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Pokorski Motorsports endures strange night at Plymouth

Pokorski Motorsports endures strange night at Plymouth

By Jeff Pederson

Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 15, 2016 – On a night filled with a number of unusual occurrences, Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports experienced a roller coaster ride of ups and downs in Plymouth Dirt Track Racing action at Sheboygan County Fair Park on Saturday, June 11.

A total of 29 PDTR Sprint Cars checked into the pit area to do battle for the fourth time this year at The Plymouth Dirt Track.  After the evening’s race program was delayed 1 hour and 45 minutes to accommodate extended track maintenance work, Pokorski found himself on the pole of the first Sprint Car heat race.

Pokorski out powered outside front row starter Danny Schlafer to take the lead at the drop of the green flag. With track conditions very much on the wet, narrow and choppy side, Pokorski stuck to the inside lane while Schlafer followed closely in his tire tracks.

By lap 8, Pokorski had built up a solid half straightaway cushion over Schlafer. However, on the white flag lap Pokorski bobbled slightly in turn two, which allowed Schlafer to close dramatically. Coming to the checkered flag, Schlafer pulled underneath Pokorski in turn four. The two former Midwest Sprint Car Association series champions dueled side by side to the flag stand with Pokorski holding on to post his second heat race victory of the season by mere inches.

“We tried some new things for Saturday night, and the car seemed to work pretty well in the heat, but the track was so abnormal it was hard to tell if we made any real gains,” Pokorski said. “Nonetheless, I’m happy we won.

After several major incidents and accident cleanup delays pushed the program near the 11 p.m. citywide curfew, the scheduled 20-lap Sprint Car A main rolled onto track as the final event of the evening with Pokorski starting in the 10th position.

During the opening laps on the lightning fast, narrow and uneven track surface, Pokorski battled with Donny Goeden and Kurt Davis for the 10th position. After a restart following a caution on lap 5, Pokorski made contact with the cars of Kevin Karnitz and Justin Miller as several cars got bunched up in turn one, which resulted in front axle damage. Pokorski fell back to the rear of the field before pitting when the next caution came out on lap 8.

One lap later, the race was halted for good when Shane Wenninger flipped hard in turn 4 as the 11 p.m. curfew expired. It took a considerable amount of time to extricate Wenninger from the car. He was transported to a local hospital and found to have suffered two fracture vertebrae in the accident. Because the race did not go past the half way mark, points and pay were distributed evenly through the field.

“In the feature it again was hard to tell if the car was really working well,” Pokorski said. “It seemed like we were all just trying to stay off each other on the narrow track. We had some minor damage that will take a few hours to fix, but nothing we haven’t dealt with before and certainly part of the racing deal.”

Despite the challenging track conditions encountered by PDTR competitors in recent weeks at Plymouth, Pokorski has high hopes for this Saturday’s Interstate Racing Association/Midwest Sprint Car Association Sprint Car doubleheader at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

“I’m confident the track crew will get things worked out,” Pokorski said. “I’m really looking forward to the MSA/IRA doubleheader this Saturday night.”

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Goeden’s Auto Body

Goeden’s Auto Body, located at 2417 Highway 28 East in Kewaskum, has been in business since 1971. In 2015, David “Dusty” Goeden took over ownership of the family-owned business.

Goeden’s Auto Body specializes in quality, top-notch auto body repair, with a focus on collision work. Goeden’s also offer classic vehicle restoration and rust repair, and will work with all insurance companies. Goeden’s Auto Body uses PPG paints and clear coats, offers towing services and a locked fenced storage area. Continuing the Goeden’s Auto Body tradition, free loaner cars are also available.

“At Goeden’s Auto Body, we were born to perform. With over 50 years of doing business and our racing involvement on and off the track, we know how to treat our customers like winners. With every job, we push ourselves to improve our performance and deliver a winning product. We work with all insurance companies, provide free computerized estimates and loaner vehicles while we repair your vehicle. Give us a call when you need a tow or some auto body work. Remember you, not your insurance company, have the right to choose where to take your vehicle for repairs.” – Dave “Dusty” Goeden, Goeden’s Auto Body owner.

For more information on Goeden’s Auto Body, call 262-334-2759 or e-mail goedenauto@gmail.com.

Pokorski Motorsports would like to direct special recognition to R&H Enterprises, Goeden’s Auto Body, Christel Signs and Goodwin Racing Engines for helping to get the team’s new 2016 Maxim on the track this season.

The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2016 season include: Goeden’s Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Jens, Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Services & Crematory, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Pedal Down Promotions, Christel Signs and Tisler Salvage Inc.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com

The Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series will headline the racing action at The Plymouth Dirt Track this Saturday, June 18. PDTR/MSA 360 Sprint Cars and B Mods are also on the card. Racing starts at 6 p.m. Sheboygan County Fair Park is location at 229 Fairview Drive in Plymouth. For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook.

Pedal Down Promotions is a full-service public relations and media services company devoted to helping its clients effectively communicate with targeted audiences through press releases, newsletters, profile and feature articles, website and social media content development, printed media, editing and layout, graphic design and book publishing services.

 For more information on Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com or call 920-323-7970.

2016 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, June 18 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Friday, June 24 – Manitowoc Speedway (MSA)

Saturday, June 25 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Friday, July 1 – Manitowoc Speedway (IRA)

Saturday, July 2 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

2016 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Events – 7

A Main Victories – 0

Top Five A Main Finishes – 2

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 3

Heat Race Victories – 2

 

June 15, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Fit For You No. 7

Significance of METs and Watts

by Scott Rejholec

Have you ever been on a piece of exercise equipment, and the screen is showing your METS and Watts, but you have no idea what they are?

Well, this article will cover the significance of both of these measurements.

METs stand for metabolic equivalence. A MET is used to determine the rate at which the body consumes oxygen and produces energy relative to your body weight.

1 MET=rest. For example, if you are doing an activity at 3 METs your body is working three times harder than at rest, because it is requiring more oxygen.

Why are METS important? METs measure the energy cost of physical activity.

For instance, something that requires 1-3 METs is considered light activity, 3-7 is moderate, and 7 and above is vigorous. They provide a method of describing exercise tolerance of an individual.

The next time you are on the treadmill or bike, take a note of what your METs are and compare them to the list of activities below that correlate to the energy expenditure.

1-3 METs: Card playing, darts, dusting, shopping, walking 2 mph, and washing dishes.

3-5 METs: Raking leaves, square dancing, walking 3-4 mph, and weeding.

5-7 METs: Pushing a lawn mower, sexual intercourse, shoveling dirt, tennis and walking 4-5 mph.

7-9 METs: Carrying 20 pounds upstairs, jogging 5 mph, kayaking, snowshoeing and swimming.

More than 9 METs: Cross-country skiing, running faster than 6 mph and shoveling heavy snow.

So what is Watts? I’m sure if you’ve ever had to change a light bulb you have had to look at how many Watts the bulb uses. Watts are a measure of power.

On that piece of equipment, Watts measure the power that you are producing while exercising. The higher your output, the higher your MET level.

For example, an average light bulb requires 60 Watts of energy. If you can maintain 60 Watts on a piece of equipment, you would be able to power a light bulb.

Here is an interesting fact, there are 746 Watts in one horsepower.

What are some ways to increase Watts? Watts are measured from the level of resistance and RPMs (Revolutions per Minute). Increasing one of the two, or both, will increase your Watts.

I hope this could bring some light into the numbers on the screen, and that you can apply those numbers now.

If you’ve hit a plateau, or your workouts are becoming stale, try focusing on those numbers to challenge yourself!

