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March 9

Chico, Ca

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  Civil War Champions! By Andy's Candy On Friday September 23rd the F&F X1 was in Watsonville CA for the second to last Civil War race of 2011. Andy and the F&F X1 headed into the final weekend of the Civil War Series with a 22 point lead over Kyle Hirst. Andy was feeling better after having a week off of racing to re coop from the wild ride he took on Thursday night in the USAC race. Andy went to see the doctor on the Monday after gold cup and we were told he had a dislocated shoulder the doc popped it back into place after two tries and Andy was ready to go and feeling better everyday. Going into the weekend Andy new he just needed to be smart and not over due it. Andy was 7th quick in qualifying, 2nd in his heat race and would start 5th in the A main event. Andy ran most of the race in the 5th spot but on a mid race restart Andy was shuffled back to 8th, which is where he would eventually finish the race and leave Watsonville with a 21 point lead going into the next night in Placerville CA. On Saturday September 24th the F&F X1 was in Placerville CA for the Civil War Finale. Andy was 19th quick, won his heat race and would start 18th in the A main event. At this point all Andy needed to do to clinch the Civil War Championship and the $10,000.00 was take the green flag. Once the green flag flew Andy and the F&F X1 were officially the Champs. Halfway through the race Andy had moved his way up to the 8th spot, but something was wrong, a broken throttle linkage would bring him to a stop, the crew was able to fix the problem but would rejoin the race 2 laps down and end up with a 15th place finish. The Civil War Championship was F&F's 2nd title and their 5th overall Championship, and for Andy it was his 6th Civil War Championship and 11th overall Championship. "This has been a great season for us I am proud of what we accomplished and hope this is just a start of what we can do as team. Thanks to all our wonderful sponsors for everything they did to help with this great accomplishment these wins were a Team, Family, Friends and Sponsor Championship could not have done it with out all of them" Thank you Andy Forsberg This upcoming weekend Friday September 30th and Saturday October 1st Andy and the F&F X1 will be in Chico CA for the 360 Fall Nationals. 10th Championship in the F&F X1 By Andy's Candy On Saturday September 3rd the F&F X1 headed to Placerville CA for the final 360 points race of 2011. The team had earned enough points to clinch the Championship the prior week so the final race was all for fun for the F&F team. Andy was 4th quick, 4th in his heat and would line up 5th in the A main event. Andy steadily moved forward on a tricky race track and with 1 lap to go was making a pass attempt on the leader Steven Allard coming off turn 4. Contact was made between the two front runners, they both were able to continue and Andy still almost got the job done on the final turn but settled for 2nd on the final night and put an end to a very successful 2011 P-Ville points campaign. On Sunday September 4th the Forsberg Family #92 headed to Calistoga CA for the 2nd night of the Louie Vermiel Classic on the big 1/2 mile. Andy timed in 7th quick with his cast iron 360 against a field of CRA-USAC aluminum 410's. Andy made a last lap pass coming off turn 4 in his heat race to finish 4th and transfer into the A main event, and he would start in the 3rd spot for the start of the main. At the start of the race Andy got stuck on the bottom of the race track and was quickly shuffled back to the 9th spot, but when he was able to get to the top of the race track he quickly started moving his way towards the front and back to the 5th spot, he was running great staying with the front of the pack, but with 7 laps to go Andy ran over some debris on the race track and it cut his right rear down, with no points on the line the team just called it a night to save it for the upcoming week, it was a little disappointing but still a productive night for the team running very competitive the entire night. Outlaw style weekend coming up! On Wednesday September 7th the F&F X1 will be in Chico CA for opening night of the Gold Cup Race of Champions, competing in the Pacific Sprint Cup Invitational 360 Civil War show. On Thursday September 8th Andy will be in the Forsberg Family #92 racing with the Non-Wing CRA-USAC division. And on Friday September 9th and Saturday September 10th Andy will be in the A&A Motorsports #92 racing with the World of Outlaws. Special thanks to Florie Filipitch for all his help Sunday in Calistoga, made for a great night of racing. One Win - One Championship By Andy's Candy On Friday August 26th the A&A #92 headed to Chico, CA for the final 410 points race of the Silver Dollar Speedway season. Andy was 5th quick, won his heat race and would start 5th in the A main event. After qualifying and the heat race Andy would need to make up 5 points on point leader Tyler Wolf to win the Track