Hi Everyone. 04 lets ROCK...

The KC Auto team ventured to Esta Park on Sunday. Esta is a small town drag strip. A great place to race. They were holding their Quick 8 shootout.

The Wix Lumina came out of the box firing on all 8. We carded a 4.39 at 161 mph. Good enough for the number 2 spot. Sorry, I forgot to mention the race was 1/8th mile.

That's where our luck ran out. The Wix Lumina broke the drivetrain again. It has been a year of broken parts. The weather was great, and the racing was fantastic.

All weekends at the track are great ones. The year is almost over. If I don't talk to you before the Christmas holidays, have a great one. Kasey.

Sept 22/03

Hi everyone.
The KC Auto team ventured to Lebanon Valley this past weekend, for their final ProMod race of the season.
Only 3 of us made this trip, my Dad (Henry), Uncle Dave and myself. I worked my trail off. First thing Saturday morning, I switched the gear set back to our 4:71's. Then I checked the clutch over and did the routine maintenance. All the hard work paid off. The KC Auto team was qualified #2 after the first shot. A 6.54 at 215 mph. On the second qualifier, the Wix Lumina experienced an electrical malfunction that forced me to abort the pass.

Good news was, the Wix Lumina was still qualified #2.

Sunday was a beautiful day. Race day. Our first round opponent was Terry Hall. This would be a good race. I staged the car, the lights came down, and off we went. I had .014 of a second head start, Terry having a snooze. The Wix Lumina ran hard through first and second gear. I shifted into high gear and instantly everything went silent. I sat coasting as Terry went by.

The Wix Lumina had kicked the blower belt off. Another way to lose. I'm pretty sure we have found everyway possible to lose this year. On the brighter side, the car is running strong and not hurting itself. Hope to see you at the next race.

The KC Auto team will venturing to Esta Park, October 12.

A weekend at the track is always a great weekend. See ya. Kasey.

Sept 2/03
Hi everyone.

Another great weekend of drag racing. The KC Auto team started off Friday night at Lancaster Dragway. Right out of the box, the Wix Lumina went 4.39 at 164 mph. More than good enough for the number one spot. In the finals, we faced my good friend, Joe Lillenthial. Joe crews on the Wix Lumina and races his My Vice Jeep. I left on Joe, only to have the car blow the tires off in second gear. The closest I've come to crashing. The Wix Lumina finished that race in the wrong lane.

From Lancaster, we went straight to Toronto Motorsports. They were holding their Labour Day Spectacular. Saturday morning, the crew woke up to lots of work. The lenco transmission had to be changed. We also found the rear gear set broken. We installed the spare 4.56 gears.

That gear change haunted us the whole weekend. Fortunately, we qualified number 6 with a 4.54 at 210 mph. Our first round opponent was Ray Commisso. I let the clutch out, everything was smooth and straight. Shifted second, and destroyed the clutch pack in the transmission. An early end to our race day. A special thanks to all my sponsors who stepped up to help put this race on. All the extra effort is appreciated. Especially, the Dana Boys. Any day at the track is a great day. Hope to see you at Lebanon Valley, September 20-21. Kasey.

Aug 4/03

Hi everyone.
The KC Auto team ventured to the Bend this past weekend. Leaf Race Wear was having their 6 second shootout. The weekend looked great as the KC Auto team pulled out of Niagara Falls on Saturday. That did not last long. By Hamilton, we were driving through rain. Unbelieveably, when we arrived at the Bend, the sun was shining.

Our first qualifier wasn't to be until 7 pm. Sure enough, by then the rain had come. Saturday night was cancelled.

Sunday morning, we awoke to rain. By 9am, the rain had stopped. Because of the rain, the qualifiers were reduced to just one. The quick 8 was called to the staging lanes. The KC Auto team was first in line. I let the clutch out, and to my relief, the old car was back again. Straight and true. A 6.46 at 207 mph. Good enough for the number one spot. Now I've got to learn how to drive again. The finish line at the Bend gives me grief. This pass was no different. I lifted a 6.02 seconds. The Wix Lumina was on another low 6.40 shot. It's good to have her back. Shortly after our qualifier, the rain came back, and cancelled the race. A very wet weekend.

Our next race is at Lebanon Valley, August 15. Hope to see you there. Kasey.