If you have any questions, comments or want to see a specific topic be presented in these articles, please feel free to follow “Fit For You Sheboygan Falls” on Facebook, as I will be posting my articles, videos and other health related topics on there.

As always, make it a great day!

 

 

June 14, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Pokorski Motorsports Bounces Back at Manitowoc

Pokorski Motorsports bounces back at Manitowoc

 (PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 7, 2016 – Following a disappointing showing over the Memorial Day weekend, Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports Sprint Car racing team were aiming to get back on the competitive track Friday, June 3, in the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car season opener at the Manitowoc Speedway.

With 24 Sprint Cars on hand, Pokorski opened the evening by starting second in the first Sprint Car heat race next to polesitter Tony Wondra. On the drop of the green flag, inside second row starter Brandon McMullen bolted past Pokorski to take over second place.

As the field stretched out over the third-mile oval, Pokorski settled into third place, which is where he finished behind McMullen and Wondra, who posted the heat race victory.

Just as he did in the heat race, Pokorski lined up for the 25-lap Sprint Car A main on the outside of the front row next to polesitter Tim Haddy. After the initial start was waved off due to the spinning car of rookie Tyler Brabant in turn two, Haddy used the high groove to grab the lead on the drop of the green flag.

In the opening laps, Pokorski tucked in behind Haddy along the preferred high line. By lap 5 the leaders began to encounter lapped traffic. On lap 6, Pokorski moved up next to Haddy, who was attempting to pass a slower car on the low side of the track. Just as Pokorski looked poised to assume the top spot in the running order, Josh Teunissen spun his machine in turn four just in front of the leaders.

After a wild restart, Pokorski found himself shuffled back to fourth place, as outside second row starter Kenjay Fiedler and 13th starter Kurt Davis slipped past to assume second and third place respectively on lap 7.

Pokorski battled back along the outside groove to pull even with Davis on several occasions over the next five laps. After Davis pulled away in lapped traffic to clear Fiedler for second place, Pokorski used a perfectly timed slide job to get by Fiedler for third place on lap 19.

As the laps wound down, 12th starter Danny Schlafer pressured Pokorski for third place before seizing the position in turn four on lap 24.

With one lap to go, a yellow flag for Lance Fassbender’s spin in turn two, tightened the field for a mad one-lap dash to the finish. After a frenzied restart, Pokorski held on to take fourth place behind race winner Haddy, Davis and Schlafer.

After failing to qualify for the Sprint Car A main one week earlier at Plymouth, Pokorski and his crew made some adjustments to the team’s new 2016 Maxim, which paid significant dividends at Manitowoc.

“We did make some changes to the car from the week before,” Pokorski said. “We also made some changes during the night that seemed to be in the right direction. We seem to be making some gains on this new car and we have a few more things to try yet.”

While happy with his season-best fourth place finish, Pokorski felt he had a car capable of winning if the caution flags had worked in his favor.

“I thought we had a shot at winning, but we would have needed a little luck with the cautions falling different to make that happen,” Pokorski said.

A scheduled Midwest Sprint Car Association (MSA) doubleheader weekend was washed out the following night, Saturday, June 4, when heavy rain forced the cancellation of the Plymouth Dirt Track program for the third time this season.

The team will return to action this Saturday, June 11 at the Plymouth Dirt Track.

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Goeden’s Auto Body

Goeden’s Auto Body, located at 2417 Highway 28 East in Kewaskum, has been in business since 1971. In 2015, David “Dusty” Goeden took over ownership of the family-owned business.

Goeden’s Auto Body specializes in quality, top-notch auto body repair, with a focus on collision work. Goeden’s also offer classic vehicle restoration and rust repair, and will work with all insurance companies. Goeden’s Auto Body uses PPG paints and clear coats, offers towing services and a locked fenced storage area. Continuing the Goeden’s Auto Body tradition, free loaner cars are also available.

“At Goeden’s Auto Body, we were born to perform. With over 50 years of doing business and our racing involvement on and off the track, we know how to treat our customers like winners. With every job, we push ourselves to improve our performance and deliver a winning product. We work with all insurance companies, provide free computerized estimates and loaner vehicles while we repair your vehicle. Give us a call when you need a tow or some auto body work. Remember you, not your insurance company, have the right to choose where to take your vehicle for repairs.” – Dave “Dusty” Goeden, Goeden’s Auto Body owner.

For more information on Goeden’s Auto Body, call 262-334-2759 or e-mail goedenauto@gmail.com.

Pokorski Motorsports would like to direct special recognition to R&H Enterprises, Goeden’s Auto Body, Christel Signs and Goodwin Racing Engines for helping to get the team’s new 2016 Maxim on the track this season.

The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2016 season include: Goeden’s Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Jens, Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Services & Crematory, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Pedal Down Promotions, Christel Signs and Tisler Salvage Inc.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com

PDTR racing action, which features Sprint Cars, Late Models, Grand Nationals, B Mods and Micro Sprints, starts at 6 p.m. this Saturday, June 11. Sheboygan County Fair Park is location at 229 Fairview Drive in Plymouth. For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook.

Pedal Down Promotions is a full-service public relations and media services company devoted to helping its clients effectively communicate with targeted audiences through press releases, newsletters, profile and feature articles, website and social media content development, printed media, editing and layout, graphic design and book publishing services.

For more information on Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com or call 920-323-7970.

2016 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, June 11 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, June 18 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Friday, June 24 – Manitowoc Speedway (MSA)

Saturday, June 25 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

2016 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Events – 6

A Main Victories – 0

Top Five A Main Finishes – 2

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 3

Heat Race Victories – 1

 

June 7, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Fit For You – A quick way to lose five pounds No. 6

Fit For You – A quick way to love five pounds No. 6

by Scott Rejholec

With summer right around the corner, many people are scrambling to lose that extra 5 pounds.

If you exercise or not, there’s an easy way to do it, but are you mentally there?

So what’s the easy way to lose that five pounds? Well, it’s cutting out the added sugars. Ah yes, the sugars. I’m sure you’ve heard it before, but heck, its true!

What are examples of the sugars to cut out, and why? The obvious is soda, energy drinks, candy, cookies and ice cream.

But the not so obvious is fruit juice.

Let’s get into the why you should cut out the sugars. Sugar is a form of carbohydrate, and is quickly available for energy.

When consumed, blood sugar (glucose) levels spike, which in turn causes insulin levels to rise.

Insulin is a hormone released by your body that moves glucose from the bloodstream into the cells for use as fuel. If sugar is not quickly utilized for energy it gets stored into body fat through a process known as lipogenesis.

What’s the reason behind juice? Fruit is good for you, yes. However, 90 percent of the juices sold in stores are not real juice.

Without the whole fruit, juice doesn’t have the same amount of fiber, even if it is “made with real fruit.”

Without the fiber, juice has the same effect of a soda in regards to spiking your blood sugar. If you really want juice, buy fruit and take the time to juice it.

Lastly, let’s talk about diet sodas. Plain and simple, they are not good for you. Actually they’re worse than regular soda. The reason they are “zero” calories is because they are made up of artificial sugars that your body does not know how to break down. At the same time, it has the same effect of spiking your blood sugar.

By cutting out added sugars, I guarantee you will see that five pounds gone within two weeks.

I know for some this is going to be really hard, but as mentioned in previous articles, write down your goal and put it somewhere you see it every day.

Let it be a reminder to you of why you want to achieve that goal. Whether you find motivation in looking or feeling better for yourself, living longer with your spouse, or seeing your kids and grandkids grow up, stop making excuses and do it.

If you have any questions, comments, or want to see a specific topic be presented in these articles, please feel free to follow “Fit For You Sheboygan Falls” on Facebook as I will be posting my articles, videos and other health related topics on there.

