RPM is Wagons East
Driver Ryan Cully was given the opportunity to head to Illinois and race with the Mini-Sprint Mafia for the summer. Ryan eagerly accepted this offer and will be running 23 shows at four tracks covering Wisconsin and Illinois. Ryan will be joining this prominent front running team. Cully will be joining with the 5j of Jim Scanlon who was a front runner all season long and caped his season off with a top five run at the Tulsa Shoot out. Cully says, "That he is really excited about teaming up with the Mini-Sprint Mafia. Not only because of the experience of running on the longer tracks but because the crew that I will be getting the opportunity to work with they are a fantastic group of guys." Keep checking back hear for updates. Cully is slated to take the wheel back there on April 29th and hopes that everyone stays safe here at home.
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New Year's Eve in Tulsa
In the B main on Saturday morning, Ryan started 4th and he moved up to 2nd place by the second lap. He comfortably stayed there most of the race. Coming to the white flag, Ryan made a "Zero to Hero" move and came out a hero, winning the B Main. This set him up to start 16th in the A Main Saturday night.
In the A Main by lap 6 Ryan was in 10th place. There was a yellow, and Ryan hit a rut and flipped on the re-start, which put him back to 20th place. He then moved from 20th to 8th place, then he hit the same rut and crashed again, moving him back to 20th place. For the rest of the race Ryan moved up from 20th place to 13th, where he finished the night.
The car rocked on the top, he could pass people both on the top and bottom. He was a bit mad that he hit the same rut that everyone else was hitting. It was a good night for the situation he was put in coming out of the heats. "We couldn't ask for more from the car!" Ryan is happy to have made the trip again this winter
Ryan would like to thank all the sponsors, family and friends for all their support again.
New Year's Eve in Tulsa
In the B main on Saturday morning, Ryan started 4th and he moved up to 2nd place by the second lap. He comfortably stayed there most of the race. Coming to the white flag, Ryan made a "Zero to Hero" move and came out a hero, winning the B Main. This set him up to start 16th in the A Main Saturday night.
In the A Main by lap 6 Ryan was in 10th place. There was a yellow, and Ryan hit a rut and flipped on the re-start, which put him back to 20th place. He then moved from 20th to 8th place, then he hit the same rut and crashed again, moving him back to 20th place. For the rest of the race Ryan moved up from 20th place to 13th, where he finished the night.
The car rocked on the top, he could pass people both on the top and bottom. He was a bit mad that he hit the same rut that everyone else was hitting. It was a good night for the situation he was put in coming out of the heats. "We couldn't ask for more from the car!" Ryan is happy to have made the trip again this winter
Ryan would like to thank all the sponsors, family and friends for all their support again.
Salvaged Night in Tulsa 12/30/11
Well, we managed to salvage what was going to be a bad night. Other drivers just happened to have a worse night than we did.
Here's the recap on today's action:
RPM started 5th in the first heat, and 3/4 of a lap into the race, as the other drivers went high, RPM dropped to the inside. But when the guy in front of Ryan got loose, Ryan had no where to go but up and over the side of him. RPM lost the muffler, and couldn't get it reassembled, so ended with a DNF due to the tip over.
In the second heat, RPM was slated to start 8th, but a scratch by the #6 place moved the row up, and RPM started in 6th. In the first 4 laps, RPM moved up from 6th to 3rd, but RPM spent the rest of the heat chasing Brock Lemley. RPM finished the heat in 3rd place.
Although not where they thought they'd be, but still a workable situation, RPM will be starting in 4th tomorrow in the B Main. The top 3 will go to the show. Qualifying Mains begin at 10am Tulsa time.
http://www.racinboys.com/ will cover the play-by-play and listen to KAPS 660AM radio for updates on all the local drivers.
Update from Tulsa 12/29/11
There were 2 hot lap sessions today. Here's how RPM did today: In the first set, the car worked well. We found some charging issues during this session, and had to be push started. We moved past all the issues to run the second session. In the second session the car ran awesome. We could run both the top and bottom of the track well.
