Osborne
Grabs Third Place in Wall Focus Outing; Waterford
on Tap This Weekend
Milford, NJ - Ryano Racing News
By Steve Pados
The return home to the Garden State to race before his hometown fans, proved
to be a successful outing for Ryan Osborne and his Ryano Racing Team this past
weekend. After spending much time on the road the past few weeks, the two hour
ride to Wall Stadium for the weekend racing was like a sigh of relief for the
road weary team. The Ryano Team again came away with positive results as Ryan
Osborne raced to a third place finish in the 25 lap feature event on the 1/3
mile high banked Belmar oval.
Driving the Ryano Racing/Castle Real Estate Inspection/Warren County Collision
Center Focus racer owned by his parents Bob and Fran Osborne, Osborne raced to
an impressive win in the second heat of competition. In the first heat for theFocus
cars, newcomer Michael Mohelski led the way to set the stage for the 25 lap feature
event.
When the field came down for the start, it was fellow Garden Stater Sean Carman
taking the early lead and Carman held on for three laps before Jesse State made
the winning pass on the tight racing surface. Carman fell back into second place
and it was Osborne pulling close, but never able to sustain a quick run past
his fellow home-stater. State crossed the finish line first, followed by Carman
and Osborne. Jon Seaman was fourth and rookie Focus driver, Steven Intravaia
rounded out the top five. Series point leader, Jeff Abold, was sixth in the final
rundown.
In speaking with the Jersey based racer by phone Osborne remarked, "Wall
is a great place to race, and as close to home as we get during the season. We
came into the event hoping for a win, but the track was slippery to race on and
the car became a handful to maintain control. We couldn't get a run on anyone
ahead of us, so we just settled in and took what we could get and kept the car
in one piece. The third place finish is good but we were hoping for more."
This coming week finds the USAC Northeast Ford Focus series heading back to the
Waterford Speedbowl in Connecticut, the very same place that kicked off the Focus
season for 2007. The last time the series raced at the facility was April 28th,
and Ginny Quinones was able to lead all of the way to win her first ever series
event. Osborne dogged Quinones throughout the event and finished second. Osborne,
seeking to continue his streak of great finishes said, "Waterford has always
been a fun track to race at. We are hoping for a wider groove to race on in this
trip. We have always had good success there, (two seconds, one in 2006 and one
in 2007)) and hope to have another good outing when we visit there this week."
Ryano Racing thanks all of their sponsors and supporters for their help as they
set their goal to win the 2007 Northeast Ford Focus Championship.
Ryano
Racing Returns Home to Race at Wall This Week
in USAC Northeast Focus Action
Milford, NJ - Ryano Racing
News
By Steve Pados
After a weekend that featured racing at two very
different New York venues, Ryano Racing will return
home this week to race at their hometrack, Wall
Stadium, situated in Belmar, New Jersey. This will
make for a breather of sorts for the New Jersey
based team as they spent the last two weeks on
the road, first in North Carolina and the trip
to New York State last week. The Team returns home
pleased with the performances of their driver Ryan
Osborne.
Osborne
raced his family owned Ford Focus Midget to an
impressive heat win at Spencer, and with that win,
found him starting from the fifth position in the
feature event. Osborne had the best seat in the
house as he worked his way to third place in the
event. In front of Osborne, the cars of Jeff Abold
and Jon Seaman exchanged the lead a few times before
Abold emerged as the winner of the 30-lap battle.
Seaman was second, Osborne third, and the cars
of PJ Stergios and Rick Fedrizzi rounded out the
top five.
A trip across state and north to Oswego was the
next stop on the New York swing. Passing was at
a premium for the Oswego race and Osborne, who
started the feature from 11th starting position,
found his way to 6th by the midway point. A car
in front of him lost the handle and Osborne drove
his car high to avoid the spinning race car. After
getting by the car, Osborne and all of the cars
behind went for a spin as well. In some confusing
manner, Osborne was the only car sent to the rear
for the incident and when racing resumed Osborne
knew he would have hands full, but was able to
pick off a few cars to finish ninth in the final
rundown. Jeff Abold, who became the leader on lap-14,
won the event with Jesse State in second and Rookie
pilot Steve Intravaia rounding out the top three.