As always, make it a great day!

 

June 2, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Pokorski Motorsports looks ahead to MSA doubleheader

Pokorski Motorsports endures forgettable weekend

 (PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 1, 2016 – A holiday weekend Sprint Car racing doubleheader at the Plymouth Dirt Track and 141 Speedway turned out to be one that Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports team would like to put in the rearview mirror as quickly as possible.

After recording a pair of top 10 finishes in the first two events of the 2016 season at The Plymouth Dirt Track, the blue Pokorski Motorsports No. 4 Sprint Car failed to qualify for the A main on Saturday, May 28.

Highly challenging track conditions proved to confound each of the 33 sprint car teams in the pit area, as a dry slick track for the heat races yielded to a very rough track surface for B and A main competition later in the evening.

Pokorski started fourth the third Sprint Car heat race in Plymouth Dirt Track Racing action on Saturday night. On lap 2, contact with Wayne Modjeski’s car, dropped Pokorski back to fifth place in the running order.

Two laps later, Pokorski attempted to move to the high groove in an effort to make up some ground and earn a spot in the A main. However, the extremely dry slick track conditions produced almost exclusively single-file racing along the low groove. Pokorski fell back to seventh on lap five and held on to that position at the finish line.

The seventh-place finish in the heat race put Pokorski in the first of two B main events, where he started seventh. Needing to finish third or better in order to transfer to the A main, Pokorski attempted to use the high groove to gain the positions he needed.

However, a spin in turn three halted Pokorski’s progress in the early going. After restarting seventh, Pokorski worked past Doug Pietz and Nich Melis in the closing laps to place fifth, two spots out of a transfer position.

“It was definitely one of the toughest nights we’ve had,” Pokorski Motorsports Crew Chief Dave Schultz said. “The track was very difficult, which kept us guessing. We were down on crew help too on Saturday night, which added to the challenges. The bottom line is, as the crew chief I just didn’t give Paul the car he needed to be successful.”

Things didn’t turn out any better for the team on Sunday, May 29, as it competed with the Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series at the 141 Speedway in Francis Creek.

Pokorski qualified 27th in the 28-car IRA field, before starting and finishing ninth in the third IRA heat race.

In the B main, Pokorski lined up in the ninth starting spot. Pokorski out dragged Chris Clayton to maintain the ninth-place position in the early going. On lap 3, Pokorski spun his machine in turn 4.

After restarting at the back of the field, Pokorski waged a spirited battle with Clayton for ninth place. On lap 9, Clayton surged ahead as Pokorski held on to place 10th, four spots out of a transfer position to the A main.

“The weekend stunk,” Pokorski said. “Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug! But we won’t give up and we’re going to try some different things for this weekend at Manitowoc and probably at Plymouth also. We are hoping for much better results.”

A doubleheader weekend is on tap for Pokorski Motorsports team with the first of six scheduled MSA appearances at the Manitowoc Speedway on Friday, June 3. The following night, the Pokorski Motorsports team will return to the Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, June 4.

Pokorski Motorsports would like to direct special recognition to R&H Enterprises, Goeden’s Auto Body, Christel Signs and Goodwin Racing Engines for helping to get the team’s new 2016 Maxim on the track this season.

The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2016 season include: Goeden’s Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Jens, Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Services & Crematory, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Pedal Down Promotions, Christel Signs and Tisler Salvage Inc.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com

The 2016 Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car season opener at the Manitowoc Speedway, which features Sprint Cars, Modifieds, Sport Mods, Grand Nationals, Thunder Trucks and Sport 4s, is set to take place Friday, June 3 at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.manitowocspeedway.com or Manitowoc Speedway on Facebook.

PDTR racing action, which features Sprint Cars, Late Models, Grand Nationals, B Mods and Micro Sprints, starts at 6 p.m. this Saturday, June 4. Sheboygan County Fair Park is location at 229 Fairview Drive in Plymouth. For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook.

Pedal Down Promotions is a full-service public relations and media services company devoted to helping its clients effectively communicate with targeted audiences through press releases, newsletters, profile and feature articles, website and social media content development, printed media, editing and layout, graphic design and book publishing services.

For more information on Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com or call 920-323-7970.

2016 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Friday, June 3 – Manitowoc Speedway (MSA)

Saturday, June 4 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, June 11 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, June 18 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

2016 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Events – 5

A Main Victories – 0

Top Five A Main Finishes – 1

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 2

Heat Race Victories – 1

 

June 1, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Late charge nets top-10 finish at Plymouth Dirt Track

Late charge nets top-10 finish for Pokorski Motorsports

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) May 24, 2016 – Coming off a weekend in which uncooperative weather kept the Paul Pokorski Motorsports No. 4 sprint car sitting idle in shop, the team was anxious to get back to the track for the second night of Plymouth Dirt Track Racing action at Sheboygan County Fair Park in Plymouth Saturday, May 21.

Beautiful weather greeted drivers, crews, workers and fans, as a stout field of 32 PDTR sprint cars filled the pits to do battle on the venerable one-third mile clay oval track.

Pokorski started the second 10-lap sprint car heat race on the outside of the front row, next to polesitter Spyder Akright. On the drop of the green flag, Akright got the jump to take the lead into the first turn.

As Akright raced through the middle lane of the racing surface at the front of the field, Pokorski settled into second place and began to search for a line to get past the leader.

By lap 4, two-time defending PDTR sprint car champion Donny Goeden moved up to challenge Pokorski and Akright. On lap 5, Goeden moved underneath Pokorski and then slid past Akright to take the lead. Pokorski held on over the final five laps to finish third behind Akright and Goeden.

“We tried some things in the heat race and we learned a lot,” Pokorski Motorsports Crew Chief Dave Schultz said. “The finish wasn’t really what we were looking for, but we found out some things that seemed to help once we got going toward the end of the A-main.”

The Pokorski Motorsports machine started the 25-lap main event from the 14th started spot. In the early going, Pokorski held his own inside the top 15 as drivers began to seek out the fastest lane to run.

On lap 8, Pokorski spun out in turn four while running in the 16th spot. Anthony Knierim clipped the front end of Pokorski’s car during the incident, resulting in some front end damage to the nose wing.

“I just messed up,” Pokorski said. “I got on the gas too hard and too early and lost it. We had some damage to the brackets on the bumper and the nose wing, but it wasn’t too bad.”

With mainly cosmetic damage to the front end, Pokorski continued on, restarting the race in the 20th position.

Following the restart, Pokorski started to find success running along the high groove. By lap 12, Pokorski had moved to 15th and one lap later he cleared three more cars to take the 12th spot.

With the majority of the field running low, Pokorski had basically a clear lane to run at the top of the speedway, which he utilized to his benefit.

On lap 16, Pokorski found himself dueling with Kenjay Fiedler and Chris Clayton for the ninth and 10th positions.

After engaging in a spirited back-and-forth, side-by-side battle with Fiedler for seven laps, Pokorski surged ahead to claim ninth place for good on lap 23.

While Pokorski capped a strong rally to finish ninth place, Donny Goeden surged to his second A-main victory of the season and the 17th of his career to vault to the top of the all-time PDTR sprint car A-main victory list.

“Our plan was to run the bottom in the A main because we thought everybody would be running the top,” Pokorski said. “The car felt pretty good on the bottom before the spin. Once we went to the back, I had to change the plan because everyone was running the bottom.

“I had to go where they weren’t, so I ran the top for the last 17 laps and it worked pretty well as we got some spots back,” he said. “We were a little too tight to run the top, but I can’t complain with how it turned out at the end. Coming from 20th to ninth in the last part of the race isn’t too bad. If I wouldn’t have messed up and had that spin, I think we could’ve had a really nice finish.”

