By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 19, 2017 – After enduring a string of relatively unremarkable weekends of action, Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports team returned to form with a strong second-place finish in Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car action at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth on Saturday, July 15.

With 25 PDTR Sprint Cars on hand, Pokorski lined up fourth in the second heat race and came home third to qualify for the A main.

Thanks to a highly favorable draw, Pokorski started the 22-car A-main from the pole, jumping out to the lead on the opening lap ahead of Kurt Davis, Tony Wondra and Danny Schlafer.

Pokorski, who rode the cushion throughout the race, encountered lapped traffic on lap 7 and two laps later Davis dove into the lead with a slide job in turn one.

However, Davis collided with Justin Miller on the next lap as part of a five-car incident, which brought out the first caution flag of the race.

With Davis out of the event, Pokorski regained the top spot on the restart with Schlafer right behind. Pokorski and Schlafer battled back and forth on lap 11 before Schlafer took the lead for good in turn one on lap 12.

Pokorski held strong over the final 13 laps to post the runner-up finish behind Schlafer. It was Pokorski’s best finish since placing fourth in the PDTR Sprint Car A main on June 10.

“We had made some changes to the car in the shop and had a different starting point than we had the past few weeks,” Pokorski said. “We were a little tight in hot laps. We made some changes and were a little loose in the heat, but that is what we were shooting for.

“Starting on the pole is a little bit nerve racking,” he said. “There are only two options – win or go backwards. I hate going backwards. Second is decent and adds to our our list of top-5 finishes for the year, but it’s a little frustrating to lead the first 10 laps and then end up second.”

This Saturday, July 22, the team will return to The Plymouth Dirt Track for the annual Autograph Night program. All kids in attendance will receive a free checkered flag courtesy of Hopf Farms. Racing is set to get under way at 6 p.m.

All fans are invited to stop by the Pokorski Motorsports pit area after the races to meet Paul and to pick up racing action cards and other goodies.

The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2017 season include: Acme Armature Works Inc., 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 Sign, Tisler Salvage Inc. and The Cawley Company.

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

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Acme Armature Works Inc.

Pokorski Motorsports will like to welcome Acme Armature Works Inc. of Sheboygan as a new sponsor for the 2017 racing season

Acme Armature Works Inc. debuted last September when Chad Bahrs purchased Sheboygan Armature Works. Located at 2727 North 21st St. in Sheboygan, Acme Armature Works specializes in electrical and servo motor repair and sales for industrial and commercial customers.

Bahrs, who resides in Elkhart Lake with his wife Jamie and three children, describes Acme Armature Works as a one-stop electrical apparatus service shop.

“We specialize in all types of electric motors, spindles, servo motors, and electro-mechanical devices for industrial, commercial and agricultural customers,” Bahrs said. “We are a factory-authorized warranty service center for a wide range of manufactures. We also offer value-added services such as an in-house machine shop, computerized precision dynamic balancing, vibration analysis, predictive/preventative maintenance, welding and light fabricating.”

When it comes to diagnosing problems, providing proper repair analysis and delivering top-notch service for servo motors, Acme’s repair team boasts over 100 years of combined experience working with a wide selection of complex motor systems.

“We specialize in fast, accurate repair, rewind and re-manufacture of all brands of servo motors,” Bahrs said. “During our repair process, every encoder or all feedback devices are checked for proper signals and alignment.”

Acme Armature Works is PDTA (Power Transmission Distributors Association) and EASA (Electrical Apparatus Service Association) certified. In addition, Acme recently earned the Recommended Practice for the Repair of Rotating Electrical Apparatus (ANSI/EASA AR100-2015) accreditation.

Bahrs says Acme’s ability to provide unique in-shop services sets it apart among its competition.

“I think the fact that we do balancing, machine work and welding in our shop sets us apart,” Bahrs said. “We have the ability to do blower wheel balancing, provide a wide range of machine work and weld cast iron, which you don’t see in every other shop.”

Acme Armature Works also sells many makes and models of electric and servo motors.

Pokorski Motorsports invites you to contact Acme Armature Works Inc. via email at info@acmearmature.com, by calling the 24-hour service line at 920-452-3389 or visiting www.acmearmature.com.

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.

2017 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, July 22 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, July 29 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Sunday, July 30 – Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie (MSA)

Saturday, August 5 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

2017 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 13

MSA events – 12

IRA events – 1

A-Main Victories – 1

Top Five A-Main Finishes – 4

Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 5

Heat Race Victories – 0

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 12, 2017 – For the second week in a row, Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports team competed in a doubleheader weekend of Sprint Car racing action Friday, July 7 and Saturday, July 8.

The weekend racing festivities got started Friday, July 7 at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam for a Midwest Sprint Car Association (MSA) event on the high speed “horsepower half mile.”

With NASCAR legend Tony Stewart on hand to compete in the Interstate Racing Association (IRA) 410 Sprint Car Series portion of the program and the new Dirt Kings Late Model Series rounding out the card, a standing-room-only crowd was in attendance.

Rain hit the track after IRA qualifying, which forced the action to be delayed. When racing resumed, Paul lined up eighth in the first MSA Sprint Car heat race and came home seventh.

With 23 cars entered in the event, all drivers transferred to the 20-lap A-main with Pokorski lining up 16^th. Mainly through attrition, which yielded two caution flags in the first six laps, Pokorski moved up to 13^th on lap 7. He remained in that position until the final restart of the event on lap 16.

That is when the 25-year veteran found his groove charging past six cars over the final four laps to post a seventh-place showing.

“Friday started pretty poorly,” Pokorski said. “The car was terrible in hot laps and in the heat race. We made some good changes for the A main. Once we got rolling and could try out a few lines, the car felt pretty good. Overall, I was happy to go forward in the A main.”

On Saturday night at The Plymouth Dirt Track, Pokorski started seventh in the first PDTR Sprint Car heat race and passed two cars to finish fifth.

With 22 MSA cars in the pits, again there was no B main and all drivers on hand transferred automatically to the extended PDTR Mid-Season Championship 30-lap main event.

Pokorski started ninth in the A main, but got shuffled to the rear of the field when the car lined up in directly front of him did not take off at drop of the green flag. As a result, Pokorski found himself running in the 18^th position by lap 10.