Please follow the action at http://www.racinboys.com/ - they will have the play-by-play, and KAPS 660 AM will have updates on all the local drivers.
Racing starts tomorrow at 7:00am Mount Vernon time. RPM will start 5th in the second heat, and the 1200s are the second class to race.
Thanks to all the RPM fans for your support!
Break Down Hangs the RPM Team Up a Few Hours 12-25-11
This years Tulsa Shootout trip added a few people, like wise adding an extra car to the trip. The DLH trailer left Ferndale this morning at 8:30 am with the RPM team bringing up the rear at about noon. The trip rolled on like normal - hitting some snow over the passes moving into eastern Washington, and keeping pace with holiday traffic. Then at 3 o'clock in the afternoon disaster struck. As the DLH trailer passed through Yakima (approximately 150 miles ahead of the RPM boys) it lost its left rear tire, taking out the brakes and hub. In this process the tire was lost to the median. As Rick and Ryan frantically called around to parts stores to find replacement parts, other members of the Deming Speedway racing community who were also heading to Tulsa stopped off to help the DLH team limp to a nearby exit. Then the RPM team learned that no tire was available or that any auto parts stores in the Yakima Valley were open on Christmas. At this time driver Steven Hedrison picked some studs up and headed east to meet up with the RPM team in order to get the trailer back on the road. By 10:30 pm parts had been delivered and the team was mobile once again...ready to drive through the night to Tulsa.
All Fired up for the Tulsa Shoot Out
As the off season comes to a halt, the team dusted off the tool boxes and got back to work reassembling the car. With less than three weeks before the teams Christmas day departure for Oklahoma to compete in the 27th annual Tulsa Shootout, which is an event that gathers drivers from all over the country to compete in the Super Bowl of mini-sprint racing. Driver Ryan Cully is excited to go back and give the shootout another shot after last years success of a 3rd place qualification ended tragically. With another year of racing under his belt, he is sure that he can only do better this year. Like last year we will be updating the site daily, updating the FaceBook page periodically and this year we will be adding not only a daily video blog from driver Ryan Cully, but a nightly race report from Andy and Thomas here at home. So make sure to keep checking back for the latest in Shootout news.
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8-19-2011 Cully moves and shakes all night long
With the night getting off to a slow start in time-ins and hot laps it seemed as if the RPM team may have to take another mulligan night. But driver Ryan Cully came alive in the heat race when he used all 8 laps to his full advantage. Dodging crashes by both Jason Bloodgood and Tyson Cross, Cully passed for third and ran there until a yellow brought out by a flat tire on Cleannon Holloways number 9. This yellow allowed Cully to get passed and fall back into the 4th position. By the time the 1200 heat came round the #21 Jackson Hewitt RPM team was ready to roll. Passing from 12th to 9th on the evening Cully raced side by side all night to gain position. Although the 3 spots don't seem like much Cully was only bested in passing points by Brock Lemley who passed four cars during the night. All in all, the car and team really moved forward during the evening and made, some stellar passes. As always watch a full video recount of the night at www.youtube.com/Cully21
RPM Starts A Comeback
Two weeks ago the leadership of RPM made the call to go from the 1000cc motor to the bigger more torky 1200. This was based on the success their driver had at the 40 lap Shootout Clay Cup weekend. Last weekend they learned that rarely does lightning strike twice. They also learned that the added weight of 1200 would tweak the set-up of the car just a tad. By the time the team took to the A-Main they had the car locked down tight. With only 4 cars passed in the feature, the team was happy with the run. Cully had 6 cars passed until he got greedy-going into turn 3 and lost his right rear shock. So with the knowledge of the loss, the team was very happy the car came back to the pits in one piece.