Championship. At the start of the race Andy would get into the 2nd spot and begin chasing down Jon Alllard the leader with 3 laps to go a lapped car hit the wall in front of Allard and Andy, Allard ran over some debris from the crash and during the yellow his right rear began to go flat, Allard attempted to restart the race but couldn't hold off Andy as he would go into the lead for the last 2 laps of the race to win his 13th race of the 2011 season, but unfortunately he did not gain enough points to win the championship at Chico. It was a little disappointing to lose the championship by only 2 points, but considering the A&A #92 missed a night of racing so Andy could compete in a Civil War race that was scheduled against a Friday night points show, a series that Andy currently holds the point lead in. The team was just happy to be in the hunt at all as they worked hard to make up a whole night of points to fall just shy. On Saturday August 27th Andy and the F&F X1 headed to Placerville CA for a 360 points show. Andy was 3rd quick, 3rd in his heat race and would start 6th in the A main event. Andy would finish the race in the 3rd spot and earn enough points to clinch his 3rd Placerville Track Championship with 1 race still remaining, this is Andy's 10th career driving championship. This upcoming weekend there are no races on Friday but on Saturday September 3rd the F&F X1 head to Placerville CA for the final 360 points race of 2011. and on Sunday September 4th the Forsberg Family #92 heads to the Calistoga 1/2 mile for the Louie Vermiel Classic with the USAC-CRA series. Win #12 By Andy's Candy On Friday August 19 the A&A Motorsports #92 headed to Chico CA for a 410 points race. With only 2 races left for the 410 points Championship and Andy only a few points out of the lead the team was going into the night with hopes of a good finish. Andy was 4th quick, 5th in his heat race and would line up for the A main in the 5th spot. The team was sitting in a great spot for a good finish and to pick up some points on the point leader Tyler Wolf. By lap 12 Andy was in the 3rd spot as Wolf was near the back, but during a caution they had the right rear tire go down. Andy pulled the car in the crew changed it and Andy tagged the rear of the field. Two laps later the cars in the rear bunched up Andy ran into the car in front of him knocking his front wing off and the left front shock tower off the the frame. With no time for the repair of the frame Andy was forced to finish the race with no left front shock, he would limp the car to an 11 place finish and with one race remaining is now 6 points out of the lead behind Tyler Wolf. On Saturday August 20th the F&F X1 headed to Placerville CA for a 360 points race. Andy was 2nd quick, 5th in his heat and with a 0 pill drawn Andy would start on the front row. Andy would take the lead coming off turn 4 and never look back to claim his 9th win in the F&F X1 and his 12 win for the year. This up coming Weekend on Friday August 25th the A&A Motorsports #92 will be in Chico CA for the final points race of the season and Saturday August 26th Andy and the F&F X1 head to Placerville CA for a 360 points race. Andy would like to thank Jeff Delrio for helping the team get a new tire for the final 410 race of the season. And to Cody Gainy for helping with the motor this week as Mike Proschold was out of town do to a family loss. It's nice to have good friends to help when in a pinch. Win #11 By Andy's Candy On Friday August 12th the A&A Motorsports #92 headed to Chico CA for a 410 points race. With a low car count officials scratched qualifying and used a duel heat race ASCS passing point format to line up the A main event. After the two heat races Andy was 2nd overall in points and when the top 6 re-drew for the front three rows of the A main event team member Scott Van DenBroeke drew the #1 pill to put Andy on the pole. At the waiving of the green flag it was clear Andy was way to loose and quickly dropped to 3rd place, he would be able to hold his position and finish in the 3rd spot, and gain 1 point on Tyler Wolf. With two races left Andy is only 2 points behind Tyler Wolf, it is looking to be a exciting last couple of races for the 410 Silver Dollar Speedway Championship. On Saturday August 13th the F&F X1 was in Placerville CA for a 360 points race. Andy was fast time, 4th in his heat race and with an 8 pill drawn he would start 8th in the A main event, Andy used every groove the track had and made his way to the lead by lap 14 he would keep the lead for the rest of the race for his 3rd point race victory at Placerville, the 8th win in the F&F X1 and his 11th win for the 2011 season. This win keeps Andy and the F&F X1 in the point lead. This upcoming weekend Friday August 19th the A&A Motorsports #92 heads to Chico CA for a 410 points race and on Saturday August 20th Andy and the F&F X1 is back in Placerville CA for a 360 points race. Quick Reminder Friday night in Chico is kids bike night, so don't forget the bicycles! "MR. EXCITEMENT" & F&F vs WAR #11 - "THE CALISTOGA CUP" by Uncle Gummy