MAUMEE, OH (2-21-10) by Bryan Autullo - FAST Public Relations

With the 2nd Annual Racer's Chili Challenge in the books for 2010, heartburn is most likely the thing everyone took home as a souvenir.  Fittingly, the event was held in an old firehouse but there were no hoses to put out the flames caused by this years chili entries.  With a large turnout again this year, fans and teams sampled 17 chili creations in three divisions (Sprints, Trucks/Late Models, and Fans/Media) throughout the afternoon.  Celebrity judges Rick "The Ohio Traveler" Ferkel, Clay Kirchenbauer (The Undeserving), and Norm Van Ness (NBC 24 Meteorologist) felt the burn as they judged each chili on aroma, taste, and overall presentation.  Fremont Speedway had one of the more memorable creations with promoter Rich Farmer serving up his brand of Rough-N-Smooth Chili which had a "racing surface" of refried beans, an infield of chives, and marshmallow soft walls.  We weren't in Tulsa, but two miniature die-cast sprint cars were "hot lapping" at this chili bowl.  It was also easily the hottest chili in the bunch.  Rick Ferkel stated "I should have tasted this one last.  I don't think I can taste anything else after this," as sweat beaded on his forehead and his eyes teared up. 

Divisional winners were decided by a scoring system used by the celebrity judges and the competition was close.  In the Sprint Car division, Hammer Motorsports edged out Colvin Racing by just 4 points.  Gibsonburg's Finest took third place while 3J Motorsports rounded out the division.  All were within just a few points of each other when the final votes were counted.  The Late Model & Dirt Truck division saw Hennig Racing run away with the lead and take the win over Roelle-Wank Racing and Schwochow Racing.  The Fans & Media division consisted of 10 teams and the scores were all within 11 points of the winning chili of Jake The Snake who beat out Tailgators by just one point.  A three-way tie for third by 4thTurnFreaks, Fremont Speedway, and The Best Damn Chili Team Period saw just a 3 point margin behind the winner.  Rounding out the division was Racing World, Scoop & Becky, 5i Fan Team, Team Shiets, and The King's Den.  The FAST Series and Hoserville Ohio want to thank all of this years challengers for participating.  Each divisional winner received prize packages from Fremont Speedway, Attica Raceway Park, FAST, and Hoserville along with a chili pot trophy.  The coveted "People's Choice" award went to Hammer Motorsports with Lisa Hammer proudly hoisting her trophy next to her cardboard cutout of Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Congrats to all of this year's winners!

MAUMEE, OH (2-14-10) by Chris Kettman - FAST Public Relations

The F.A.S.T. Championship Series is pleased to announce that for the 2010 racing season we will be adding a 10 race Championship Series for the 305 sprint division at Attica Raceway Park and Fremont Speedway. "The whole F.A.S.T. idea continues to grow and allows us to do more for local racers with our resources," said series co-founder Bryan Autullo. Using the model of the successful 410 series, the 305 schedule will consist of four weekends of back to back nights of racing plus the two track championship nights. A season point fund of nearly $15,000 in cash and prizes is also being secured.

The 305 division at the two Northern OH speed plants often puts on some of the most exciting racing in the state. "They almost always bring 30-plus cars to Attica and Fremont and continually put on some of the most competitive features each week. We hope to only add to the excitement that surrounds the 305 division," adds co-founder Scott Porter.

For the 2010 season F.A.S.T. has secured Kear's Speed Shop as the main contributing sponsor for the 305 Championship Series. In addition to the cash contribution to the season's end point fund, each week the Top 3 drivers from the A-main will be entered into a random draw for a $100 "Kear's F.A.S.T. Cash Bonus". Located in Tiffin, Ohio Kear's Speed Shop has been a provider of motorsports equipment to several local teams, as well as race teams throughout the country since 1969. "We really wanted to do something to give back to these guys who have supported our business over the years," said Shirley Kear. "The F.A.S.T. Series has done a great job of taking care of the local racers and we wanted to get more involved this season when we found out about the new 305 Championship Series. This will be a great way for us to help these teams with our $100 cash bonus at each of the 10 events and we will also be contributing to the point fund at the end of the season." The F.A.S.T. Series welcomes the enthusiasm for the 305 support division shown by the fans and sponsors. "Kear's Speed Shop has been a fixture in the racing community for as long as I can remember," said Autullo. "We want to thank them for helping us put something together for the 305 class."

