Edition #1 2014

MITCH BROWN RACING 401 Erie Avenue, Brantford, Ontario N3T 5L6

(519) 752-9531

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www.mitchbrownracing.com

THESE BRANTFORD RACERS CAN’T WAIT FOR SEASON TO START January 26, 2014 Although Brantford's Mitch Brown is still heavily involved in his on-ice role with the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, you can bet he's still thinking about the upcoming start of the 2014 Sprint Car Racing season even though it's still some fifteen weeks or so before the green flag drops. On the ice the Corvairs are currently battling to stay atop the GOJHL 2013-2014 standings, and Mitch readily acknowledges his main focus at this time of year is on his leadership role with the team. But as much as the youngster is passionate about both sports, there is little doubt being a two-sport athlete can present some tough decisions. The third-generation driver opted to forgo the 2013 Canadian Sprint Car Nationals at Ohsweken Speedway -the biggest annual dirt track event on Ohsweken Speedway’s and the Canadian motorsports calendar –because of his commitments to his Caledonia hockey team. That dedication also forced him to skip the final three events on the Southern Ontario Sprints schedule and some late season events on the US-Canada Patriot Sprint Tour. In 2013 the oldest of two racing brothers enjoyed the most successful season in his four-year Sprint Car career – a season in which he won his third career feature race and finished third in Ohsweken Speedway’s highly competitive 2013 Corr/Pak Division championship standings. He was also solidly in third place in the SOS standings and had recorded 4 top-ten finishes in six-races on the Patriot Sprint Tour before heading to the ice surfaces. Those skipped events cost him dearly in purse money but in looking back he doesn't regret the decision. “Yeah, those were tough decisions to make”, stated Mitch when questioned about his early departure from the 2013 racing scene. “But there is plenty of time left for racing. This is my last season of Junior hockey eligibility so I decided to make the best of it and help Caledonia make it all the way to the championships this season”. The Corvairs are currently tied with St. Catharines atop the GOJHL's Golden Horseshoe Division with two games in hand and eleven left on the regular season schedule.

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The Official Newsletter of Mitch Brown Racing

Editor's Comments Welcome to the first edition of our team newsletter for 2014. A lot has happened since our last

published edition of "CHASIN' the 10s

Racing" back in late 2013 so in this edition we've had some catching up to do. 2013 proved to be another successful year for Mitch Brown especially at Ohsweken Speedway where he finished third in the final Corr/Pak Sprint Car Division, enjoyed some exceptional runs in the Southern Ontario Sprints and had some impressive results in limited appearances on the Patriot Sprint Tour. Jim Huppunen, a Fenwick, Ontario native who now lives in Welland Ontario, came out on top in a three-way battle for Ohsweken's Sprint Car Championship which went down to the final weeks of the regular season. The driver dubbed "The Red Rocket" who won his first championship in 2011 returned to the top of the heap with a steady effort that began at the beginning of the season and ended with a close but not insurmountable margin over Burford's Jamie Collard. Only a sour engine three events from the end of the schedule kept Mitch Brown from adding pressure to Huppunen and Collard in the battle for the track title. Some of the highlights of the 2013 season are covered in this edition of our newsletter with a full report documented in our

annual yearbook/magazine "CHASIN' the SPRINTS 2013" posted to our team website "www.mitchbrownracing.com". Check it out! For most fans who follow the action at Ohsweken Speedway there's the late October news that the popular track will be adding a fifth division to its already busy Friday night schedule with a developmental Sprint Car class similar to the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars – including utilizing wings – but where only GM 602 crate engines will be allowed. Jake Brown, who spent two years in both the Mini Stocks and Thunder Stocks was among the first of many interested participants to sign up for this division. For those businesses seeking an exciting, colourful and proven means of promoting their products or services be sure to inquire about our team's sponsorship/marketing opportunities. (See Page 8 for details or refer to www.mitchbrownracing.com). Here's hoping this newsletter will awaken your interest on our team and the terrific entertainment that awaits you on the SPRINT car circuit in 2014.

Ken Spencer

BRANTFORD RACERS CAN’T WAIT FOR SEASON TO START - continued from Page 2 Although the 2014 racing season doesn't get underway at Ohsweken Speedway until the beginning of May, (some series races start earlier) Mitch is nevertheless plotting an aggressive 2014 racing schedule which also includes the preparation of a Sprint Car for younger brother Jake to drive in Ohsweken Speedway’s recently unveiled developmental division. Jake Brown is another same two-sport competitor who plans to follow his older brother in racing circles. Jake Brown (seen above being interviewed by Ohsweken trackside announcer Clinton Geoffrey) is moving up from Ohsweken Speedway's Thunder Stock Division to test his metal in the track's new developmental Sprint Car Division in 2014.