Pokorski was unable to mount a significant rally over the final 20 laps and wound up crossing the finish line 15^th.

“On Saturday night, we were struggling with some set-up stuff that I decided to try in the heat race,” Pokorski said. “We changed some things for the A, but we didn’t anticipate the track changing as much as it did. We also struggled with a throttle return spring issue, which has since been fixed. I can’t wait until Saturday to hopefully have a better effort.”

This Saturday, July 15, the team will return to The Plymouth Dirt Track for Fan Appreciation Night. The program will feature reduced ticket prices with adults getting in for $5 and $3 admission for youths age 12-15. Kids 11 and under are free.

Racing is set to get under way at 6 p.m.

The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2017 season include: Acme Armature Works Inc., 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 Sign, Tisler Salvage Inc. and The Cawley Company.

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

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Acme Armature Works Inc.

Pokorski Motorsports will like to welcome Acme Armature Works Inc. of Sheboygan as a new sponsor for the 2017 racing season

Acme Armature Works Inc. debuted last September when Chad Bahrs purchased Sheboygan Armature Works. Located at 2727 North 21st St. in Sheboygan, Acme Armature Works specializes in electrical and servo motor repair and sales for industrial and commercial customers.

Bahrs, who resides in Elkhart Lake with his wife Jamie and three children, describes Acme Armature Works as a one-stop electrical apparatus service shop.

“We specialize in all types of electric motors, spindles, servo motors, and electro-mechanical devices for industrial, commercial and agricultural customers,” Bahrs said. “We are a factory-authorized warranty service center for a wide range of manufactures. We also offer value-added services such as an in-house machine shop, computerized precision dynamic balancing, vibration analysis, predictive/preventative maintenance, welding and light fabricating.”

When it comes to diagnosing problems, providing proper repair analysis and delivering top-notch service for servo motors, Acme’s repair team boasts over 100 years of combined experience working with a wide selection of complex motor systems.

“We specialize in fast, accurate repair, rewind and re-manufacture of all brands of servo motors,” Bahrs said. “During our repair process, every encoder or all feedback devices are checked for proper signals and alignment.”

Acme Armature Works is PDTA (Power Transmission Distributors Association) and EASA (Electrical Apparatus Service Association) certified. In addition, Acme recently earned the Recommended Practice for the Repair of Rotating Electrical Apparatus (ANSI/EASA AR100-2015) accreditation.

Bahrs says Acme’s ability to provide unique in-shop services sets it apart among its competition.

“I think the fact that we do balancing, machine work and welding in our shop sets us apart,” Bahrs said. “We have the ability to do blower wheel balancing, provide a wide range of machine work and weld cast iron, which you don’t see in every other shop.”

Acme Armature Works also sells many makes and models of electric and servo motors.

Pokorski Motorsports invites you to contact Acme Armature Works Inc. via email at info@acmearmature.com, by calling the 24-hour service line at 920-452-3389 or visiting www.acmearmature.com.

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.

2017 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, July 15 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, July 22 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, July 29 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Sunday, July 30 – Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie (MSA)

2017 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 12

MSA events – 11

IRA events – 1

A-Main Victories – 1

Top Five A-Main Finishes – 3

Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 4

Heat Race Victories – 0

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) June 28, 2017 – After engine problems forced Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports team to scratch from the previous two Midwest Sprint Car Association events, a doubleheader weekend of action produced decidedly mixed results at Spring Lake Speedway in Unity, Wisconsin and The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds.

On Friday, June 23, the Pokorski Motorsports team made the long trek north for its first visit to the Spring Lake Speedway where a strong field of 27 cars gathered for the MSA’s first race at the track since 2004.

The allure of seeing Sprint Cars take to the track for the first time in 13 years attracted an enthusiastic, capacity crowd to the recently upgraded Spring Lake Speedway facility, formerly known as Monster Hall Raceway.

“Friday night at Spring Lake Speedway was pretty awesome for the MSA as a club,” Pokorski said. “The track was nice, the people were great and the car count was excellent. I hope we will make another trip up there next year for sure.”

Pokorski started fifth in the third Sprint Car heat race at Spring Lake Speedway and powered past Josh Teunissen and Wayne Modjeski to take over third place, following a restart on lap 2.

The 25-year veteran then chased down Dick Kaiser and made an impressive pass in turn four on the final lap to notch a strong second-place finish.

Following the inversion, Pokorski lined up 11th in the 25-lap Sprint Car A main. After falling back to 14th on the start, Pokorski held his own as most of the field ran the low groove for the majority of the race.

A three-car incident in turn four on the final lap allowed Pokorski to gain three spots and finish the race in 11th place.

“We did fairly well and I was happy with the night at Spring Lake,” Pokorski said.

A return date for MSA at Spring Lake was tentatively scheduled on Friday, Aug. 25, but the two parties have agreed for forgo that date and will work on scheduling at least one and possibly multiple races at the facility in 2018.

Things did not go nearly as smoothly for the team the following night at The Plymouth Dirt Track.

After starting sixth in the first Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Sprint Car heat race, Pokorski wound up seventh to fall short of transferring to the A main through its heat.

Despite suffering a cracked header in the B main, Pokorski moved up from the eighth starting spot to finish fourth and earn a transfer spot to the A main.

“We missed the setup by a bunch in the heat race and didn’t do very well at all,” Pokorski said. “We had a header crack in the B, which didn’t really affect the performance of the car. It just made me nervous that something bigger was going wrong because I could hear the engine tone change.”

After replacing the header, Pokorski started 20th in the A main. While running 16th, Pokorski’s luck turned sour again when he was unable to avoid the spinning car of Kevin Karnitz in turn four. The resulting contact produced too much damage to the front end of the car to continue and Pokorski was scored 20th.

“In the A main we were just average and ran into a little misfortune when someone else lost control and spun in front of me,” Pokorski said. “I clipped them on the way by, messing up the front end of the car and ending our night.”

Aside from the misfortunate on the track Saturday night, the team also had to deal with mechanical problems on its tow vehicle, as well as the logistics of getting its primary engine, which had been causing problems for the team in recent weeks, back home from the team’s engine builder.

