11.06.07

Fellow competitor Keith Lorentzen of Weston, CT was involved in a racing accident last weekend at Road Atlanta and sustained fatal injuries. We are deeply saddened by his passing and wish to express our sincere condolences to the Lorentzen family. Our prayers are with you.

 

        

www.keithlorentzen.com

 

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11.04.07

Race Update:

We just returned from our last race at Road Atlanta. It was a fantastic weekend. We made a huge leap forward by leading in the semi and final only to fall out of both due to a broken water line. I'm happy to report that our Spear MotorSports Super Clean 250 powered by WiWa was not only at the front of the pack, we were the front of the pack. After qualifying second, we enjoyed our first lead of the season in both sessions!! See all the lap times here at MyLaps.com and you'll see we set fastest lap of the race.

 

Our WiWa powered Gas Gas 250 was amazing, the chassis was on rails, Dunlop tires were superb and Super Clean kept the filth away all weekend.

 

This weekend was particularly special for us because we were fortunate to meet a number of competitors from Germany. WiWa Chef der Firma, Herr Manfred Wittenborn, FE Rennfahrer, Herr Juergen Reinke, ICE Rennfahrer, Herr Martin Reuck and crew are some of the most dedicated racers we have ever met. It was a pleasure competing with them. We look forward to seeing them again in December at VIR.

 

Thanks to Frank Widmoser for his hospitality and for doing so much to ensure our friends from Germany had the tools and facilities necessary to compete and be comfortable at the track. (Freut mich, bis bald und Viel Gluck!)

 

The United States Kart Gran Prix is next on our schedule and we look forward to amazing competition from around the world as well as positive results for Spear MotorSports. Stay tuned!

 

 

07.22.07

Test Session: 08.01.07 Hallett Motor Racing Circuit

We're heading to the 1.8 mile, 10-turn road racing course for a day of testing before our next race at Eagle's Canyon Slidell, TX on 09.08.07.

 

07.17.07

4 Sale: Update: Custom 20' 'Dominator' trailer by Classic.

 

07.16.07

PHOTOS: Stars of the USSK from Talladega Gran Prix Raceway

  

07.09.07

Schedule Update: We're heading to a new track this week, Talladega Gran Prix Raceway. July 13 - 15, 2007.

 

Talladega Gran Prix Raceway is a 1.4 mile road course designed primarily for motorcycle roadracing and limited automobile usage. Talladega has just been redesigned and totally repaved in 2007.

 

06.15.07

PHOTOS: Road America 2007

Check out the stars of the USSK!

 

06.13.07

VIDEO: Road America - Sunday USSK Final

Superkart footage from Sunday's final. We had to start 11th due to the flat tire DNF on Saturday. Great racing with Marc Croslyn, Jim Brannon and Gary Slahor. We had a fantastic battle, check it out.

 

We have two Superkart classes on the track in this video. You'll notice some karts with significant accelration compared to our kart, they're twin cylinder FE (Formula E) Superkarts, the karts in my class are single cylinder ICE (Inter-Continental E) Superkarts. Enjoy.

 

06.12.07

Race Report: Road America Super Nationals

 

It was a great race weekend for Spear MotorSports SuperClean 250 Powered by Wiwa. We enjoyed fantastic weather and fierce competition. We qualified second overall, then on Saturday were fast enough to compete for the lead but lost speed late in the race and ended up finishing 11th overall due to a cut tire from contact on the track that resulted in an early retirement. 

 

In the final on Sunday we finished fourth overall and second in class. We have some handling improvements to make, plenty of power and are excited about our progress.

 

Congratulations to Andy Kiker who qualified and finished first overall and enjoyed a dominating weekend.

 

Follow the race discussion on EKN here: Road America

 

05.05.07

Driving School: I'm heading to Hallett Motor Racing Circuit on 5/25/07 to participate in their High Performance Driving School. I'll be driving an open cockpit Ford Spec Racer. Should be fun and I expect to learn a lot.

 

04.29.07

Race Schedule Update: Road America June 8-10, 2007. Road Racing at its Best! Road America is a four-mile permanent road course with fourteen turns outlined by seven miles of access road on 626 acres of land. This year's event is expected to be amazing!