Driving the Ryano Racing/Castle Real Estate Inspection/Warren
County Collision Center Focus racer owned by his
parents Bob and Fran Osborne, Osborne is now comfortably
sitting in fourth place in the 2007 Series points
chase. Abold with 396 markers, is the current point
leader with PJ Stergios in second with 355. Jon
Seaman is third with 315 and Osborne is fourth
with 301. Jesse State, with 272 points, rounds
out the top five.
In speaking with the Jersey based racer by phone
Osborne remarked, "Spencer was a great track
to race on. Spencer provided us the most room for
passing we have had all year. I kind of wish we
had more races scheduled there. Oswego was a different
ball game as we found a very narrow racing lane
to work with. I was hoping for a better performance
at Oswego, but once we got turned around, all we
could hope for was to pick off as many cars as
we could before the checkered flag fell."
In addressing the schedule bringing the team close
to home this weekend, Osborne said, " Wall
has always been a fun track to race at. We hope
we can do well on our hometrack as we will have
some home town fans sitting in the seats this weekend
cheering us on. We want to give them something
to cheer about."
Ryano Racing thanks all of their sponsors and supporters
for their help as they set their goal to win the
2007 Northeast Ford Focus Championship.
Osborne
Solid in Fourth Place Run at Chemung
Milford, NJ - Ryano Racing News
By Steve Pados
The USAC Northeast Ford Focus Midget Series swung back in action over the weekend
as the Chemung Speedrome in southern New York played host to the touring stars
of the series. Nineteen year old driving talent Ryan Osborne, racing out of Milford,
New Jersey, turned in a solid effort at the speedway to earn a solid fourth
place finish in the 25-lap main event.
Driving the Ryano Racing/Castle Real Estate Inspection/Warren County Collision
Center Focus racer owned by his parents Bob and Fran Osborne, Osborne earned
his way into the feature event with a strong drive in his heat race. Starting
from his seventh starting position, Osborne hustled the Ryano Racer into fourth
by the race end. finplace. Starting from his seventh starting place in the feature
event, Osborne worked his way forward, even though the narrow racing lane at
the Speedway kept the passing to a minimum. When the checkered flag fell after
running 25-laps, Osborne walked away with a solid fourth place run for his efforts.
Jeff Abold won the event and now leads the season points with 261 points. Jon
Seaman, who finished second in the race, currently sits second in the points
with 251. PJ Stergios was third in the race and in points with 243, and Osborne
sits fourth in points with 200.
In speaking with Osborne after the race he stated, "The track was good to
race on, perhaps a little tight, so it took a lot of time and patience to move
in on another car and then get a good run on him to make the pass. We were tightening
up in the feature the longer we went on, but were pleased to once again finish
in the top five."
Ryano Racing will prepare the car for battle for June 30th as they make a swing
down south to compete with the USAC Carolina Ford Focus Series Stars. Hickory
Speedway, a .3663 mile paved track located in Newton, North Carolina, will host
the event. After that, the Northeast Series will be back in action and will run
an event at Spencer Speedway located in Williamson, New York on the 6th of July
and will follow that up with a tace at the Oswego Speedway on the 7th.
Ryano Racing thanks all of their sponsors and supporters for their help as they
set their goal to win the 2007 Northeast Ford Focus Championship.
Ryan
Osborne Looking to Rebound This Weekend at Chemung
Milford, NJ - Ryano Racing News
By Steve Pados
The USAC Northeast Ford Focus Midget Series will spring back into action this
coming weekend June 16th at the Chemung Speedrome, located on Route 17 in Chemung,
New York. Nineteen year old driving talent Ryan Osborne, racing out of the Garden
State in Milford, New Jersey, is hoping for a complete turnaround for the rash
of problems his Ryano Racing Team ran into at the last tour stop, Seekonk, Massachusetts.
The Team suffered from ignition problems the entire weekend and had the team
scratching their heads over the turn of events the team was suffering from.
Hoping the problems are far behind them, Ryano Racing is looking forward to a
good run at the Southern Tier racing facility made famous by the racing Bodine
Brothers. Father Eli Bodine owned the racetrack back in the sixties. The track
has treated them good in the past and would be a prefect setting to put the team
back on track.
Driving the Ryano Racing/Castle Real Estate Inspection/Warren County Collision
Center Focus racer owned by his parents Bob and Fran Osborne, Osborne will have
his work cut out for him as he seeks to regain his momentum from the opening
day second place the team enjoyed at the Waterford Speedbowl.