“The truck Paul uses for pulling the race car trailer barely made it to the track on Friday night at Spring Lake and could not make it all the way home,” Pokorski Motorsports Crew Chief Dave Schultz said. “Mike and Pam Emme brought Chuck Tuschl’s truck down to Plymouth on their way to Beaver Dam. Paul had his motor from our primary Maxim car in the back of his truck, which he had picked up from the engine builder on Friday on the way to Unity.

“We would like to thank Brandon McMullen for helping to move the motor from Paul’s truck to Chuck’s truck,” he said. “Paul then pulled the trailer home using Chuck’s truck. Paul’s wife, Lynn, drove their truck home and with not having to pull anything, it made it home.”

The Pokorski Motorsports team will race its back-up J&J car in PDTR competition this Saturday, July 1 at Plymouth. On Sunday, July 2, the team plans to test out the engine in its primary Maxim car during an Interstate Racing Association (IRA) Sprint Car event at the 141 Speedway in Francis Creek.

“The engine builder found nothing wrong with the motor in the Maxim, which we had been having trouble with at Angell Park on June 11th and then again at Plymouth the following Saturday,” Schultz said. “That means we will doing a lot of diagnosing of the engine during IRA event at 141. Hopefully, we can find the issue on Sunday night.”

The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2017 season include: Acme Armature Works Inc., 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 Sign, Tisler Salvage Inc. and The Cawley Company.

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

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Acme Armature Works Inc.

Pokorski Motorsports would like to welcome Acme Armature Works Inc. of Sheboygan as a new sponsor for the 2017 racing season.

Acme Armature Works Inc. debuted last September when Chad Bahrs purchased Sheboygan Armature Works. Located at 2727 North 21st St. in Sheboygan, Acme Armature Works specializes in electrical and servo motor repair and sales for industrial and commercial customers.

Bahrs, who resides in Elkhart Lake with his wife Jamie and three children, describes Acme Armature Works as a one-stop electrical apparatus service shop.

“We specialize in all types of electric motors, spindles, servo motors, and electro-mechanical devices for industrial, commercial and agricultural customers,” Bahrs said. “We are a factory-authorized warranty service center for a wide range of manufactures. We also offer value-added services such as an in-house machine shop, computerized precision dynamic balancing, vibration analysis, predictive/preventative maintenance, welding and light fabricating.”

When it comes to diagnosing problems, providing proper repair analysis and delivering top-notch service for servo motors, Acme’s repair team boasts over 100 years of combined experience working with a wide selection of complex motor systems.

“We specialize in fast, accurate repair, rewind and re-manufacture of all brands of servo motors,” Bahrs said. “During our repair process, every encoder or all feedback devices are checked for proper signals and alignment.”

Acme Armature Works is PDTA (Power Transmission Distributors Association) and EASA (Electrical Apparatus Service Association) certified. In addition, Acme recently earned the Recommended Practice for the Repair of Rotating Electrical Apparatus (ANSI/EASA AR100-2015) accreditation.

Bahrs says Acme’s ability to provide unique in-shop services sets it apart among its competition.

“I think the fact that we do balancing, machine work and welding in our shop sets us apart,” Bahrs said. “We have the ability to do blower wheel balancing, provide a wide range of machine work and weld cast iron, which you don’t see in every other shop.”

Acme Armature Works also sells many makes and models of electric and servo motors.

Pokorski Motorsports invites you to contact Acme Armature Works Inc. via email at info@acmearmature.com, by calling the 24-hour service line at 920-452-3389 or visiting www.acmearmature.com.

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.

2017 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, July 1 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)
Sunday, July 2 – 141 Speedway in Francis Creek (IRA)
Friday, July 7 – Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam (MSA)
Saturday, July 8 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

2017 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers
Total Events – 8
MSA events – 8
IRA events – 0
A-Main Victories – 1
Top Five A-Main Finishes – 3
Top 10 A-Main Finishes – 3
Heat Race Victories – 0

 

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) May 17, 2017 – After suffering through one of the most disappointing opening nights in the 25-year history of Pokorski Motorsports, Paul Pokorski and his team roared back to life in a big way in Plymouth Dirt Track Racing action at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth, Wisconsin Saturday, May 13.

With the team’s 2016 Maxim temporarily on the sidelines in the wake of a hard crash on opening night May 6, Pokorski climbed back behind the wheel of his trusty 2011 J&J back-up car and promptly posted a strong third-place finish in the 25-lap A PDTR Sprint Car A main.

Pokorski opened the evening with a sterling runner-up performance in the second Sprint Car heat race. After starting sixth, Pokorski wasted no time in making a charge to the front of the field. A daring high move on the opening lap of the 10-lap race pushed the 2014 Midwest Sprint Car Association Masters Series champion past Bill Taylor and Kevin Karnitz into fourth.

Pokorski then executed a low move to work past Josh Teunissen into third place on lap 2. After a caution for Teunissen’s stalled car bunched the field on lap 5, Pokorski powered around Chris Clayton on the restart to take over second behind race leader Tim Haddy.

The sterling run in the heat race put Pokorski on the outside of the front row for the A-main. On the opening lap, Pokorski fell in behind polesitter Lance Fassbender and fourth starter Shane Wenninger on lap 1.

As track conditions began to deteriorate with rubber laid down, Pokorski held his own in the top three. On lap 15, Brandon McMullen dove under Pokorski in turn one to drop the West Bend 25-year veteran driver to fourth .

Three laps later, Fassbender stopped on the backstretch, which vaulted Pokorski back to third. Pokorski held on over the final seven laps to secure a strong podium finish, behind runner-up Brandon McMullen and race winner Shane Wenninger.

“I was a little unsure how the switch of cars would go,” Pokorski said. “The way the car worked in the heat race made me feel much better.”

Pokorski Motosports Crew Chief Dave Schultz said the track changed more than the team anticipated for the A main.

“We changed gears before the A main, which turned out to be a mistake,” Schultz said. “Everyone did the same thing as we did though, so we can’t feel too bad. No one was thinking that the track would take rubber like it did. That’s just racing on a dirt track.”

Pokorski is aiming to get the team’s primary car back on track soon.

