tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25063469335717753952024-03-14T09:49:58.507-05:00Schuler MotorsportsOne Cylinder. Two Times The Stupidity.Morgan Schulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577825682165919146noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506346933571775395.post-2103065400572338812011-08-31T16:01:00.000-05:002011-08-31T16:01:55.746-05:00The Rock!One more day until the fun begins...<br />
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And Tim doing his best Ricky Bobby impression last weekend:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i51.tinypic.com/nehoud.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://i51.tinypic.com/nehoud.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://i56.tinypic.com/2mozh1w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://i56.tinypic.com/2mozh1w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Morgan Schulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577825682165919146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506346933571775395.post-76754045607623279542011-08-15T16:07:00.004-05:002011-08-16T08:26:16.368-05:00Gas it up!<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Alright, bout time for a quick recap of the last month. I went through and raced the engine twice after it up-chucked all the oil at Dousman. That was Races #10 & 13 at 61 Kartway July 9<sup>th </sup>and 30<sup>th</sup>. So far so good! Except I forgot to charge my transponder after Dousman so I didn’t get a qualifying time and then I threw the chain in the final after the 2<sup>nd</sup> lap at the first race. Came back and won that second race though. Otherwise I’ve actually been doing work at work. We’ve been freaking slammed and I just couldn’t get away to go race Route 66 at </span><span class="gen">Norway</span><span class="gen"> July 15-17<sup>th</sup>. At first I was pretty bummed out but it is what it is. Other than that, I went camping and canoeing, went to the Nationwide race at Iowa Speedway (did you see that freaking finish!) and finally went to the Knoxville Nationals this last weekend. Which meant I missed the Route 66 race at Badger August 12-14<sup>th</sup>. Oh well, it rained Saturday up there anyway, that really would have been a kick in the ass and a punch in the face! So now prep and practice starts for the Rock Island Grand Prix, Labor Day weekend!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Morgan Schulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577825682165919146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506346933571775395.post-2539534428702461322011-07-13T15:32:00.001-05:002011-07-13T15:35:57.935-05:00Race Report: Route 66 Sprint Series @ Badger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i56.tinypic.com/347v1gj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="56" src="http://i56.tinypic.com/347v1gj.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Been slackin getting this up...last month the Route 66 Sprint Series went up to Badger Kart Club in Dousman, WI. I had never been there, so Friday would be the first time ever seeing the track. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i53.tinypic.com/14lu06q.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i53.tinypic.com/14lu06q.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Dave was hitching a ride with me so Friday morn I picked him up in Dubuque before blasting on to WI. We were impressed when we first saw the track. It really is fun and everything was going great until mid-late afternoon. And then, my Rotax engine started puking oil out of the oil fill/breather cap. What the crap...in 3 years I’ve never seen this happen. Practice was done for me; I spent the next couple of hours on the phone calling everyone I knew who had any experience with Rotax’s. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i51.tinypic.com/30t5tvc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i51.tinypic.com/30t5tvc.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">One bad thing about racing the Rotax: I’m usually only 1 of 2 or 3 guys in the entire class using this engine. There just isn’t any track side support when you have problems. The diagnosis by phone? Either I filled the crankcase with too much oil (I didn’t) or the crank seal was blown. No one had really seen or heard of this problem. Fuck, here we go again. I tore the motor off the chassis in preparation to have Jim look at it Saturday morning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i52.tinypic.com/16gdf8z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/16gdf8z.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Saturday we were back at the track by 7:30 and I waited to have my motor looked at. We tore the motor apart and seeing nothing obviously wrong made plans to put it back on the kart to go out for practice. We decided not to replace the crank seal. Nobody at the track had any oil so I had to run around BFE Wisconsin looking for some. By the time I got back I absolutely thrashed putting everything back together but ended up missing all of the practice sessions. After blowing up last year’s engine I was hesitant to put an untested, don’t really know what’s wrong with the freaking thing, out on track for balls out qualifying. So I didn’t. Day done, no racing. Sweet. I invited everyone to my pity party. Instead, I was Dave’s pit bitch, helping him start his Yamaha for his races and pushing his kart stand around. I was glad when the day finally came to an end. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i53.tinypic.com/20pbmz6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i53.tinypic.com/20pbmz6.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Sunday we woke up to dark skies. As we pulled into the track it started raining. Are you kidding me? I planned to go out for the only practice session. If everything looked ok I would race...so much for that plan. The track was wet requiring rain tires. So again I missed practice. They ended up running a couple more practice sessions trying to dry the track. Pissed off, I about said F it, what’s the point. But the rain stopped and the sun came out. We drove all the way up there, I might as well get some more track time right? Screw it, I’ll just take it easy for qualifying and go from there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i55.tinypic.com/2lx9wl0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://i55.tinypic.com/2lx9wl0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Qualified 13<sup>th</sup> out of 19. I put a hose on the breather leading to a catch can before going out and it was empty when I came in from qualifying. Game on! I got a horrible start in the heat race and was getting trucked going down the straightaway. With hardly any practice time, the chassis tune wasn’t where it should have been. Finished the heat race in 15<sup>th</sup>. Made some changes for the feature race and got a better start. Being in the back of the pack sucks, it’s the kill zone. People make desperate moves to advance positions and I was ready for it. Sure enough, the 3<sup>rd</sup> corner 2 or 3 karts got together and spun out. Suckers! And then in the next corner more drivers ahead of me created an even bigger pile up. Top 10 here I come! But at the last second the door closed on me. I had nowhere to go and to avoid the douche nozzle in front me, who caused it all, I had to spin myself out. We were just backmarkers at that point as the leaders had really checked out. Came across the finish line in 13<sup>th</sup> position. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i52.tinypic.com/oh8mqp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/oh8mqp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">So another weekend with no luck and the racing gods laughing at me. Just paying my dues in a new series. The entire 61 Kartway crew struggled but Dave did bring home some hardware. We’re still not sure what exactly is wrong with the motor, if anything. Hopefully it doesn’t keep barfing oil. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Sorry dudes, no helmet cam video. Totally forgot about it in all the chaos. The wreck in front of me would have been pretty epic to see!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Your friend and my favorite,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Morgan</span></div>Morgan Schulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577825682165919146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506346933571775395.post-72905936988640236602011-06-21T16:35:00.000-05:002011-06-21T16:35:59.925-05:00Race Report: 61 Kartway Race #6<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:ApplyBreakingRules/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><img src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/video_object.png" style="background-color: #b2b2b2; " class="BLOGGER-object-element tr_noresize tr_placeholder" id="ieooui" data-original-id="ieooui" /> <style>
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal">6.4.11 was Race #6 at 61 Kartway. I skipped Race #5 because it was raining all day and nothing sucks worse than watching rain from the garage at the track. They did race, though not very many peeps showed up. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">For this race we ran the track in reverse. The “Toilet Bowl” corner really beats the hell out of you but I think reverse is way more fun than the regular direction. Theme of the early year: only 1 other TAG kart showed up, so again we raced with the Formula Yamaha group. Not sure how many more club races I’ll run if this keeps up. Oh wells, at least I won’t be burning money every weekend, just 1 or 2 per month. Ha!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">This time they gave the Formula Yahama’s a huge head start so I wouldn’t catch them as fast. I think I caught Dave and Doc battling for 3<sup>rd</sup> with 2 or 3 laps left. I didn’t want to mess up their race so I put-putted behind them watching the action. Qualified 1<sup>st</sup>, won the final, and watched some racing up close, cool!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Vid action!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="330" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/s9ShTXah74g?rel=0" width="400"></iframe> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">And more helmet cam video from Carter of the previous race:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="257" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1YfvDlFeC6o?rel=0" width="400"></iframe> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">And I finally got new graphics for this year...ah hell yeah! If I’m not fast at least I’ll look cool going slow. <i>Look good, feel good. Feel good, play good.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i51.tinypic.com/k127wz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i51.tinypic.com/k127wz.