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August 20th, 2008

Many Thanks

For the remainder of the season I will be running a Birel for the Turn1 Prosports crew that is onsite at Beaverun. It was tough to stand my Merlin up in the Corner of the garage after I have had so much success with it this year. I would like to thank everybody at Merlin USA and Franklin Motorsports as they have been a huge help this season. I urge the Merlin crew to rest assure that the Merlin stands in the back corner of the garage just incase I need its magic. It is probably my most favorite go kart of all time and I am not planning to ever sell it. Plus it is pretty bad ass looking, note the pictures to the right!

So for the rest of this season I be running Birel brand equipment. I am very excited for this new challenge. Karting for me has for a long time been about my own ability to improve myself and to conquer the equipment I run. In addition, I have been working with the ProSports drivers for nearly four months now and I look forward to helping them develop the Birel equipment and achieve the results I know they all deserve.

The physical location of the Turn 1 ProSports shop is a big plus for my racing program. Not only is it the closest kart shop to my home but it also the only permanently track side kart shop at Beaverun. Furthermore, a big part of our new partnership is related to the friendship I feel I have already built with Dan Schlosser of Turn1 and the rest of the support crew. The potential for the team and I to test, share data, and build a strong working relationship is now greater than ever.

August 15th, 2008

New Wesbite

I hope all of my readers enjoy the new website. Graphically I feel it gets down and dirty with the basics. For me that means pictures, easy navigation, and a solid code base.

The best feature is that it is easier to update than previous sites. It also is a part of the OurZeal.com network which means that some of the news on here can be found by visiting OurZeal.com.

You might notice that this update was made before the site even launched. This is because I have been working on the site for over a month. Many changes are happening behind the scenes of my racing. The biggest being my participation in OZ (OurZeal) activities. As a result the way my racing is run is changing. More on that later.