“We will be working this week on the other chassis that was repaired quickly thanks to R&H Enterprises and get it ready for either this week or the following week for sure,” he said.

This Saturday the team will return to The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth this Saturday, May 20 for the third race of the 2017 season. Racing begins at 6 p.m.

The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2017 season include: Acme Armature Works Inc., 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 Sign, Tisler Salvage Inc. and The Cawley Company.

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

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Acme Armature Works Inc.

Pokorski Motorsports will like to welcome Acme Armature Works Inc. of Sheboygan as a new sponsor for the 2017 racing season.

Acme Armature Works Inc. debuted last September when Chad Bahrs purchased Sheboygan Armature Works. Located at 2727 North 21st St. in Sheboygan, Acme Armature Works specializes in electrical and servo motor repair and sales for industrial and commercial customers.

Bahrs, who resides in Elkhart Lake with his wife Jamie and three children, describes Acme Armature Works as a one-stop electrical apparatus service shop.

“We specialize in all types of electric motors, spindles, servo motors, and electro-mechanical devices for industrial, commercial and agricultural customers,” Bahrs said. “We are a factory-authorized warranty service center for a wide range of manufactures. We also offer value-added services such as an in-house machine shop, computerized precision dynamic balancing, vibration analysis, predictive/preventative maintenance, welding and light fabricating.”

When it comes to diagnosing problems, providing proper repair analysis and delivering top-notch service for servo motors, Acme’s repair team boasts over 100 years of combined experience working with a wide selection of complex motor systems.

“We specialize in fast, accurate repair, rewind and re-manufacture of all brands of servo motors,” Bahrs said. “During our repair process, every encoder or all feedback devices are checked for proper signals and alignment

Acme Armature Works is PDTA (Power Transmission Distributors Association) and EASA (Electrical Apparatus Service Association) certified. In addition, Acme recently earned the Recommended Practice for the Repair of Rotating Electrical Apparatus (ANSI/EASA AR100-2015) accreditation.

Bahrs says Acme’s ability to provide unique in-shop services sets it apart among its competition.

“I think the fact that we do balancing, machine work and welding in our shop sets us apart,” Bahrs said. “We have the ability to do blower wheel balancing, provide a wide range of machine work and weld cast iron, which you don’t see in every other shop.”

Acme Armature Works also sells many makes and models of electric and servo motors.

We invite you to contact Acme Armature Works Inc. via email at info@acmearmature.com, by calling the 24-hour service line at 920-452-3389 or visiting www.acmearmature.com.

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.

2017 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, May 20 – Plymouth Dirt Track Racing (MSA)

Saturday, May 27 – Plymouth Dirt Track Racing (MSA)

Sunday, May 28 – 141 Speedway in Francis Creek (IRA)

2017 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 2

MSA events – 2

IRA events – 0

A Main Victories – 0

Top Five A Main Finishes – 1

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 1

Heat Race Victories – 0

 

 

 

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

Those spirits were dampened just a few hours later, when an opening lap accident in the PDTR Sprint Car A main sent the team scrambling to formulate a plan to repair a damaged chassis and chisel together a back-up car for this Saturday’s event at Plymouth.

The evening began with Pokorski starting on the inside of the second row in the second PDTR Sprint Car heat race. While running third behind Tony Wondra on the final lap of the heat race, Pokorski lost control of his 2016 Maxim in turn four.

The spin relegated Pokorski to a fifth-place finish and a spot in the B main.

After starting fourth in the B main, Pokorski slipped past Doug Wondra to move into second on the opening lap. Over the final 13 laps, Kevin Karnitz and Robbie Pribnow snuck past Pokorski to push the 2014 Midwest Sprint Car Association Masters Series champ back to fourth.

Pokorski held on to secure a fourth-place finish in the B main, which locked him into the 20th spot in the A-main starting lineup.

“Saturday night was the second-worst opening night in the 25-year history of Pokorski Motorsports,” Pokorski said. “The heat race was going okay until the driver tried too hard and messed things up. The B main went okay. I was running kind of conservatively, so that I didn’t make another stupid mistake and make things worse . The mistake in the heat race ultimately was the reason we started near the back of the A main, which put us in a bad spot.”

On the opening lap of the 25-lap A main, disaster struck as Pokorski was unable to avoid an accident in turn three involving Lance Fassbender and Andrew Westphal.

“I saw the wreck happening up in front of me, but I couldn’t get stopped in time,” Pokorski said. “Initially, I couldn’t go left either because of the other cars there, so I ended up getting involved in the accident. It was a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

The accident relegated Pokorski to a 22nd-place finish in the A main and sent the team into high gear work mode to strip down the primary car and set up the team’s backup J&J car for action this weekend.

“I have to thank my crew and the guys at R&H Enterprises for working on the chassis,” Pokorski said. “We have switched everything over to the backup J&J car for this Saturday at Plymouth. We will get the Maxim back out in a week or two.”

This Saturday the team will return to The Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds in Plymouth for the second race of the 2017 season. Racing begins at 6 p.m.

The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2017 season include: Acme Armature Works Inc., 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 Sign, Tisler Salvage Inc. and The Cawley Company.

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

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor Showcase

Pokorski Motorsports will like to welcome Acme Armature Works Inc. of Sheboygan as a new sponsor for the 2017 racing season.

Acme Armature Works Inc. debuted last September when Chad Bahrs purchased Sheboygan Armature Works. Located at 2727 North 21st St. in Sheboygan, Acme Armature Works specializes in electrical and servo motor repair and sales for industrial and commercial customers.

Bahrs, who resides in Elkhart Lake with his wife Jamie and three children, describes Acme Armature Works as a one-stop electrical apparatus service shop.

“We specialize in all types of electric motors, spindles, servo motors, and electro-mechanical devices for industrial, commercial and agricultural customers,” Bahrs said. “We are a factory-authorized warranty service center for a wide range of manufactures. We also offer value-added services such as an in-house machine shop, computerized precision dynamic balancing, vibration analysis, predictive/preventative maintenance, welding and light fabricating.”

When it comes to diagnosing problems, providing proper repair analysis and delivering top-notch service for servo motors, Acme’s repair team boasts over 100 years of combined experience working with a wide selection of complex motor systems.