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://i52.tinypic.com/14sl7o3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/14sl7o3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i54.tinypic.com/2vjcqir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i54.tinypic.com/2vjcqir.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i54.tinypic.com/24c9ish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i54.tinypic.com/24c9ish.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i53.tinypic.com/urfkh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i53.tinypic.com/urfkh.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i55.tinypic.com/zmdw1f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i55.tinypic.com/zmdw1f.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Still coming off the let down that was the Route 66 Sprint Series race at Badger Kart Club in </span><span class="gen">Dousman</span><span class="gen">, </span><span class="gen">WI</span><span class="gen"> last weekend. I’ll get a report up sometime...</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Your friend and my favorite,</span></div><span class="gen"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Morgan</span></span>Morgan Schulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577825682165919146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506346933571775395.post-20029266777851006632011-06-09T15:52:00.000-05:002011-06-09T15:52:02.932-05:00Race Report: 61 Kartway Race #4<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:ApplyBreakingRules/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><img src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/video_object.png" style="background-color: #b2b2b2; " class="BLOGGER-object-element tr_noresize tr_placeholder" id="ieooui" data-original-id="ieooui" /> <style>
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Howdy fellers! So 5.21.11 was Race #4 at 61 Kartway. No doubt we’ve been having super crazy weather the last few weeks. But Saturday came around and it turned out to be an epic blue bird day to race. The fun meter was pegged wide open!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Instead of qualifying we drew for starting positions which was pointless anyway. Only 1 other </span><span class="gen">TAG</span><span class="gen"> kart showed up so we ended up racing with the Formula Yamaha group. Starting from the back I won both heat races and the final. Not much to brag about since there wasn’t much competition and </span><span class="gen">TAG</span><span class="gen">’s are 1.5-2 seconds quicker per lap than the Formula Yamaha’s. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Finally some video from the feature race:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="330" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Mlfnp1Bs_Y8?rel=0" width="400"></iframe></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Keep on keepin on.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Your friend and my favorite,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Morgan</span></div>Morgan Schulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577825682165919146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506346933571775395.post-42653174944550899232011-05-23T09:58:00.000-05:002011-05-23T09:58:49.091-05:00Race Report: Route 66 Sprint Series @ Norway<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:ApplyBreakingRules/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><img src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/video_object.png" style="background-color: #b2b2b2; " class="BLOGGER-object-element tr_noresize tr_placeholder" id="ieooui" data-original-id="ieooui" /> <style>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The next Route 66 race is a month away. In the meantime I’ll do some club racing at 61 Kartway if the weather doesn’t suck.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Your friend and my favorite,</div><div class="MsoNormal">Morgan<span class="gen"></span></div>Morgan Schulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577825682165919146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506346933571775395.post-21504201918743239782011-04-15T14:27:00.002-05:002011-04-15T14:27:41.828-05:00Friday Fundays<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JhgOFi6yq9Y?rel=0" title="YouTube video player" width="400"></iframe>Morgan Schulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577825682165919146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506346933571775395.post-21554136595857348822011-03-29T11:24:00.000-05:002011-03-29T11:24:23.815-05:002011 Season<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:ApplyBreakingRules/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><img src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/video_object.png" style="background-color: #b2b2b2; " class="BLOGGER-object-element tr_noresize tr_placeholder" id="ieooui" data-original-id="ieooui" /> <style>