Currently his Hagersville Hawks are battling it out with Grimsby Peach Kings for the lead atop the OHA's Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League. As a former “Rookie of the Year” in Mini Stocks and with two years of Thunder Stock competition experience, the younger Brown has been quietly hoping to eventually join Mitch on the Sprint Car circuit and in 2014 he'll get that opportunity in the winged, open-wheel machines powered by a new 602 GM Crate Engine. NOTE: The team is currently seeking additional sponsorship/marketing partners for its 2014 racing programs. (For details on how you can be a part of our team in 2014 see www.mitchbrownracing.com or contact Doug Brown at (519) 752-9531).

Jim Huppunen admires his second Corr/Pak Merchandising Championship trophy

Glenn Styres and his wife Tina enjoy some amusing comments

Robert Meir -Territorial Sales Manager of CSW IH Agriculture -receives a special presentation plaque from Glenn Styres.

Top Three Corr/Pak drivers - Mitch Brown (3rd), Jim Huppunen (1st) and Jamie Collard (2nd).

11 of the 13 drivers who had perfect attendance in the 2013 Corr/Pak Sprints

Key Ohsweken Management - Doug Leonard, Clinton Geoffrey, Tommy Goudge and Calnan were on hand to dole out the awards Media, Marketing & Promotions Director: Greg Calnan –

- OTHER OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Affordable Towing Thunder Stocks HRW Automotive Mini Stocks Gales Auto Aftermarket Bombers Lee Winger Davey Boughton Dusty DeBoer

Doug Brown -Sprint Car "Mechanic of the Year"

HUPPUNEN, WINGER, BOUGHTON, & DEBOER HONOURED AS 2013 OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONS Published on December 2, 2013 Ohsweken, Ontario – November 29, 2013 – The 2013 Ohsweken Speedway season was celebrated on Friday night with the annual awards banquet at Carmen’s Banquet Hall in Hamilton. Jim Huppunen was honoured as the champion of the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Car Division, while Lee Winger was crowned Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stock champion, Davey Boughton received HRW Automotive Mini Stock accolades, and Dusty DeBoer was awarded his trophy as champion of the Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bomber division. Sponsor presentations were made to: Arrow Express, Corr/Pak Merchandising, Renway Energy, O’Neil’s Farm Equipment/Case IH, Burger Barn, Nathan Ackland State Farm Insurance, McDonald’s of Brantford and Paris, Klotz Canada Synthetic Lubricants, Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse Club, Affordable Towing & Recovery, HRW Automotive, Gale’s Auto Aftermarket, Insta-Insulation, Active Green+Ross, Brant County Ford, Brown Auto Service, Best Western Cairn Croft Hotel, Clearshot Customs, The Evers Financial Group, Inc., Everything Automotive, Grisdale Racing Products, Grand River Metals, Hoosier Tire Canada, Grand River Power Sports, Jones Brown Motorsport Insurance, Kool Kidz Ice & Water, L.A. Music Brantford, Metal Works Power Coating, Middleport Mechanical, Mike Yarek Dodge Chrysler Ltd., Miska Trailer Factory, Six Nations Bingo, Strickland’s Automart, Townline Variety, 21st Century Signs, Woodstock Ford, Bradshaw Fuels, Best Western Brant Park Inn, Gerrie Electric, Rosewater Crafts, Steer Tech, TJSlideways.com, Epiphany Wedding, Canadian Warplane Heritage, Canadian Diabetes Association, Canadian National Autism Foundation, Hutch’s On The Beach, ImageFactor.ca Motorsport Designs & Photos, and ONDirt.ca Racing News. A special presentation was also made to Robert Meir, Territorial Sales Manager for Case IH Agriculture. Robert was instrumental in bringing CASE IH and Ohsweken

Speedway together.