A doubleheader weekend is on tap for Pokorski Motorsports team with Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on the schedule for this Saturday, May 28. The Saturday night PDTR program will be presented by Pokorski Motorsports sponsor Pedal Down Promotions.

Then on Sunday, May 29, the team is planning to compete with the Interstate Racing Association (IRA) 410 sprint car series at the 141 Speedway in Francis Creek.

Pokorski Motorsports would like to direct special recognition to R&H Enterprises, Goeden’s Auto Body, Christel Sign and Goodwin Racing Engines for helping to get the team’s new 2016 Maxim on the track this season.

The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2016 season include: Allied Bearing Corporation, Behling Racing Products, The Cawley Company, Goeden’s Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Hagar’s Half-Pound Cookies, Jens, Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Services & Crematory, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Pedal Down Promotions and Tisler Salvage Inc.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com

PDTR racing action, which features Sprint Cars, Late Models, Grand Nationals, B Mods and Micro Sprints, starts at 6 p.m. this Saturday, May 28. Sheboygan County Fair Park is location at 229 Fairview Drive in Plymouth. For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook.

Pedal Down Promotions is a full-service public relations and media services company devoted to helping its clients effectively communicate with targeted audiences through press releases, newsletters, profile and feature articles, website and social media content development, printed media, editing and layout, graphic design and book publishing services.

For more information on Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com or call 920-323-7970.

2016 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, May 28 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Sunday, May 29 – 141 Speedway in Francis Creek (IRA)

Friday, June 3 – Manitowoc Speedway (MSA)

Saturday, June 4 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, June 11 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

2016 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Events – 3

A Main Victories – 0

Top Five A Main Finishes – 1

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 2

Heat Race Victories – 1

 

May 24, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Fit For You – Aerobic Exercise No. 5

Fit For You – No. 5

Aerobic Exercise

by Scott Rejholec

In the last article we discussed the anaerobic fuel system – a short, intense exercise that lasts from 6 seconds to 3 minutes.

If you recall, that system uses your stored carbohydrate source, glycogen, as its fuel to produce energy, adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

Today we will be going over when, and how your body uses oxygen to produce ATP.

First, we need to understand that by no means are you only using one fuel system at a time. The two are always working in combination with each other.

However, depending on your intensity and duration of exercise, one fuel system will be the main provider of the ATP.

So when is our body mainly utilizing the aerobic system to provide ATP?

The answer is at rest, and during prolonged, submaximal, steady-state work. As mentioned before, our bodies are never using only one fuel system.

To get into how our bodies make energy using oxygen, it actually starts with a byproduct of glycolysis (anaerobic method of creating ATP) called pyruvate.

Without getting into too much detail, the pyruvate is transported to the mitochondria of our cells, where it enters the Krebs cycle.

This cycle is a series of reactions that continues the oxidization of pyruvate. Next, hydrogen atoms enter the Electric Transport Chain (ETC) to produce a net of 34 ATP.

If you are more interested in the specifics, the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) has a lot of great information on the physiology.

It has been shown that if an individual sustains an appropriate heart rate while preforming aerobic activities, our bodies will utilize 70 percent of its fuel from stored fats, in the form of triglycerides, and 30 percent from stored carbohydrates, glycogen.

Being more efficient at burning stored fat is the most effective method of losing weight, in terms of exercise. The key is to stay at a specific intensity, and the question is then, what is my target heart rate?

An individual can find their ideal heart rate by finding their Target Heart Range (THR). THR is 50-85 percent of an individual’s heart rate max.

The first step in finding your THR is to take 220 minus your age. Then multiply that by .5 and .85 to find your range.

For instance, I am 26. 220 minus 26 equals 194. 194 is my maximum heart rate. Next, I multiply 194 by .5 to get 97, and then by .85 to get 165. Therefore, my THR is 97-165.

For those of you who have a heart condition, or high blood pressure, and are on a beta blocker, talk to your physician about your specific THR.

They will recommend that you start with the range of your resting heart rate plus 30 to 50 beats, depending on your individual condition or rhythm.

For those who are just starting to exercise, aim to maintain the lower end of your range. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that for just heart health, an individual should participate in 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic exercise.

For weight loss, 300 minutes a week is recommended. For those of you who think that 150 minutes a week is an unrealistic number, let me break it down for you.

Exercising every day of the week may be out of the question for many people. So let’s say 5 days of the week you have to get 30 minutes of aerobic exercise in a day to achieve 150 minutes. You can break that 30 minutes up into 3 sessions a day, if need be. You can take a 10 minute walk in the morning, at lunch and after dinner.

To sum up the aerobic fuel system, the duration of the exercise is longer than 3 minutes at a steady state of intensity.

Different forms of exercise are walking, jogging, biking, etc. Just as long as you don’t stop. It takes much longer to provide ATP than the anaerobic system, however it does not produce a byproduct of lactate, so we are able to maintain workloads longer.

The big take away from this article is that this type of exercise (aerobic) is crucial for heart health.

Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in the United States. We as a community need to understand this, and start taking preventive action.

You can walk, jog, or bike with a friend, neighbor, or family member. In this busy world, where we usually put ourselves last, we owe it to ourselves to live a healthier, longer, happier life.

If you have any questions, comments, or want to see a specific topic be presented in these articles please feel free to follow “Fit For You Sheboygan Falls” on Facebook as I will be posting my articles, videos and other health related topics on there.

As always, make it a great day!

 

 

 

 

May 19, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Pokorski Motorsports opens 2016 season with strong showing

 

Pokorski Motorsports powers to fast start

By Jeff Pederson

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) May 10, 2016 – After months of careful planning and meticulous preparation, Paul Pokorski put his Pokorski Motorsports team’s new 2016 Maxim to the test last Friday and Saturday night with an Interstate Racing Association (IRA) and Midwest Sprint Car Association (MSA) weekend doubleheader to open the 2016 racing season.

The new car proved to be fast right out of the box, which yielded some impressive results in the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing opener on Saturday, May 7.

“We didn’t really know what to expect with the new car, but overall I’m really pleased with how things turned out over the weekend,” Pokorski said. “The car handled really well. I couldn’t really have asked for much more from the car for our first few nights out this year.”

Pokorski wasted little time putting the car in victory lane in the PDTR opener.

After starting on the outside of the front row in the fourth sprint car heat race, Paul outpowered polesitter Brandon McMullen to take the lead in the first corner. He was never seriously challenged the rest of the way en route to the heat race victory and a spot in the A main field.

Pokorski rolled out for the 25-lap sprint car A main from the fourth starting spot. In the opening laps, Pokorski settled into the fourth position in the running order. A spin by Kevin Karnitz bunched the field on lap 5. On the restart, Pokorski fell back to sixth. However, that was short-lived, as he motored past Danny Schlafer and Tim Haddy along the inside groove to regain the fourth position by lap 7.

At the mid-way point of the race, Pokorski worked his way up to battle with polesitter Jim Melis and fifth-started Kurt Davis for second place.

However, lapped traffic started to become more of a factor as the laps wound down. With most of the field stuck to the inside lane, passing was difficult for everyone, especially for the leaders, who were looking to negotiate lapped cars in the closing laps.

Haddy battled back to pass Pokorski for fourth place with three laps to go. Pokorski held on in the closing laps to secure a strong fifth-place A main finish behind race winner Donny Goeden, Kurt Davis (second), Jim Melis (third) and Tim Haddy (fourth).

“The track took rubber, so I had to stick with running the inside lane,” Pokorski said. “It became kind of follow the leader. I don’t really like to run the bottom the whole race, but that’s how it turned out.