Holy cow or Holy Calistoga, what a night for Andy "Mr. Excitement" Forsberg and the World Famous Pukin' Dogs of F&F Racing! We won! We won! We won! Did I say we won? On an absolutely beautiful night at one of the prettiest venues in the West, 23 sprint cars checked in for Civil War #11 at the famed Calistoga Speedway located at the Napa County fairgrounds in Calistoga. The siren call of the big half mile track beckons sprint car drivers from all over Norcal, at once being blindingly fast, bold, treacherous, fearsome and always the ultimate test for sprint car drivers and teams wanting to pit themselves against "Stoga!" Opportunity has been described as a collision between luck and preparation, and when opportunity knocked around lap 16 or 17 in the A main, Andy "Mr. Excitement" Forsberg was first off a yellow caution single file restart and never looked back as he held off Day (22), Hirst (14s) and Benson (77) for his second A main victory and the first for F&F Racing at the famous half mile track. So, here's the gouge from the F&F pit. If you have never been to Calistoga, the track is built around a football field and features a grass infield. This requires teams to unload the race car and all necessary supplies and equipment as tow rigs and trailers are not allowed in the infield. So, the pit area becomes a colorful sea of easy-ups and associated gear as everybody stockpiles what they think they might need during the night. The track surface can best be described as needing some serious attention as the surface was covered with rocks and disguised several holes as a special treat to unwary drivers. The rock problem was a nasty safety issue that roughed up drivers all night long. "Mr. E" and the x1 were next to last out to qualify and posted a time of 18.099 which stood up for third quick. As you probably know, an 18.00 second lap at Calistoga means an average lap speed of 100mph, so Andy was letting "Old Methuselah" (our Borello Racing Engines prepped 360 powerplant) grab some rpms as horsepower is the name of the game here. Lining up on the outside of row three in heat three Andy muscled his way into 5th (5 transfer to the feature) when near disaster struck in the form of a meteorite (actually just a large rock) that tried to shear off the left side of the top wing as he came out of turn three. The x1 juked as Andy brought it back and finished out the race where we could see the real extent of the shrapnel damage. Popped rivets on the front wing brought an immediate wing change, a dished in passenger side of the engine hood, the vertical face of the driver's side wing panel caved in from the meteorite strike and a chunk out of Andy's helmet as a rock came through the rock screen and popped him. This stuff becomes extremely dangerous at 90-100mph! Good friend Becker (2sb) pitted next to us had a hole in his front wing that looked like he took a 75mm armor piercing round head on! Crew chief Alan Bradway, always noted for his calm demeanor when speaking to track officials, immediately swooped in on an unsuspecting civil war shirt and let fly. After getting it off his chest and hearing "there is nothing we can do," he returned to the F&F pit and got the x1 ready for the main. The Crew worked on repositioning the top wing for a better "side bite" and Alan grooved the right rear as the car was checked and rechecked as the pill draw put us on the outside or row 2 for the start. On the green and on the gas, Andy settled into the 4th spot as the race got underway. Johnson (17) jumped out on top and looked very strong in the early part of the race, but as he was to soon discover, you can't take a lap off at this track. Around lap 4, Griffin (50m) spun in turn three and several laps later spun himself out of the race with another spin and charged yellow on lap 8. Lap 7 saw Stephen Tiner roll over in turn 4 and sprint down the pit area to beat his car in to assist with repairs! He managed to get back into the race but did the same trick on lap 20 in turn 3 to wad up the car and finish his night. Meanwhile, Becker (2sb) had overhauled Canales (2) to move into second when Johnson (17) coming up on lapped traffic ran into Harvey (10h) to abruptly end a strong effort as he could not continue. Andy was third on the restart and one lap later saw Canales (2) lose a rear end and coast to a stop on the front straight. The officials declared an open red and the World Famous Pukin' Dogs gave the x1 a splash of fuel while noticing Becker's (2sb) left rear was going south. Second on the restart, Andy had his hands full as Day (22), DeCaires (18) and Hirst (14s) were making noises. We looked good on the straights and in turns 1 & 2, but not so good in 3 & 4. Sure enough, three laps later Becker's (2sb) left rear gave up and he nursed it into the pits where the F&F crew swarmed the car to help with the tire change and examined the right front of the car for additional damage. Andy led the field out of turn four on the restart except Burt (2b) and Green (14) tangled in turn three for a yellow. Again looking good on his restart, Andy