Snyder sets fast time for 3rd time at Berlin 06/27/2009
The Vertech Motorsports team traveled to one of their favorite tracks, Berlin Raceway in hopes to break the track record and break the string of bad luck plaguing the team. In hot laps the car was not very quick, but Robert and Brian made the necessary changes to adjust to a hot slick track to give Snyder a car he could put back on the Pole for the 3rd consecutive time at Berlin with a time of 13.150. Snyder Started 6th in his heat race and battled his way to a 4th place finish. With threatening weather in the area Snyder knew he had to make his move quick in the feature. With a 10th place starting spot, Snyder took to the high grove moving to 7th in just a few laps. The car was quick and Snyder was moving on the leaders when something in the driveline broke taking Snyder out of yet another race. The team will be running Dixie Speedway next on July 3rd. |
Top 10 at Toledo Speedway06/12/2009
Derek Snyder and the Vertech Motorsports team made their way to the fast 1/2 mile of Toledo Speedway. Engine problems took Snyder out of the last race but things were looking promising after hot laps this weekend. In qualifying Snyder turned a 13.212 which was good enough for a 5th place qualifying position. Having to start towards the back of his heat, Snyder held on for a 6th place finish and had to run the B-Main. Snyder started on the front row of the B and held on to second place to make his way into the feature. Starting in the second row of the feature Snyder had a good start taking over the 3rd spot, battling some handling issues he got shuffled back to 5th. Snyder held onto 5th for most of the race until getting into the grass and loosing a few more. Derek held on to 8th place and finally got a finish which is a huge spirit booster for the team. The Vertech Motorsports looks forward to the next race at Berlin where they will give the track record another run. |
Snyder tries the high banks of Salem04/25/2009
Derek Snyder and the Vertech Motorsports team took the long drive to their season opener at the extremely fast high banked Salem Speedway. The team practiced on friday and had Snyder @ 14.6 seconds in only his second time ever on the track, which was only a few tenths off of the track record. On Saturday Snyder was fast in hot lap sessions but had some oil pressure issues nagging at them. Snyder qualified with a quick 14.659 which was good for 3rd place of 25 cars. In his heat race, Snyder got a great start from his 6th place starting position, and was able to charge to a 3rd place finish. Snyder started on the outside of the 4th row in the feature, he had a good start but fell back and had to drop out early because of oil pressure problems, finishing in 14th. The team looks to get the problems resolved and have a better showing at winchester. The salem race can be seen on the comcast network thursday may 7th and on www.mustseeracing.com. To what channel the race will be broadcasted on, please visit www.mustseeracing.com. Vertech Motorsports would also like to welcome Competition Race Fuels as their fuel sponsor for the 2009 season. |
Indoor kart league week 503/08/2009
The OWKL is coming close to an end and week 5 left Jeff Vrsek the winner with a large lead on the rest of the pack. Vrsek started on the front row and took advantage of a huge wreck on the first lap that involved most of the karts. The karts spread out for the remainder of the race and the finish had Hettinger, Woodmancey, Snyder, and Rutledge rounding out the top 5. Snyder was fast qualifier with a 29.291. The last race of the year will be on March 22nd. Qualifying 1. Snyder 29.291 2. Hettinger 29.546 3. Woodmancey 29.605 4. Hunyady 29.649 5. Vrsek 29.675 6. Maki 30.033 7. Rutledge 30.130 8. Karazim 30.230 Feature 1. Vrsek 2. Hettinger 3. Woodmancey 4. Snyder 5. Rutledge 6. Maki 7. Hunyady 8. Karazim |