Racing Comunity Rallys Around RPM and Clay Cup Ends On a Climax For Cully
When the RPM team unloaded, for Thursday night racing action at Deming Speedways Clay Cup Nationals they did not expect things would turn out the way that they did. Thursday night started with hope moving up two spots in the heat and starting outside front row in the main. Cully quickly jumped out front and it looked like it would stay that way. That hope quickly festered into pain, on lap three the chain slipped eating all of the teeth off of the rear drive sprocket. This left Cully dead in the water. Friday night promised to be better with the crew working hard all night long on Thursday to repair the car. But the RPM Team was hit with extended bad luck in time ins. with one lap in the books the chain jumped again taking the break lines with it. Cully quickly shut the car down and coasted back to his pit stall. At the time it was believed that first gear had died on the team. (Latter events would show that just passed where the sprocket enters the motor had sheered off.) This damage sent the team into a tail spin. But in no time flat the racing community rallied around the team to get them back to the speedway. In less than 12 hours the team had removed there 1000cc motor, replaced it with a 1200 and where back in the pits ready for Saturdays racing action. Not qualifying ether night Cully would be starting in the 18th position. By lap 16 he had moved into the 10th spot. On a lap 16 restart a collision with another driver moved Cully back a few spots. in the next laps Cully would climb back to the 10th spot but fall to 11th with just two laps to go. All in all the weekend was a success but would not have happened without the following people.
Wade-Motor
Lynn-Install
Duncan-Install
Jared-Install
Andy-Install
Ian-Install
Rick-Install
Thomas-Install
Dave-Motor Mounts
Paul-Tools and shop
7-14-2011 With one week till Clay Cup
With just one week until the biggest weekend of the year, the RPM team has a lot of unanswered questions. With just three shows on the new DLX upgrades to the car, there are a lot of unknowns going into the weekend. Driver Ryan Cully had hoped to have more laps on the newly changed frame but the last three shows have proven disastrous for the team. Out of the last three features that the team has qualified for, they have only completed about 29 of the 75 possible laps. Cully says that its not the frame changes that are causing the issues; rather the fact that he has just been at the wrong place at the wrong time. But with just one regular event until Clay Cup it is clear that RPM needs a good run to sort the car out. But as for the big event itself, the team is not worried about how it will perform. Driver Ryan Cully has made the feature for both Clay Cups he has driven, with an average finish of 11th place. Also, with his win in Salem and his 3rd place qualifying spot back in Tulsa, this gives the team hope that Ryan will step it up and perform at this big show like he does at all others.
6-24-2011 A Night of Firsts for the R.P.M. Team
For the first time in team history, the R.P.M. team made release of their first t-shirt, which is currently on sale at the track for 20 dollars. As the team geared up for its heat race, it looked to be a tough row to hoe starting in the back with heavy hitters such at Gundersen, Davidson, Cross and Ryan. Within laps, Cully moved from the fifth to third spot. He was racing with Cross for most of the race. After his third place heat finish,Cully would be starting eleventh in the feature, so the RPM Team had their work cut out for them. Making a few passes early on, Cully fought hard to gain position. On lap 22, the seasoned driver made what is known as a hero or zero move to the inside of Benson, and came out a zero when he spun. With three laps left in the race Cully couldn't make any passes at the end leaving him with another season first, being the last finishing car of a race.
6-10-11 Cully Continues His Hard Charger Streak for 2011
As the night started for the RPM team, it seemed that it would end a mulligan. With the car not handling quite the way the team was expecting, in both time-ins and hot laps, the team thought all was lost. In time for the heat race, the team threw a mildly extreme set up in the car with the hopes that there would be some change. Although no spots were gained in the heat, none were lost. The team was back in business. With the car back underneath them, RPM could go back to work. Car owner Rick Cully knew the challenge that awaited him was the car's set up for the A Feature. With the hard work of crew members, Andy Preiksa, Ian Brooks, and Amy Gaudette, driver Ryan Cully picked off 5 cars total in the 25 lap race, including a barn burner to the finish with Clennon Holloway, passing him at the line with only .001 seconds of difference. Through all these efforts, the RPM team earned another hard charger adding a third hard charger to the season's record.