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After mucho waffling, I finally decided where and when I’ll be racing this year: <a href="http://www.route66kartracing.com/">Route 66 Series</a>, <a href="http://www.rockislandgrandprix.com/">Rock Island Grand Prix</a>, <a href="http://www.61kartway.com/">61 Kartway</a>, and maybe the <a href="http://www.superkartsusa.com/national/skusa-supernationals.html">SKUSA Supernats</a> in </span><span class="gen">Las Vegas</span><span class="gen">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i56.tinypic.com/347v1gj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="56" src="http://i56.tinypic.com/347v1gj.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">May 14-15, Route 66 @ </span><span class="gen"><a href="http://www.jetkarting.com/">Concept Haulers Speedway</a>, Norway</span><span class="gen">, IL </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i54.tinypic.com/20uv3ty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="108" src="http://i54.tinypic.com/20uv3ty.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">June 18-19, Route 66 @ <a href="http://www.badgerkartclub.com/">Badger Kart Club</a>, </span><span class="gen">Dousman</span><span class="gen">, </span><span class="gen">WI</span><span class="gen"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i53.tinypic.com/14lu06q.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="http://i53.tinypic.com/14lu06q.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">July 16-17, Route 66 @ </span><span class="gen"><a href="http://www.jetkarting.com/">Concept Haulers Speedway</a>, Norway</span><span class="gen">, IL</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i54.tinypic.com/20uv3ty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="108" src="http://i54.tinypic.com/20uv3ty.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">August 13-14, Route 66 @ <a href="http://www.badgerkartclub.com/">Badger Kart Club</a>, </span><span class="gen">Dousman</span><span class="gen">, </span><span class="gen">WI</span><span class="gen"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i53.tinypic.com/14lu06q.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="http://i53.tinypic.com/14lu06q.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">September 3-4 Labor Day Weekend, </span><a href="http://www.rockislandgrandprix.com/">Rock Island Grand Prix</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i56.tinypic.com/vy60qe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://i56.tinypic.com/vy60qe.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">September 10-11, Route 66 @ </span><span class="gen"><a href="http://www.newcastleraceway.com/">New Castle Raceway</a>, New Castle</span><span class="gen">, </span><span class="gen">IN</span><span class="gen"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i56.tinypic.com/15ehedi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="90" src="http://i56.tinypic.com/15ehedi.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">October 15-16, Route 66 @ </span><span class="gen"><a href="http://www.midstatekartclub.com/">Mid State Kart Club</a>, Springfield</span><span class="gen">, </span><span class="gen">IL</span><span class="gen"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i56.tinypic.com/9tl9w6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="94" src="http://i56.tinypic.com/9tl9w6.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">November 16-20, <a href="http://www.superkartsusa.com/">SKUSA Supernats</a> @ </span><span class="gen">Las Vegas</span><span class="gen">, </span><span class="gen">NV</span><span class="gen"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i51.tinypic.com/27xownp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://i51.tinypic.com/27xownp.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Throw in weekly racing at <a href="http://www.61kartway.com/">61 Kartway</a> April-September, if and when people actually show up, and it’ll be a good year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i36.tinypic.com/110c3yq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i36.tinypic.com/110c3yq.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">I’m not a big fan of the Route 66 Series but that is where all the racers and competition is at in the </span><span class="gen">Midwest</span><span class="gen">. My big problem: my class (</span><span class="gen">TAG</span><span class="gen"> Senior) has to use the junk Bridgestone YLC tires. They suck period. General consensus is one of the worst tires in karting. Bridgestone/Margay pays Route 66 to use this tire so not much you can do about it. On the plus side, they give away free tires at every race and they have awesome year end prizes including new chassis and engines. So you got that going for you, which is nice.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="gen">Stay tuned for the ramp up to the season. And I’m armed with 2 vid cams this year, 1 high def. Go for the glory or crash and burn. Either way tape will be rolling.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<b>Worst Moment of the year</b>: Bad news, it wasn’t hard for me to think of one. Blowing my motor to pieces at the Rotax Grand Nationals.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i53.tinypic.com/o0106d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i53.tinypic.com/o0106d.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<b>Favorite New Product</b>: Sniper V2 laser front end alignment system. You need one.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<b>Coolest jaw-dropping thing I saw</b>: Everyone thrashing on my kart at the RIGP to get it ready for qualifying. Thanks dudes!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Decision this year I am most excited about</b><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">: Racing at the </span></b><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Rock Island Grand Prix</span></b><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">. Decided to buy a new motor for this race. So glad I did, I was this close to hanging it up for the year after my old motor went boom.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i44.tinypic.com/zstzep.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i44.tinypic.com/zstzep.jpg" /></a></div><b><br />
