First, I would like to thank everyone for their inquiries about Coleman over the last few weeks. He is doing fine and is racing in different parts of the Country. We apologize for our "Radio Silence" the last couple of months but Coleman has been traveling a lot from New York to Phoenix and Dad has been chained to his Office due to some interesting Business Developments.
We certainly miss seeing everyone on a weekly basis in Indiana. However the opportunity came up for Coleman to Drive for Racing Associates in Phoenix over the Winter and it was a very good opportunity for Coleman and his Team. Lead by Mickey Meyer, RA is a solid group of individuals that bring a Family Atmosphere to their organization; something that we look for in any relationship. There have been changes at CGR in the last few months that had the Team looking at the best opportunities for Coleman to gain even more experience. If we ran solely 410 Non Wing in Indiana, we would miss out on the chance to Race in the USAC Silver Crown Series and some Asphalt 410 Shows. Therefore Coleman decided it was in his best interest to sign and compete for Racing Associates. We had a pretty good run in the Silver Crown Car at Iowa last Saturday, going from 21st to 8th. Engine problems hounded us all night in the 410 Sprinter but those will be remedied soon. Still, it was great experience running with the Best. You can gain more information on R.A by logging on to their web site:
http://www.racing-associates.com/.
In addition, over the Winter we were fortunate to meet and begin a relationship with the entire staff at Ken Schrader Racing in Concord, NC. Ken offered us the chance to Test one of his cars at Rockingham Speedway in April, which was an opportunity of a lifetime for Coleman. We jumped at the chance and Coleman did a good job turning some fast laps. He climbed into the car formally driven by Ricky Carmichael and Dakoda Armstrong. It is a really nice piece of equipment that is out of the Hendrick Motorsports Stable. Coleman quickly built a nice rapport with Ken, GM Brian Bell and Crew Chief Donnie Richeson.
A nice article was written about the event and Ken had some nice things to say about Coleman and vice versa. We are working on a program with KSR for 2011 and possibly some races this year. Of course, every program these days requires funding and both parties are working from their ends on trying to bring this together. As everyone knows, it is a tough economy and Motorsports Marketing Dollars are tight, but we do have a few options available. For those of you interested, here is a link to the article:
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pb...ID=20104240392
Attached are a few pics from our big day at Rockingham Speedway that hopefully will convey how proud and honored we are to have such a great opportunity. If any of you have not had the pleasure of meeting Ken Schrader, he is truly a "Racer's Racer". He'll drive anything, anywhere, anytime. As a matter of fact, he will compete in his Stock Car this Friday when Coleman Races his Dirt Champ Car at the Fairgrounds in the Hoosier 100.
So we are busy but certainly missing the great folks of IOW and the great people of Indiana. Don't be surprised to see the Hazardous Sports #14 yet this year but if you don't we will certainly be wishing we were there. Take care and God Bless..
Team CGR..