Glenn Knapp, Jr. for fifth.
            Then following the second restart on lap 17 Weaver jumped up to his customary high groove that he uses with success at Five Mile Point to get by laps one and two race leader JR Hurlburt for second. Running even a higher line than he did the lap before to take second Weaver motored around Cornell to get the lead just as the halfway signal was given.
            Brian spoke about his switch to the outside line. “ I try and watch to see and pick the right time to move to the top. But when the bottom lane is open and working well like it was tonight you have to take that lane if you’re gaining on the leaders. Then we got into a situation where we had two fast cars in front of me and I got to thinking about my options and being the 17th lap I didn’t want to wait too long. So I tried to sweep around the outside of them and it took a few laps to get the momentum up and it worked out really well. “
            Running the outside was a tough proposition on this night according to Brian. “ Running on the outside in turn one was nice but in turn three you had to hit it right or you would catch a rut. You had to swing out and around them in turn three and I missed them a couple of times and that cost me and those mistakes allowed Joey to get close to me at the end, too close for my own personal comfort. “
            Many thought the key point of the race occurred on lap 31 as Grammes pulled alongside Weaver to battle for the lead just as the final yellow appeared. After the yellow Weaver switched from the bottom back to the top as his spotter told him via hand signals that someone was coming to challenge him.
            “ Being honest with you I didn’t see Joey up there “ said Brian. “ Fortunately for me I have a great crew and they pay attention during the race to all of the little strategic games going on out there. Craig ( Decker ) is my man as he gives me the directions and he helped me out a ton tonight. He got us pointed in the right direction and there at the end Joey showed his nose under me and I got a good run off the corner the one time that I was able to get back on the bottom. Because I knew if I stayed on the top I was toast. “
            “ It wasn’t a tough decision at all to come here and race today and miss the race at Weedsport “ said Brian. “ Randy and I talked about that earlier in the week as the weather didn’t look too promising. The situation with me at Weedsport is a low buck learning kind of thing and I’m not use to that black and slick race track up there. I’m fortunate that Randy stepped it up and went ahead to race here at Five Mile Point on Saturday nights this year. “
            Brian just like tonight will be running a Terry Brown sponsored Wally Fiehl built small block weekly at Five Mile Point. “ This little Wally Fiehl motor is an awesome motor and once again Terry Brown has really stepped up the last two years. Terry has some fantastic motors that he’s paying for and we’ve never had the opportunity to have this kind of engine before. “
            “ Kenny Shupp’s T3 Series is a fantastic thing; he works so hard at getting contingencies and sponsors. We got a beautiful eagle trophy tonight and I’m glad that we were able to come back here tonight and prove ourselves by winning one of his T3 races “ summarized Brian.
            “ We’re all psyched to be racing here on Saturday nights once again this year “ said Brian. “ To start 14th and come up through the pack to win, it’s a confidence builder for the team. I feel really good about it. “
            “ I don’t think the caution cost us on lap 31 “ said second place finisher Joey Grammes. “ I had my opportunities after that and I cleared him coming out of turn two on lap 37. I could have slid up the groove and took his line away but I’m not going to race him like that. It might have been different if it’s a five or ten thousand to win show but it’s early in the year and you don’t want to make enemies this early in the year. I’m just happy to see both of us run good. “
            Qualifying events on Saturday for the 37 Modifieds on hand saw Swarthout Recycling heat wins go to Frank Yankowski, Bryan Terwilliger, JR Crouse, Brent Wilcox, and Mitch Gibbs. Tim Sebring Suzuki sponsored consolation races saw those captured by Dylan Dewert on Saturday evening and Dale Welty on Sunday evening.
RAIN WAS A BLESSING
            The rain that hit the speedway and caused the postponement on Saturday was a blessing in disguise for Bryan Terwilliger. Bryan impressively won his heat race in his first race this year. However at the end of the heat race Bryan pulled off the track immediately due to a crack in the motor. Bryan lined himself up a ride in the backup Ray Bliss, Jr. machine for the feature and if it was raced on Saturday night Bryan would have had to start last due to a change of cars used. However with the rainout Bryan was able to save his ninth place starting spot in the feature on Sunday due to cars not being impounded. This meant that any driver already qualified could have used a different car come Sunday.
WHERE WAS BILLY ?
            The only champion that the Troyer Race Cars T3 All Star Series has ever had is Billy Van Pelt and he was missing on Saturday night. Billy was doing a rain dance for Saturday as he couldn’t make it due to a surprise party for his brother Curt. This party was planned well in advance of any racing schedules coming out and it was just one of those things that you have to do once in a while. Although it did rain out on Saturday Billy was unable to race on Sunday due to no new cars being allowed to race that weren’t in attendance on Saturday night.
WHAT POWER
            Two drivers used Sportsman legal mounts to qualify for the 358 Modified Troyer Race Cars T3 All Star Series feature. Joey Colsten raced his legal Sportsman car as is and qualified it with ease through the heat race. Joey was running the same exact car in the companion Sportsman feature. Meanwhile Greg Doust qualified his normal Sportsman ride that he races at the Skyline Raceway with. The only difference was that the car had a four barrel carburetor on it instead of the normal two barrel Sportsman carburetor that is used.
DECISIONS, DECISIONS
            The rain also made a few drivers make a hard decision on what their plans were going to be for Sunday. Mitch Gibbs impressively won a heat race in the Gary Mann owned 358 Modified on Saturday night. Come Sunday Mitch was missing due to the fact that he was racing at the Utica – Rome Speedway as it was their opening night and Mitch is considered one of the favorites to win the $8,000 track championship.
            Brian Weaver has slated Sunday racing at the Cayuga County Fair Speedway in his own car that carries sponsorship help from Ron Diffenbach. Brian made the decision to forgo the Sunday trip and stick close to home to run the Randy Decker Motorsports car.
            Greg Doust who is heavily involved in youth hockey programs that his children play in. On Sunday it was a tough day as the season ending party was taking place which saw Greg leave early to come and race.
            Mike Colsten had a prior commitment already set for Sunday and he was forced to miss the show.
FINISH; Brian Weaver, Joey Grammes, Glenn Knapp, Jr., James Cornell, Chris Ostrowsky, Brent Wilcox, Michael Schane, JR Hurlburt, Joel Batzel, JR Crouse, Joey Colsten, Brad Rapp, Grant Hilfinger, Dale Welty, Carl Nagel, Mark Frankhouser, Frank Yankowski, Kenny Titus, Kenny Peoples, Jr., Ron White, Bryan Terwilliger, Ray Bliss, Jr., Dennis Dietrich, Greg Doust, Dylan Dewert, Barry White.
Provisionals; Frankhouser, Peoples.
DNS; Mitch Gibbs, Mike Colsten.
DNQ’S; Josh Pursell, Chris Grbac, Chris Clark, Ron Mawson, Jr., Jim Mahaney, Darrin Schuler, Josh Holden, Chris Weaver, Jamie Sowle.
 