Ohsweken, Ontario – January 9, 2014 – The 2014 racing schedule for Ohsweken Speedway was officially released on Wednesday. The schedule features 20 events, beginning with the 19th annual Opening Night on Friday, May 16. All weekly racing events at the speedway will begin at 7:30p.m. again in 2014, with the new Crate Sprint Car division adding even more great racing to the schedule. Regular weekly racing events will include 20 lap features for the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars, and Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks, 15 lap features for the Crate Sprint Cars and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, and a 12 lap feature for the Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers. Racers will hit the track for the first time in 2014 with a Test & Tune Night scheduled for Friday, May 9, while the season concludes with the 10th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals on Saturday, September 13. Three marquee events highlight the schedule, including the Northern Summer Nationals scheduled for a Monday night again this year, with Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars, Crate Sprint Cars, DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, and

HRW Automotive Mini Stocks all on the July 28 card. The “Greatest Show on Dirt” returns to Ohsweken on Tuesday, July 29 when the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car series will contest the 8th Annual Six Nations Showdown, joined by the Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks, and Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers. The track will be closed on Friday, August 1, following the two special weeknight events. The 10th annual Canadian Sprint Car Nationals weekend will include the Sprint Cars and their Ohsweken Shootout during the Night Before the Nationals on Friday, September 12, plus the HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, while Saturday, September 13 will feature the $12,000-to-win CSCN Sprint Car event, plus Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks. Ohsweken’s weekly Corr/Pak Merchandising Sprint Car competitors will take on some of the best teams in the northeast in 3 challenge events this season, with the Patriot Sprint Tour visiting on June 20, the Southern Ontario Sprints on July 4, and the Empire Super Sprints on August 8.

Two special memorial events also highlight the schedule, with the running of the Brock Leonard Memorial 50 for Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks on July 18, and the Art Hill Memorial 42 for HRW Automotive Mini Stocks on August 9. The Sportsman Shootout returns for a second consecutive season, with the DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds set to join the weekly Friday night racing divisions on June 27. The TUSA Canada West Mod Lites will join the program on June 20, and August 22, while Vintage Cars will be part of the action on July 11. The track will celebrate “Christmas in July” and Autograph Night on July 25. Opening Night on May 16, and the Season Championship on September 5 will both include extra-distance feature events for all 5 of Ohsweken’s regular weekly racing divisions. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for announcements regarding advance ticket ordering information for the Northern Summer Nationals, World of Outlaws Six Nations Showdown, and Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.

Jared Zimbardi and Steve Poirier Honored as Patriot Sprint Tour Champions Rich Vleck, ROCHESTER, NY, (December 21, 2013) Christmas time is a season for giving, and on Saturday Night, the Patriot Sprint Tour played the part of Santa Claus, handing out some big money after another big year. The Patriot Sprint Tour held its annual Season Awards Banquet Saturday Night at Barnard Exempt in Rochester, NY. A whopping $27,325 in cash prizes was distributed, a true dollar figure that had all teams in attendance smiling. Jared Zimbardi and Steve Poirier took the largest slices of the point fund on the night, but more than 20 drivers walked away with solid paydays made possible by Hoosier Tire Canada, A-Verdi Storage Containers, Insinger Race Fuels, Original Pizza Logs, Mike Emhof Motorsports, Bonnell’s Collision, Fine Touch Collision and Gater Racing News. Zimbardi, 26, was crowned the PST America Tour Championship, netting him $5,000. It was the second championship in three years for the Little Valley, NY driver now residing in Bradford, PA. Zimbardi bounced back after a sluggish 2012 season to reel off three wins, two coming at the smallest tracks on tour (Bradford and Clinton County) and the other at the largest (Raceway 7). Zimbardi was given an Award for Sportsmanship for the eighth year in a row as well, an honor he joked about while accepting his championship trophy. Tony Difonzo, crew man on the 35, was named the Mechanic of the Year. Poirier, of St. Mathieu de Beleoil, Quebec, made his preseason commitment to run the full PST Canada Tour pay off, as he outlasted Jason Barney over the six months to claim his own $5,000 cash championship. Poirier was unable to attend the banquet Saturday Night due to a late business conflict, but his head wrench Kevin Loveys was on hand to accept the hardware despite driving through a blizzard on his way down from Montreal. Scott Just, of Ransomville, NY, was another major award recipient on the night, taking home the Insinger Race Fuels Rookie of the Year, joining a select group. Just was also named the Original Pizza Logs Dash Series Champion. Defending PST America Champion Scott Kreutter was second in points this season. In addition, he was honored as the Patriot of the Year for the second-straight season. Defending PST Canada Champion Justin Barger was third in PST America points this year, Gater Racing News Hard Charger of the Season Tommy Wickham was fourth in the standings for the second-straight year while Geoff Quackenbush rounded out the top five in his return to the tour for the first time in six years. Brad Knab was sixth in points, ahead of Clint Ide, Scott Just, Bryan Howland and Steve Collins who completed the top-10. Top newcomer Tyler Graves and fellow rookie Dave Just also were point fund eligible. Jason Barney finished second in the PST Canada standings, just ahead of Jamie Collard, who finished in that position last year. Barger and Zimbardi doubled up their point funds, rounding out the top five. Chris Jones, Glenn Styres, Keith Dempster, Patrick Vigneault and Etienne Girard completed the top 10 in the PST Canada standings. A special moment on the night was when the Hard Luck Award was handed out to George Suprick. The 2004 Series Champion’s season was cut short back in June when he suffered a heart attack following a series event at Mercer. (Continued Next page)

