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Bryan Silas; Fast Track Racing Continue Intense Testing; Lakeland A Success

Bryan Silas; Fast Track Racing  Continue Intense Testing;  
Lakeland A Success 

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Saturday,  January 13, 2007) - - If there is one 
team on the ARCA  RE/MAX Series circuit who seems prepared for the 2007 season, 
many point fingers  to Andy Hillenburg’s Fast Track Racing with rookie driver 
Bryan  Silas. 
Since the checkered flag flew last  October at Iowa Speedway, the team didn’t 
send their helmets or gloves to the  cleaners instead they quickly dusted 
them off and returned to action. Since the  close of the 2006 ARCA RE/MAX Series 
season the team has tested at Salem  Speedway (Indiana), Daytona International 
Speedway (Florida) and now USA International Speedway, known to many  as 
Lakeland Speedway (Florida). Lakeland is a new event on the 2007  series calendar 
and the team felt to get a jump-start on the rest of the  competition it was 
imperative to test at the three-fourths (.075)-mile paved  oval. 
On January 4, Fast Track Racing  unloaded two No. 11 Chevrolet Monte Carlos 
sending Silas on his own for another  eight-hour single test session. 
Throughout the day, Silas’s times continued to  improve. The driver was able to give 
positive feedback to his FTR crew enabling  the team to adjust the handling, 
equaling faster lap times for Silas. When the  sun set, the team loaded up with 
confidence. 
“It was a very successful day for  Fast Track Racing,�?? said team owner and 
former ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Andy  Hillenburg. “Bryan continues to 
impress me. The more we have  him on the track, the better he adapts. His feedback 
is the biggest change that  I’ve noticed. He was able to give us incredible 
notes from inside the car to  make the car faster. That is the biggest thing I’m 
after before we embark on the  2007 ARS (ARCA RE/MAX Series) season; I’m very 
pleased with that progress.�??   
For Silas, he was eagerly excited  about the results of the test. “I really 
think we did well,�?? said Silas, who  resides in Florida. “We don’t really know 
where we stand  as far as our other competitors because this is an inaugural 
race for all of us,  but I think we have a good platform to start.�?? 
He continued, “I believe we’re  coming back here one more time before we 
arrive for the race, which is good. The  off season testing is really helping me 
as a driver and having the knowledge and  guidance from Andy (Hillenburg) is a 
huge reason for my  success.�?? 
Following the test at USA  International Speedway (Lakeland), Silas joined  
fellow colleagues including racing competitors David Ragan and Chad McCumbee at 
 Moroso  Motorsports Park participating in a 24-hour go-kart  competition. 
While the trio didn’t win the event, they did start on the pole and  lead the 
pack for several hours before settling with an eighth place finish.   
“The go-kart race was fun, but I  would rather drive an ARCA RE/MAX Series in 
a 24-hour event than the go-kart.  While they are fun to race, the go-karts 
are a lot harder to handle, but it was  all in good fun and I don’t regret 
doing it,�?? Silas added. 
Heading into the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX  Series, Silas hailing from Stuart, Florida 
has six ARCA RE/MAX Series starts to  his credit with a career best finish of 
16th at Toledo Speedway  (September 2006). He holds a career best short track 
time trials effort of  eighth at Berlin Raceway (July 2006). A 16th place 
qualifying effort  at Talladega Superspeedway (October 2006) is Silas’s best 
Superspeedway run to  date. 
When not competing or testing for  FTR, Bryan  competes in both the Sportsman 
and Limited Late Model divisions at Orlando  Speedworld and New Smyrna 
Speedway.  
Next up for Silas and FTR will be  another private test session at Talladega 
Superspeedway, the final Superspeedway  test for the team before they head to 
Daytona International Speedway (DIS) next  month to officially kick off the 
2007 ARCA Season, the 55th season  for the series.  
Silas made his restrictor plate  debut at the intimidating 2.666-mile 
Superspeedway last October. After  qualifying a solid 16th, Silas spent a majority of 
the race hovering  in the top-15 before being swept into a multi-car 
incident.   
For more on Bryan Silas please  visit, _http://www.bryansilasracing.com_ 
(http://www.bryansilasracing.com/)   

Visit Fast Track  Racing on the web at, _http://www.fasttrackracing.com_ 
(http://www.fasttrackracing.com/) .  
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NOTE TO MEDIA: Team  Photos Available Upon Request. 
MEDIA  CONTACT: 
Name: Chris Knight, Fast Track  Racing 
Email: _Knight849@aol.com_ (mailto:Knight849@aol.com)   
Phone: 734.660.2333