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SWARTHOUT RECYCLING REJOINS THE T3 ALL STAR SERIES FOR 358 MODIFIEDS PRESENTED BY TROYER RACE CARS AS A MAJOR POINT FUND CONTRIBUTOR.
 
(Woodhull, NY) Swarthout Recycling of Beaver Dams, NY will re-join the T3 All Star Series for 358 Modifieds presented by Troyer Race Cars in 2008 as a point fund contributor. Known as one of the largest metal recycling companies in the region, Swarthout Recycling will once again pump much needed cash into the point fund which T3 officials hope will draw more traveling teams to the fourth year tour. The series has been very fortunate to have numerous product contingency sponsors help out by offering goods and services either on a race to race deal or at the end of the season according to the final point tally, but in the case of Swarthout Recycling 100% of the cash donation goes directly into the season ending point fund which is shared by the top point getters. According to Brian Swarthout of Swarthout Recycling, “I am a racer myself and I know first hand how much the racers need the additional money help cover expenses.” It should be noted that Brian Swarthout is a two time Black Rock Speedway 358 Modified Track Champion and will make a run for his third title in 2008. “I like to hit a few of the T3 events during the season when my schedule permits, noted Swarthout. But, because of our family owned business, the amount of time that the team and I put into preparation for weekly competition at Black Rock, I probably won’t attend to many T3 All Star Series events this year.”
 Tentative plans call for Swarthout to take on the high banks of the Woodhull Raceway on a limited basis in 2008 and he did finish in the final top ten point standings in the inaugural 2005 T3 All Star Series.
 Like last season all of the qualifying heat races at the 2008 T3 events will be referred to as the Swarthout Recycling Qualifying Heat Events.
 It was not disclosed how much money Swarthout’s will pump into the T3 All Star Series season ending point fund, but according to T3 officials it is “Substantial and we can’t thank Brian and his family enough for helping boost our 2008 point fund.” For any additional information on the T3 All Star Series for 358 Modifieds simply go to the web at www.t3allstarseries.com. 
T3 ALL STAR SERIES FOR 358 MODIFIEDS PREENTED BY TROYER RACE CARS ENDORSES ROC DART DIRT EVENT AT SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY.
$100 will go to the highest finishing T3 All Star Series regular competitor in the feature event that meets the necessary criteria.
 
