Ferguson Racing

Whewwww what a weekend.

First of all I just want to say we are very glad that Dusten Henderson is okay after his violent crash into the barriers on Sunday.

The race weekend for us was good. The track was prepped for the first time in several weeks and we had a little bit of a learning curve to go through again but we had it all back in order by the end of the weekend.

We were trying out a new motor and had spark plug issues on Saturday night. We got that resolved and Jake said the motor was pulling good again.

Saturday night finishes: Heat 1 3rd, Heat 2 3rd, Main Event 5th.

Best moment of all Saturday night was Jake worked his way up from 15th place up to the 5th place finish after spinning mid way through the race.

Sunday: Heat 1 1st, Heat 2 5th, Main event 3rd.

Current point standing: 2nd.

Thank you again Comfort Suites of Salem for your sponsorship!

It is nice to have a great place to come back to rest after a long day at the track.

No explosion welding the fuel tank...whewww.

Well we are all set for the kart races, the kart is all checked out and ready to go.

Were looking forward to another great race weekend in Salem and nice relaxing stay at the Comforts Suites Salem.

See you all there Saturday evening and Sunday!

Well the banquet finally arrived. Jake won the 2010 points championship for the Open kage division at Cottage Grove Speedway. The summer started out a little slow in the first race. But after the sencond race we had the track and the setup figured out. What an awesome summer. Probably the most memorable night was when Jake swept the night winning both his heats and the main event.

Were looking forward to more great racing in the 2011 Cottage Grove season.

We'll be tearing down the fuel system on the kart this week.

It should be about time for the fuel filter change or at least it's a good time since I have to weld up a hole in the fuel tank.

If you hear a big boom I didn't get it fully purged.. lol.

Jake and I will be doing the fuel system repair, building a couple new nerf bars and HOPEFULLY finding a water leak that is driving me nuts.

Saturday Day 1
Jake Finished 3rd and 1st in his heats on Saturday.
His finishes qualified him for the dash and he went on to win the Trophy dash and the nice trophy pictured.
In the main he worked his way up to first then got tangled with a car on the restart and that sent him to the back after a long red where they were finally untangled.
He and the other guy ended up finishing in the back.

Brendan from Comfort Suites stopped by the pits afterwards where we had a good visit.

Thank you Comfort Suites Salem for your sponsorship!

Sunday Day 2
Jake again got 1st and 3rd in his heats.
In the main he pulled out to an early lead and lead all but the last 2 laps where he got moved back to second place after having to race around a wreck in turns 3 and 4 only to be beat out when the 2nd place kart went low.
With a green white checkered finish there just wasn't enough time to reel in the first place kart.

All in all a great weekend of racing!

October 30 & 31 (Practice on the 29th from 5-9)
November 13 & 14
December 4 & 5
December 18 & 19
January 8 & 9
January 22 & 23
February 5 & 6
February 12 & 13 King of the West

Comfort Suites has agreed to sponsor Jake for the 2010 winter season.

This is a fantastic hotel and we look forward to working with them over the season.

Comfort suites has also extended reduced pricing for all Outlaw Kart racers for the season on race nights.

The reduced rate is $89.00 per night not including tax. Just let them know your an outlaw kart racer.

They have a great heated indoor pool, hot tub, and breakfast.

The Pool and hot tub is fantastic after a Saturday race to let the young racers swim and play while you relax.

There info is:

Comfort Suites Salem
630 Hawthorne Ave S.E.
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-585-9705

What a great summer season we had.

It started off a little slow, but then things just clicked Jake was driving excellent, kart was setup good.

I think he won atleast one heat every night of racing except the first two races. From then on out he was on fire.

Jake won 3 main events, multiple heat wins and was consistently finishing in the top 3 karts.

All of that plus a lot of hard work from all of the team added up to his first points championship in the 500cc division, and his second career points championship.

Jake had a fantastic night at Cottage Grove speedway!