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<b>New Experience OFF the kart</b>: Mountain biking! Looking to do more this year.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/morganschuler1/5159617418/" title="mtb8 by morganschuler1, on Flickr"><img alt="mtb8" height="180" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/5159617418_e91e09cb79_m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Favorite new track</b>: New Castle Motorsports Park. One of the best in the country.<br />
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<b>Best Quote I heard: </b>“Champions are made from something deep inside them: a desire, a dream, a vision.” -Muhammad Ali</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Thanks everyone for a great 2010! There were some tough times, but it was a very positive year and I wouldn’t have done it any different. Livin’ the dream. Here’s to 2011!<br />
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And good luck to all the drivers competing right now at the 3 biggest races you've never heard of: the Baja 1000, Rotax World Finals in Italy and the 14th annual SKUSA SuperNationals in Las Vegas!Morgan Schulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577825682165919146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506346933571775395.post-48717732586784079812010-11-12T09:07:00.000-06:002010-11-12T09:07:01.191-06:00Friday Fundays<object height="250" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PvcrTMY-pa4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PvcrTMY-pa4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="250"></embed></object>Morgan Schulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577825682165919146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506346933571775395.post-69905991151291230942010-11-09T13:11:00.000-06:002010-11-09T13:11:14.098-06:00Late Models @ Knoxville<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i51.tinypic.com/mhalqv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://i51.tinypic.com/mhalqv.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i51.tinypic.com/207u72h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i51.tinypic.com/207u72h.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Morgan Schulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577825682165919146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506346933571775395.post-35097152616113810182010-11-05T07:47:00.000-05:002010-11-05T07:47:48.378-05:00Friday Fundays<object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11281181&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11281181&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><a href="http://vimeo.com/11281181">NTK Shifter Super Prix</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/johnshofner">John Shofner</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Morgan Schulerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577825682165919146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506346933571775395.post-80913963139002308832010-10-12T08:35:00.000-05:002010-10-12T08:35:10.498-05:00That’s all she wrote<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:ApplyBreakingRules/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><img src="http://www.blogger.comhttp://img2.blogblog.com/img/video_object.png" style="background-color: #b2b2b2; " class="BLOGGER-object-element tr_noresize tr_placeholder" id="ieooui" data-original-id="ieooui" /> <style>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span>Well, 2<sup>nd</sup> win of the season in the books. </span><span>9/11/10</span><span> was Race # 18 at 61 Kartway. Sat on pole, won the heat race and final. It wasn’t easy though...had an epic battle with “Doc” Al Cram in the final. Doc got the jump on me in the final only to spin out with a couple laps to go from my constant pressure! Ha! Coasted to an easy checker...</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span>9/18/10</span><span> was Race #19 at 61 Kartway and promptly got rained out. Bummer. What a boring freaking day at the track. So we started drinking when the race was officially called at </span><span>4:30</span><span> and then went and watched </span><span>Iowa</span><span> get thumped by </span><span>Arizona</span><span>. Saw that one coming from a mile away...Stanzi does give handsies!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">And finally, the helmet cam vid from the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">Rock Island Grand Prix</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">. Quality kind of sucks! Eh, it’s better than nothing. I’ll definitely be rocking an upgraded HD cam next year. I don’t know...it looks like #1 spun me around at the start, who knows. Thanks dude.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="300" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/15211497?portrait=0&color=ff9933" width="400"></iframe><a href="http://vimeo.com/15211497">RIGP 2010</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4155750">Morgan Schuler</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/15200596">Rock Island Grand Prix - King of the Streets 2010</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/ekartingnews">eKartingNews.com</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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