MAUMEE, OH (2-14-10) by Bryan Autullo - FAST Public Relations

The Kistler Racing Products Fremont/Attica Sprint Title is happy to announce that Engine Pro in conjunction with JE/SRP Pistons has signed on as a Presenting Sponsor for the 2010 F.A.S.T. Championship Season. With the announcement recently of Design Graphics Group, Inc. (DGGI) coming on board as the other Presenting Sponsor and with Kistler Racing Products returning as the series title sponsor, things are looking bright for the upcoming racing season. Engine Pro will team up with JE/SRP in the Presenting spot as both companies see the value of associating their brand with the F.A.S.T. Series to market their products to a target group of race teams. "JE/SRP is a great vendor of ours and we try to include them in our marketing campaigns," said Scott Overlund of Engine Pro. "We know what works to get our name out at the grass roots level of racing and the FAST Series will be a great opportunity for both of our companies to get involved with the teams who are using our products."

Engine Pro is a national network of affiliated engine parts warehouse distributors specializing in the supply of internal engine parts, engine kits, and related components to qualified machine shop, engine rebuilder and jobber customers. JE Pistons is the leader in high performance forged pistons. JE has a history of manufacturing the highest quality pistons and components that professional engine builders, race teams, and high performance enthusiasts trust and rely on. "We couldn't be happier to welcome two companies of this caliber to our program," said Bryan Autullo of the FAST Series. "This shows what kind of impact we have had with the FAST Series concept and we intend to keep up that level of intensity going into 2010 and beyond. We made it our job to make sure our sponsors and advertisers were taken care of in 2009 and we will continue to do so as we promote the Engine Pro and JE/SRP brands through our series events in 2010."

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MAUMEE, OH (2-13-10) by Scott Porter - FAST Public Relations

After the first significant snowfall of the winter across Northern Ohio, many in the area are looking to dig themselves out to get their racing fix by attending the 2nd Annual Racer's Chili Challenge presented by the Fremont/Attica Sprint Title and Hoserville Ohio. The event takes place on Saturday, February 20th at the Ballville Township Community Hall (1413 W. Cole Rd.) in Fremont, Ohio.

We encourage the local racing community to come out and support this event with proceeds going towards the 2010 F.A.S.T. point fund and to help out the injured drivers benevolent fund from the Hoserville Ohio organization. "Its a great way to do a little bench racing during the long off-season," stated F.A.S.T. co-founder Bryan Autullo. "We'll have videos playing of the 2009 season highlights, driver interviews, show cars, and copies of F.A.S.T., Fremont Speedway & Attica Raceway Park 2010 schedules. You can also pick up one of the new F.A.S.T. hoodies while you are there."

Three award-winning teams from the inaugural chili cook-off have signed up to contend in this year’s event. Currently leading the divisions in entries is the fans & media division with seven teams entered including The Racing World, Team Shiets, The King’s Den, 4thturnfreaks, Fremont Speedway, Scoop & Becky and Jake The Snake. 3J Motorsports, Hammer Motorsports & Colvin Racing make up the 410/305 sprint car division and are all returning competitiors. The late model & dirt truck division consists of two returning teams in Chuck Roelle Racing & Schwochow Racing, while Hennig Racing will be stirring their first pot of chili in competition. If you think you can make a better chili than these teams can, time is running out to submit your entry form.

MAUMEE, OH (2-7-10) by Bryan Autullo - FAST Public Relations

With the racing season about to kick off soon in Northern OH, the Kistler Racing Products Fremont/Attica Sprint Title (F.A.S.T.) Series has been hard at work making changes, adjustments, and improvements to the rules for 2010.  With the first year in the books, there were a few gray areas that needed to be addressed and some minor changes were needed to improve on the success of the inaugural season.  "There were a few issues we had to overcome in 2009 with the way our driver and owner points were set up and we've decided to change things up this year," said series co-founder Scott Porter.  "We try to be fair and unbiased in our decisions and we have spent a lot of time during the off-season discussing how to eliminate the problems we had our first season."  The result is the elimination of owner points.  Only driver points will be kept in 2010 for the 22 F.A.S.T. Series events.

"We sat down and went through several possible scenarios and situations and based our decision on what we felt is the best for F.A.S.T.," said series co-founder Chris Kettman.  "There may be a few teams who won't agree with our decisions on the changes we've made for this season, but in the long run we feel it is our responsibility to make things fair across the board and protect the integrity of our series."  For the most part, things will remain the same as they were in 2009, but minor adjustments to rules, points, and procedures will help to improve the series as a whole.  One other notable change is the increase of "show up points" from 25 to 50 points and the elimination of "non-transfer" points in the heat races.  "I don't think we've made any drastic changes.  Our goal is to improve on something that was already pretty darn good," added Porter.