July 28/03

Hi everyone.
KC Auto team ventured to Toronto Motorsports for the IHRA ACDelco Canadian Nationals event. We were there to learn. This year has been a learning experience with the new clutch. After Grand Bend's race last week, we made a few adjustments. The first qualifier was Friday morning. I let the clutch out and ran clean for the first time this year. A 6.48 at 215 mph.

Photos By Roger Richards

A definite step in the right direction. Next we tried a gear change in the transmission. Came out for the second qualifier and rocked again. We carded a 6.43 at 216 mph. A great start to the weekend. The KC Auto team wasn't done yet. We received a bye run first round for being the number one qualifier. The KC Auto team put their heads together to pick up the pace again. We dialed the car 6.38 on Sunday morning. Mostly, in celebration of my birthday. I turned 38 on Saturday. I was late on the tree. But the car ran true and clean again. An unbelieveable 6.39 at over 218 mph. An amazing run for the weather conditions. Our best mile per hour ever. But not enough to win the round. Driver failure. The KC Auto team had a great weekend. It's nice to have a bad hot rod again. I've got to thank Jerry Highway, Jim Oddy, and the KC Auto team for all the hard work. It's finally starting to pay off. The Wix Lumina is tripping to Grand Bend this weekend. Hope to see you there. All weekends at the track are great weekends. Kasey.

July 21/03
Hi everyone. The KC Auto team ventured to the Stratford Spectacular at Grand Bend this weekend. KC Auto had their appreciation day this weekend. The boys put on a fabulous bbq for everyone. Over 120 people from Dana attended. A great time was had by all. I will say, it was nice to see and meet everyone. The car did well also. We qualified #1 with a 6.75 at over 205 mph. Finally getting a few of the bugs worked out of the new clutch. The same could not be said for the weather. Sunday was rained out. Still, every weekend at the track is a good weekend. Next weekend is the AC Delco Nationals. We just finished work on the new tower. Everything looks great. Hope to see you there. Kasey.

July 8/03
Hi. How's everyone?

The weekend was filled with racing. Friday morning, we packed up and went to Lebanon Valley for their ProMod shootout, held during the NHRA divisional race. The Wix Lumina went out and qualified #2. The car won't stop shaking in second gear. What an aggravation. We were to face Vinny Budano, from Long Island, in the finals. I let the clutch out, and we were off first. My .455 light, to his .511. I'm leading, can't see him, shift into second, and the shakes back. I pedal, and run a 6.70 at 214 mph. Not good enough. Vinny came around me when the car shook. Close. But not nearly good enough

The KC Auto team packed up and drove through the night to St. Thomas Dragway for their Featherlite Can Am Nationals. Not much fun. Saturday was a beautiful day. The Wix Lumina still had the shakes. We qualified with a dissapointing 4.43 in the 1/8th. Number 5.

The KC Auto team rallied together to face first round opponent, Mark Nielsen. I let the clutch out and jump out to the lead. Again, another great light. A .510 to Mark's .667. This one we win. Our 4.61 to his quicker, but not quick enough, 4.49. A holeshot win. Second round, we faced Larry Sinke. Larry was the number one qualifier. The lights came down, Larry and I left together.

June 21/03
Hi everyone. Last night was the Lancaster ProMod Blowout. My favorite place to race. For some unknown reason, Lancaster and I are one. We haven't been running well lately. And went to Lancaster, with some apprehension. Jim Oddy had just finished putting the touches on our second motor, we'll call him Spanky. Another stout motor from Jim. On the first qualifier, we let the clutch out and went in to instant tire shake. Oh No!!!!!
The KC Auto team didn't let me down. They put their heads together, made a few adjustments, and ready for the second qualifier. On this pass, I let the clutch out. She was shaking. But going down the track. Oh Oh, what does that red light mean. By the time the dumb struck driver remembered it was the shift light, I had already lifted and dumped the chutes. The whole time, I was thinking I had blown it. We ran 4.50 at 144 mph. One hundredth quicker than the #3 qualifier. We were in the finals for the Chicago style shootout. My opponent in the finals was to be Mat Guenther. Mat is the son of Mike Guenther. Mat is a young, 18 year old, who had been mowing the tree down on every pass. I was pumped for the finals. The KC Auto team made a few minor adjustments to the car and out we went. At the flash of the tree, I let the clutch out. The car went smooth, I plugged second, again smooth as silk. Mat isn't anywhere in site. I shift into third and the car starts to drift sideways. I lifted and dumped the chutes. Mat's not there. The KC Auto team had won another one at Lancaster. It's a great feeling to do well. And the best part was the holeshot I put on the Kid. Our next race is at Lebanon Valley on July 4th. I'll talk to you after that weekend. A day at the races is always a great day. Kasey