“We specialize in fast, accurate repair, rewind and re-manufacture of all brands of servo motors,” Bahrs said. “During our repair process, every encoder or all feedback devices are checked for proper signals and alignment

Acme Armature Works is PDTA (Power Transmission Distributors Association) and EASA (Electrical Apparatus Service Association) certified. In addition, Acme recently earned the Recommended Practice for the Repair of Rotating Electrical Apparatus (ANSI/EASA AR100-2015) accreditation.

Bahrs says Acme’s ability to provide unique in-shop services sets it apart among its competition.

“I think the fact that we do balancing, machine work and welding in our shop sets us apart,” Bahrs said. “We have the ability to do blower wheel balancing, provide a wide range of machine work and weld cast iron, which you don’t see in every other shop.”

Acme Armature Works also sells many makes and models of electric and servo motors.

We invite you to contact Acme Armature Works Inc. via email at info@acmearmature.com, by calling the 24-hour service line at 920-452-3389 or visiting www.acmearmature.com.

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.

 2017 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Saturday, May 13 – Plymouth Dirt Track Racing (MSA)

Saturday, May 20 – Plymouth Dirt Track Racing (MSA)

Saturday, May 27 – Plymouth Dirt Track Racing (MSA)

Sunday, May 28 – 141 Speedway in Francis Creek (IRA)

 2017 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 1

MSA events – 1

IRA events – 0

A Main Victories – 0

Top Five A Main Finishes – 0

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0

Heat Race Victories – 0

By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) April 27, 2017 – After a long winter of preparation, the Paul Pokorski Motorsports team will open its 25th anniversary season in full throttle with an action-packed, three-race weekend.

The team will fire up the 2017 season by entering the Interstate Racing Association (IRA) 410 Sprint Car Series Battle on the Bay event at the Luxemburg Speedway Friday, April 28. Pokorski and his crew will then head south to kick off the Midwest Sprint Car Association (MSA) season at the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing opener Saturday, April 29. The team will then round out its three-race weekend excursion by competing in the MSA portion of the Harry Neitzel Memorial event at Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam on Sunday, April 30.

Pokorski, who began his racing career in the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car (EWSC) Winged Super Modified division in 1993, is looking forward to the opportunity to get the 2017 season off to a strong start.

“The goals for the weekend are to have some fun at Luxemburg running with the IRA guys and hopefully shake out any little bugs from the car and the driver,” Pokorski said. “On Saturday and Sunday things get a little bit more intense. We finished pretty strong the last few nights at Plymouth last year, and we’ve had a few good runs at Dodge County lately. I’m hoping that we can build off those recent showings and kick our season off right.

In 21 Midwest Sprint Car Association (MSA) 360 sprint car events last year, Pokorski posted five top-five finishes in A-main competition, along with 12 top-10 A-main finishes and seven heat race victories. The team also competed in four Interstate Racing Association (IRA) 410 Sprint Car Series events, highlighted by a 19^th-place A-main finish at the now defunct Manitowoc Expo Speedway on July 1.

The team’s best A-main finish of the 2016 season was a second-place showing in MSA competition at the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam on July 8^th.

The 2014 MSA Masters Series champ and a three-time EWSC Winged Super Modified champion, has penciled in a total of 33 races at six different tracks in 2017, including 20 races at the Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds – the home track of the MSA.

IRA qualifying at Luxemburg Speedway is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 28. Racing is set to start at 6 p.m. at the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing opener on Saturday, April 29. A special early start time will be in effect at the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam on Sunday, April 30, with warm ups at 4 p.m. and racing at 5:30 p.m.

The Pokorski Motorsports sponsors for the 2017 season include: Acme Armature Works Inc., 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 Sign, Tisler Salvage Inc. and The Cawley Company.

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

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.

2017 Pokorski Motorsports Upcoming Schedule

Friday, April 28 – Luxemburg Speedway (IRA)

Saturday, April 29 – Plymouth Dirt Track Racing (MSA)

Sunday, April 30 – Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam (MSA)

2017 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 0

MSA events – 0

IRA events – 0

A Main Victories – 0

Top Five A Main Finishes – 0

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 0

Heat race victories – 0

 

By Jeff Pederson, Pedal Down Promotions

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) March 9, 2017 – On the heels of a solid 2016 season, the Paul Pokorski Motorsports 360 sprint car racing team is looking to make some noise as it celebrates its 25^th season of competition in 2017.

Armed with a brand new 2016 Maxim last year, the team endured plenty of trial and error in learning the subtle nuances of an unfamiliar car.

In 21 Midwest Sprint Car Association (MSA) 360 sprint car events last year, Pokorski posted five top-five finishes in A-main competition, along with 12 top-10 A-main finishes and seven heat race victories. The team also competed in four Interstate Racing Association (IRA) 410 Sprint Car Series events, highlighted by a 19^th-place A-main finish at the Manitowoc Expo Speedway, the team’s home track, on July 1.

The team’s best A-main finish of the 2016 season was a second-place showing at the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam on July 8^th.

In addition, the Pokorski team fell just short in its quest to capture the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Sprint Car championship in the final season of racing at the now defunct Manitowoc Expo Speedway, eventually finishing four-points behind Brandon McMullen in the chase for the title.

“Our 2016 season was decent,” Pokorski said. “We didn’t get a feature win, but we had a few strong seconds and thirds, and won some heat races. Most importantly, we got better on the dry slick tracks. Since dry slick seems to be the way race tracks are trending, that is really important.”

Just as it has done for the past 24 years, the team has spent the offseason preparing meticulously for what Pokorski hopes will be a successful 25^th season of action.

“This year’s approach is pretty much like each of the last 24,” Pokorski said. “We have been getting everything as fresh as we can afford to, while making sure we have the spares ready to go to make any hiccups during the season easier to cope with when the schedule is tight.

“I am hoping that this year starts out consistent,” he said. “Last year, it took until about mid-season to really start clicking. That is when we found a good baseline to work from. We’ll start there this year and hope to improve on it as we go.”

After coming up dry in the chase for an A-main victory last season, Pokorski has set a return to victory lane as his main goal for 2017.