The current Sereis points leader is Jeff Abold with 193 points. Jon Seaman is
second with 188, and PJ Stergios at 182 points sits third. Osborne is currently
in fourth place with 144 points each. Rounding out the top five is fellow Garden
Stater, Sean Carman with 143.
While sitting idle in between Focus events, Ryan Osborne is open to any suggestions
for a possible ride in an open wheel race car whether it be an ARDC ride, a 270
Micro or a 600 Micro or Mini Sprint. Ryan can be reached at: 908 319 9937 for
those who may have an interest to have Ryan race for them. Interested parties
can also contact Steve Pados from GA Motorsports Media at: 610 573 9706 with
the details.
Ryano Racing thanks all of their sponsors and supporters for their help as they
set their goal to win the 2007 Northeast Ford Focus Championship.
Ryan
Osborne Seventh at Epping, Seeking Turn Around
at Seekonk
Milford, NJ - Ryano Racing News
By Steve Pados
The USAC Northeast Ford Focus Midget Series visited the All Star Speedway, located
in Epping, New Hampshire over the past weekend. Nineteen year old driving talent
Ryan Osborne, racing out of Milford, New Jersey, had high hopes for a good run
at one of the new tracks on the schedule this year, but after all was said and
done, was disappointed with his seventh place finish
Driving the Ryano Racing/Castle Real Estate Inspection/Warren County Collision
Center Focus racer owned by his parents Bob and Fran Osborne, Osborne finished
his heat run in fifth place. Starting from tenth starting place in the 30-lap
feature event, Osborne moved up three additional places throughout the course
of the race to garner the seventh place finish. Jeff Abold, from Pennellville,
New York won the event.
In speaking with Osborne afer the race he stated, "We were limited to one
practice round from the customary three we normally take and it hurt us big time.
We didn't make the invert and in running the feature the car developed way too
much stagger, making the car a bear to steer." He further added, "The
track has a reputation of being rough and bumpy and that is an honest fact."
With his win, Abold moved into a tie in the point lead with PJ Stergios at 128
points each. Seaman is second with 123, followed by Osborne with 109.
Ryano Racing will work hard on the racer this week as they prepare to do battle
this weekend, June 2nd as Seekonk Speedway in Masschusetts. Osborne has had good
success racing at Seekonk and this will be a good test for all of the Focus Teams
as Seekonk has been popular with all of the teams on the circuit.
Ryano Racing thanks all of their sponsors and supporters for their help as they
set their goal to win the 2007 Northeast Ford Focus Championship.
Ryan
Osborne Prepping for Epping Focus Show
Milford, NJ - Ryano Racing News
By Steve Pados
The USAC Northeast Ford Focus Midget Series swings back into action this coming
weekend May 26th. The destination is the All Star Speedway, a one quarter mile
lightning quick oval located in Epping, New Hampshire. While the speed facility
has a rich racing history behind it, the event will mark the first time at the
speedway for the Focus Series as well as their first racing within the state's
borders.
Nineteen year old driving talent Ryan Osborne, racing out of Milford, New Jersey,
will be among the series stars hoping to become the first driver to win a Ford
Focus event at the speedway. He will be back behind the wheel of the Ryano Racing/Castle
Real Estate Inspection/Warren County Collision Center Focus racer owned by his
parents Bob and Fran Osborne.
Osborne, who is entering his third year of racing in the series, got his racing
season off to a rousing start at the series opener a few weeks ago in Waterford,
Connecticut with a strong runnerup finish to winner Ginny Quinones from Pen Argyl,
Pennsylvania. Osborne felt he had a quicker car at Waterford, but with the racing
lanes being so narrow, couldn't get the run he needed off of the turns to forge
ahead. Osborne and Ryano Racing will take all of the positives from the Waterford
event into New Hampshire with high hopes the team can again do all of the right
stuff and this time emerge as a winner.
While the Waterford facility had tight racing lanes, and made passing a premium,
the Epping facility has a wider racing surface, which will create more side by
side racing action to entertain the race fans.
Ryano Racing will carry the momentum built from the great start at Waterford
into Epping as the season now begins to take shape with the next race scheduled
for the 2nd of June at Seekonk, Massachusetts. Fifteen
races make up the 2007 Northeast Ford Focus Midget racing schedule and finishing
all of the events is essential to land the series title, won last year by Kunkletown,
Pennsylvania's Ryan Smith.
