FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - -- Eddie Martin of Stillwell, Oklahoma, one of the states most successful modified and stock car drivers, and Carter Gerlach of Elk River, Minnesota, owner of Elite Shock Services, will be hosting a stock car and modified chassis and shock seminar on Saturday, January 5th, 2008 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Martin, owner and founder of Big Chief Chassis, has surpassed well over 300 feature victories during his illustrious racing career. He has been highly successful throughout his career in the modified division and has amassed several big paying modified feature victories. Back in early November, Eddie picked up $15,000 during the 8th annual Fall Nationals at Southern New Mexico Speedway and in mid-November he picked up $5000 for his victory in the 2nd Annual Duel in the Desert at the dirt track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Among his other major accomplishments include last years running of the annual Sooner Modified Round-Up at Clinton Speedway in Clinton, Oklahoma which paid $4000 to win. He has also won the I-76 Nationals in Morgan, Colorado, a three-time winner of the Desert Classic at Canyon Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona and the biggest win of his career, $30,000 in Minot, North Dakota.
One of Eddie's most memorable stock car wins came during the first annual $10,000 to win Street Stock Nationals back in 1996 at Enid Speedway in Enid, Oklahoma and the 1994 edition of the $5000 to win street stock spectacular at Tri-State Speedway in Pocloa, Oklahoma.
Among the items that Eddie will cover in depth for both the stock car and modified seminars include the following: complete front end geometry, castor, cambor, toe, rear suspensions, leaf springs, coil springs, trailing arms, spring rates, tire stagger and pressure, wheel offsets, weight percentages and much more. He will also discuss safety and steps to prepare yourself and your equipment against failure and serious injuries in case of accidents.
Gerlach is the owner and founder of Elite Shock Services based in Elk River, Minnesota and is the former circle track specialist for the QA1/Carerra factory outlet. Among some of his recognizable clients include Martin, Steve Arpin, Ryan Rutter and Johnny Saathoff. Gerlach will cover the following shock topics, including shock valving, shock locations and all the effects shocks have on racing and much, much more.
The class will be held Feb 2nd at 1 pm at the Holiday inn 3006 S Caraway Road Jonesboro, AR. The cost is $75 . Please email me Brian Littleton at dirtfan@cox.net for an official entry form . For more info you can contact Brian 479 461-7561 or Blake Burns bburns37@suddenlink.net
Martin, owner and founder of Big Chief Chassis, has surpassed well over 300 feature victories during his illustrious racing career. He has been highly successful throughout his career in the modified division and has amassed several big paying modified feature victories. Back in early November, Eddie picked up $15,000 during the 8th annual Fall Nationals at Southern New Mexico Speedway and in mid-November he picked up $5000 for his victory in the 2nd Annual Duel in the Desert at the dirt track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Among his other major accomplishments include last years running of the annual Sooner Modified Round-Up at Clinton Speedway in Clinton, Oklahoma which paid $4000 to win. He has also won the I-76 Nationals in Morgan, Colorado, a three-time winner of the Desert Classic at Canyon Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona and the biggest win of his career, $30,000 in Minot, North Dakota.
One of Eddie's most memorable stock car wins came during the first annual $10,000 to win Street Stock Nationals back in 1996 at Enid Speedway in Enid, Oklahoma and the 1994 edition of the $5000 to win street stock spectacular at Tri-State Speedway in Pocloa, Oklahoma.
Among the items that Eddie will cover in depth for both the stock car and modified seminars include the following: complete front end geometry, castor, cambor, toe, rear suspensions, leaf springs, coil springs, trailing arms, spring rates, tire stagger and pressure, wheel offsets, weight percentages and much more. He will also discuss safety and steps to prepare yourself and your equipment against failure and serious injuries in case of accidents.
Gerlach is the owner and founder of Elite Shock Services based in Elk River, Minnesota and is the former circle track specialist for the QA1/Carerra factory outlet. Among some of his recognizable clients include Martin, Steve Arpin, Ryan Rutter and Johnny Saathoff. Gerlach will cover the following shock topics, including shock valving, shock locations and all the effects shocks have on racing and much, much more.
The class will be held Feb 2nd at 1 pm at the Holiday inn 3006 S Caraway Road Jonesboro, AR. The cost is $75 . Please email me Brian Littleton at dirtfan@cox.net for an official entry form . For more info you can contact Brian 479 461-7561 or Blake Burns bburns37@suddenlink.net