“My goal as a driver is to win some races and not wreck stuff,” Pokorski said. “Above all, I have to confess that I’ll be disappointed if we don’t get at least one A-main win this year.”

As far as the team’s 2017 schedule is concerned, Pokorski has tentatively penciled a total of 33 races at six different tracks, including 20 races at the Plymouth Dirt Track at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds – the home track of the Midwest Sprint Car Association.

Pokorski Motorsports is also tentatively scheduled to run a handful of Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series races, including three events at the 141 Speedway in Francis Creek and one at the Luxemburg Speedway.

“We will run 100 percent of the races with MSA, if all goes as planned,” said Pokorski, who captured the 2014 MSA Masters Series championship. “The team is also planning to run a select few IRA shows.”

Reflecting on his lengthy career in racing both EWSC Winged Super Modifieds and MSA sprint cars, Pokorski has accumulated many cherished memories.

“Where has the time gone? I don’t feel that much older,” Pokorski said. “I can remember starting out in 1993 very clearly. I certainly remember the first few career feature wins in 1996. We destroyed my first race car on opening night after preparing it all winter long. We thrashed to replace it with a new chassis we put together from scratch in two weeks. Then we proceeded to have a break out year and win the last two features of the year. The championship years of 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2014 in general terms were all memorable for their own reasons.”

Along with the team’s many highlights, which includes 44 A-main victories (35 EWSC Winged Super Modfieds and 9 MSA Sprint Car), Pokorski recalls one significant low point.

“I recall destroying my second car on the front stretch in a collision with Pete Ostrowski at Plymouth, in I think it was 2001,” Pokorski said. “That still hurts when I think about it. I’m glad Pete and I both walked away from that wreck.”

Overall, Pokorski enters his 25^th season thankful for the assistance he has received through the years.

“Finally, I’m just grateful to have had all the friends and family that have supported me, and continue to do so,” Pokorski said. “I couldn’t do this without them.”

Pokorski Motorsports is set to open the 2017 season with a three-race weekend April 28-30. The team will begin by running with the IRA at Luxemburg Speedway on Friday, April 28, followed by the MSA opener at the Plymouth Dirt Track on Saturday, April 29 and another MSA event at the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam on Sunday, April 30.

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

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.

2017 Pokorski Motorsports Tentative Schedule

Friday April 28           Luxemburg Speedway, Luxemburg (IRA)

Saturday April 29      Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Sunday April 30         Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam

Saturday May 6         Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Saturday May 13       Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Saturday May 20       Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Saturday May 27       Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Sunday May 28          141 Speedway in Francis Creek (IRA)

Saturday June 3         Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Saturday June 10       Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Sunday June 11          Angel Park Speedway in Sun Prairie

Saturday June 17       Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Friday June 23           Spring Valley Speedway in Unity

Saturday June 24       Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Saturday July 1           Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Sunday July 2             141 Speedway in Francis Creek (IRA)

Friday July 7                Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam

Saturday July 8           Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Saturday July 15        Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Saturday July 22        Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Saturday July 29        Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Sunday July 30           Angel Park Speedway in Sun Prairie

Saturday Aug. 5         Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Saturday Aug. 12       Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Sunday Aug. 13          Angel Park Speedway in Sun Prairie

Saturday Aug 19        Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Friday, Aug. 25           Spring Valley Speedway in Unity

Saturday Aug. 26       Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Sunday Aug. 27          Angel Park Speedway in Sun Prairie

Saturday Sept. 2        Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Sunday, Sept. 3          141 Speedway, Francis Creek (IRA)

Saturday Sept. 9        Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Saturday Sept. 16      **Rain date only for PDTR Sept. 9^th date

Saturday Sept. 30      Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at Sheboygan Co. Fairgrounds

Saturday Nov. 11      MSA awards banquet

 

Pokorski team eyes silver anniversary season in 2017

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) November 1, 2016 – On the heels of two consecutive rock solid and highly successful campaigns, the recently completed 2016 racing season featured plenty of peaks and valleys for Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports 360 sprint car team.

After capturing the Midwest Sprint Car Association Masters Series championship in 2014 and backing that up with a strong runner-up showing in the MSA series standings in 2015, Pokorski elected to park the team’s trusty 2011 J&J in favor of a brand new 2016 Maxim chassis.

The chassis change kept the team on its toes throughout a roller coaster 25-race 2016 campaign.

“Heading into 2016 with the new car, we knew that there would be a learning curve,” Pokorski said. “The learning curve was a little steeper than I thought it would be, but we are pretty happy with what we learned. I am glad that we found some consistency at the end of the year.”

In 21 MSA events, Pokorski posted five top-five finishes in A-main competition, along with 12 top-10 A-main finishes and seven heat race victories. The team also competed in four Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series events, highlighted by a 19th-place A-main finish at the Manitowoc Expo Speedway, the team’s home track, on July 1.

The season marked just the third campaign since 1995 in which Pokorski failed to record an A-main victory.

The team’s best A-main finish of the 2016 season was a second-place showing at the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam on July 8th.

“The highlight of the season for me was when we ran second at Dodge County,” Pokorski said. “That finish is something I would not have predicted for us at that track. We also had several good runs at Manitowoc. Smooth, dry, slick race tracks have never been my thing, so those nights when we can do well in those conditions are memorable for me. The final night at Plymouth was also a solid night on a slick track.”

The team also found itself in the thick of a championship points battle in the final season of Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car racing action at the Manitowoc Expo Speedway.

Pokorski entered the final race night ever at the Manitowoc Expo Speedway on Sept. 3 just three points behind 2015 MSA champion Brandon McMullen in the chase for the EWSC sprint car title.

After running in close quarters throughout the final A main event, McMullen came home seventh and Pokorski placed ninth, with McMullen prevailing to capture the track championship by a four-point margin over Pokorski.

“I was really happy to have a shot at the Manitowoc track championship, especially since it was the final season of racing there,” Pokorski said. “We had some good runs there leading up to that night, so I felt pretty confident we would go out and run well.

“The heat race was great,” he said. “We had to start 10th in the feature and I was fine with that. It became a little frustrating when I couldn’t go forward during the main. I could see Brandon was just in front of me and I noticed that he was also having trouble making up any ground. The carrot was out there and I just couldn’t grab it. That was frustrating. It still is.”