06-03-2011 Cully Racks Up Another Hard Charger
The night started out strong for the RPM team and with a strong hot lap run, Ryan Cully had his car just about dialed in for time-ins. Third car out timing in, Ryan Cully managed to keep his 1000cc Kawasaki on the board for longer than normal. As the dust settled Cully ended up 14th over all timing in. With the sun baking the track, the track was dry slick by the heat race. This left little room to pass so Cully maintained his starting position of 5th. By the time the main event rolled around the team had the car's set up down to a science, allowing Cully to run from 14th to 7th in the feature, earning them another hard charger award.
5-27-11 Cully Gets Quick Time... Well, Sort Of
As the team rolled into the track Friday night the sky looked grim, but driver Ryan Cully soldiered on and walked up to make his draw for time-ins line up. He made the choice to let super fan Hannah Imhof draw his number. It paid off when she drew the number one. When the team hit the pits it was a mud pit leading to extended packing. Because of the extended time working the track in, promoter Paul Lemley called off time-ins and did it all off the draw putting Cully in for fast time of the night. Starting on the pole of his heat Cully fought off Aarron Fell to land second place in his heat race. As the team rolled to the starting grid for the A feature the skies let loose and the event was rained out. Over all the RPM had a good run on the night and is very excited to pull this momentum into next week.
5-13-11 Cully Catches Some Bad Luck
As the night kicked off everything seemed to be on a roll. Cully ran consistent laps during hot laps. The car seemed to be a bit loose but by time-in's the crew had the car turning out times around mid field. Running a wheel to wheel heat with very little gain, the RPM team knew that to salvage in the main they would have to go back to basics. With a simple set up in the car, the Jackson Hewitt 1000 hit the track ready to make a splash, but horror hit on lap 3. As veteran driver Ryan Cully went to make a pass on high side he caught another drivers right rear and took quite the ride. Tearing a shock tower of the car, Cully was unable to finish the race. All in all the team was happy that their driver was able to return to the pits under his own power.
Cully breaks 45
As driver Ryan Cully sat in the staging area last Friday, ready to hot-lap for Deming Speedway's season opener, he was slightly nervous. I had been close to six months since he had visited his home track and was ready to make a good impression. With a few hits into the top 5 in his hot lap session and a 14th position for qualifying, Cully had set up "the perfect storm" to give the fans a show. He was awarded this opportunity in the feature starting 14th. Cully fought his way to the fourth spot through the many red flags of the night. He managed to make it to the fourth position and hold it for a few laps, but was passed and settled back into the 5th spot. Cully picked off nine cars Friday night earning him the hard charger award. But when asking him, it was not the hard charger he was proud of but rather this being the 45th show since the team's last tip over.
6-24-2011 A Night of Firsts for the R.P.M. Team
For the first time in team history, the R.P.M. team made release of their first t-shirt, which is currently on sale at the track for 20 dollars. As the team geared up for its heat race, it looked to be a tough row to hoe starting in the back with heavy hitters such at Gundersen, Davidson, Cross and Ryan. Within laps, Cully moved from the fifth to third spot. He was racing with Cross for most of the race. After his third place heat finish,Cully would be starting eleventh in the feature, so the RPM Team had their work cut out for them. Making a few passes early on, Cully fought hard to gain position. On lap 22, the seasoned driver made what is known as a hero or zero move to the inside of Benson, and came out a zero when he spun. With three laps left in the race Cully couldn't make any passes at the end leaving him with another season first, being the last finishing car of a race.
6-10-11 Cully Continues His Hard Charger Streak for 2011
As the night started for the RPM team, it seemed that it would end a mulligan. With the car not handling quite the way the team was expecting, in both time-ins and hot laps, the team thought all was lost. In time for the heat race, the team threw a mildly extreme set up in the car with the hopes that there would be some change. Although no spots were gained in the heat, none were lost. The team was back in business. With the car back underneath them, RPM could go back to work. Car owner Rick Cully knew the challenge that awaited him was the car's set up for the A Feature. With the hard work of crew members, Andy Preiksa, Ian Brooks, and Amy Gaudette, driver Ryan Cully picked off 5 cars total in the 25 lap race, including a barn burner to the finish with Clennon Holloway, passing him at the line with only .001 seconds of difference. Through all these efforts, the RPM team earned another hard charger adding a third hard charger to the season's record.