“Overall, I was really happy with how the car ran in the heat and the feature,” Pokorski said. “For our first time out at Plymouth this year, it was really a great night. I’m not saying it was perfect by any means, but I think we are ahead of the game right now. There are some adjustments we can make for next week, which will hopefully make the car a bit better.”

The team opened the 2016 campaign on Friday, May 6, joining up with the Interstate Racing Association for the Manitowoc Mayhem event at the Manitowoc Speedway.

Running a 360 MSA car against the high-powered 410 IRA machines on the sweeping Manitowoc Speedway third-mile track proved to be an uphill battle for the team.

After laying down the 22nd fastest qualifying lap in the 30 car IRA field, Pokorski started eighth in the first IRA heat race. He spent the early part of the race battling for position with Mike Decker, before Decker dropped out with mechanical trouble.

Pokorski’s 8th place finish in the heat race, put the car in the B main. After starting fifth in the B main, he dropped back a few positions in the opening laps to eventually post a 9th place finish, which was three spots out a transfer position for the A main.

“Because it wasn’t a points race for us, we tried some things for the IRA race at Manitowoc that we normally wouldn’t do,” Pokorski Motorsports Crew Chief Dave Schultz said. “I think it is safe to say that we won’t be making a few of those changes again. The race allowed us to get some extra laps in and at the same time we were able to learn some things not to do.”

The Pokorski Motorsports team will return to action this Saturday, May 14 in Plymouth Dirt Track Racing action at the Plymouth Dirt Track.

Pokorski Motorsports would like to direct special recognition to R&H Enterprises, Goeden’s Auto Body, Christel Sign and Goodwin Racing Engines for helping to get the team’s new 2016 Maxim on the track this season.

The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2016 season include: Allied Bearing Corporation, Behling Racing Products, The Cawley Company, Goeden’s Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Hagar’s Half-Pound Cookies, Jens, Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Services & Crematory, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Pedal Down Promotions and Tisler Salvage Inc.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com

PDTR racing action, which features MSA Sprint Cars, WDLMA Late Models, Grand Nationals, B Mods and Micro Sprints, starts at 6 p.m. this Saturday, May 14. Sheboygan County Fair Park is location at 229 Fairview Drive in Plymouth. For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook.

Pedal Down Promotions is a full-service public relations and media services company devoted to helping its clients effectively communicate with targeted audiences through press releases, newsletters, profile and feature articles, website and social media content development, printed media, editing and layout, graphic design and book publishing services.

  For more information on Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com or call 920-323-7970.

2016 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, May 14- Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, May 21 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, May 28 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Sunday, May 29 – 141 Speedway in Francis Creek (IRA)

2016 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Events – 2

A Main Victories – 0

Top Five A Main Finishes – 1

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 1

Heat Race Victories – 1

 

May 10, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Pokorski Motorsports set for weekend doubleheader

 

Pokorski Motorsports preps for doubleheader weekend

By Jeff Pederson

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) May 3, 2016 – After rain put a damper on the highly anticipated 2016 season debut for Paul Pokorski Motorsports last Saturday, April 30 at the Plymouth Dirt Track, the team is looking forward to putting its brand new Maxim to the test with a pair of races this Friday and Saturday night.

On Friday, May 6, the familiar blue Pokorski Motorsports No. 4 machine will compete with the Interstate Racing Association (IRA) 410 sprint car series in the Manitowoc Mayhem event at the Manitowoc Speedway.

The event will be noteworthy for a couple of reasons, as it will mark not only the team’s first race of the 2016 season, but also the start of the final season of racing at the Manitowoc Speedway.

In January, the Manitowoc County Board approved an offer from Meijer Stores to purchase the land where the race track and grandstands are currently located. As a result, the track and grandstand will be removed at the conclusion of the 2016 season to make way for a new Meijer store.

Pokorski is looking forward to the opportunity to open the season on what the team considers its home track. The team is scheduled to make six additional appearances at Manitowoc Speedway in Midwest Sprint Car Association (MSA) action in 2016, and it also plans to compete with the IRA series at the Harbor Town Showdown event on July 1.

“We are looking at this race as another good opportunity to run at Manitowoc during its final season,” Pokorski said. “It is a bittersweet chance to run some more laps at one of my favorite race tracks.”

While the 2014 MSA Masters Series champion knows running a 360 motor against high horsepower 410s in an IRA event will be a definite challenge, he believes it will help the team prepare for future MSA events.

“Since we are using our MSA car to run with IRA, the only things we have to change are the rear tires and top wing,” Pokorski said. “Running our MSA motor puts us at a pretty big weight and horsepower disadvantage, but we look at it as a chance to learn the new car and try some things we wouldn’t want to try during an MSA points paying night.”

After competing with the IRA at Manitowoc on Friday night, the team will head to the Plymouth Dirt Track for the rescheduled Plymouth Dirt Track Racing (PDTR) season opener on Saturday, May 7.

Pokorski Motorsports would like to direct special recognition to R&H Enterprises, Goeden’s Auto Body, Christel Sign and Goodwin Racing Engines for helping to get the team’s new 2016 Maxim on the track this season.

The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2016 season include: Allied Bearing Corporation, Behling Racing Products, The Cawley Company, Goeden’s Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Hagar’s Half-Pound Cookies, Jens, Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Services & Crematory, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Pedal Down Promotions and Tisler Salvage Inc.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com

The Manitowoc Mayhem IRA event at the Manitowoc Speedway, which also features Sport Mods and Grand Nationals, will begin with IRA qualifying at 6:30 p.m. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. with grandstands opening at 5 p.m.

PDTR racing action, which features MSA Sprint Cars, WDLMA Late Models, Grand Nationals and B Mods, starts at 6 p.m. this Saturday, May 7. Sheboygan County Fair Park is location at 229 Fairview Drive in Plymouth. For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook.

Pedal Down Promotions is a full-service public relations and media services company devoted to helping its clients effectively communicate with targeted audiences through press releases, newsletters, profile and feature articles, website and social media content development, printed media, editing and layout, graphic design and book publishing services.

For more information on Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com or call 920-323-7970.

 

2016 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Friday, May 6 – Manitowoc Expo Speedway (IRA)

Saturday, May 7 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, May 14- Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, May 21 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

2016 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Race Events  A Main Victories   Top Five A Main Finishes   Heat Race Victories

0                          0                                   0                                      0

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Race Events  A Main Victories   Top Five A Main Finishes   Heat Race Victories

0                          0                                   0                                      0

May 3, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Fit For You No. 4 by Scott Rejholec

Fit For You – No. 4

 

by Scott Rejholec

 

As mentioned in the last article, exercise can be defined as any intentional act of physical activity that induces structural stress to our body.

The result of this stress is that our body makes adaptations. Today we will be covering one fuel system that our body utilizes, called the anaerobic fuel system.

First and foremost, we need to understand what our body uses as its energy. Like a car running on gas, diesel, or even electricity, our body uses what’s called adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

There are two ways to produce ATP, anaerobically and aerobically.

So what does anaerobic mean?

Anaerobic can be defined as a process that does not require oxygen. Some of you may ask, well how does that work? We are breathing in oxygen, why wouldn’t our body utilize it?

To explain this, let me first provide some examples of exercises that fall under the anaerobic fuel system.

Sprints, high intensity intervals, and resistance training (pushing or pulling an object). There are obviously more that fall into this category, but the main point is that all of these exercises will last anywhere from 6 seconds to 3 minutes.

During this timeframe, our bodies are requiring immediate energy, because they are working at such a high level.

We can think of it as the comparison of city and highway mileage. In the city, you are going to go through more gas because of the quick stopping and accelerating.