The 2016 season was also dotted by a handful of disappointments for Pokorski and his team.

“We had a header come loose causing a fire while we were leading a feature at Plymouth,” Pokorski said. “I really think it cost us a win that night. That was definitely the low point of the year.

“We got caught up in a few incidents around the end of July, beginning of August that were really not caused by us, which was a frustrating stretch,” Pokorski said. “When that type of thing happens, I just try to remind myself that when you race there are going to be those periods of bad luck, and it can always be worse. Luckily, we have people and parts in place to deal with a few bumps here and there.”

Despite missing a race at Plymouth to attend a wedding, Pokorski wound up sixth in the final MSA point standings and placed 11th in the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing point standings.

Pokorski gave special recognition to his pit crew for their dedication during a challenging season.

“I want to thank Dave Schultz, Randy Leamer, Dan Hoerig and the rest of the crew for their support,” Pokorski said. “They always do a fantastic job.”

Pokorski would like to thank sponsors 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 Sign, Tisler Salvage Inc. and The Cawley Company for their support during the 2016 season.

The 2017 season will mark the 25th silver anniversary season of racing for Pokorski Motorsports.

“I am really looking forward to 2017,” Pokorski said. “It is going to be our 25th season of racing, which is a pretty big milestone. We are hoping to make it special for our fans and sponsors.”

Pokorski Motorsports is seeking sponsorship partners for the 2017 season. For information on how to join the team for its silver anniversary season, contact Paul Pokorski via the Pokorski Motorsports Facebook page or by email at pokorskiracing@sbcglobal.net.

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Tisler Salvage

For the past 50 years, Tisler Salvage, located at 11530 County Road NN in Reedsville, has been your top source for used and aftermarket auto parts in the Manitowoc County area.

Tisler Salvage, which opened its doors in 1966, also buys scrap iron.

Contact Tisler Salvage by phone at 920-864-7631 or 920-732-3669, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. Tisler Salvage can also be reached by email at sales@tislersalvage.com

Paul and the Pokorski Motorsports team would like to thank Gary and the folks at Tisler Salvage for their support over the years.

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 Sign, Tisler Salvage Inc. and The Cawley Company.

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

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 By The Numbers
Total Events – 25
MSA events – 21
IRA events – 4
A Main Victories – 0
Top Five A Main Finishes – 5
Top 10 A Main Finishes – 12
Heat Race Victories – 7

 

 

Pokorski looks to close out 2016 season on high note

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 27, 2016 – After nearly a month off from competition, Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports team will return to action for the final Midwest Sprint Car Association event of the 2016 season this Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam.

The team has been idle since completing a tripleheader weekend at the Plymouth Dirt Track, Manitowoc Speedway and 141 Speedway in Francis Creek over the Labor Day Holiday Weekend.

After a rare in-season four-week break, Pokorski is eager to get back in the seat for the 2016 MSA finale on the high speed Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway, which is commonly referred to as “the horsepower half mile.”

The lightning fast facility has been quite kind to the Pokorski Motorsports team this year. Pokorski drove to a season-best second place finish in the MSA A main on July 8 and followed that up with a solid eighth place showing in A main action on Aug. 5.        .

“Dodge County is not my favorite track, but I like it better than some others,” Pokorski said. “Now that we’ve been there a few times, I’m starting to feel more comfortable than I did a couple years ago.”

Pokorski enters the final race of the 2016 in an unfamiliar position. Since 1995, the 24-year veteran West Bend driver has recorded an A main victory in every season except two (2011, 2013), including feature race triumphs during each of the past two seasons. However, an A main triumph has eluded the team this season.

Pokorski enters the Dodge County curtain closer sixth in MSA points, three points behind Lance Fassbender, who currently stands fifth.

After the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing season finale was rained out on Sept. 10, Pokorski ended the PDTR season 11^th in points, despite missing a night to attend a wedding.

He wound up second in points in Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car action at Manitowoc Speedway, just four points behind 2016 EWSC champion Brandon McMullen, who leads Kurt Davis by 14 points in the MSA standings going into Saturday’s finale.

Pokorski says the team has spent the bulk of the 2016 season getting acquainted with the ins and outs of its new Maxim.

“The new car definitely presented us with a bit of a learning curve this year,” Pokorski said. “I feel like we really started to get a hold of it the last month or so.”

Pokorski hopes to cap the 2016 season on a high note before the team begins preparations for the 2017 campaign, which will mark the team’s silver anniversary season of competition.

“I’m hoping we can finish strong and head into the offseason with a positive attitude,” Pokorski said. “I am looking forward to taking the car apart and going through it over the winter in preparation for our 25^th season of racing in 2017.”

Joining the MSA series at the Dodge County Fairgrounds this Saturday will be the Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series and the Wisconsin Dirt Late Model Association Lucky 7 Series. Hot laps are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. with racing to follow at 7:15 p.m

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Tisler Salvage

For the past 50 years, Tisler Salvage, located at 11530 County Road NN in Reedsville, has been your top source for used and aftermarket auto parts in the Manitowoc County area.

Tisler Salvage, which opened its doors in 1966, also buys scrap iron.

Contact Tisler Salvage by phone at 920-864-7631 or 920-732-3669, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. Tisler Salvage can also be reached by email at sales@tislersalvage.com

Paul and the Pokorski Motorsports team would like to thank Gary and the folks at Tisler Salvage for their support over the years.

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 Sign, Tisler Salvage Inc. and The Cawley Company.

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

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 Remaining Schedule

Saturday, October 1 – Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam (MSA)

2016 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 25

MSA events – 21

IRA events – 4

A Main Victories – 0

Top Five A Main Finishes – 5

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 12

Heat Race Victories – 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pokorski team falls just short of Manitowoc Speedway title                    

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 7, 2016 – With three races in three days at three different tracks, Paul Pokorski and his Pokorski Motorsports team put in some hard work and extended hours over the Labor Day weekend, which paid off in the form of a pair of heat race victories and two top-10 A-main finishes.

