Allen Racing

Below you will find the archived news updates from the 2008 Race Season.

11.18.2008	At the South Sound Speedway banquet Saturday, Tyler's car and crew were voted "Best Appearing" by fellow racers! The car is coming along in terms of winter maintenance. The motor has been refreshed, and a number of small maintenance tasks have been completed. We are currently working on finalizing front end geometry and will be reassembling the car during winter break.
9.21.2008	Tyler secures 9th in points his rookie year in South Sound Speedway's Limited Late Model Racing Series! It was a very tight race for 9th, 10th, and 11th place in points and it was riding on Tyler's performance in the last race. Tyler started on the inside of the 5th row, and the field got off to a clean start. After an early caution, on the restart the field checked up and as a result Tyler was hit from behind and spun into the infield. Luckily the field restarted in the same order. Later in the race, the 49 car blew a motor while Tyler was following very closely. As the 49 slowed with a blown motor, Tyler was forced to check up and the 25 car hit the back of Tyler's car and lifted the rear end a few feet off the ground, a pretty bad hit. Luckily there was only minor damage to Tyler's car and he was able to work his way back to 9th place to finish the race. That totals 6 top tens on the season! We would like to thank everyone for all their support. Fellow racers and crews, track officials, our sponsors Patterson Roofing, EmbroidMe Bellevue, and Signs By Tomorrow, and all our families and friends. Allen Racing owes its success to everyone who helped support us. I will continue to add updates over the winter regarding progress on the maintenance of the car, and will also have hats up for sale on the web site shortly. Thanks again to everyone and we look forward to seeing you next year at South Sound Speedway!
9.7.2008	It was an action packed night at South Sound Speedway with the second to last race of the Limited Late Model Racing Series. We would like to start by thanking everyone who helped us in the pits, we could not have done it without you. Tyler was fighting handling issues very early in practice. An alignment issue was discovered just before qualifying, minutes before rolling to tech, the issue was resolved. The change was definitely reflected in both qualifying and hot laps. Starting on the inside of row five Tyler was able to work his way up to his highest finish so far, 6th place! Tyler and the crew will continue to dial in the setup at the next two Thursday practices prior to our last race on September 20th!
9.5.2008	Thursday proved to be a very nice day for practice as Tyler logged a number of laps working on the setup of the 35 car. Having made a number of changes since Saturdays race, it took some time to dial the car in. Lap times began to come down as the evening progressed but more adjustments will be needed during practice before Saturday. Looks like it will be partly cloudy with a high of 75 tomorrow, a great day for racing. Hope to see you there!
9.1.2008	It was an exciting night of racing at South Sound Speedway. A number of changes were made to the car before the weekend, and due to a rained out practice, the team had a lot of testing to do on race day. During hot laps, the car was starting to get dialed in, when Tyler spun in turns 3 and 4 and made contact with the 44 car. Luckily the damage was purely cosmetic and did not affect the cars handling. Tyler started the main event on the inside of the third row and was able to secure a 12th place finish. We will be working full time to get the car ready for next Saturdays race! Hope to see everyone out again this weekend!
8.18.2008	Top ten number 4 came saturday as Tyler placed 9th in the main event. It was a very hot day and the track started off very slick. The crew worked hard to get the car to handle throughout the day as the track conditions changed. Starting the main event outside of row 7 Tyler was able to work his way up to 9th to end the night with another top ten. We would like to thank everyone that came out to watch Tyler, we really appreciate all the support. It looks like we will be attempting another practice or two before the next race to keep working on the setup. Stay tuned for more updates!
8.15.2008	Tyler had a successful practice yesterday completing nearly 60 laps in the 91+ degree weather. The car was great and is ready to go for the race tomorrow. Hope to see a bunch of Allen Racing fans at the race and bring those sunglasses and sunscreen, it's going to be a hot one under the lights!
8.2.2008	Saturday brought the third top ten of the season for Tyler! During practice the car was very good and Tyler was running some of his personal fastest times. After qualifying 10th, the race went all 50 laps with only 3 cautions. Coming to the finish line Tyler ducked below the 24 car and just missed an 8th place finish. It was a very exciting race and we would like to thank everyone that came out to support Tyler at the race! Looks like we will be practicing again this Thursday to continue to work on the setup. Next race is in two weeks hope to see you there!
7.30.2008	Great news today, Tyler was accepted into the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Washington! He will begin his Mechanical Engineering coursework in the fall following the 2008 racing season. Tyler will be practicing tomorrow at South Sound to work on the setup for this weekends race. Hats have been ordered and will be picked up Friday, we will post pictures as soon as possible, and may have a limited supply for sale. Forecast for Saturday shows partly cloudy 72 degrees, great weather for racing! So come see the exciting Limited Late Model Racing Series at South Sound Speedway and support Allen Racing on Saturday, August 2nd!
7.25.2008	It was a beautiful afternoon for practice on Thursday as Tyler was able to log nearly 150 laps of practice. A number of big changes were made throughout the practice session and the car started working well. We will log some more practice laps during next thursdays session to get time on the new setup for the next race. Until then the car will go through its normal maintenance and cleaning to prepare it for practice and the race next Saturday.
7.23.2008	Allen Racing is pleased to announce a new supporter sponsor, Embroid Me Bellevue. Allen Racing baseball hats have been ordered and should be complete in the next few weeks. We would like to thank Embroid Me Bellevue for their support and encourage all of our fans to visit www.embroidme-bellevue.com for all their embroidery needs! Keep checking back, photos and information for ordering hats will be posted as soon as they become available.
7.20.2008	Recap: The track was fairly slick in the early practice sessions but as the afternoon progressed, the track improved and so did lap times. The car was a little free but a few minor adjustments got the setup to where Tyler wanted it. In qualifying the car had tightened up quite a bit and Tyler Qualified 12th with a time of 14.6 seconds. During hot laps the crew was able to loosen the car up enough for the main event. Starting on the outside of the sixth row the field took the green flag clean. On lap 8 while checking up to avoid a wreck, Tyler was hit from behind and spun to the infield. Luckily he was able to keep the car running and got his position back. Besides the temperamental power steering, the rest of the race was fairly clean and Tyler was able to finish in 8th place..
7.19.2008	The grand stands were packed for an action packed night of racing at South Sound Speedway as Tyler brought home is second top ten of the season. Detailed results and recap of the night to come tomorrow!
7.17.2008	Car preparation for the upcoming race Saturday, July 19th is nearing completion. The past few races the steering rack developed a pretty serious leak and was sent to the factory. The steering rack came back today and was successfully installed. A majority of tomorrow will be spent completing the car setup, packing the truck and trailer, and loading the race car. The weather looks great for Saturday, partly sunny and 77 degrees. Come watch the Limited Late Models run South Sound Speedway under the lights!