Ryano Racing thanks all of their sponsors and supporters for their help as they
set their goal to win the 2007 Northeast Ford Focus Championship.
Ryan
Osborne Stays Focused with Runnerup at Waterford
Speedbowl
Milford, NJ - Ryano Racing News
By Steve Pados
The Waterford Speedbowl in Connecticut welcomed the USAC Northeast Ford Focus
Midgets into their 1/3 mile oval for the kick-off of the series 2007 schedule.
Nineteen year old Ryan Osborne, racing out of Milford, New Jersey, was among
the fourteen hopefuls who made the tow into town to do battle in the three year
old racing series. Ryan was hoping for the same kind of success he enjoyed last
year when the season opened up at Waterford, and he finished in the runner-up
slot.
Ryan didn't disappoint his loyal Ryano Racing following as he once again finished
in the runner-up slot to the winning nineteeen year old lady racer, Ginny Quinones,
driving out of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. The win marked the first victory for
a lady racer in the three year old racing series.
Fast right out of the trailer, Ryan qualified seventh quickest after qualifying
late in the round. Ryan placed third in his heat, and started the feature on
the outside pole. With the racing lanes being narrow due to the lack of rubber
laid down on the outer groove, Ryan tucked the Ryano Racing number 38 down low
and used extreme patience in trying to find a way around the leader Quinones,
who led from the start to finish in the 20 lap main event. Ryan made numerous
attempts to pass but the racing lane was just too narrow to find the room to
pass without incident. Rather than risk a problem, Ryan played it conservatively
and took the runner-up finish.
Ryano Racing will take the momentum built from the great start at Waterford as
they head into the next series event scheduled for May 26th at the Star Speedway
in Epping, New Hampshire. Fifteen races make up the 2007 Northeast Ford Focus
Midget racing schedule and finishing all of the events is essential in hoping
to land the series title, won last year by Kunkletown, Pennsylvania's Ryan Smith.
Ryano Racing thanks all of their sponsors and supporters for all of their help
as they set their goal to win the 2007 Northeast Focus Championship.
RYANO
RACING ANNOUNCES 2007 PLANS
Milford, NJ - Ryan Osborne Focused on USAC
Northeast Title
By Steve Pados
Milford, New Jersey driving standout for Ryano
Racing, Ryan Osborne, has recently announced
his plans for the 2007 racing season. At 19
years of age, Ryan is entering his third season
driving in the USAC Northeast Ford Focus Series
and has shown marked improvement in each racing
season.
In 2005, Ryan entered the competition with
a Beast combo car, driving in the pavement
only racing series, and finished a creditable
10th in the final point tallies. In his rookie
season, Ryan showed great adaptability on the
tracks he was seeing for the first time ever.
All of his prior racing was accomplished on
dirt surfaces.
For 2006, Ryan's parents and car owners, Bob
and Fran, purchased an all pavement Beast car
from RRC Chassis in North Carolina. Ryan responded
with some great runs and a solid 5th in the
final point standings, even though the team
felt they missed on a couple of set-ups at
some of the tracks where they competed.
For the upcoming 2007 racing season, the current
car has been totally refurbished as Ryan prepares
for a run at the Northeast title. With the
wealth of knowledge they have gained from racing
in the series, Ryan is poised and confident
as the start of the new season inches closer.
When reached at home, Ryan remarked, "We
have learned a great deal about our car and
the set-ups. We are more familiar with the
tracks where we compete, and I have learned
a great deal about my ability and how to react
to the situation at hand. We would like nothing
better than to carry the Focus title back home
to New Jersey.
As time permits, Ryano Racing will venture
to some non-conflicting dates in the Carolina
Series and take a possible look at some Midwestern
Series dates as well. They also plan to race
in the season ending National Championship
races in North Carolina and PRI races in Florida.
Sponsorship for Ryano Racing comes from Ryan's
Dad's business, Castle Real Estate Inspections,
with additional help being supplied by Warren
County Collision Center and Radon Supplies.
Ryano Racing is still seeking additional Sponsorship
help for the 2007 racing season to increase
the number of races they will compete in this
year.
As the season opener draws near, Ryan Osborne
and Ryano Racing are poised and determined......and
focused! For more information regarding Ryano
Racing, visit their website at: http://www.ryanoracing.com
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