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BRAD KUHN AND RW MOTORSPORTS HEADLINE BADGER AWARDS BANQUET!
November 2, 2011 - Driver champion Brad Kuhn and car owner RW Motorsports headlined the list of honorees at the annual Badger Midget Auto Racing Association awards banquet Saturday Night at the Kalahari Convention Center & Water Park. Kuhn's season was highlighted by four feature victories, and nine straight top-three feature finishes driving a Beast Chassis powered by a Fontana, and sponsored by Rotondo Weirich. The championship for Kuhn marks his third Badger Championship title.
For more information, click here - http://www.racefan.com/sResults.asp?SanctionID=196&StoryID=317881.
BRAD KUHN TAKES ARNIE KNEPPER MEMORIAL
August 11, 2011 - Congratulations to Brad Kuhn on his POWRi Midget win in the 20th annual Arnie Knepper Memorial at Belle-Clair Speedway! This was Brad's fifth victory in the past seven POWRi Midget features and his 19th career POWRi Midget win. The victory was Brad's third in the Knepper Memorial, which he dedicated to engine builder Earl Gaerte, who passed away on Monday.
For more information, click here - http://tjslideways.com/2011/08/11/brad-kuhn-takes-powri-midgets-at-belle-clair-speedway/
August 10, 2011 - Follow the link below to hear Shane Hmiel discuss RW56, Inc announcement on 'Dialed In' with Claire B Lang on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio!!
http://www.3widelife.com/shane/204-shane-hmiel-discusses-rw56-on-xm
August 7, 2011 - Brad Kuhn takes 2nd place in Night #1 and 4th place in Night #2 at The 34th Annual RevHoney Belleville Midget Nationals at Belleville High Banks!
August 1, 2011 - Shane Hmiel, 3 Wide Life and RW Motorsports Announce new race team RW56, Inc and the “Search for the Next Great American Race Car Driver.”
For more information, please visit - http://www.3widelife.com/shane/198-search-for-the-next-great-american-race-car-driver.
BRAD KUHN TAKES CORNHUSKER MIDGET CHALLENGE
August 1, 2011 - Congratulations to Brad Kuhn on winning both features of the seventh annual Cornhusker Midget Challenge at Junction Motor Speedway!! Brad has won four of the past six POWRi features, the most in the series this season!
BRAD KUHN TAKES BADGER POINT LEAD
July 17, 2011 - Congratulations to Brad Kuhn on his second place finish Sunday night at the "75th Anniversary Night" at Angell Park Speedway, placing him in the Badger Midget Series point lead!! An additional congratulations to RW Motorsports USAC driver Jerry Coons Jr. on his first place finish in the feature!!
For more information on the race, please visit - http://www.midgetmadness.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=21664.
BRAD KUHN GETS SECOND "SALUTE TO HARRY TURNER" VICTORY
July 16, 2011 - Congratulations to Brad Kuhn on his victory at the 5th annual "Salute to Harry Turner" 30-lap feature Saturday Night at Wilmot Raceway! The event was co-sanctioned by the Badger and POWRi Midget Series. This win gives Brad his third straight in Badger and second in POWRi. This is also Brad's second "Salute to Harry Turner" event victory, previously winning in 2006!
OWNER STEVEN WEIRICH WAS FEATURED IN THE LEBANON DAILY NEWS
BRAD KUHN GETS ANOTHER VICTORY
July 5, 2011 - Congratulations to Brad Kuhn and the entire RW Motorsports team on a POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series victory Saturday night at Belle-Clair Speedway!
BRAD KUHN SETS ANGELL PARK SPEEDWAY RECORD
June 28, 2011 - Congratulations to Brad Kuhn on his thrilling victory and new track record Sunday night at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, WI!!
Brad won the 30-lap Badger Midget Series race in just 8 minutes, 4 seconds. His time beat a 40-year-old track record set by Larry Rice on August 30, 1970, by over one minute.
For more information, visit Angell Park Speedway’s Web Site – www.angellpark.com.
ANOTHER HOOSIER 100 WIN!
Congratulations goes out to RW Motorsports driver, Jerry Coons Jr., who raced to first place in the Hoosier 100, Friday, May 27th at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. This is the second win in a row for RW Motorsports. Last year, Shane Hmiel won the Hoosier 100, and this year he served as Grand Marshal for the event. Earlier in the day, RW Motorsports started out on a positive note with Brad Kuhn qualifying 2nd, and Jerry qualifying 9th.
Click here to read what RacingNation.com had to say.
RW MOTORSPORTS ASSEMBLES “EASTERN STORM” POINT FUND
by Dick Jordan at USAC Racing
Point fund prizes posted by numerous companies have been coordinated by RW Motorsports of Lederach, Pa. for the upcoming USAC “Eastern Storm” AMSOIL National Sprint Car races in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Participants will receive trophies, plaques and cash bonuses from RW at the five events which start Monday night at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. The series continues Tuesday at Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pa., Wednesday at Lincoln Speedway in New Oxford, Pa., Thursday at New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway and Saturday at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway.