Click here to view the track map. Directions to the track.

 

04.25.07

Barber Motorsports Park Race Report now online at EKN.

"...The Hunter and the Hunted: 250cc Superkart veteran Andy Kiker and former F-125 powerhouse Mike Spear Jr. were both impressive in Friday qualifying for the USSK Intercontinental E division. Kiker’s 1:26.571 earned him the ICE and overall pole over 250 rookie Spear. Both are sporting GasGas 250cc singles on Anderson chassis, and were the fastest karts on the track..."

 

04.22.07

Photo page updated.

 

04.15.07

Race Update: No Joy...

Our race weekend was a complete rain-out. Points will be awarded based on qualifying position so our SpearMotorsports' SuperClean 250 scored two 2nd place finishes.

 

We were only able to complete three qualifying laps due to a broken coil wire. Our Dunlop tires were perfect and SuperClean kept the grime off the machine. (These things are greasy, nasty pigs and only the best degreaser will do.)

 

While we're disappointed that we couldn't compete for the win, we are exceedingly pleased with our prospects for racetime!

 

Special thanks to Kraig Reash @ SuperClean, Jim Russell Jr. and John Russell @ Russell Karting, CRC Motorsports, Riley Will @ BRC, Pat Yoshikane @ P1, Bell and Oakley for their support of our Superkart effort. Weather permitting, 2007 is looking so bright we'll have to wear shades...Oakley shades.

 

04.14.07

Race Update: Rain...

The race scheduled for today was rained out, we will attempt to make up this race tomorrow morning and hit the track again that afternoon for the regularly scheduled Sunday race. It will be a long day, but we're competitive, stay tuned!

 

04.13.07

Barber Motorsports Park Qualifying results:

Our first qualifying effort in the new Superkart is complete, we are happy to report that the Spear MotorSports SuperClean 250 recorded the second fastest qualifying time overall. Our Dunlop tires were amazing, we're looking forward to being at the front of the pack on raceday.

 

04.11.07

Barber Motorsports Park Pre-race report from eKartingNews.com. April 14-15, 2007. More to follow!

 

04.04.07

First race of the season April 14-15: Our first race in the new Superkart is rapidly approaching. (Barber Motorsports Park) We're prepped and ready for action!!

 

03.22.07

Superkart Test Report: We just returned from Hallet Motor Racing Circuit and the first track experience with the new Superkart. Beautiful weather, the staff was awesome and a couple other teams joined in the fun. The Superkart is SUPER-fast!! We can't wait for the first race coming up at Barber Motorsports Park April 13-15.

 

03.18.07

*Updated* Superkart project page...new pics. Weather looks like an issue for this Thursday's test at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit with a 40% chance of rain. If weather's bad, we'll move the date back a week. Stay tuned!

 

03.18.07

A special "Thank You" to Pat Yoshikane at P1 Prototypes and Riley Will at BRC Engineering for the time and assistance with our Superkart effort...your input and insight has been extremely helpful. Thanks guys, we greatly appreciate it!

 

03.09.07

FOR SALE: *Updated* Check out the For Sale tab, we have two championship winning karts as well as engines for sale.

 

03.05.07

Karting loses an industry icon.

We are saddened by the loss of Jim Russell Sr., patriarch of Russell Karting. Our hearts and prayers go out to the Russell Family.

 

03.03.07

Professional quality World SuperKart DVD's covering the US and Europe for sale at Superkart.tv

 

03.03.07

SpearMotorSports and Russell Karting agree to tire deal for 2007. Thanks to Jim Russell Jr. and everyone at Russell Karting for their support of our SuperKart effort by providing Dunlop tires in 2007!

Discover Dunlop... and let the winning begin.

 

03.03.07

SpearMotorSports and Russell Karting agree to tire deal for 2007. Thanks to Jim Russell Jr. and everyone at Russell Karting for their support of our SuperKart effort by providing Dunlop tires in 2007!

Discover Dunlop... and let the winning begin.

