Coaching and Winning

Hey everyone! While it's been awhile between posts, I've been busy! The work on finding the budget for my Indy Lights program is non-stop and we're getting closer. I'm expecting to have a number of sponsorship related meetings around the IRL race at Chicagoland Speedway at the end of the month.
In the meantime, I've been busy coaching. I worked with Speed World Challenge GT driver Tim McKenzie in his Porsche. With all the work I've been doing with Eurosport lately and with Porsches in particular, they asked me to lend a hand to Tim in preparation for the Autobahn Grand Prix last weekend since Eurosport was supporting Tim for the weekend. Now, while Tim was, I believe 2nd quickest in the early practice, he got caught up with another driver relatively early in the race and didn't finish. Unfortunately, that likely ends Tim's season. Hopefully he'll be back soon.
The better news from that same weekend though is that I did some coaching for a friend of mine from my Bondurant days, Andy Lee in the Volkswagen TDI Cup series. Both Andy's and my efforts were well rewarded as Andy scored pole and the race win in his first ever visit to the Autobahn Country Club. Hopefully, this helps propel Andy in his efforts to secure the funding he needs to continue. He's a talented guy, and I wish the best for him, and possibly we'll be working together more in the future.
Well, that's about it for now, but there's some very interesting things I'm working on but aren't quite to the point where I can share them yet. But stay tuned, I'll keep you posted! See you soon!

Keepin' Busy!

Hello Everyone,
Well, there's no rest for the wicked (and the weary) they say, and that has certainly been the case for me the past couple of weeks. I was out doing some more chassis tuning on a Porsche Cup car with the RSR package just over a week ago with the guys from Eurosport, and had a long day. We managed to make the car better, just not quite where I wanted it though. So, after some discussion and a couple of flat left rear tires, we decided to work on changing the rear suspension geometry which Nick from Eurosport did, and I guess was better according to the car owner, but I haven't yet driven the car with the changes myself to see and tweak it to really get it dialed in. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to do that in the next week or two. Additionally, I did a private lesson with a regular client of mine who now has one of the baddest-ass Lotus Elises in the country. This thing has a supercharger which now makes the power output of that little 4 cylinder motor around 280, not to mention different tires and suspension, and only 1900 pounds! This thing rocks! Anyway, I have a big meeting tomorrow with my main sponsor regarding my Indy Lights program, the possible Atlantic race at the end of the month and some other things. Wish me luck, and I'll talk to you soon!

Kevin

June Spints- Old Acquaintences and new opportunities

Hey gang! Sorry for the long delay between posts. While I haven't written as often as I'd planned to, there has been no shortage of things going on! We're a bit closer to finding the funding for my Indy Lights program. I now have additional marketing support helping me to find the funding necessary. This past weekend I was up at the June Sprints at Road America supporting 2 of "my drivers" in my Red Arrow Autosports driver development program. Ryan Osiecki was competing in his first June Sprints in Spec Miata, and Cole Bosanoz was also competing in his first June Sprints in Formula Enterprises. They both fared well, bringing home top 10 finishes. Additionally, I ran into an old friend from Phoenix, Paul Marciano who was there supporting a customer in the Formula Atlantic class. So.......the talk now, is maybe running in the Pro Atlantic race at the Autobahn Country Club in July. Stay tuned!.....................

From the Spotter's Stand

Well gang, it was a long day at the Speedway and we didn't get the result we hoped for despite a strong run by our driver, Mike Potekhen. Mike didn't qualify particularly well, but knew he had a good race car and was intent on moving up through the field, which he did. Let me say, that the guys up front put on a GREAT show for the fans in attendance for Carb Day at the Speedway. I definitely earned my keep in the spotter's stand in this race. I must've done a good job, though, as virtually everyone, including Mike, commented that they thought I made some great calls to keep Mike out of trouble with some quick thinking. There were 3 yellows in the race altogether, two of which were virtually right in front of me! Unfortunately, the last yellow was for Mike. Mike was going around James Davison on the outside of turn 3 when Davison's right front tire touched Mike's left rear, causing Mike to spin. Mike did a great job keeping the car off the wall, however his race was done, as the spin did terminal damage to the drivetrain ending his race up to 6th position. So, the end result was disappointing for everyone. Afterwards, I stuck around and met and talked with several people that may well wind up helping my program at some point. I've got some pictures from my 'perch' in the spotter's stand in Turn 1 at the Speedway (pretty incredible view, isn't it?), and from being with the Alliance Motorsports team at the event. Hope you enjoy them! I'm anxious for the day when someone will be spotting for me! Enjoy!

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Well gang, the week has definitely picked up! Late last weekend I got the call (not THE call), but the call from Alliance Motorsports and Tyce Carlson to take on Spotter duties for my good friend, Mike Potekhen in the Freedom 100 Indy Lights race this Friday at Indianapolis. This is a good way for me to stay close with the series and also to work more with Tyce and his group. Could help in the future with my program. Always do your best. Also, I've got a BIG conference call today regarding our possible TV show (yes, a TV show about us!). That could be a big one and we have several 'players' on the call. After that, I'm on KGKIradio.com from 4:30-5:00 CST with my good friend and host Gregg Kielma. We'll talk about my program, the Indy Lights race, the 500, and possibly the Monaco GP, and who knows what else. Tomorrow, I've had to rearrange my schedule some due to the new commitments for the Lights deal at Indy, but I will be at the Autobahn Country Club doing some chassis tuning on a Porsche Cup RSR and then getting ready to head down to Indy. I'll be there from Thursday through Sunday doing my spotter gig, talking to A LOT of people about me deal and Red Arrow Autosports, my driver development company and more. Whew! I can't wait!

We're back!

Hello everyone! After a long hiatus from blogging, I'm back! I'm looking forward to sharing with you all my trials and tribulations in trying to get to top of my profession. You'll hear me talk about the cars, the people, and the places I go and the things I do to try to keep my program moving forward. You'll also get the inside scoop on things like sponsor meetings, sponsorship deals, and anything to do with my racing! I'll have pictures and hopefully some video too, showing you what I'm up to! You can also follow me on the various social networking sites like Facebook, for the Kevin Krauss Fan Page, MySpace, Twitter, and, of course, my website: kevinkrauss.com. Talk to you soon!