PST President Mike Emhof prepares to hand out the hardware and special awards.

Jared Zimbardi accepts his first-place plaque in the American Series awards.

(Left) Scott Kreutter acknowledged as the PST's "Patriot of the

Year"013.

(Right) Justin Barger accepts his third-place recognition in the American Points' standings 2013.

Suprick thanked those in attendance, but made sure to let everyone know how truly lucky he was, before announcing he will be back to race next season. Former racer and major series supporter Scott Bonnell was recognized for his Dedication to Motorsports, another special award on the night. After the awards were distributed, each eligible driver in attendance took home a product through random draw. These items were made possible by Diversified Machine Inc. (DMI), Winters Performance Products, The Brake Man, Saldana Race Products, M&W Aluminum Products, Insinger Race Fuels, Top Flight Wings, Randy’s Racing Filters, Bicknell Racing Products, Eagle Motorsports, Ti22 Performance, Rod End Supply, MPD Race Products, Ti64 Titanium Products, Crow Racing Products, Brad Penn Oil and Mike Emhof Motorsports. To conclude the ceremony, PST Owner Mike Emhof took to the podium to shed some light on the 2014 season. Emhof first declared that once again next season there will be a PST America and PST Canada Series, each paying $5,000 to the champion. In addition, if a driver can claim both titles, they will receive a $5,000 bonus, meaning that $15,000 will be up for grabs for a single driver. It was also announced that almost every track on the tour this past season will be part of the 2014 tour, with a few tracks the series was not at last year will return. It was a great way to close out a great night. PST America Top-12 (Special Awards in Parenthesis) 1. Jared Zimbardi (Sportsmanship) 2. Scott Kreutter (Patriot of the Year) 3. Justin Barger 4. Tommy Wickham (Gater Hard Charger) 5. Geoff Quackenbush (Worst Luck of Draw) 6. Brad Knab 7. Clint Ide 8. Scott Just (Insinger Rookie of the Year, Original Pizza Logs Dash Champion) 9. Bryan Howland (Best Appearing Car) 10. Steve Collins 11. Tyler Graves (Outstanding Newcomer) 12. Dave Just

Additional Special Awards Dedication to Motorsports: Scott Bonnell Hard Luck Award: George Suprick Mechanic of the Year: Tony DiFonzo

PST Canada Top-10 1. Steve Poirier 2. Jason Barney 3. Jamie Collard 4. Justin Barger 5. Jared Zimbardi 6. Chris Jones 7. Glenn Styres 8. Keith Dempster 9. Patrick Vigneault 10. Etienne Girard

Hard Luck Award winner George Suprick thanked those in attendance and made sure everyone knows how truly lucky he was to survive his June heart attack.

Justin Barger addressed the gathering..

Jason Barney - 2nd- place in the Canadian Series

The PST Team - and their guests -acknowledged for their hard work during the 2013 season.

A late business conflict prevented PST Canada Champion Steve Poirier (right) from attending the awards banquet.