01.05.07

01.04.07

Full story at Ekartingnews:

The recently renamed eKartingNews.com Formula 125 Enduro Challenge presented by Dunlop will launch its fifth season in 2007. After four successful seasons, 2006 crowned the series’ first two-time champion with Mike Spear, Jr capturing the title after a season long battle with Texan Mitch White and fellow Arkansas pilot Brian Wilhelm. Late season charges by Spear and Wilhelm kept the championship up for grabs until the final two rounds at Road Atlanta in November...

12.01.06

250 Superkart in the works for 2007!  Chassis by Anderson (U.K.) / Engine by Gas Gas (Spain). More to come...

11.30.06

Bell Racing joins SpearMotorsports, Inc. as team sponsor.  Also for 2007, Bell Racing launches

a brand new line of karting gear.  Check "What's New" at Bellracing.com for details.

11.20.06

CRC Industries joins SpearMotorsports, Inc. as team sponsor.  We are very excited to have

the support of CRC who's been in the Automotive industry for over 45 years.  Thank you!

11.17.06

We've just created our new website, check back often as we're just getting started.

11.05.06

Road Atlanta: Double victory for Mike Jr. locks up his second Formula 125 Challenge Championship by Super Kart Illustrated.

7.30.06

Full story at Ekartingnews:

Mike Spear Jr. (Emmick/Pavesi) dominated the Super Kart Illustrated Formula 125 Enduro Challenge, leading flag-to-flag in the 17-lap event. Running lap times similar to the April event, he went unchallenged to take the win by 31-seconds. Scott Fiesler (Emmick/West Racing Honda RS) was running second until he went off track, dropping back to fourth behind Mitch White (Emmick/SwedeTech Pavesi). He was able to work his way back up to second in front of Brian Wilhelm (Owl/SwedeTech Pavesi) until Wilhelm set him up for a last lap pass for the runner-up spot, putting Fiesler third on the podium.

7.29.06

Full story at Ekartingnews:

The SKI F125 group was led by April Barber winner Mike Spear Jr. (Emmick/Pavesi) with a 1:34.772 lap time, nearly a half-second faster than is fast lap during that event. Brian Wilhelm was the only other driver to record a lap time as their was a scoring issue with their group, missing the first 5-minutes of their session.

7.27.06

Full story at Ekartingnews:

It will be the second visit of the year for the SKI F125 Enduro Challenge this weekend. “Mr. Consistency” Mitch White (Emmick/SwedeTech Pavesi) currently leads the championship with two podium finishes. 40 points back is Round 1 winner Mike Spear Jr. (Emmick/SwedeTech Pavesi), who won a dog fight battle at Barber against Scott Fiesler (Emmick/West Racing Honda RS) and Brian Wilhelm (Owl/SwedeTech Pavesi). Michael Lattos (Speedcraft/SwedeTech Honda CR) has picked up his pace and will be in the hunt this weekend as well.

6.16.06

Full story at Ekartingnews:

...Former WKA Triple Crown winner Mike Spear Sr. won the 100cc Controlled and Controlled Limited classes...

6.19.06

Full story at Ekartingnews:

Round two of the Super Kart Illustrated F-125 Challenge presented by Dunlop was held June 10 in Elkhart Lake, WI during Badger Kart Club’s Road America Super Nationals.

Friday practice was punctuated with quick laps from the usual suspects. When the day was done, Mike Spear Jr. set an unofficial track record, outpacing last year’s quick time set by Kyle Schreiber by almost 2 seconds a lap. Spear lapped the storied facility at a brisk 2:27.60. Brian Wilhelm wasn’t far behind in the mid 29’s, followed by teammate Mitch White...

4.01.06

Full story at Ekartingnews:

In the SKI Formula 125 Enduro Challenge today, Mike Spear Jr. grabbed his first series win since Daytona KartWeek 2004, which gave him the ’04 championship crown. He and fellow series champions Scott Fiesler and Brian Wilhelm battle for most of the 30 minute race. Wilhelm eventually retired after a flat tire ended his day, handing the final podium spot to Mitch White...

3.28.06

Full story at Ekartingnews:

...2004 series champion Mike Spear Jr. had bad luck at Atlanta and again at Daytona with a blistered tire, dropping him back to a second place finish. The 2005 season was a laid back campaign as the Spear family missed a few rounds of the series. Spear has also added his name to the list of drivers moving to SwedeTech power aboard his Emmick. Spear has proven when he is on his game, few can run with him. He’ll look to reaffirm this by taking the win in Barber in hopes for the 2006 series title....

