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News for 2010 | Ultimate 2010 - more cars | 2010 Ultimate Speed Practice 6-25-10 | 2009 Ultimate Speed Pictures and Commentary | Our 2008 Ultimate Speed Racer | Results of 2008 Ultimate Speed Challenge | 2008 Ultimate Speed Pictures | Still More '08 Pictures | More Competitors | Even More 2008 Competitors | Tiller steering in 2005 USC car | "Vintage photos" | Our 2007 Entry | Freebies and Stuff 4 Sale | My Adventure with Joe | Becoming a sponsor of WR-Racing | Pictures from Race Day 2007 | Columbus, Ohio Derby History: 1934 to Now | 2007 Pictures: Our Competitors | More 2007 Competitors' Pictures | Still more 2007 Ultimate Speed Pictures | Our 2007 Construction Pictures | Fond memories of Joe Remenicky | The Science of Soap Box Derby Racing | Pictures from the 2005 racing season | 2005 & 2006 Ultimate Speed Results | 2005 USC Racers and Drivers | Favorite pictures from 2005

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Congratulations to Mark Overmyer and his team members for their outstanding victory on Saturday in winning the Ultimate Speed Challenge!

Here's our 2010 entry!
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Karen, Julie, Jim and Paul
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My week in Akron was a lot of fun -- right up until race day. As crew chief it is my job to make sure that we put a competitive entry in the field and this year I was not able to do that. I know I let a lot of people down. And for that I am very sorry.
 
I have never entered a race without the objective of trying to win. But this year I fell far short of my goal. I have come to realize that to be a winning team you have to surround yourself with great people and one person can't do it alone. I now see that one reason Mark Overmyer's team rose to the top was because he had strong team support from everyone on his team. In addition to a good driver [which I believe we had in Julie] you need a wheel specialist [which I am not], you need an ultra competitive car which has been race tested with your race day wheels so you can make adjustments. We did not follow that strategy and on race day we found ourselves unable to make the adjustments necessary to run fast.
 
There are many people I want to thank for helping me this year:
 
I want to thank Tuna Murphy and his family for their hospitality and help to me in storing and transporting my racer during the past week. I also want to thank Jim Stevenson and his family for lending me his daughter, Julie, to drive our car and for his financial commitment to allow us to try to put together a winning entry.
 
I also want to thank Dan Troyer for his help throughout the year in testing wheels and for his friendship. I want to thank Rick Locklear for providing support in the runout area by making sure that our ultra heavy racer got safely returned to topside after each run and for making sure Julie was safely returned as well. And I want to thank my good friend John Wargo for all of his help during race week.
 
Unfortunately, life doesn't always work out the way you plan it. We just weren't competitive on Saturday and I was very disappointed. I guess that's just racing. Only one team can win and this year it wasn't us. Whether we'll return for 2011 remains to be seen. At this point I'm not sure what we'll do. 
 
Thanks to everyone who supported me financially and personally in the past year.
 
Below are some pictures of the 2010 entries.
 
You can also find more pictures at this link: http://wannabechamp.tripod.com/wr-racing_ultimate_speed_gravity_racing.
 
This link will take you to Ken Morrow's Picasa album showing each driver, crew chief and support team:
 
Thanks, Ken!
 
 

Shell Rich -- Nice car!!!
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Where the heck is "Folsom County"?
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Nice craftsmanship by Lee Carney!
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Interesting design from Lee Carney
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which won the 2010 Innovation award!

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