From Must See Racing
Holly, MI — (May 3, 2013) — Fishers, IN resident, Brian Gerster, is eagerly awaiting the Xtreme Speed Challenge May 19 at Winchester Speedway. It will be the third race of the year on the Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series (MSRXSS) schedule.
Gerster loves Winchester and scored one of his biggest wins of his career at the high-banked half mile in 1995. Gerster won a USAC National Midget Series event on ESPN.” I absolutely love the place” states Gerster.”I’ve won in a midget there before and held the non wing sprint car track record for a while. I’ve been close to winning a Must See race there a couple of times. I really wanna get a Must See win there”.
Maybe its no coincidence Gerster loves Winchester so much. He became the fastest man in Bristol Motor Speedway history when he turned a lap that averaged 150.580 MPH on October 1, 2011 during a MSRXSS event. He also currently holds the track record at Salem Speedway. Both tracks are similar to Winchester as far as speed and banking.
Gerster has won five times in MSRXSS competition the last two years despite running a limited schedule. Last year saw Gerster score MSRXSS wins at Clio, MI, and Indianapolis, IN.
2013 could be the year Gerster decides to run for the MSRXSS championship if things work out.”It’s really too early to commit to chasing the championship. But, we can if we choose to. Last year we didn’t go to the opener in Florida. This year we did. Dick and Debra Meyers, my car owners, run this deal out of their own pockets. We have one car and one motor. If we have any setbacks along the way, it might be tough to do.
But that’s a fact of life. Most of the championship contenders in Must See have multiple cars and engines. We do have help from Landrum Springs, Gaerte Engines, and RAM Engineering which helps. We’re not worried about points, but it shows that you’re overall performance is good if you win a championship”.
The car that Gerster utilizes is arguably the oldest car on the MSRXSS circuit and is full of history. The car is a twenty-two year car that was originally built by Hoffman Auto Racing to compete in the USAC pavement events. The car was driven to several USAC victories by Steve Butler among others. Car owner Dick Meyers is extremely proud of the car and will tell anyone who will listen that the car belongs in a museum when its career is complete.
As the Xtreme Speed Challenge near, Gerster likes his chances for a winged sprint car victory at the legendary high-banked facility.” I feel like we’ve got as good a shot as anyone. The competition is so deep in Must See Racing and winning is not easy. There is gonna be a lot of fast cars there too. But, I like our chances” concluded Gerster.