12.30.05

Full story at Ekartingnews:

...It was a short day for the road racing teams with only four races on the schedule, allowing everyone to get an early start for home before the New Year. Mr. Daytona Randy Fulks captured his fourth victory of the event after a 45 minute battle again with Scott Greiner in Yamaha Heavy. Grenier lead for most of race with Fulks able to slingshot at the finish line. On the track at the same time, a father-son battle was going on between Mike Spear Sr. & Jr. in the 100cc Controlled class. Though the younger Spear looked to be patiently waiting for a last lap pass, he wasn’t able to stay in front at the checkered flag...

12.29.05

Full story at Ekartingnews:

...The Super Kart Illustrated Formula 125 Challenge concluded its 2005 season today with Scott Fiesler (Emmick) taking the victory and Brian Wilhelm (Owl) earning the championship title. Wilhelm and two-time Daytona winner Mike Spear Jr. (Emmick) battle up front before Wilhelm’s engine let go. During the 45 minute race, Spear’s right front tire began to blister and cause a serious vibration. Fiesler was able to capitalize and move around Spear for the lead and the win. Todd Behrens (Emmick) improved his lap times from this year and was finished a strong third spot Mitch White (Emmick) - runner-up in the championship standings – in fourth. SKI F125 rookie Michael Lattos (SpeedCraft) finished fifth...

11.21.05

Full story at Ekartingnews:

...At the start of the 45-minute race, the field left the grid minus one driver, defending champion Mike Spear Jr. (Emmick/Pavesi), who stalled at the drop of the green and had to be restarted. He quickly rejoined the back of the pack after getting a restart. At the front, it was 2003 champion Scott Fiesler (Emmick/Honda) and Wilhelm. Fiesler grabbed the lead early and Wilhelm followed, learning the path of his rival. Four laps into the event, as the top two came up on traffic on the front straight, Fiesler got tangled with a slower 250cc Superkart and completed about three-360degree spins. He gathered his machine and was able to limp his ride back to pit lane, ending his day. Laps later, Spear had a similar encounter with a lap car on the front stretch and finished his day short of the mark as well...

6.16.05

Full story at Ekartingnews:

...At the line, Shields would beat out young Schreiber by just 0.701 seconds. Defending SKI F125 champion Mike Spear Jr. would finish third in his first outing of the ’05 season, coming in ahead of Gateway event winner Brian Wilhelm and newcomer Michael Lattos...

4.13.05

Full story at Ekartingnews:

...The title will be a toss-up this year as defending champion Mike Spear Jr. (Emmick/Pavesi) will be missing the opening round at Gateway. Family commitments, along with a busy work schedule, will keep the Arkansas driver home for the season opener...

2.09.05

Full story at Ekartingnews:

Road Racer of the Year Nominees:
Chad Dokken - Clearwater, FL - CKT
Chris Hegar - Clackamas, OR - Hegar 4 Products
Andy Kiker - Egg Harbor Township, NJ - Kiker Racing
Clayton Prater - Maryville, IL - PG Racing
Mike Spear Jr. - Springdale, AR - Spear Motorsports

1.06.05

Full story at Ekartingnews:

...The 100cc Controlled battle saw a father-son battle for the checkered flag with Mike Spear Jr. able to even the score by edging out his father Mike Sr. With a demanding win in Formula 125 on day one, Spear Jr. had also clinched the SKI F125 Enduro Challenge championship. In total, the duo went home with five cups, three of which were first place finishes...

12.20.04

Full story at Ekartingnews:

...Winner of two series events during the season, Arkansas’ Mike Spear Jr. (Emmick) put in a dominating performance to earn the victory and the championship. After a smoking launch off the wall to start the 45-minute main, Spear was able to work his way around lapped traffic to put distance on second place man Brian Wilhelm (Owl) as Spear recorded the second fastest lap of the race, topped only by 250 Twin winner Johnny West. Spear knocked off a quick lap of 2:02.641 en route to the championship-clinching victory...