The three-race holiday weekend began Friday, Sept. 2, as the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing (PDTR)-Midwest Sprint Car Association (MSA) 360 Sprint Car Series joined forces with the Interstate Racing Association (IRA) 410 Sprint Car Series to stage a special race at the Plymouth Dirt Track during the Sheboygan County Fair.

With a stellar field of 34 PDTR-MSA Sprint Cars on hand, Pokorski started 6^th in the third heat race. On the drop of the green flag, Pokorski bolted into the runner-up positions with a series of bold moves in the opening laps. On lap 2, Pokorski worked past Zach Raidart to grab second.

Two laps later, Pokorski ducked under race leader Josh Teunissen with a low move in turn two to take over the top spot. Pokorski then pulled away to a full straightaway victory over Teunissen.

After starting the 25-lap PDTR-MSA Sprint Car A main from the fourth starting spot, Pokorski slipped past Shane Wenninger and Jim Melis on the opening lap to move into the runner-up position.

Three laps later, two-time PDTR Sprint Car track champion and current point leader Donny Goeden maneuvered underneath Pokorski to take over second place.

Pokorski held strong over the final 21 circuits on the way to a season-best third-place A-main showing at Plymouth behind race winner Donny Goeden and runner-up Lance Fassbender.

“Friday night at Plymouth was great for us,” Pokorski said. “We were all very happy with the result obviously. A top-three finish is always a nice accomplishment.”

On Saturday night, the team traveled north to the Manitowoc Speedway for the track’s final ever racing program. The special grand finale event drew a huge field of 179 cars in eight divisions, including 32 Sprint Cars, and was contested before a huge crowd of long-time Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car and Manitowoc Speedway supporters and well-wishers.

The final race at Pokorski Motorsports’ home track was also significant because the team entered the night just three points behind Brandon McMullen in the chase for the 2016 EWSC Sprint Car track title.

The evening got off to a promising start for Pokorski in the first Sprint Car heat race. After starting on the outside of the front row, Pokorski powered past polesitter Kurt Davis to seize the lead in turn one of the opening lap. The Manitowoc native then pulled away to notch his second heat race victory in as many nights by a half straightaway margin over Davis.

After the conclusion of heat race action, Pokorski entered the final Sprint Car A main at the Manitowoc Speedway just two point behind McMullen in the race for the 2016 track championship.

Pokorski lined up 10^th and McMullen started 11^th in the A main event. After McMullen slipped past Pokorski on the initial start, the title contending duo found themselves running 8^th and 9^th respectively in the early going.

With the championship on the line, Pokorski attempted to slide past McMullen on lap 5, but the 2015 MSA championship held off the challenge of 2014 MSA Masters Series champ to maintain the position.

After a caution slowed the field on lap 7, Pokorski lost three spots on the ensuing restart to fall back to 11^th place. He battled back to pass Kenjay Fiedler and Chris Clayton on lap 11 to move into eighth place on lap 11.

As the laps wound down, Danny Schlafer worked past Pokorski to claim the eighth position. Pokorski went on to post a 9^th place showing, while McMullen came home 7^th to secure the 2016 EWSC Sprint Car championship by two points over Pokorski. Jim Melis earned the final Sprint Car victory at the Manitowoc Speedway

“Saturday night was just okay for us,” Pokorski said. “The car was really good in the heat and handled as we expected. We missed the set-up in the feature a little. The track was slicker than I anticipated it would be, but overall the night wasn’t terrible.

“The heat race win on the final night at Manitowoc was nice, but I wish it would have been the main. I am a little disappointed that I didn’t capitalize on the opportunity to win the final track championship at Manitowoc. But we lost it to a great race team and great, talented racer in Brandon McMullen, which makes it a little easier to bear.”

On Sunday night, the team joined the IRA 410 Sprint Car Series with its 360 car at the 141 Speedway in Francis Creek. Pokorski qualified 28^th in the 29-car field before starting and finishing 10^th in the first IRA heat race of the night. In the B main, Pokorski posted a 10^th place finish in the 11-car field to miss out on an A-Main transfer spot.

“Sunday night did not go as well as I would have hoped, but I learned a few things that will hopefully help us when we go back there,” Pokorski said.

Pokorski Motorsports Crew Chief Dave Schultz said 141 Speedway’s unique configuration kept the team guessing throughout the night.

“The track has two very different corners,” Schultz said. “Turn one and two is pretty open and sweeping, but turn three and four is very tight and hard to get a handle on. We figured out that we need to set up the car to work well in three and four above everything else. That will be our focus the next time we race there.”

Pokorski was thankful for the support he received in completing the three-race weekend swing.

“I want to thank my family and crew for making the three straight nights of racing possible,” Pokorski said. “I had to work all three days and I couldn’t have done it without all the help. I truly appreciate everything they do. To top it off, the crew had to deal with a transmission issue on the tow vehicle. They ended up having to borrow my parents’ truck at the last minute to get us to the track on Sunday night.”

Only two races remain on the team’s 2016 schedule. The next race for the Pokorski Motorsports team is the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing (PDTR) season finale at Sheboygan County Fair Park this Saturday, Sept. 10. Racing is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

The team will then close out the 2016 season with the MSA season finale at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway in Beaver Dam on Saturday, Oct. 1.

Pokorski Motorsports Sponsor Showcase – Tisler Salvage

For the past 50 years, Tisler Salvage, located at 11530 County Road NN in Reedsville, has been your top source for used and aftermarket auto parts in the Manitowoc County area.

Tisler Salvage, which opened its doors in 1966, also buys scrap iron.

Contact Tisler Salvage by phone at 920-864-7631 or 920-732-3669, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. Tisler Salvage can also be reached by email at sales@tislersalvage.com

Paul and the Pokorski Motorsports team would like to thank Gary and the folks at Tisler Salvage for their support over the years.

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 Sign, Tisler Salvage Inc. and The Cawley Company.

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

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 Remaining Schedule

Saturday, September 10 – Plymouth Dirt Track (MSA)

Saturday, October 1 – Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam (MSA)

2016 Pokorski Motorsports By The Numbers

Total Events – 25

MSA events – 21

IRA events – 4

A Main Victories – 0

Top Five A Main Finishes – 5

Top 10 A Main Finishes – 12

Heat Race Victories – 7