Anaerobic exercises burn through ATP fast so it needs a quick fuel system to replenish the ATP. This method of providing the ATP is called glycolysis.

Another question arises, why wouldn’t our body always use the glycolysis method if it provides the energy, ATP, the fastest?

Unfortunately, glycolysis involves a fermentation process that breaks your stored glucose, called glycogen, down into this ATP.

Due to the fact that most of us in this community are German, I’ll use the example of making sauerkraut

When fermenting the cabbage, there is a byproduct of mold that lines the top layer. Like the byproduct of mold on the cabbage, glycolysis makes a byproduct of lactate. The accumulation of this lactate over a short period of time can result in inhibiting glycolysis, resulting in less power output and fatigue.

If enough of lactate is produced and your body has not yet built up a tolerance to it (deconditioned), it can cause an individual to get nauseated.

Of course all individuals can change that outcome. Through consistent training, an individual has the ability to increase their lactate threshold. This threshold is basically a point of how good your body is at clearing the lactate, so it does not inhibit your energy production, glycolysis.

With that being said, lactate can sound like a bad guy in a physiological perspective, but lactate has been shown to fuel the release of what’s called norepinephrine.

Norepinephrine is a hormone that has an immediate effect on making your neurons stronger. This connection helps your brain learn better and remember better, reducing the chances of developing dementia.

To sum the anaerobic fuel system up, the duration of the exercise is from 6 seconds to 3 minutes. It is a quick source of providing you fuel, adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

However, it uses glycolysis to produce the ATP, which is a fermentation process. This fermentation process creates lactate, which if an individual does not have a high tolerance of, can inhibit the production of ATP resulting in a reduction of performance.

In the next article, we will be going over the aerobic fuel system.

This fuel system is utilized when sustaining a constant workload for longer than 5 min. For instance walking, jogging, and biking.

I understand this is a lot of information to take in, but I want everyone to understand what your body is going through when you exercise.

After the next article, we will get back to the basics of how to achieve a healthier lifestyle.

If you have any questions, comments, or want to see a specific topic be presented in these articles, please feel free to email me at scottrejholec@yahoo.com or follow “Fit For You Sheboygan Falls” on Facebook, as I will be posting my articles, videos and other health related topics on there.

As always, make it a great day!

 

 

 

 

May 3, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Pokorski Motorsports to make 2016 debut

 

Pokorski Motorsports ready to roll for PDTR season opener

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) April 26, 2016 – After putting their new 2016 Maxim through the paces during a practice session at the Manitowoc Speedway last Saturday, Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports team are set to fire up the 2016 Midwest Sprint Car Association (MSA) season at the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing (PDTR) opener at Sheboygan County Fair Park this Saturday, April 30.

Last Saturday’s practice offered a good opportunity for Pokorski and his crew to shake down the new car they have worked tirelessly to assemble to their liking over the past two months.

“I would say the practice was a success,” Pokorski said. “The very dry track conditions limited what we could learn about the new car, but the results to the changes we made were encouraging.”

With off-season preparations now complete, the Pokorski Motorsports team is keenly focused on this Saturday’s PDTR opener, which will kick off its 24th season of dirt track competition.

After capturing the MSA Masters Series championship in 2014 and placing second in the MSA standings in 2015, Pokorski is hoping the 2016 campaign will bring even more success.

“I am really looking forward to Saturday night’s season opener at PDTR,” Pokorski said. “The practice was a good time to make sure we hadn’t missed anything crucial on the car and to allow us to work together as a team and rehearse our routine of what we need to do to get ready to be on the track each night.”

Pokorski Motorsports would like to direct special recognition to R&H Enterprises, Goeden’s Auto Body, Christel Sign and Goodwin Racing Engines for helping to get the team’s new 2016 Maxim on the track this season.

The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2016 season include: Allied Bearing Corporation, Behling Racing Products, The Cawley Company, Goeden’s Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Hagar’s Half-Pound Cookies, Jens, Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Services & Crematory, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Pedal Down Promotions and Tisler Salvage Inc.

For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com

PDTR racing action, which features MSA Sprint Cars, WDLMA Late Models, Grand Nationals and B Mods, starts at 6 p.m. this Saturday, April 30. Sheboygan County Fair Park is location at 229 Fairview Drive in Plymouth. For more information, visit www.plymouthdtr.com or check out Plymouth Dirt Track Racing on Facebook.

Pedal Down Promotions is a full-service public relations and media services company devoted to helping its clients effectively communicate with targeted audiences through press releases, newsletters, profile and feature articles, website and social media content development, printed media, editing and layout, graphic design and book publishing services. For more information on Pedal Down Promotions, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com or call 920-323-7970.

2016 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, April 30 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Friday, May 6 – Manitowoc Expo Speedway (IRA)

Saturday, May 7 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, May 14- Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, May 21 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

 

2016 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Race Events  A Main Victories   Top Five A Main Finishes   Heat Race Victories

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April 26, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Fit for You – Article No. 3

Fit For You – No. 3

 

by Scott Rejholec

 

What is exercise, and why should I do it?

This article will kick off a three-part series on what exercise is and the two main energy systems our bodies use to fuel exercise.

Let’s start with asking this question – Exercise is good for us, right? The obvious answer is, “Yes, of course!”

In reality, exercise does cause some damage to our bodies – temporarily. Now, before anyone starts getting any ideas of using that as an excuse to not exercise, let me explain further.

To keep it simple, exercise can be defined as any intentional act of physical activity with intentional being the key word.

When our bodies go through this physical activity, we are put under a great deal of stress. When we think of stress, we think of deadlines, bills to pay, tests to take or talking in front of a group of people. This mental stress elevates our heart rate, blood pressure and makes us feel uneasy.

However, when we are exercising, we are inducing a physical stress to our bones, joints and muscles. This is how exercise does some damage to the body in the form of stress.

Fortunately for us, our bodies are unbelievably efficient at adapting to stress. When our bodies are under this physical stress, they release certain hormones that help our bodies strengthen as a result of the stress.

If we don’t provide our bodies with this necessary form of stress, a natural occurrence termed sarcopenia starts to occur in our bodies. Sarcopenia is when our bodies start to lose muscle mass. It is very similar to osteoporosis, which is the natural occurrence of the loss in bone density.

Our bodies were not meant to be stationary. They were designed to be active and to be stressed. As mentioned before, our bodies are unbelievably efficient at adapting to stress.

For instance, if we were to do the same type of exercise for more than two weeks, at the same intensity and duration, we are no longer stressing it.

By this time, our body has adapted to the stress we are inducing and no longer feels stressed. When our body doesn’t feel that physical stress, we no longer make improvements.

This is the key point. We must understand that being active and exercising are of course great things. But we need to focus on challenging ourselves. In order for us to continue to grow stronger structurally, we need to constantly surprise our bodies with a new exercise, a faster pace or a longer duration. And no, you are never too old to do something new.

With that being said, I want those of you who set goals from the last article to keep working on them. If you haven’t started yet, it’s never too late. If you’re having trouble, remember to keep focused on why you set those goals in the first place. If you have already accomplished your goal, let this article be a guide to moving you forward to the next challenge.

In the next article, we will be going over the anaerobic fuel system. This fuel system is utilized in sprints, body weight exercises and free weights.

If you have any questions, comments or want to see a specific topic be presented in these articles, please feel free to email me at scottrejholec@yahoo.com or follow “Fit For You Sheboygan Falls” on Facebook. I will be posting my articles, videos and other health-related topics there.

As always, make it a great day!

 

 

 

April 13, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Fit for You – Article No. 2

Fit for You – Article No. 2

 By Scott Rejholec

Hello everyone!

