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DonMoore10 · 12/30/07, 1:38 PM

Who's Geoff Kaiser? I had that question posed to me several times in the last week. He happens to be a very talented race car driver.

With all respect to Pat Sullivan and his exceptional announcing abilities at Fort Wayne and other venues, I felt that Geoff got the short end of the stick. I continually heard over the PA system that Geoff was from LaGrange, Ohio. That happens to be where I live. Geoff Kaiser is from Fort Wayne, Indiana, a hometown boy from the rich traditional of indoor racing fame. His bio, including his hometown, was published on the Rumble Series internet thread a few weeks ago.

Secondly, Geoff Kaiser holds the world's record for the fastest lap ever recorded on a quarter mile track. :checkered: This was set at Anderson Speedway, Anderson, Indiana.

Geoff Kaiser, a former midget driver, has also had an outstanding career with the HOSS winged pavement series, having accomplished many, many wins :checkered: and fast times with that organization including recently at Baer field in Fort Wayne.

I've known Geoff for several years now and have followed his racing career very closely. He's one of those guys who has quietly done very well with few people noticing his accomplishments and there have been many. He's very intense and very articulate and knows how to "dial-in" a race car.

I had a short list of potential drivers for Fort Wayne and his name kept coming to the top. Geoff had no on track indoor experience but seemed to have great potential. I stepped out of the box from my usual routine and took a chance with him and he delivered big time. We had a plan and that plan worked as he made the feature event both nights with some smooth driving and skill. Not many did that. He just got better and better. Saturday night he took the lead in the feature early and pulled away from the field until being passed by Tony Stewart on lap 17. Great job Geoff. At that point the driveshaft broke on the number 10 and Geoff was unfortunately eliminated from competition.

This racer deserves some more opportunities! Superb job, Geoff.

12/30/07, 1:38 PM	#1 Geoff Kaiser
DonMoore10 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,474	Who's Geoff Kaiser? I had that question posed to me several times in the last week. He happens to be a very talented race car driver. With all respect to Pat Sullivan and his exceptional announcing abilities at Fort Wayne and other venues, I felt that Geoff got the short end of the stick. I continually heard over the PA system that Geoff was from LaGrange, Ohio. That happens to be where I live. Geoff Kaiser is from Fort Wayne, Indiana, a hometown boy from the rich traditional of indoor racing fame. His bio, including his hometown, was published on the Rumble Series internet thread a few weeks ago. Secondly, Geoff Kaiser holds the world's record for the fastest lap ever recorded on a quarter mile track. :checkered: This was set at Anderson Speedway, Anderson, Indiana. Geoff Kaiser, a former midget driver, has also had an outstanding career with the HOSS winged pavement series, having accomplished many, many wins :checkered: and fast times with that organization including recently at Baer field in Fort Wayne. I've known Geoff for several years now and have followed his racing career very closely. He's one of those guys who has quietly done very well with few people noticing his accomplishments and there have been many. He's very intense and very articulate and knows how to "dial-in" a race car. I had a short list of potential drivers for Fort Wayne and his name kept coming to the top. Geoff had no on track indoor experience but seemed to have great potential. I stepped out of the box from my usual routine and took a chance with him and he delivered big time. We had a plan and that plan worked as he made the feature event both nights with some smooth driving and skill. Not many did that. He just got better and better. Saturday night he took the lead in the feature early and pulled away from the field until being passed by Tony Stewart on lap 17. Great job Geoff. At that point the driveshaft broke on the number 10 and Geoff was unfortunately eliminated from competition. This racer deserves some more opportunities! Superb job, Geoff.