06-03-2011 Cully Racks Up Another Hard Charger
The night started out strong for the RPM team and with a strong hot lap run, Ryan Cully had his car just about dialed in for time-ins. Third car out timing in, Ryan Cully managed to keep his 1000cc Kawasaki on the board for longer than normal. As the dust settled Cully ended up 14th over all timing in. With the sun baking the track, the track was dry slick by the heat race. This left little room to pass so Cully maintained his starting position of 5th. By the time the main event rolled around the team had the car's set up down to a science, allowing Cully to run from 14th to 7th in the feature, earning them another hard charger award.
5-27-11 Cully Gets Quick Time... Well, Sort Of
As the team rolled into the track Friday night the sky looked grim, but driver Ryan Cully soldiered on and walked up to make his draw for time-ins line up. He made the choice to let super fan Hannah Imhof draw his number. It paid off when she drew the number one. When the team hit the pits it was a mud pit leading to extended packing. Because of the extended time working the track in, promoter Paul Lemley called off time-ins and did it all off the draw putting Cully in for fast time of the night. Starting on the pole of his heat Cully fought off Aarron Fell to land second place in his heat race. As the team rolled to the starting grid for the A feature the skies let loose and the event was rained out. Over all the RPM had a good run on the night and is very excited to pull this momentum into next week.
5-13-11 Cully Catches Some Bad Luck
As the night kicked off everything seemed to be on a roll. Cully ran consistent laps during hot laps. The car seemed to be a bit loose but by time-in's the crew had the car turning out times around mid field. Running a wheel to wheel heat with very little gain, the RPM team knew that to salvage in the main they would have to go back to basics. With a simple set up in the car, the Jackson Hewitt 1000 hit the track ready to make a splash, but horror hit on lap 3. As veteran driver Ryan Cully went to make a pass on high side he caught another drivers right rear and took quite the ride. Tearing a shock tower of the car, Cully was unable to finish the race. All in all the team was happy that their driver was able to return to the pits under his own power.
Cully breaks 45
As driver Ryan Cully sat in the staging area last Friday, ready to hot-lap for Deming Speedway's season opener, he was slightly nervous. I had been close to six months since he had visited his home track and was ready to make a good impression. With a few hits into the top 5 in his hot lap session and a 14th position for qualifying, Cully had set up "the perfect storm" to give the fans a show. He was awarded this opportunity in the feature starting 14th. Cully fought his way to the fourth spot through the many red flags of the night. He managed to make it to the fourth position and hold it for a few laps, but was passed and settled back into the 5th spot. Cully picked off nine cars Friday night earning him the hard charger award. But when asking him, it was not the hard charger he was proud of but rather this being the 45th show since the team's last tip over.
Road to Tulsa: Day 7 (Jan. 1, 2011):
Rpm's last day in Tulsa was slow starting. With Cully making the feature show right out of the gate, it made for a lot of down time. But at six o'clock Tulsa time, opening flags kicked off, crowning Cully as Washington state's highest point scoring driver for the weekend. After that it was time to go to work. Starting on the inside in the second row, Ryan drove with precision on his start moving into the 2nd spot. In corner one, he dropped to fourth as he baked the tires off. He ran wheel to wheel for 14 laps to regain the third spot. Going into the first corner Cully was driven into, pushing his car to the middle of turns one and two. Cully dragged the brake and turned both cars successfully allowing them to both drive off unscathed and with no lost spots. But as ryan drove off he watched in amazement as he was driven into a second time, which spun the Jackson Hewitt powered 1000 down the back shoot. Due to the carnage, a yellow was thrown and Cully restarted dead last and in the 5 short laps he had left, he worked his way up to finsh 13th out of the 20 cars in the A feature.