(Woodhull, NY) In a recent announcement it was revealed that the management of the T3 All Star Series for 358 Modifieds is endorsing the upcoming Race of Champions Dart Dirt Series event at the Selinsgrove Speedway on March 15. “This might be a once in a life time opportunity for Modified drivers to compete at a track the magnitude of Selinsgrove, stated T3 All Star Series for 358 Modifieds presented by Troyer Race Cars promoter, Kenny Shupp. Between Woodhull Raceway promoter, Vern Wasson and myself we tried very hard to secure a T3 event there last year, but for whatever reason things just never panned out. I’m really glad that Andrew Harpell was able to book a date and I am encouraging any of the teams that compete in the T3 All Star Series to go to Selinsgrove and be a part of this historic event.”
 
The event already has gained a tremendous amount of momentum with numerous high powered sponsors, many of which currently sponsor the T3 All Star Series jumping on board to support what has the potential of becoming the biggest event of the year. 
 
Selinsgrove, most noted for 360 and 410 Sprint Car along with Late Model action has long been one of the most popular venues in the Keystone State and with the inaugural appearance of the Race of Champions Big Block/Small Block event it has to be a must see for every fan in the northeast.
 
In two of the past three years of T3 All Star Series action, the Andrew Harpell owned 5 Mile Point Speedway has hosted the season ending point finale for the Small Block Modified touring group with some of the most exciting T3 feature events being staged at the Kirkwood, NY facility with car counts pushing 50 at each event.
 
“Andrew has been good to us over the years when we’ve competed at 5 Mile, stated Shupp. I know he has had some real issues at “The Point” over the past year some of which without a doubt caused the cancellation of last year’s lone T3 event in October. However, the way he has been able to pull everything together for this event at Selinsgrove is nothing short of phenomenal and I would just like to see as many of our T3 All Star Series teams as possible support this huge event.”
 
To take things one stop further the T3 All Star Series for 358 Modifieds presented by Troyer Race Cars will provide a crisp $100 to the highest finishing T3 All Star Series regular competitor in the Selinsgrove RoC feature event. To meet the requirements that driver must have competed in no less than six of the 2007 T3 All Star Series sanctioned events. 
 
For any additional information on the March 15 Selinsgrove event simply go to the official site of the T3 All Star Series for 358 Modifieds presented by Troyer Race Cars at www.t3allstarseries.com. The 5 Mile Point Speedway/RoC site is linked directly to the T3 site.
 
 
BOB HILBERT SPORTSWEAR TO SPONSOR THE BEST LOOKING MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD FOR THE T3 ALL STAR SERIES FOR 358 MODIFIEDS PRESENTED BY TROYER RACE CARS..
 
(Woodhull, NY) The T3 All Star Series for 358 Modifieds just took another major leap forward with the re-signing of Bob Hilbert Sportswear to the 2008 contingency program. A company synonymous with top quality in all of their graphic design and custom made apparel, Bob Hilbert Sportswear has been the leader in race team apparel for decades and their presence as a backer of the fourth year touring group will help boost the T3 All Star Series contingency program. “I met Bob and several of his staff members at last years VP Racing Fuels, Area Auto Racing News Expo in Atlantic City, stated T3 promoter, Kenny Shupp Jr. I placed an order for custom made T3 All Star Series t-shirts and sweatshirts and their creativeness and prompt service really impressed me. After receiving the finished products I was immediately sold on the fact that we needed to have these people on board with the series and now they will return in 2008.”
 Plans call for Bob Hilbert Sportswear to sponsor the Best Looking Move of the Race Award at each tour stop during the 08 season with the theme being, “The driver making the best looking move will also look good in his custom made team wear compliments of Bob Hilbert Sportswear.” Also, an end of the season Grand Prize Drawing will be offered to all of the drivers who have received Best Looking Move of the Race Awards during the regular season.  The names of the competitors will be placed into a random draw and the lucky recipient will walk away with another prize compliments of Hilbert Sportswear.
Deep discount packages will be well received by the winners along with special promotional packets including Bob Hilbert hats and t-shirts. 
As in all contingencies offered by the T3 All Star Series for 358 Modifieds presented by Troyer Race Cars winner eligibility is based on the fact that the recipient must be registered and in good standing with the series.
Bob Hilbert Sportswear in located at 695 Englesville Road, Boyertown, Pa. 19512 and can be reached at (610) 367-6186. Also, more information can be attained thru the Hilbert web site at www.bobhilbert.com. or thru the series web site at www.t3allstarseries.com. 