What comes to mind when you think about living a healthier life? Is it walking more, getting to the gym, eating better, maybe its quitting smoking?

There are a lot of thoughts and ideas on what can lead to living a healthier life. Unfortunately, the thought process of starting is the beginning and the end for many individuals.

 By the end of this article, I challenge you to write down one way you want to alter your lifestyle to live healthier.

The big question to be answered here is: Why should I live healthier? Many may say, “I’m doing just fine the way I am.” Others say, “I’m on my feet all day, or I’m active at work, I don’t need to exercise” Some may say eating healthy is “too expensive”

On the opposite spectrum, you may already be very in tune with living healthy, but may need to change things up a bit.

There is an endless list of reasons why exercising, eating healthier and taking time for yourself gets put on the backburner.

I’ll be the first one to admit that there are many times I personally reason with myself that I’m too tired to exercise, or I justify why eating a pint of Ben and Jerrys in one sitting is no big deal.

By no means am I suggesting that any one person should, or has to be perfect. However, in life we need a good balance of doing what we sometimes justify is right, and what is actually right for our body.

Let’s look at the example of your body as a car. We need to consistently tune our car to keep it running well. Whether it is putting in the right fuel, changing the oil or rotating the tires.

Like a car, your body needs the proper amount of appropriate movement, fuel and maintenance to run properly and ultimately longer.

I am a firm believer in setting realistic goals. Without goals, it is extremely easy to just go with the flow of life until you realize that you need to get back into the swing of things.

With that being said, right now, write down one goal for yourself or your family and put a time stamp on it.

Don’t delay this process, the thoughts are in your head now, so write one down!

A good tip is to put that goal somewhere you are going to see it daily. If you consistently see your goal, you will be less likely to allow it to be just a thought.

Whether you find motivation in looking or feeling better for yourself, beating your personal record in any one thing, living longer with your spouse, or seeing your kids and grandkids grow up, I’m challenging you right now to start making the commitment to living a healthier lifestyle.

As a conclusion to this article, I want to remind you that we are only here for a little while, so let’s make the most of every day and live a longer, healthier, happier life together

After all, life really is too precious.

Starting with the next article, we will be diving into more specifics on what exercise is.

 If you have any questions, comments, or want to see a specific topic be presented in these articles please feel free to email me at scottrejholec@yahoo.com or follow “Fit For You Sheboygan Falls” on Facebook as I will be posting my articles, videos and other health related topics on there.

As always, make it a great day!

April 4, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Fit For You, Sheboygan Falls

Fit for You, Sheboygan Falls

By Scott Rejholec

 Hello everyone! My name is Scott Rejholec.

Starting this week, I will be writing bi-weekly articles on health-related topics. Born and raised in Sheboygan Falls, I know there is a strong sense of community within this city.

With that strong sense of community, I want to make sure that we are as healthy and active as possible and that we do it together. That being said, I want to share my knowledge and experience with you so that we as a community can be healthier together.

My background in health and fitness started as a master personal trainer. I became certified at the National Personal Training Institute in Orlando, Florida in 2009.

For six years, I was fortunate enough to be a lead boot camp instructor, sports performance coach, and a one-on-one personal trainer at a health club in Grafton, called Form and Fitness.

I have a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from UW-Milwaukee, and I currently work at Aurora Health Center in Grafton as an exercise physiologist in cardiac-pulmonary rehab.

What topics are going to be in this article you may ask? Some examples include the basics of what exercise is, how to set realistic goals, quick and safe workouts at home, exercises to relieve or prevent bad backs and interval training.

Other topics regarding your body are contributing risk factors that lead to heart disease, blood pressure, cholesterol, cleanses, how to effectively manage COPD and much more.

Whether you are a marathon runner, a high school athlete, a casual walker or maybe not interested in health at all, these articles will be interesting and informative.

My goal is that we as a community can live a longer, healthier, and happier life.

If you have any questions, comments, or want to see a specific topic be presented in these articles please feel free to email me at scottrejholec@yahoo.com or follow “Fit For You Sheboygan Falls” on Facebook, as I will be posting my articles, videos and other health related topics on there.

As always, make it a great day!

 

March 19, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Pokorski Motorsports gears up for 2016 season

Pokorski Motorsports to debut new car in 2016!    

With a racing resume that features four series championships and 44 A-main victories over a span of 23 seasons, Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports team is set to enter the 2016 campaign as one of the most experienced, consistent and successful teams currently competing regularly with the Eastern Wisconsin-based Midwest Sprint Car Association series.
Regardless of the team’s past accomplishments, the start of a new season always brings a feeling of high anticipation and excitement for Pokorski and his crew.
The upcoming 2016 season figures to be no different, especially considering the fact that the team will be campaigning a brand new Maxim chassis.
“We decided to go with something different this year,” Pokorski said. “The last several years, we’ve been running a 2011 J&J chassis and we’ve done really well with it, winning the MSA championship in 2014 and picking up several A-main victories along the way. Prior to that, we ran a 2007 Stealth chassis for a number of years, which also worked well for us as we moved from the winged super modifieds into the sprint cars in 2007.
“Coming off the championship year in 2014, I would say last year was okay for us, but I think there is definitely plenty of room for improvement,” he said. “The new car has slightly different geometry with a 39-inch setback, while our J&J has a 40-inch setback. The weight distribution will be a bit different. We will definitely be learning as we go along.”
The arrival of the new chassis will have the team working even harder than normal to prepare for the new MSA season, which is scheduled to kick off Saturday, April 30 at the Plymouth Dirt Track, located on the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wis.
“March and April are going to busy for us getting the car ready to go for the first night at Plymouth on April 30th,” Pokorski said. “I have a really good, dedicated crew, so I am confident that everything is going to come together nicely and we will be ready right out of the gate.
“Maxim is probably the most common type of chassis out there right now, so this is going to give us an idea of what everyone else is feeling,” he said. “We have a real good group of sponsors this year and with a few more resources to work with, we hope that will help us to speed up the learning process. ”
Dave Schultz, who has served as Pokorski’s crew chief since the team burst onto the racing scene in 1993, is equally optimistic about the 2016 campaign.
“Although there will be a learning curve with the chassis change, we will be striving to gain knowledge about the new car and make it the best that it can be throughout the course of the season,” Schultz said. “We will be documenting all of the set-ups and changes made on the car to hopefully gain speed as the season moves along.”
Following a stellar 2014 season in which the team captured its first MSA title, last year the team finished second in the MSA standings to Brandon McMullen. Pokorski Motorsports was also fourth in the final standings at the Plymouth Dirt Track and sixth in the season standings at the Manitowoc County Expo Speedway.
“We won one A-main last year, which came at Manitowoc,” Pokorski said. “Really when looking back at it, aside from that A-Main win, we had a terrible year at Manitowoc. Every night something seemed to go wrong. At Plymouth, we did pretty well. It wasn’t really spectacular, but we managed to stay out of trouble for the most part and get some good finishes. We didn’t have to work on the car a bunch after the races, which is always a good thing.”
Looking ahead to the 2016 season, Pokorski plans to again contest the entire 31-race MSA series schedule, which includes events at the Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds, Manitowoc County Expo Speedway, Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie and the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam.
Pokorski is also looking to compete in a handful of races with the Interstate Racing Association (IRA) 410 sprint car series this year, including events at Manitowoc Expo Speedway and 141 Speedway in Francis Creek.
“We are planning to run the two races at Manitowoc and also the two at 141,” Pokorski said. “I really enjoy racing at Manitowoc and with it being the last year for the track, I certainly want to race there as much as I can this year, including with the IRA.”
The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2016 season include: Allied Bearing Corporation, Behling Racing Products, The Cawley Company, Goeden’s Auto Body, Goodwin Racing Engines, Hagar’s Half-Pound Cookies, Jens, Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Services & Crematory, Kettle Moraine Landscaping, Novak’s Service Center, Pedal Down Promotions and Tisler Salvage Inc.
For more information on Pokorski Motorsports, check out Pokorski Motorsports on Facebook or visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com

