Tidbits on the internet on Kyle from
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Hammmerdown USA website -
October 27, 2008
http://www.hammerdownusa.com
Positivity -
By Bobby Gerould -...The 2008 Trophy Cup was spectacular! Two of the three feature events
during the three nights of competition at Thunderbowl Raceway were among the best I've
EVER seen anywhere at any time. The Thunderbowl Raceway is a high-banked third mile that
when in perfect shape lends itself to 'bang off the wall' type action. There were two or
three grooves for drivers to dice it up - and dice it up they did! At one point Sunday -
the top seven were in deep traffic and running all in the same set of turns. It was
insanely hectic and exciting to watch with the subplots of who had moved forward enough to
claim the points championship, rivaling the attention that the race lead warranted. Brad
Sweet won the overall title driving Rod Tiner's #83. Among the
best moves of the weekend was Sweet's last lap pass in his heat race on Thursday night
that allowed him to make the feature event. It was an outside pass made of sheer will,
determination, and an understanding of the format that offered even further proof of
Sweet's driving skill set. Coupled with his huge Belleville Midget Nationals victory -
Brad Sweet has further established himself as a threat to win any BIG race. ...Randy
Hannagan won the Saturday night feature event and may well have won on Friday had
it not been for a barrel-valve problem. "The Hurricane" was better than anyone
at getting off the turns in the middle of the track. ...Tim Kaeding gets
a 'tough guy award' for racing Saturday's 50-lap feature with a very sore neck. He
couldn't turn his head when he spoke to him before the feature. He suffered the injury in
a flip during the first A-Main Scramble Saturday night. He drove all 50 laps and finished
fifth in the Roth Motorsports #83jr. ...Brent Kaeding told us that his
Saturday A-Main crash was the hardest lick he had taken since a crash at Manzanita
Speedway - which is a big half-mile. BK said his lower back, knee, and left shoulder/neck
area were all extremely sore. Nevertheless, BK was signing post-race autographs and
marveling at the exciting competition. ...It was cool to see Kevin Eckert
of Open Wheel Times at the Trophy Cup. Eckert is the most important modern-day sprint car
historian there is and you all should make his website a regular part of your healthy
diet. ...Mark Dobmeier made the trip to Central California to compete in
the Anderson #18 from Washington. The Grand Forks, ND pilot looked good - leading the
Saturday feature from lap two to lap 41 before being overtaken by Hannagan. Dobmeier faded
to sixth at the checkered flag. ...Kyle Larson
just keeps getting better. He finished fourth in the Saturday feature in the Vertullo
#83v. The 16 year-old told HammerDown! he would really like to run the entire Golden State
Challenge tour in 2009 but he needs a steady 410 ride with spare parts to be able to do
so. If one could buy stock in Larson it would be a great investment. We are notorious for
hyping young racers in this web space but I'm telling you with all my heart and all with
all my thousands of races watched - that Kyle Larson is the real deal. Someone needs to
offer him a development deal before the opportunity passes by. ...Tyler Walker
won both the Thursday and Friday night preliminary features. The Thursday win was
especially impressive as Walker had lost the brakes on the SC Motorsports #24. Tyler
skillfully used the throttle and the bank of the racetrack to turn his machine and keep it
ahead of a charging Craig Stidham. ...Cory Eliason is a
17 year-old from Visalia that impressed this weekend. He has less than a dozen sprint car
starts but he handled his #00 like a pro on the fast third-mile dirt oval. ...It was good
to see Steven Tiner compete. Tiner has certainly paid his dues as a
mechanic. He finished 17th out of 59 in the final 2008 Trophy Cup points. ...Shane
Golobic made a great move on Friday night to claim the final transfer spot from
the B-Main to the A-main. The 17 year-old from Fremont, CA finished ninth in the final
points ahead of 50 others. ...Ben Gregg made the two from Glendale, AZ.
He miraculously kept his car from flipping at the start of his Saturday Scramble when he
found himself completely sideways of the front-chute. ...Finally, I see a bright future
for Bradley Terrell - a young driver that races mainly at Petaluma
Speedway. ...Jason Johnson won the 2008 ASCS National Tour points
championship and the $50,000 that accompanies it. ...Donny Schatz won for
the 24th time this year at Heartland Park in Topeka, KS. Saturday night. ...Why do I call Brad
Sweet "The Yam"? Brad has orange hair just like a yam. A yam is a SWEET
potato. A yam grows in the dirt. I find too many similarities to come up with any other
nickname. Now you know. ...(More Positivity)
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