covered everybody until turns 3 & 4 where he was following the low line around the turns while Day (22) would make up 8-10 car lengths running the top of 3 & 4. Scary! "Mr. Excitement" would then power away down the straight to repeat the process. About this time, Tiner did his last fold up and on the yellow, Alan was signaling to go to the top of 3 & 4. Apparently Andy got the message as he blasted out of his restart and rode the top to begin pulling away from the field. Whew! More drama on the white flag lap as Day (22) lost a tire and Andy "Mr. Excitement" Forsberg powered his way across the finish line for a well deserved victory. Gracious in his post race comments about what Calistoga means to the Bradway family, his personal feelings about "Stoga" and his competitors, Andy began unwinding and the party was on. Come on by the F&F pit for a personal autograph, talk to Andy and the World Famous Pukin' Dogs and hear what it takes to try and stay on top! This win gives Andy FIVE Civil War victories for the 2011 season so far and adds a few points to his lead. Watch him go for win #6 on September 7 at Chico! Oh yeh, did I say WE WON? Thanks for stopping by! Win #10 By Andy's Candy On Friday August 5th the Forsberg Family #92 headed to Chico CA for a Non-Wing USAC show, Andy was fast time, 3rd in his heat race and would start 6th in the A main event. Andy worked his way up to the 2nd spot and then moved to the top of the track to over take the leader, the top wasn't really the preferred line but Andy had to make something happen if he was going to get the lead, a four car battle for the lead broke out between Geoff Ensign, Kyle Hirst, Cody Swanson and Andy during the last few laps of the race and battle hard they all did, Andy stayed on the top side trying to make the pass on the leader but he wasn't moving off the bottom and that was definitely the place to be, at the checkered flag Andy's effort to win the race dropped him back to a 4th place finish. On Saturday August 6th the F&F X1 headed to the Famed Calistoga 1/2 mile for round #11 of the CA Civil War Series. Andy was 3rd quick, 5th in his heat race and would line up 4th in the A main event. Sean Becker worked his way to the lead, but Andy noticed he had a left rear tire going down, Andy was patient and alert and sure enough the tire blew and on lap 14 Andy took the lead, Andy battled with Ronnie Day but kept the lead till the checkered flag dropped to score his 2nd career win at the historic 1/2 mile, the first win ever for the F&F X1 and the famed dirt track and Andy's 10th win of 2011. Now both Andy and his father Richard are both 2 time winners at the Calistoga Speedway. This upcoming weekend on Friday August 12th the A&A Motorsports #92 is back in action in Chico CA for a 410 points race, and on Saturday August 13th the F&F X1 heads to Placerville CA for a 360 points race. Disappointing Weekend By Andy's Candy On Friday July 29th the A&A Motorsports #92 headed to Chico CA for a 410 points show. Andy was 4th quick, 2nd in his heat race and would line up 5th in the A main event. Immediately from the start of the race it was obvious something was wrong with the set up of the car and Andy struggled his way to a disappointing 6th place finish. On Saturday July 30th the F&F X1 headed to Placerville CA for a National ASCS 360 points race. This format does not qualify and uses a pill draw for the heat race line ups. The A main is lined up by finishing and passing points from the heat races. Andy would start 3rd in his heat race and finish 3rd, this earned him enough points to start from the pole position in the first B main. Andy would win the first B and line up 17th in the A main event. At the start of the A main Andy would not get a good start he jumped the cushion a little but with the caliber of cars he was quickly shuffled to the back and could not really get his momentum going, by lap 12 he was put a lap down and on lap 15 a yellow flag came out, with no points on the line, Andy pulled the car to the pits and called it a night to save the car for another night. This upcoming weekend the Forsberg #92 is back in action on Friday August 5th in Chico CA for a USAC Non Wing show. And on Saturday August 6th the F&F X1 heads to the Famed Calistoga 1/2 mile for a 360 Civil War Race. Win #9 in the Forsberg Family #92 By Andy's Candy On Friday July 22nd the Forsberg Family #92 headed to Chico CA for an Open 360 Non-point race. It was also the last chance for the team to shake down the VanDenBroke ASCS Motor before next weeks National ASCS race in Placerville CA. Andy was 5th quick, 4th in his heat race and would start outside of the front row for the A main event. After 2 failed attempts at a start for some early yellows Andy was ready for that 3rd one as he took the early lead and would never look back as the race went 25 laps non-stop. Andy lead all of the 25 laps and he had lapped up to 8th place for his 9th win of the 2011 season and now is in a three way tie with Tim Crowley and Danny Smith for the most wins in the Nation in a sprint car. On Saturday July 