C & H RACING

 Welcome to our site. We have made some changes to our racing team for the upcoming 2009 racing season. Our first change, is that our racing team's name is now - C & H Racing - Our 2nd big chane is, the addition of two more drivers to our team. The first being Gavin. Gavin is 7 years old and will be running in the Rookie Champ class. The other addition is Kris. Kris is Kyson's, Dad. During the off season we obtained an Ultramax kart chassis and a clone blue engine. Kris will compete in the Econo class at Wellington & Winfield this season. 2008 was a learning season for our racing team. Our main goal for our driver's were to improve on our speed and our driving skills and for myself and Tj, to learn more in how to set-up the boy's karts and to have them more prepared on race day. We feel that we all greatly improved and are ready to take another step forward. This 2009 season a new Point Series has been offered to us racers. An eight race series has been formed between the two tracks at Wellington & Winfield. (4 races at each track) Our goal is for Eyan and Kris to claim the Championships in their respective classes. (Eyan - Jr Champ & Kris - Econo) It will take a lot of hard work and dedication, not from just our driver's, but from our whole team and family. We know we can do it, if we set our minds to it and beleave in ourselves.  We hope you come back from time to time and see how our season is progressing.

 Sunday - June 14th - 2009

RACE DAY - Saturday, June 13th

 Race was at Winfield and was the 3rd race of the Southern Kansas Point Series. Competiting this time around was Gavin, in the Rookie Champ Class and Kris in the Adult Econo Class.  Gavin showed much improvement as he Finished 3rd in his Feature race. Not only did he finish 3rd he also lapped 4th and 5th karts.

 As for Kris, he won his first Heat and finished 2nd in his second Heat Race. After making some ajustments to his kart, Kris started 2nd out of 5 in his Feature. He took the lead on lap 2 and from there laed all the way to the checkard flag.

 As for the Point Standings, driver's count their best 7 of 8 Race events. this means every one hasto throw-out one race or in some cases like Kris and Eyan, only race at 7 race events. In counting "total points", Kris is in 3rd Place. In counting throw-out points, Kris is 1st Place. For Eyan, in total points, he currently stands in 5th place. But in throw-out points, Eyan stands in 2nd place. He is 45 points behind 1st and 4 points a head of 3rd place.

 There is a Club race next Saturday at Wellington, but i think our team is going to take some time off and wait untill the next point Race, which will be held at Wellington, on Saturday, July 11th.    

RACE DAY - Saturday, June 6th

 Last evening's race was at Winfield and was the 2nd Points Race for the Southern Kansas Point Series. It was Hot (95*) and very windy (15 to 25 mph). Over 60 karts were on hand for the race. Eyan had 5 entries in his class and Kris had 4 in his. It was a tough day for Eyan, Tj, and Grandpa. When we unloaded we set the kart up just like it we had it when we ran two weeks earlier. Eyan went out and ran his first set of hot laps and turn laps just a little bit quicker than he had the last time we had run. We ran basically the same set up for the 2nd set of hot laps, but began to run a little slower lap times. The only difference was that our tachometer was showing a higher rpm than than before. To fix that problem we took 1 tooth off of the rear gear.  We also took a little air pressue out of the kart tires. From there on we struggled the rest of the night trying to get the kart right. Eyan finished 2nd and 3rd in his Heat Races and 3rd in his Feature race. If any thing Eyan, with his third place he still leads the Points Chase 40 points.  Between now and Eyan's next race Dad and Grandpa will be working to lossen Eyan's Champ Kart up.

 As for Kris, Saturday was "his day", as he swept his class. He dominated both Heat races, but come Feature time he had to drive his tail off to take the win. Starting first, Kris fell back to 3rd at the beginning of the race. He caught and passed for 2nd around lap 4, but by that time he was 8 to 10 kart lengths behind the leader. Lap after lap he slowly closed the distance between himself and the leader of the race. With 5 laps to go, it looked as if he was going to have to settle for a runner-up position. But with 3 to go the lead kart swung high coming out of turn 4 and that let Kris pull up within a kart. Then one lap to go the lead kart did the same again and got loose coming out of turn 4. Kris made a move to the inside and pulled up along side and then took the lead and went on to claim the win. Kris and the whole family was excited. This was the first time Kris had actually raced a kart in almost 10 years and to win on the last lap made it that much special.