He started out heat 1 on the pole and maintained his position to take it to an easy win. For heat 2 he wouldn't have it as easy. In heat 2 he started in the back row dead last. Coming into turn 1 the karts took the green but the front row had a false start and the karts lined back up for a restart. On the restart Jake entered turn 1 in 4th place and exited turn 2 in second with a smooth pass. Jake immediatlely started running down the leader and made the pass to take home another first place finish in the heats.

Both heat wins set him up for a pole position in the main event, but fate wouldn't have it and a 6 invert was rolled putting Jake into 3rd row outside for the Main event. Jake wasn't extremely happy about starting in 6th out of the 15 other karts at CG tonight. If he was to win he would have to earn it.

The main event kicked off with Jake in 6th position, with fast karts all around. Jake would find himself in 5th place after going through the first turn and after 2 laps in he had moved up to 4th position. A spin in turn 2 would move him up to 3rd position. A few more laps in Clausen woudl pass Rick Palin for the lead.

Jake and Rick Palin battled over the second position side by side through turns 1 & 2 and down the back stretch entering into turn 3, Palin would go high and Jake low. Jake exited with the advantage taking second place.

Clausen had moved out to about a 1/4 lap lead by now. Jake was battling to get up front slowly gaining ground on Clausen. Then what Jake needed happened a caution would bunch everyone back up. During the caution Jake checked his wing slider because his car was loose and yanked it back to tighten the car up and the green flag flew.

Going into turn 3 Osterman and Jake were battling it out for second place. The next lap down Clausen entered turn 3 high and Jake snuck in low under him and completed the pass coming down the front stretch from there on out it was smooth sailing. Jake started to pull away a little bit at a time and Finally the white flag was out and the checkered!

After the race Jake commented it was far better to win from 6th than from the pole.

What an awesome night!

Jake and I just finished pressure washing his kart after the King of the West race.

He did really really well and raced his way into the A-main on Sunday. He won the B-main and transferred into the A. Only to be taken out by a faulty fuel pump.

We got him back out for the restart mid race and then another kart wheel hopped him and that was the end of his race day.

He was really bummed about working so hard to get there and then having a 5 dollar part take him out.

We are so proud of him for he made great improvements and raced cleanly and ran in the front walking away from the others in his heats and in the mains he ran.

This picture was taken in Salem during the winter 2008 season.

We just heard that Holiday Inn Express out of Cottage Grove has extended to us another year of hotel sponsorship for our winter 2009/2010 season.

I have gotta say the hotel makes it nice, the warm pool feels really, really nice after a long day at the track when it is very, very cold out!

The breakfast is great too.

Thank you Holiday Inn, you make the overnight stay easy and enjoyable.

Brock and Jake Ferguson

Bell Racing has offered another year of sponsorship for Jake for the 2009 season.

Bell makes some great equipment and we appreciate their sponsorship!

Thank you Bell!

Jake Ferguson

April 17th (Hope it doesn't rain)
May 1st
May 15th
May 29th
June 12th
June 26th
July 10th
July 31st
August 14th
August 28th
September 18th

Reg will be from 4-5:45
Pit Meeting 5:45
Hot Laps 6:00

Well it's getting close to the start of a new summer season. Jake's 500cc Kart is just about ready to go. All we have left to do is check the toe and mount his temperature gauge. We just went through the whole kart and replaced the left front spindle, bearings, and king pin. The QRC karts seem to be pretty weak in the front. So we are pretty much set to go. Jake is itching to get back out on the track.

As for me (Brock) well I purchased a micro this last fall and I have been going through it to get it ready for the summer season too.
So far I have:
Moved the engine forward 4"
Added a Halo Bar
Added a left arm guard
Built a new seat
Replaced the firewall and chain guard
Put a new fuel system in
Built a new air box
Built new nerfs and rear bumper
Painted the body and wing
Changed the brake system over to a swing brake like a sprint car
Rewired the car
Moved the battery
Fixed the fuel tank mount
and....

I am hoping for a fun season and to not flip it the first time out.

I have gotta say though that I love the suspension. Last thing I was in was a 500cc kart and this is so much smoother.

Later,

Brock