2016 Pokorski Motorsports Schedule

Saturday, April 30 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Friday, May 6 – Manitowoc Expo Speedway (IRA)
Saturday, May 7 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Saturday, May 14- Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Saturday, May 21 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Saturday, May 28 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Sunday, May 29 – 141 Speedway in Francis Creek (IRA)
Friday, June 3 – Manitowoc Expo Speedway (MSA)
Saturday, June 4 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Saturday, June 11- Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Saturday, June 18 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Friday, June 24 – Manitowoc County Expo Speedway (MSA)
Saturday, June 25 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Friday, July 1 – Manitowoc County Expo Speedway (IRA)
Saturday, July 2 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Friday, July 8 – Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam (MSA)
Saturday, July 9 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Friday, July 15 – Manitowoc County Expo Speedway (MSA)
Saturday, July 16 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Saturday, July 23 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Friday, July 29 – Manitowoc County Expo Speedway (MSA)
Saturday, July 30 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Friday, August 5 – Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam (MSA)
Saturday, August 6 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Saturday, August 13 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Sunday, August 14 – Angel Park Speedway in Sun Prairie (MSA)
Saturday, August 20 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Wednesday, August 24 – Manitowoc Expo Speedway (MSA)
Saturday, August 27 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Friday, September 2 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Saturday, September 3 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Sunday, September 4 – 141 Speedway in Francis Creek (IRA) (tentative)
Saturday, September 10 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17 – Fall Invitational -Track To Be Determined (MSA)
Saturday, October 1 – Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam (MSA)
Saturday, November 12 – MSA Banquet at Racers Hall in Plymouth

All scheduled race dates subject to change without notice

By the Numbers
23 seasons of Pokorski Motorsports

Series Championships – 4
2003-Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Super Modified champion
2004-Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Super Modified champion
2006 Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Winged Super Modified champion
2014-Midwest Sprint Car Association champion

Rookie of the Year Award – 1
2008-Midwest Sprint Car Association Rookie of the Year

A-Main/Feature Victories – 44
35 EWSC Winged Super Modified victories
9 MSA sprint car victories

B-Main/Semi-Feature Victories – 19

Heat Race Victories – 71

Total Race Victories – 134

Fast Qualifier Awards – 5

Hard Charger Awards – 3

Clean Sweeps – 11
Manitowoc (5), Plymouth (4), Luxemburg (1), Beaver Dam (1)

Year-by-Year Results

EWSC Winged Super Modified
1993-33rd in points, 1 heat race win, Rookie of the Year Runner-Up
1994-26th in points, 1 heat race win
1995-20th in points
1996-11th in points, 2 feature wins, 2 heat race wins
1997-8th points, 2 feature wins, 2 heat race wins, 1 fast time
1998-11th in points, 1 feature win, 2 heat race wins, 1 semi-feature win, 1 fast time
1999-3rd in points, 1 feature win, 3 heat race wins
2000-4th in points, 1 feature win, 3 semi-feature wins, 8 heat race wins
2001-4th in points, 1 feature win, 2 semi-feature wins, 4 heat race wins
2002-2nd in points, 3 feature wins, 1 semi-feature win, 4 heat race wins, 1 fast time
2003-Series points champion, 6 feature wins, 5 heat wins, season hard charger
2004-Series points champion, 2 feature wins, 2 heat wins, 1 fast time, season hard charger-completed every lap throughout the season
2005-2nd points, 5 feature wins, 4 heat race wins,
2006-Series points champion, 10 feature wins, 5 heat race wins
2007-1 feature victory in 6 races (partial season)

MSA Sprint Car
2007-2 A-main wins, 1 heat race win in 8 races (partial season)
2008-9th in points, 1 A main win, 2 B main wins, 4 heat wins,
MSA Rookie of the Year
2009-4th in points, 1 A main win, 3 B main wins, 5 heat race wins
2010-6th in points, 1 A main win, 2 B main victories, 4 heat wins
2011-7th in points, 2 B main wins, 2 heat race wins, first year without an A main/feature victory since 1995 (15 years)
2012-5th in points, 1 A main win, 1 B main win, 4 heat wins
2013-8th in points, 2 B main wins, 2 heat race wins, 1 fast time
2014-MSA Masters Series champion, 2 A main wins, 3 heat wins,
Season hard charger
2015-2nd in points, 1 A main win, 3 heat wins

March 15, 2016 / by Jeff Pederson

Pedal Down Promotions gets on track to form connections to success

In today’s fast-paced, high-tech, information-driven society, forging an effective connection with a finely-tuned target audience can carve out the key to success in business creation, event planning, fundraising, product promotion, marketing, public relations and media campaigns.

Founded by experienced newspaper journalist Jeff Pederson, Pedal Down Promotions-Your Fast Track Connection is geared up to provide all of the promotional content and materials businesses, non-profit organizations, schools, government entities and creative individuals need to spread the good word about their plans, accomplishments, endeavors, hopes and dreams – past, present and future.

Pedal Down Promotions – Your Fast Track Connection provides a wide range of promotional services, including detailed profiles of your business, school or non-profit organization; news releases; newsletters; photography; video presentations and social media content, development and updates.

Pederson, who has 21 years of experience serving the communication needs of the community as a newspaper journalist and editor, has the capability to utilize a broad range of media to present the message of Pedal Down Promotions clientele.

News releases, newsletters, photos and videos can be featured on clients’ website, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube social media platforms, as well as Pedal Down Promotions website, social media and YouTube outlets.

Additional connections can be facilitated for inclusion of all promotional elements in newspapers, magazines, websites and other media outlets.

Pederson began his journalism career as a public relations writer for the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car races in Plymouth in 1994. After sending out news releases on the results of each week’s races in 1994, Pederson introduced a weekly local auto racing column in The Sheboygan Press in May 1995, which was the first of its kind in the long history of the daily publication.

Over the past 21 years, Pederson has gained a wide-range of communication, writing and public relations experience as a sports correspondent at the Sheboygan Press, sports writer and editor at the Chilton Times-Journal and as the editor of The Sheboygan Falls News.

“I have enjoyed writing articles about a wide variety of people, places and things and the response to these articles have been overwhelmingly positive,” Pederson said. “One of the most successful and rewarding aspects of my newspaper reporting career has been the articles I have written for local businesses, as well as community-based civic organizations, schools and government entities.

“In particular, the business profiles I have written has been met with overwhelmingly positive responses and have worked to connect businesses with new customers who may have not known the business even existed,” he said. “The key to these articles has been presenting the business in a personal way. Describing the background of the business owner and possibly even the managers and employees works to give the business a personality and human factor that works to form a connection with potential customers.”

A down-to-earth, personalized approach serves as the foundational centerpiece in all of Pedal Down Promotions’ objectives in assisting clients.

“After writing hundreds of articles promoting business openings, relocation and expansion, I have realized that many businesses are in need of a more personal touch in promoting themselves and the products and services that they offer,” Pederson said. “In today’s modern internet and social media driven world, businesses can promote themselves through their own platforms including websites, as well as various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc.

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For more information on how to get your business, organization, event, team or idea into the fast lane to success, contact Jeff Pederson at 920-323-7970, email pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com, website www.pedaldownpromotions.com or the Pedal Down Promotions Facebook page.

December 8, 2015 / by Jeff Pederson