The cash prize amounts are as follows: 1st-$1,500; 2nd-$750; 3rd-$500; 4th-$400; 5th-$350; 6th-$300; 7th-$275; 8th-$250; 9th-$225; 10th-:200. Each car must display an RW decal on each side to be eligible for these bonuses.
RW Motorsports has been a long supporter of USAC and its National racing series. Among their many USAC accomplishments are the 2008 Silver Crown Car Owner and 2009 National Midget Car Owner championships.
Companies participating in these point fund bonuses include Detweiler, Hershey & Associates, P.C; Engle-Hambright & Davies, Inc.; Ortiz Engineered Products; Sherwin Williams; Fastenal; Schaedler Yesco and Newcrete Products.
“We sincerely thank and appreciate RW Motorsports and all of their affiliated sponsors for their involvement and look forward to a very exciting and competitive Eastern Storm tour,” says USAC National Racing Series Coordinator Dave Brzozowski.
View the 2011 RW Motorsports #17B Midget Build Video
2011 #17b Midget Car Concept
2011 #17b Ready for the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals
USAC APPROVES FONTANA SEALED ENGINE FOR COMPETITION
February 7, 2011 – The United States Auto Club (USAC) has approved use of Fontana Automotive’s Sealed Engine, also known as the Rhino Engine, for its National Midget racing division. This approval signifies growth potential for Fontana’s economically priced sealed engine and introduces new racing opportunities for potential engine owners.
Design engineers Joe Fontana and Rick Paradis whose mission was to better the racing community, developed the cost-saving Fontana Sealed Engine almost a decade ago. Other associations approving use of the Fontana Sealed Engine include POWRi, BMARA, BCRA, AMRA, and RMMRA. Fontana Automotive is thrilled to add the National, Western, and Regional Midget Series of USAC to this list.
Brad Kuhn, Fontana Operations Manager, says about the engine, “The Fontana Sealed Engine is a user-friendly, economically priced product. A new sealed engine costs $19,900. The estimated cost of a brand new open competition engine is $32,500. Our engine is over 35% less introductory cost and is also extremely reliable. This engine typically lasts 35-40 nights between rebuilds as opposed to the open competition engine which requires rebuild after only 10-15 nights of racing.” The complete engine package includes exhaust, ignition system, complete intake and fueling system.
Another benefit of purchasing the Sealed Engine from Fontana is the 24/7 technical support. Not only is Fontana Automotive open five days a week, but Brad Kuhn, the company’s Operations Manager, and Rick Paradis can conveniently be reached on race weekends. Additionally, Fontana Automotive is on-site at most USAC, POWRi and Badger races with spare parts available.
Product specifications are listed below.
Fontana Sealed Engine Specifications:
Injector Stack Length: 6.375
Injector Nozzle Size: 20A Hilborn (4)
Oil Pump: 3 Stage
R.P. M. Rev Limit 7800
Ignition: MSD Crank Trigger
Injector: Fontana, 2 7/16” Throttle Bore
Spark Plug: Champion C53CX
Fuel Pump: Hilborn “0”
If you would like more information about the about the Fontana Sealed “Rhino” Engine, please contact Brad Kuhn at Fontana Automotive at (215) 594-7213 or
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BRAD KUHN AND JERRY COONS, JR. DISCUSS THE 2011 RACE SEASON
Saturday, January 15th marked the 25th Anniversary Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at the QuikTrip Center’s Tulsa Expo Raceway. This indoor racing event began on Tuesday, January 11th and concluded on Saturday, January 15th with a 50 lap final championship race.
Brad Kuhn, in the 17b race car, took the lead in the second B main, finishing 6th overall while Jerry Coons Jr. took 11th place. Impressive finishes for a racing event that featured 256 competitors!
When asked how he would improve himself, Jerry Coons Jr. plans to head back to New Zealand for more races. He was there until the Friday before the Chili Bowl. He hopes that staying behind the wheel will keep him sharp. Brad Kuhn will be in the shop with the 17b car, completely taking it apart and rebuilding while looking extensively at the chassis, engine and shock programs for continuous improvement before the start of the 2011 race season.
What asked his thoughts on the upcoming season, Jerry Coons Jr. stated, “I’m looking forward to the 2011 race season. We ended last year well. There were a few races that got away from us, but we ended on a very positive note. Good things are going to happen this upcoming race season!”
Brad Kuhn expresses the same excitement for the upcoming 2011 race season - “I am looking forward to the 2011 season with RW Motorsports in both the National Midget Series and the Silver Crown Series. We have set the bar high for ourselves in midget competition over the past two years, and we are looking to add to those accomplishments this year. The Silver Crown team is always a threat and has garnered both wins and Championships in the past three years. I am looking forward to being a part of that very successful team and adding my name to the list of winning and Championship driver for RW Motorsports.”
For more news coverage, visit the Official Chili Bowl Web Site - http://www.chilibowl.com/.
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