Eastern swing a success for RZ Racing!

[southernsponsor]

The RZ Racing team got back home to B.C. holding there heads up after a 16 day swing that took them all the way to Riverside speedway Nova Scotia as well as Kawartha speedway in Ontario.
"We accomplished all our goals for our trip out east, we wanted to finish both races and get as much experience and exposure as we could, the top ten lead lap finish at Kawartha just put us on cloud nine", said driver Jason White.
The crew had there work cut out for them as the Zimmer Wheaton Monte Carlo needed four pit stops throughout the "Ontario Dodge Dealers 250" to get the car to a point were it was able to hang on to the lead lap and be there fighting for position at the end. "I really could not believe we where on the lead lap for the green white checkered finish, but we where and it was the highlight of my career to race one of the all time greatest Canadian drivers (Don Thompson jr.) to the finish line" said white with a huge smile. "The team deserves a huge pat on the back for working hard all week at Mike Mccolls shop in London, then taking the car to the track and making gains continuously all day"
The race was somewhat of a strategy game for the team as NASCAR's "Lucky Dog" rule came into play, the rule is the first car one lap down gets to come back onto the lead lap and continue racing. "When we got the "Lucky Dog" Jason and I started playing a strategy of saving our brakes and tires" said crew chief Brian Uptigrove, "We started logging laps and only racing hard when we had to, Jason was being very patient and driving his own race, until the Green White Checkered finish, then he threw it all on the line and raced hard to the end, the team is very proud of our result".
The team has one more local invitational race at Sun Valley Speedway in Vernon on September 30, then its off to the Boundarant driving school for Jason so he can brush up on his road course driving skills. " I really need to work on my road course program as we plan on running a full season next year which includes four road course races", said white." We have some good leads for some corporate backing, if the puzzle all falls together we will be looking to be the series Rookie of the year in 2008". Jason will still be considered a rookie in 2008, as NASCAR allows teams to run up to four races without giving up your rookie eligibility for the following season.
With the inaugural NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season over, it is being touted as a huge success, nine out of twelve races where decided by tenths of a second and the fans where on there feet many times for some spectacular racing. As the series moves forward to the 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by SIRIUS Satellite radio season, they are expecting more teams to get involved and are excited about the potential of many new corporate sponsors jumping on board Canada's fastest growing sport.
RZ Racing is sponsored by: DOUGLAS LAKE EQUIPMENT, ZIMMER WHEATON GMC, POWDER VENTURES EXCAVATIONS, MORMAK EQUIPMENT, TWIN ANCHORS HOUSEBOATS, RE/MAX (Paul Toporowski), A&W, KAL TIRE (Kamloops), l'cat AUTOGRAPHICS, TIMLESS DEVELOPMENTS, PRAXAIR, KAPTOL INC., AND MACKDADDYS NITE CLUB in Sun Peaks B.C.


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[JoeChance]

  southernsponsor any estimate on how much money the team lost on their successful trip ?

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[hill3]

Evan it seems that Joe chance just waits for the "chance" to jump on anybody. his post are full of sarcasm and negativity. the one above for eg. i have exchanged verbal barbs with Mr white at times BUT i think what they pulled off should be celebrated not ridiculed like this. to the delight of some this may be my my last post on cro. mr chance as for you i picture you as a bitter little man who has not the moral character to deal with what life has handed you, take your venom and closed mind and please leave, if i wished to be baffled by double talk and bs i would tune into the C.B.C. good nite all for now. ps chance i believe you owe the rz racing team an apology.

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[southernsponsor]

The trip cost about 25k,  about 5k under budget,  i have some of the greatest sponsors in the world, and the exposure they have been getting from this trip has been tremendous. thank you to Nascar for helping us out along the way.  alott of people think Nascar is here for the money!!!!  um....duhhh , what do you think any business is around for, do you go to wal mart or canadian tire and walk out the door and cry that they took all your money??  think about it people they are a business just like all of our businesses.  if ya'll cant see that nascar has already done good things for canadian auto racing then you live in a shoe box.  this series is going to take off like a rocket ship in the next two or three years and im going to do my best to be there to enjoy every bit of it.  start beiing positive or you will get left behind just like the rest of the whiners that cry about everything!   have a great day,  hey hill3 dont worry, no one could knock me down from this cloud!!!!  #21  jason white   2008  NCATS  rookie of the year contender

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[CanadianRacingOnline]

it isn't a personal attack and it looked like he has been put in his place and if he continues like that he will not be like on the board and people will complain and he will be dealt with

Evan it seems that Joe chance just waits for the "chance" to jump on anybody. his post are full of sarcasm and negativity. the one above for eg. i have exchanged verbal barbs with Mr white at times BUT i think what they pulled off should be celebrated not ridiculed like this. to the delight of some this may be my my last post on cro. mr chance as for you i picture you as a bitter little man who has not the moral character to deal with what life has handed you, take your venom and closed mind and please leave, if i wished to be baffled by double talk and bs i would tune into the C.B.C. good nite all for now. ps chance i believe you owe the rz racing team an apology.