 Our next race will be this upcoming Saturday, June the 13th, at Winfield. It will round 3 of the Southern Kansas Point Series. Eyan will not be competing as he has to be out of town. Kris and Gavin will however be racing.  As always, I will post how our young racer's do.

 Thank you for checking in on us. Have a Great Day !  

RACE DAY - Saturday, May 23rd

 Yesterday's race was held at Winfield. It was just a regular money payback type race. Eyan was the only driver from the C & H Racing team running. Actually, Eyan was the only Jr Champ driver who made to to the race this time around. But, Dad and Grandpa had already decided that our main purpose at this race was to change items and do some trail and error with the kart to get the kart set-up and running as fast as we could get, so we would be ready for the next two point races, which will be held here in Winfield. (Saturday, June 6th and 13th) We began the day with the same set-up that we used at Wellington the week before when Eyan won the Feature event. From the first of two practice sessions to the first heat, we lowed our lap times 3 tenth's of a second. After dialing it in more and working with Eyan in where to lift in the corner and where not, we dropped his lap time down another 4 tenth's of a second.  Overall we by working and racing the clock, we dropped his lap times down around 3/4 of a second. In a 15 lap race, that would be around 11 1/4 seconds. A lap is turned in around 16 seconds.

 All in all we we were very happy with our performance. Eyan went faster that he has ever at the Winfield track and offically he picked up another Feature win for 2009. Next up is the 2nd and third leg of the Southern Kansas Karting Series. Both races will be held at our home track, the Winfield Fairgrounds Speedway. ( Saturday, June 6th & 13th.

T J is busy working on a hopefull sponsorship deal. Wheather you are racing cars, motercycles, boats, or karts racing is expensive. If you have a bussiness and would be interested in becoming part of our team by being a sponsor, please contact us: Bob Curtis - 620-222-4046 or T J at 620-660-2640 

RACE DAY - Saturday, May 16th:

After many weeks of race cancellations because of rain, our team finally took to the track for a evening of racing. The race was at Wellington's Wordan Park Raceway. This race was also the 1st Points Race for the new Southern Kansas Point Series. All three of our driver's ( Gavin, Eyan, and Kris )were on hand to compete. The day, however started out kind of sour for Kris, as his engine exploded and broke in Hot Laps. Sadley Kris was through for the day before hardley began. Next up was Gavin. Gavin races in the Rookie Champ Kart class. There were 4 entries in his class. Gavin finished 3rd in one heat and 4th in the other and finished 4th in his feature. Our final driver was Eyan. Eyan runs in the Jr Champ Kart Class. Eyan's day was like riding a roller coaster, as it went from bad to good to bad to good. Eyan did not get to run the first set of Hot Laps because his fuel valve was not completly open. There were 4 entries in Eyan's class. In his first Heat Race he started 4th. Moved into  3rd after first lap. Took over 2nd at lap 5. After a yellow flag condition on the track, the race went back to green and Eyan closed up on the back of the race leaded. As the two karts came down the front straight to recieve the White flag to signal one more lap to go, Eyan made a move to the inside to take the lead and then pull away to take the win. Just as the karts began to take to the track for their 2nd Heat Race, we realilized the pin connecting the throttle pedal had came out. Grandpa hurried to the trailer to get a bolt & nut to fix it, but ran out of time and Eyan did not get to run in his 2nd Heat race. When Feature time came, once again, Eyan found himself starting 4th. As the karts entered the track, the lead kart, #20 (Victoria White) pulled to the infield, having no power. That left Eyan and two other karts. After taking the green flag, Eyan made a move to the inside intering turn 1, passed both karts and into the lead. For the next 14 1/2 laps Eyan lead the race and won the Jr Champ Kart Feature. The win was very special. Not only was it Eyan's first race for 2009, but it was his 2nd Feature race in a row. (Eyan won his first ever Feature at the final race he ran last season). But most important, Eyan had won the first Point's Race and is in 1st Place in the Point Standings. Eyan and his pit crew knows however, that this was only the first race of 8 Point Races and there is a lot of work and serious racing to do.

 Our next scheduled race will be this upcoming Saturday, May the 23rd. We will be racing a the Fairgrounds Speedway here in Winfield. The race will be a regular money payback type race. Eyan, will be the only one competing. We will be using this race as a tune up towards the next two Point Races, as they are scheduled to run at the Winfield track on Saturday, June 6th and June 13th.

 Be sure to check back as we will post our results next week.