Scott Just - Insinger "Rookie of the Year"

BIG NEWS FROM OHSWEKEN SPEEDWAY 602 GM CRATE

SPRINT CARS TO JOIN WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE IN 2014 Ohsweken, Ontario – October 30, 2013 – Ohsweken Speedway officials are excited to announce the formation of a new division which will join the weekly Friday night racing schedule in 2014. Ohsweken’s Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars, Affordable Towing & Recovery Thunder Stocks, HRW Automotive Mini Stocks, and Gale’s Auto Aftermarket Bombers will be joined each week by a new developmental Sprint Car division. The new division will be similar to the Corr/Pak Merchandising 360 Sprint Cars – including utilizing wings – but only GM 602 crate engines will be allowed. An information session and rules meeting for the new division to be held at the Styres/Hill race shop at 1:00pm on Saturday, December 7 will provide interested participants with further details. A crate engine will be on display at the meeting courtesy of Doug Brown, and there will also be at least one car on display with a crate engine installed to allow everyone a look at the finished product. Representatives from Leitch Performance Engines and Klotz Auto Repair & Engine Machine Shop will also be on hand to answer any questions.

It’s Official: Jessica Zemken Sets Full-Time Oswego Speedway Schedule Published on November 19th, 2013 in Track News

OSWEGO, NY (November 19, 2013) – Corr/Pak Merchandising and Graham Racing announced this week the full-time commitment of Jessica Zemken to the Novelis Supermodified division at Oswego Speedway in 2014.

Zemken will join Ray and Kody Graham as a

weekly member of the Graham Racing stable as well as Joey Payne as a part of the Strong/Graham Racing effort on Saturday nights at the ‘Steel Palace.’ Corr/Pak Merchandising owners John and Wendy Brush could not be more excited at the opportunity that lies ahead for both Zemken and their company. “This year’s Budweiser International Classic Weekend was the thrill of a lifetime with Jessica in the field,” said John Brush. “Having Jessica competing weekly at Oswego will be a dream come true for all parties involved. The Graham Racing team does an outstanding job both during the week with preparation and at the race track. We are very excited.” Driving for Graham Racing, Zemken became the first woman in 57 years to qualify for the prestigious Budweiser International Classic 200 for Novelis Supermodifieds earlier this year with a lap of 135.624mph, good enough for 10th on the starting grid of 34. A veteran of 410 winged Sprint Car racing, Zemken will become the first full-time female Supermodified shoe at Oswego since Jennifer Chesbro in 2004. With only one previous points paying start at Oswego, coming on opening day of 2012, Zemken will also be eligible for Novelis Supermodifed Rookie of the Year honors for 2014. While Zemken will hit the pavement full-time at Oswego, plans are still in place for her to continue her 360 and 410 Sprint Car racing career behind the wheel of the Corr/Pak No. 1Z on Fridays and Sundays, as well as any free Saturday nights when Oswego is not in competition.

Tri-Track Series Set to Launch in 2014 at Humberstone, Merrittville and Ransomville Speedways! January 20th, 2014 in Track News Three of the Niagara Regions dirt tracks are coming together to create the Tri-Track Series in 2014. These local tracks include the New Humberstone Speedway located in Port Colborne, Ontario, Merrittville Speedway located in Thorold, Ontario and the Ransomville Speedway located in Ransomville, NY. The Series will be featuring both the 358 DIRTcar Modifieds and the DIRTcar Sportsman. Each of the tracks will host at least two 358 Modified and two Sportsman races as part of the 12-race series. “We are very excited to be working alongside both Clinton Jeffery and the staff at Humberstone and Erica Bicknell-Jones and all the staff at Merrittville to bring together this series” stated Tana Robinson, PR and Marketing Director for Ransomville Speedway. The Tri-Track Series is looking for a potential sponsor to the series. Each track will provide up to 12 VIP Suite tickets for your event. In addition to event advertisement at all three speedways, the potential sponsor will receive name and or logo mentions in pre and post race press releases as well as name and or logo mentions via all three tracks social media outlets. Also, the potential sponsor has the ability to set up a display at each event and the ability to prevent each winning driver a winners plaque with the company name and or logo on it. To take advantage of this opportunity, email Clinton@humberstonespeedway.com, ebicknell@cogeco.net or raceransomville@aol.com

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“CHASIN’ the 10s Racing” Is the official newsletter

of Mitch Brown Racing. The contents appearing in this publication have been selected for the purpose of keeping our sponsors and race fans informed of team activities throughout the year. Comments/suggestion should be directed to the editor. Editor/Publisher Ken Spencer (905) 301-5289 Email kenneth.spencer@sympatico.ca Team website www.mitchbrownracing.com

401 Erie Avenue, Brantford, Ontario N3T 5L6

(519) 752-9531 brownauto@dougbrown.net

MITCH BROWN RACING

401 Erie Avenue, Brantford, Ontario N3T 5L9

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