FAST series prepares to
heat up the winter with 2nd Annual Racers' Chilli Challenge
By Bryan Autullo -
FAST Public Relations
(Maumee, OH) Plans are underway
for the "2nd Annual Racer’s Chili Challenge"
and race teams and fans
should mark Saturday, February 20th on their
calendars. This year's event
will be held in Fremont, Ohio once again, but
this time at the Ballville
Township Community Hall located at 1413 East Cole
Road (across from the fire
station). The Kistler Racing Products Fremont/
Attica Sprint Title (F.A.S.T.)
organization will once again be heading up
the planning of the chili
cook-off along with the help of the Hoserville
Ohio gang and several other
generous volunteers. This event was established
to bring fans, teams, promoters
& drivers together in the off-season for
some good fun, great chili,
and a little bit of bench racing before the
green flags wave once again
at Attica Raceway Park and Fremont Speedway in
2010.
The doors will open to the
public at 1 p.m. and general admission is just
$5.00 at the door. Children
12 & under will be admitted free with a paid
adult. Admission includes
a sample cup and spoon to taste each team’s chili
creation. Be sure to visit
your favorite team’s booth often and vote for
them as "The People's Choice"
award.
"The Inaugural Racer's Chili
Challenge was a big success,” says F.A.S.T.
co-founder Bryan Autullo.
"There were about 22 entries last year in 4
different categories and
a lot of really great chili was consumed by the
large crowd that showed
up on a cold and snowy winter day." Last winter's
celebrity judges (Brad Doty,
Kenny Jacobs, Jim Linder, and Darl Harrison)
voted the WFIN radio "Racing
World" team as the "Grand Champion" and fans
came from as far away as
Western Pennsylvania to sample the chili, mingle
with the Fremont & Attica
drivers and the local racing legends throughout
the afternoon. "We're sticking
to pretty much the same formula for 2010,"
Autullo added. "We're going
to do a few things differently, but for the most
part it will be the same
recipe for a good time that we cooked up in 2009.
We’ll have celebrity judges,
games for the kids, a driver autograph session,
and a couple of show cars
this February."
Celebrity judges will once
again determine the best chili in each of the
three divisions (Sprint
Cars, Late Models/ Dirt Trucks & Fans/Media) and the
winning team will receive
a chili pot trophy and prize packs from Fremont
Speedway, Attica Raceway
Park, the F.A.S.T Series, and Hoserville Ohio. “The
People's Choice" chili will
be voted on by the general public and the winner
will receive the Grand Champion
chili pot trophy and their choice of either
a $100 gift certificate
to Kistler Racing Products or $100 cash.
Scott Porter, co-founder
of the F.A.S.T. organization commented, "We're also
bringing back the KS Sales
& Service Hot Head Jalapeño Eating Contest and
thanks to Kevin Shammo we're
doubling the prize money to $100 for the
winner. This event was the
highlight last year as Jason Tomczyk consumed 15
peppers in five minutes,
while the event left several other contestants in
tears." Another event
returning is the Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament for
the kids (17 & under)
presented by Computer Man, Inc. of Fremont, Ohio. New
in 2010 will be a beanbag
tournament presented by Hoserville Ohio - a
charity organization that
helps injured drivers with their medical expenses.
Registration for the tournaments
will take place the day of the event.
Updates about the 2nd Annual
Racer’s Chili Challenge will be posted at
www.fastondirt.com and can
be heard on “The Last Lap FASTcast” on Wednesday
nights leading up to the
event at www.lastlaplive.com or www.dirtvision.com.
Here’s How To Enter Your
Team Into The 2010 Racer’s Chili Challenge:
Entry into the 2nd Annual
Racer’s Chili Challenge is FREE and teams will
consist of two team members.Team
members will be admitted for free to the
event. There will
be three divisions this year in which you can enter:
Sprint Cars (410s/305s),
Late Models/Dirt Trucks, and Fans/Media.
The Racer's Chili Challenge
fliers/entry forms are available to download at
the official web site of
the F.A.S.T. Series (www.fastondirt.com) and will
also be available at Kistler
Engines & Kistler Racing Products starting this
Saturday, January 9th at
their annual open house event. The entry deadline
for competitors is Monday,
February 1st. Please sign up early, as booth
space is limited.
About Our Title Sponsor:
Kistler Engines builds lightweight,
high performance racing engines and
quality is their commitment.
They pride themselves in high tech, innovative
designs, producing highly
competitive engines for Sprint 410's as well as
Late Models, 360's, Midgets
and 305's. Through the use of state-of-the-art
equipment, the highest standard
quality parts, and constant research and
development, Kistler Engines
is setting the standard in the highly
competitive field of dirt
track racing today. Customers powered by Kistler
Engines have consistently
set fast times and track records, and have won
with the World of Outlaws,
All Stars, and numerous feature events including
the Knoxville Nationals.
Kistler Engines has also earned a reputation for
service among professional
race teams with quick turnaround time on rebuilds
in most cases. In addition
to complete engine building and machining
services, Kistler Engines
also stocks a wide variety of "hard core" engine
parts. With a vision of
adding a complete sprint car parts store, Kistler
hired key staff members
to be able to offer the same type of service at
Kistler Racing Products
as he has with his engine business. Brian Kemenah
and Dave Deyo take care
of the day to day operations of KRP. Kemenah is a
4-time All Star Crew Chief
of the Year and is a major asset to Kistler
Racing Products as customers
are able to ask technical questions and receive
race proven answers. You
can also visit Kistler racing Products at their
parts truck every weekend
in the pits at Attica and Fremont.
To learn more about the F.A.S.T.
Championship Series visit
www.fastondirt.com or to
learn more about Kistler Engines -
www.kistlerengines.com and
www.kistlerracingproducts.com
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