Rest in peace Mike Havlik:
Last night former car owner Mike Havlik passed away. Mike was driver Ryan Cully's first non-related car owner and only owner for Ryan to place a feature win with. The whole RPM team is deeply saddened and ask that you keep Mike's family in your thoughts and prayers.
Road to Tulsa: Day 6 (Dec. 31, 2010):
Tulsa paid off big today. With a 6th place start in his heat Ryan had a long road to the top. With a near take out on the first lap, he moved up to the 3rd position. On the restart, Ryan went wheel to wheel with the local champion from Deming Speedway, Aaron Fell, until Fell tipped over coming to the finish giving Cully the second spot. With the big move in the heat, Cully scored 3rd high point which puts him in the second row on the inside for tomorrow's A-feature.
Road to Tulsa: Day 5 (Dec. 30, 2010):
Today was practice, which for the RPM team was a whole lot to do about nothing. Sticking around for 8 hours to run both sessions was a bit excessive in driver Ryan Cully's eyes but as he said, it was much needed. The first session taught ryan to pick up the intensity of his driving style which really paid off in the second session when all he had to complain about was a little too much weight transfer to the right rear. Over all Ryan is very happy with the car, the track, and the way things are going.
Road to Tulsa: Day 4 (Dec. 29, 2010):
Quick start to a slow day. With the cars unloaded last night, it just left getting the cars good to roll for today. Ryan took a trip to the tire trailer to buy some tires only to find out the Hoosier dealer didn't bring enough right rears. With talks of driving to Nebraska to get what they need, practice tomorrow will be all about saving the one good tire the team has. To add to the team's day of set backs, on a trip to the scales to see what the car weighed they learned the car was twenty pounds under the 945lbs weight limit. With car owner Robin Cully shipping lead in next air, we should be ready for Friday's heat race. Drawing a 74, Cully looks forward to starting in the back and picking up some passing points for a good main start on Saturday. As the lights went down in Tulsa, the RPM team sits good to roll for tomorrow's practice.
Road to Tulsa: Day 3 (Dec. 28, 2010):
Today started like last night ended: on the road. This allowed the team to make great time through Kansas and roll into Oklahoma with plenty of time to spare. Meeting a shootout patron while washing the team trailer, the team started to see the magnitude of the event. By the time move in came around, the team was tired and moved quickly to make it a short night. With the cars safely inside, the RPM team retired to the hotel to prepare for a day of maintenance tomorrow.
Road to Tulsa: Day 2 (Dec. 27, 2010):
After a late start due to the previous night's water pump issue, the team needed to make up some serious time. With Dave Holmwood at the wheel, the RPM and DLH teams smoked through Idaho and didn't even stop when going through Utah. Wyoming was smooth sailing until the 9 o'clock hour, when heavy winds and blowing snow threatened to stop the team. But, determined to make it to Tulsa, Dave carried the team safely to Deer Creek, Colorado. With only a few short hours to get to the race on time, it will be as RPM owner Rick Cully calls it: an all go show. The team looks to be at the shoot out by noon on Tuesday.
Road to Tulsa: Day 1 (Dec. 26, 2010):
With a strong start to the day, the RPM and DLH teams headed down the highway clicking off miles like no one's business until disaster struck. As it always does, it happened at midnight (mountain time) at a pilot station in Ontario, Oregon. The tow rig had lost its water pump. With only a limited amount of time on their hands the team called in the "A-Team" back home to look for some 24 hour roadside assistance. With no part in the area it was hard to find a bright side, but a quick jog down the road found a NAPA store that would open in the morning. With the help of Aaron Fell and Sumo, the DLH hauler was on the road by ten the next morning. The first day of our road trip to Tulsa is another common example of the tight knit racing community we are all so proud to be a part of.
