Jonnie Varga seven time racing champion
Racing News
5/19 As the #35 TDS outlaw bandolero's tires wear out and we exceed the minimum weight now by thirteen pounds, our driver just keeps driving. Friday night Jonnie would start the feature race in the seventh spot. We were not too worried because we knew what the typical outcome would be up in the front of the pack. A couple fast cars with no patience would eventually cause an incident. Sure enough with just three laps remaining the incident happened and Jonnie would slip into the 3rd position and finish strong behind the first and second car. This is Jonnie's 11th top five finish at Concord this year. He is currently second in the point standings.
5/13 Friday nights Concord race did not go the entire fifteen laps due to many caution flags. At the twelve minute mark the race was ended on the next caution flag. Jonnie would have to settle for a 5th place finish out of the typical fifteen car field. Saturday morning we headed back to the track for some day racing. The weather was decent but our used tires are losing time now. Jonnie finished 4th for the day.
5/5 Missed set up and engine failure ruined any chance of a good finish this weekend. Friday's hot weather forced the crew chief to make some set up changes which would end up being the wrong changes. Jonnie handled a tight car but could not make the moves he needed to get to the front of the 16 car field. He would finish the feature race in the 8th position. Saturday morning we adjusted the car to be more loose and at the first practice everything looked well enough to skip the next practice. Jonnie started last in the feature race and would eventually find himself in the 4th position during the last caution flag. Jonnie would have two laps to make up at least one more spot and maybe finish in 3rd. Then the green flag waived Jonnie's #35 TDS machine wouldn't go! The cars stacked up behind him and tempers flared as everyone tried to get around the 35 car and it's failing engine. The car would finally show a little life and Jonnie would squeak out a 6th place finish. Not a good weekend but we will return next week.
4/29 Friday night's win gives Jonnie his 55th career feature event win!
4/29 Jonnie wins at Concord Speedway! Friday night's Outlaw feature race started with 20 cars. The wrecked filled race would be shortened at the final wreck and the "green, white, checkered" would determine the winner. At the white flag Jonnie would be leading and was able to stay in front for the win! Saturday night's feature hosted just 15 cars and only a couple caution flags. Jonnie ran a steady line with his TDS #35 machine and held on to a third place finish. It was a great weekend for racing.
4/21 Last night at Concord Jonnie started second to last in the heat race and finished second. In the feature race with just two laps to go Jonnie was making a pass for fifth place when both cars running side by side go loose and were just about out of turn four when another car under them got loose and Jonnie and the lower car made slight contact sending both cars spinning out. Jonnie only had two laps to come from the rear at the restart and managed to bring it in seventh. It was just some hard racing and the only person to blame is the crew chief for not giving him a faster car. A small change we made had no effect and we also need new tires. Oh well, we will try again next weekend.
4/14 This week Jonnie raced at Concord Speedway on Thursday and Friday. Thursday's race was cut short by an idiot in a faster car. This unskilled driver tried to make a pass halfway through the race with only an eight care field but his lack of talent came up short as he spun out our car causing a second car to crash into Jonnie causing major damage and sending us to the pits. The aggressor was sent to the rear and the next day was warned by track officials not to drive like an idiot.
Friday night the field of Outlaw drivers was 20 strong. It took nearly ten minutes to just get in the first three laps because of caution flags. Jonnie drove his car for all it was worth. We are currently 13 pounds over the minimum weight requirements and this is not making us faster at all. Jonnie finished unchallenged from behind in the 5th position for the feature race.
4/7 To date we have had seven rain outs at Concord Speedway. Finally last night we were able to get a double header in. Jonnie fought a loose car and was still able to bring in a second place photo finish in the first feature race of the night. The final feature race was a battle of 18 cars, some cool temperatures, and a very late start time. Jonnie drove the #35 TDS Outlaw Bandolero for all it was worth. A last lap pass underneath the #4 (past Outlaw track champion) would give Jonnie another photo finish and a third place for the event! A great night of racing with a 2nd and 3rd place finish.