23rd the F&F X1 headed to Petaluma CA for round #10 of the 360 Civil War Series, Andy was 2nd quick, 4th in his heat race and would line up 9th in the A main event. Andy was able to move up to a 6th place finish spot, on a very rough track that caused damage to numerous cars it was a good night for the team as they loaded the car in the trailer in one piece. The team still holds onto the Civil War point lead. This up coming weekend Friday July 29th the A&A Motorsports #92 heads to Chico CA for a 410 points race and on Saturday July 30th the F&F X1 heads to Placerville CA for a National ASCS race. Unfortunately due to Andy leading points in Chico, he will be missing the Friday night portion in Placerville of the National ASCS Show. Hopefully next year the promoters can work together and not schedule against each other with shows like this! Big Win #8 By Andy's Candy On Friday July 15th the A&A Motorsports #92 headed to Chico CA for a 410 points race. Andy was 4th quick, 4th in his heat race and would start 4th in the A main event. Andy would move into the 2nd spot by lap two of the race and stay in the position until coming off of turn 4 for the checkered when Tim Keading snuck by at the line beating him by 29 thousandths of a second, moving Andy to a 3rd place finish, but with Sean Beckers engine problems, Andy is now leading the points race at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico CA. On Saturday July 16th the F&F X1 headed to Placerville CA for the $5000 to win Mark Forni Memorial 360 points race. Andy was fast time, 4th in his heat race and when it was time to pull the pill Jimmy Wall a long time friend of Andy's and supporter reached into the bag and grabbed the "0" pill, Andy would line up for the A main event in the pole position next to Sean Becker. Andy would grab the early lead at the wave of the green and he would never look back. The win was Andy's first Forni Win in 6 attempts, after leading the race twice in the past only to tip over on both occasions this was a nice change of pace. Andy is now the only driver to Ever be leading points at Chico in the 410 Sprint Car Division, Placerville in the 360 Sprint Division and the California Civil War Series all at the same time. This upcoming weekend on Friday July 22nd the Forsberg #92 will be in Chico CA for an open 360 race and on Saturday July 23rd Andy and the F&F X1 are back in Petaluma CA for a California Civil War Race. Win #7 By Andy's Candy On Friday July 8th the F&F X1 headed to Watsonville CA for a 360 CA Civil War Race. Andy was 5th quick, 4th in his heat race and with a 10 pill drawn he would start the A main event in the 7th position. Andy would get up to the 5th spot but then started to fade backwards, disappointed and confused with the performance of the car the team went to work looking for something wrong on the car, they found that a rock had damaged the right front shock explaining why the car was acting strange on the track. Andy would finish the race in the 12 spot. On Saturday July9th the F&F X1 was again in action in Petaluma CA for night #2 of the Civil War double header, Andy was 8th quick 2nd in his heat race and with a 6 pill inversion he would start from the pole position. Andy took the early lead and survived lapped traffic and heavy pressure from Sean Becker throughout most of the A main event, Andy lead all 30 laps for his 4th Civil War Victory of the year, 5th Victory with the F&F X1 and 7th win overall for the 2011 season. This upcoming weekend Friday July 15th the A&A #92 will be in Chico CA for a 410 points race and on Saturday July 16th the F&F X1 will be in Placerville CA for the $5000.00 to win Mark Forni Memorial 360 point race. Good 4th of July Weekend By Andy's Candy On Friday July 1st the A&A Motorsports #92 headed to Chico CA for a 410 points race, Andy was 2nd quick in qualifying, 5th in his heat and would start outside front row of the A main event. Andy would lead the whole race but with 2 laps to go encountered heavy lapped traffic, Andy dove to the bottom of the two lapped cars but pushed up the track allowing Sean Becker to get by and steal the win, Andy would finish 2nd. On Saturday July 2nd the F&F X1 headed to Placerville CA for a 360 CA Civil War race. Andy would time in 9th quick, and would not transfer out of his heat race do to a water leak. Andy lined up for the B main event and would transfer out to put him in the 13 starting position for the A main event, Andy worked his way to a 8th place finish and would still hold onto the Civil War Points lead. On Monday July 4th the A&A #92 headed back to Chico CA for a 410 points race. Andy was 9th quick, he won his heat race and he would start 8th in the A main event. Andy looked good and came home with a 3rd place finish, and put an end to the very hot and successful 4th of July Weekend. This upcoming weekend the F&F X1 will run a 360 CA Civil War Double Header starting Friday July 8th in Watsonville CA, and then going to Petaluma CA on July 9th. Thanks and see you at the races!

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