June 2/03

Well, it was another weekend at Grand Bend Motorplex, and this time around it was the IHRA's Canadian Nationals.. Trouble is the "Bend" and I just don't get along. We traveled in on Thursday, and looked forward to having some fun in spite of the unseasonably cool weather. Friday looked like it was going to be a great day, until the starter broke, that is. Everything went down hill from there - we ended the weekend with a broken lifter and took out the camshaft. All in all, it was a weekend to forget. Our next outing will be at Lancaster, New York on June 18.

Hope to see you there!

May 03
Hi everyone. The KC Motorsports team ventured to Grand Bend, this past weekend, for their ProMod Bash. Our tire shake problems still persisted. It was very disappointing. Considering, we spent the previous week changing everything in the back of the car. Saturday night, we tore the car apart looking for the answer. We found it. First round on Sunday was looking promising. The KC Auto team had worked hard the night before. And hopefully, we had something for Larry Sinke, in the first round. I let the clutch out, pulled second gear, and off we went. A 6.71 at 203 mph, for the round win. We had cured the tire shake. Next round, we had Joe Boniferro. Joe had run a 6.58 the round before. The KC team had their hands full. We tweaked and massaged Mona for the challenge. I let the clutch out. Mona was on another great run. A 6.53 at 211 mph. Low for the round. But it was a heart breaker. I had let the team down. Joe beat me on a holeshot. A crusher for me, personally. I won't let the team down again. We're heading to Grand Bend in two weeks for the national. Mona should be faster and quicker by then. Hope to see you there. Kasey.

Well, Another race season is upon us.
The KC Motorsports Team is geared up and ready to make another assault on the Canadian and selected American Quick 8, Pro-Mod / Top Sportsman Events. Again this year the team has returning sponsors, As well as a couple of new ones. T.B.A. (still working on all of the details.) The team it self has overcome our trying year of 2002 and we think we might have figured out some of our problems.
Only time will tell. Also before we even get started racing, on behalf of the KC Motorsports Team I would like to thank all of our sponsors, Friends and Families. For the continued support in our race team. Because we all know without them or team would not be able to do what we love, RACE! So feel Free to stop by our pit and say Hello get and autograph, or take a picture because in our sport there is no barrier between Fans and Racers.

Just Come and Enjoy!

April/03
Hi everyone. The season has started. We ventured to Lebanon Valley for their season opener. The trip went great. The rig performed flawlessly. If only the racing went that well. We qualified with an ugly on and off the gas shot that put us in the number 6 qualifying spot. We just can not get the shake out of the car. Needless to say, first round was the same. Sideways, out of shape, and home we went after first round. This week we will concentrate on going over the complete car. The gremlin is somewhere. Now to find it. Hope to see you at Grand Bend in two weeks. Just remember all days at the races are great days. Kasey.

KC Motorsports 2002 Event News...

April 25/02 From the pages of Drag Race Canada Canadian supercharged doorslammer racer extraordinaire Kasey Janzen (from St. Catherines) made his IHRA "legal" Pro Modified class debut during last weekends AC-Delco Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. Janzen who

is well known within Canada's Outlaw Pro Mod and IHRA Quick 8 circuits driving his supercharged Chevy Lumina, tried his hand for the first time in IHRA's Pro Mod division during the event. Ultimately after four rounds of qualifying, Janzen missed eliminations for the very fast Pro Mod program, despite a best run of 6.477 secs at 218.41 mph. While disappointed with the DNQ, Janzen, the 2000 CDRS Pro Mod Champ, was still pleased with his solid first professional class start. "Going IHRA legal Pro Mod has been in the back of our minds for quite some time," said Janzen. "But when IHRA killed the Top Sportsman Quick 8 program after last season we had to put ourselves in the position to step up. The basic car was already mostly legal so over the winter we contacted Jim Oddy who agreed to do an engine program. Then we went ahead and did a lot of work to the look of the car and make it lighter