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[JoeChance]

The trip cost about 25k,  about 5k under budget,  i have some of the greatest sponsors in the world, and the exposure they have been getting from this trip has been tremendous. thank you to Nascar for helping us out along the way.  alott of people think Nascar is here for the money!!!!  um....duhhh , what do you think any business is around for, do you go to wal mart or canadian tire and walk out the door and cry that they took all your money??  think about it people they are a business just like all of our businesses.  if ya'll cant see that nascar has already done good things for canadian auto racing then you live in a shoe box.  this series is going to take off like a rocket ship in the next two or three years and im going to do my best to be there to enjoy every bit of it. 

southernsponsor 25k sounds very conservative for such a trip and i would wonder if you are truly factoring all costs . Any estimates on how many rock crushers or house boats in BC your sponsors sold related to their exposure in Nova Scotia and Ontario ?
 Speaking to NCTS crew members here in Ontario , none of who live in a shoe box but they do feel nascar has made little or no investment in Canadian racing and has only bled the sport . May i remind you of the fiasco that Cayuga turned out to be even though the bulk of the blame belongs to the track promotors it was under nascars stewardship . Not following through on promises like the 30% increase in the purse did little to instill faith in nascar from the participants i speak to here in Ontario .  southernsponsor you may want to tell nascar they should put some fuel in that rocket before they try blasting off.

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[Buford]

Looks like someone is looking for a fight over this!

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[Thayne]

Looks like someone is looking for a fight over this!

I actually thought that last post was a good one.

As far as Hill3 leaving, I think he would be better to just post where he feels is right. He is an assett to this board and it would be terrible if we lost him, but to each his own i guesse!

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[marcisfan]

southernsponsor 25k sounds very conservative for such a trip and i would wonder if you are truly factoring all costs . Any estimates on how many rock crushers or house boats in BC your sponsors sold related to their exposure in Nova Scotia and Ontario ?
 

You seem to be forgetting the coverage that the series receives on T.V. which expands out of Ontario and Nova Scotia.  I am not saying it is the best in the business, but if you expect that he factor all costs, you should also factor all benefits.......

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[JoeChance]

  The TV coverage is a consideration but i am not familiar what sort of ratings the show draws but i would think you could look it up on sports  business daily . I very much support drivers such as Jason but i feel they are getting a raw deal from nascar. I would remind those on here that having a dissenting opinion is not a personal attack or is it looking for a fight.

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[Thayne]

southernsponsor 25k sounds very conservative for such a trip and i would wonder if you are truly factoring all costs . Any estimates on how many rock crushers or house boats in BC your sponsors sold related to their exposure in Nova Scotia and Ontario ?
 

You seem to be forgetting the coverage that the series receives on T.V. which expands out of Ontario and Nova Scotia.  I am not saying it is the best in the business, but if you expect that he factor all costs, you should also factor all benefits.......

I was taling to Dave Bradley and a track worker one night aftr the races...his name escape me but he said his buddy who live sin South Carolina i believe said that the NCATS Montreal race was on just before the Cup race one Sunday. I think thats pretty awesome!

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[oldbill]

JoeChance (Pinecrest) & midamerica and a few others on this board remember the good old days when a sponsor would put big money into a race series that was passed along to the teams in fat purses and points funds. That was great until (1) the Teams realized that it was only the Teams running up front that were really making any money. The mid-pack & back teams were barely breaking even or losing; (2)the series sponsor decided to take his money and go somewhere else. The series died. It has happened time & time again.
NASCAR has a different approach. They say that they will build a program that will attract fans & TV coverage which will allow the Teams to attract enough sponsors to pay for their racing programs. This offers the chance if it works of some long term stability.
From what I hear, many Teams like Jason who understand and are willing to work with this model are quite happy with NASCAR and enthusiastic about the future. The people who want to live in the past (which often wasn't really all that great) do not.

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[southernsponsor]

oh snap!!!  i forgot to factor in the BEER!!!   now im way over my budget!!!LOL  joechance  i understand what you are sayiing, but you are off on a few things.....the biggest house boat company in the world does get and did get great exposure in ontario, and yes our trip will bring people to twin anchors houseboats in sicamous b.c.   no mormak power vans and equipment will most likely not sell any crushers in antigonish nova scotia.  but Kal tire, re max, and a&w, will get some more exposure.   the way i look at it it is my teams job is to  give oppurtunity to my sponsors for more exposure, with the amount of press we got and the tv coverage we had, it will give do that forsure.  anyway we are huge race fans as well as racers and we want all forms of racing to succeed.  anyway ttyl.   #21  Jason White NCATS

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[hill3]

got to break my silence. ttyl?? thank god your last?? just a guess.

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[Derek]

For anyone not familiar with Jason's team, here
are a few shots from Kawartha












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