December 11, 2010:
After the previous weekend's bust, the Jackson Hewitt powered 1000cc DLH headed south one last time to run at the Roger Freeborn promoted Salem Speedways Sideways Saturday. With a rough first hot lap session, the team was set into a dead sprint trying to get the car ready for the first of two heats. With driver Ryan Cully pulling off the track complaining of a lack of brakes and a hung throttle, the team had its work cut out for them. With Derek Holmwood as Ryan's only companion, both Tulsa bound drivers spread out in the heat races and shook their cars down. The RPM team found a dramatic stutter in the motor when it was in the low rpm range, leaving Ryan with a need for a quick fix so that he could continue to test out different set ups. This forced Cully to the top of the track, something that he could have never done in his midget. Overall the team was happy with the weekend. The RPM team would like to thank everyone at Roger Freeborn Promotions for the hospitality. The RPM team looks forward to running at his facility again.
December 4-5, 2010:
Trouble with Havlik motorsports and Salem Indoor ends Cully's chances at the
Championship:
A mid-week ride cancellation by Havlik Motorsports team owner Mike Havlik left rookie driver and points contender, Ryan Cully, without a ride. But being the persistent driver that he is Cully contacted Salem indoors promoter and put the Jackson Hewitt powered 1000cc Mini-Sprint together to go run it against the heaving hitting midgets down in Salem. Contacting the promotor by email, Cully was promised his points. By the time the RPM team hit the indoor speedway the rule had changed and Cully was not rewarded his points. This caused the team to park the car for the night. Sunday morning Cully had a chance at redemption. With a ride in one of Renee Angel's cage karts. It took Cully two heat races and a hot lap session to stop from spinning out but by the main, with the coaching help of Derek Holmwood, he felt ready. In no time flat he was racing for position, but going into turn three the car infront of him tuned around and headed up the track in Ryans direction which fortunately he spun to avoid. With just three laps left, the same loose kart lost it and Ryan hit the car square in the side. With three laps left Ryan managed to get back in it and pass one Kart. After the races, Ryan said that the cage kart is one of the hardest things he's ever driven.
November 13th 2010:
Cully takes to the track for round two at Salem Indoor in the Havlik Motorsports midget
Ryan Cully once again took to the track Saturday to continue racking up the points in the Salem Indoor Championship. With car troubles in hot laps, Ryan told crew member Kt Wooldridge that he was very uncertain about how the night would go. With heavy hitters such as Rob Lindsey, Tony Seidelman and David Veeder on the track it looked like it was going to be a long haul. The team built confidence with a second fast time during time trials. Heat race gave Ryan a second place finish and the dash was a wheel to wheel battle for second that Cully lost on the last lap. The main event however was an all out brawl. With Lindsey, Seidelman, and Cully all battling for the win it was a real nail biter. Cully dropping off at the mid way mark due to a failing fuel system landed him a 3rd place main event finish
October 31, 2010:
RPM's veteran driver, Ryan Cully, stepped into a Ford Focus midget as a rookie. Only his second time in a midget car, Ryan turned heads in Friday night's hot lap sessions and by the time he set 3rd fast time Saturday night, the crowd knew his name. With his first top three time-in spot secured, Cully moved on to finishing third in his heat and a second place finish in his first ever trophy dash, which really made Cully's night. The main event started Cully in third position. A yellow flag on lap one set Cully on the pole, allowing him to lead flag to flag. Cully picked up his first feature win at the Salem Indoor Raceway and topped off the night with the rarely seen Polish victory lap.
September 25, 2010: Hess Closes Out Season For RPM
As the season at Deming Speedway started to dwindle and the points championship started to heat up, RPM had to bring a pitch hitter to the plate to end the season. Due to a family obligation permanent driver Ryan Cully stepped out of the seat to allow talented 600 driver Madison Hess of MPH Racing to wheel the #21 Jackson Hewitt powered 1000cc monster that had taken a terrible spill on lap 8 the night before. Hess made great progress in hot laps. But in time-ins for the main event the car's charging system failed causing Hess to start in the back of the field. Starting in the 15th position Hess managed to make two passes, a good run for his first time in the 1200 class. Overall it was a good run for the team ending up 9th out of 31 in points and putting 57 passes on the books during regular season races, making an average nightly pass rate of a little over 3 cars. With this year over and next year coming in quickly the RPM team hopes to carry its success this year into next year.