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DEWERT SPEED OF CORNING, NY TO PROVIDE PRODUCT DISCOUNTS FOR MANY OF THE T3 ALL STAR SERIES TEAMS IN 2008.
 
(Woodhull, NY) Many drivers would consider a top ten in the final point standings of the 2007 T3 All Star Series a pretty good accomplishment considering the top quality competitors that follow the series. For Dylan Dewert of Corning, NY it was a bitter sweet season at best considering he lost the inaugural T3 Championship in 2005 to Billy VanPelt by just a few scant points. “We finished ninth in the 2006 T3 All Star Series Championship, stated Dewert but we had all sorts of bad luck starting with the first race of the season where we lost a motor. It was nearly half way through the year that we finally started hitting our stride and then we were just too far back to make any noise.” 
In 2007 Dewert swapped the top point spot with Ray Bliss Jr. numerous times before a late season rally by Billy VanPelt found him once again being crowned T3 Champion. “Mercer in September of 2007 was the turning point as we had a second place in sight when a lapped car changed all that for us with two laps to go, stated Dewert. At that point we lost our momentum and couldn’t re-catch Billy.” Ultimately Double D finished a close third in the 2008 final point tally to Bliss.
 
 However, like Ray Bliss Jr., Dylan Dewert and all of the rest of the T3 All Star regulars they will all be gunning for VanPelt when the 2008 season begins.
Through his privately owned company, Dewert Speed of Corning, Dylan Dewert will once again be a product sponsor of the fourth year tour group by offering discount certificates to several drivers during the 2008 T3 All Star Series for 358 Modifieds. Details of the sponsorship package will be released at a later date, however it is expected that a different driver will receive the redeemable product certificate at each tour stop to help distribute the wealth to as many different racers as possible. “Each year we have done something different for the drivers to try and help out as many of them as possible and this season we are looking at a totally different approach to meet the needs of even more of the teams,” stated Dewert who did pick up a T3 feature win at the Woodhull Raceway in 2007 making it a pair of T3 All Star Series feature wins since the series began in 2005.
 
Dewert Speed is an authorized Genesis Racing Shocks and Bicknell Racing Products Dealer along with a full supply of bolt on and safety components from some of the nations leading parts manufacturers. Dewert Speed is also a dealer of VP Racing Fuels and the highly successful American Racer Tires. Dewert Speed is located on Gorton Road in Corning and can be reached evenings and weekends at (607) 937-3659.
MAROLLO RACING ENGINES, INC STEPS UP TO THE PLATE AS THE NEWEST T3 ALL STAR SERIES MAJOR SPONSOR.
 
(Woodhull, NY.)  Add the names of Mickey and Mike Marollo of Marollo Racing Engines Inc. to the list of major players in the upcoming 2008 T3 All Star Series for 358 Modifieds presented by Troyer Race Cars racing season. 
The Marollo’s recently met with representatives of the T3 All Star Series to hammer out a deal which will make Marollo Racing Engines one of the top sponsors for the upcoming season of events.
“We firmly believe in what the T3 All Star Series stands for stated Mike Marollo of Marollo Racing Engines.  The way the rules are structured allows for wide open playing field with very few restrictions. The T3 All Star Series for 358 Modifieds presented by Troyer Race Cars is a stand alone series which pays respect to those in our racing history that have given so much to make racing as successful as it has become.  Innovation, sacrifice, determination and most of all hard work and never giving up in meeting their goals.  The T3 engine and race package still allows a true racer to be a true racer.  Racing has become main stream because of the racer NOT rules and the T3 All Star Series promotes racers. The potential in this series is limitless.”
The package that Marollo Racing Engines is offering is very complex and offers a vast array including a brand new CNC Race Prep Bowtie Race Block valued at some $4,000.  Other incentives include labor on a rebuild of a racers current engine as well a dyno evaluation on an engine.  All total the package is worth nearly $5,500 and will be divided up in three different ways at the completion of the 2008 T3 All Star Series campaign.
The management team of the T3 All Star Series for 358 Modifieds presented by Troyer Race Cars feels that the overall package that Marollo Racing Engines is offering the fourth year tour group will catch the attention of numerous race teams making them a key link in the success of the 2008 campaign.
Marollo Racing Engines is located at 6 Kent Road in Pine City, NY can be contacted Monday thru Friday from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm and on Saturday from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm at (607) 734-2148.

As part of the agreement Marollo Racing Engines will be linked directly to the T3 All Star Series for 358 Modifieds web site and will include an array of color photos of their facility and products