3/31 To date six races have been rained out at Concord Speedway. Last night we were able to get in one make up race before it rained again. Jonnie drove hard and held on as the track may have had some oil on it from an earlier incident. The 35 car came in 3rd for the feature race. We will head to Concord for a special Thursday night make up race this week and then race two features on Friday night.
3/16 Friday night's racing was ended by a broken crank shaft. On lap two of the feature race the #35 TDS car was taken to the pits with the motor damage. The next morning we installed our back up motor and headed to the track. The track was in better shape than the night before and our back up motor would help Jonnie take a second place spot in the heat race but then the rain came and ended everyone's night early. Next week we will run two feature events on Friday night and one on Saturday. The only good thing about it is that we will have our better primary motor back and in the car by then.
3/11 This weekend was the start of our 2012 Bandolero Outlaw points season. Jonnie's season kicked off at the Concord Speedway Friday night. He would start off the season starting in the very last spot in the heat race and race up to the 6th spot. Later in the evening Jonnie would do some great driving and finish 2nd in the feature. Saturday night he raced hard and took 4th place in the main event! Jonnie's new The Decal Source sponsored #35 seemed to bring us some good luck to begin the season! Next weekend is another double header at Concord.
5/19 As the #35 TDS outlaw bandolero's tires wear out and we exceed the minimum weight now by thirteen pounds, our driver just keeps driving. Friday night Jonnie would start the feature race in the seventh spot. We were not too worried because we knew what the typical outcome would be up in the front of the pack. A couple fast cars with no patience would eventually cause an incident. Sure enough with just three laps remaining the incident happened and Jonnie would slip into the 3rd position and finish strong behind the first and second car. This is Jonnie's 11th top five finish at Concord this year. He is currently second in the point standings.
5/13 Friday nights Concord race did not go the entire fifteen laps due to many caution flags. At the twelve minute mark the race was ended on the next caution flag. Jonnie would have to settle for a 5th place finish out of the typical fifteen car field. Saturday morning we headed back to the track for some day racing. The weather was decent but our used tires are losing time now. Jonnie finished 4th for the day.
5/5 Missed set up and engine failure ruined any chance of a good finish this weekend. Friday's hot weather forced the crew chief to make some set up changes which would end up being the wrong changes. Jonnie handled a tight car but could not make the moves he needed to get to the front of the 16 car field. He would finish the feature race in the 8th position. Saturday morning we adjusted the car to be more loose and at the first practice everything looked well enough to skip the next practice. Jonnie started last in the feature race and would eventually find himself in the 4th position during the last caution flag. Jonnie would have two laps to make up at least one more spot and maybe finish in 3rd. Then the green flag waived Jonnie's #35 TDS machine wouldn't go! The cars stacked up behind him and tempers flared as everyone tried to get around the 35 car and it's failing engine. The car would finally show a little life and Jonnie would squeak out a 6th place finish. Not a good weekend but we will return next week.
4/29 Friday night's win gives Jonnie his 55th career feature event win!
4/29 Jonnie wins at Concord Speedway! Friday night's Outlaw feature race started with 20 cars. The wrecked filled race would be shortened at the final wreck and the "green, white, checkered" would determine the winner. At the white flag Jonnie would be leading and was able to stay in front for the win! Saturday night's feature hosted just 15 cars and only a couple caution flags. Jonnie ran a steady line with his TDS #35 machine and held on to a third place finish. It was a great weekend for racing.
4/21 Last night at Concord Jonnie started second to last in the heat race and finished second. In the feature race with just two laps to go Jonnie was making a pass for fifth place when both cars running side by side go loose and were just about out of turn four when another car under them got loose and Jonnie and the lower car made slight contact sending both cars spinning out. Jonnie only had two laps to come from the rear at the restart and managed to bring it in seventh. It was just some hard racing and the only person to blame is the crew chief for not giving him a faster car. A small change we made had no effect and we also need new tires. Oh well, we will try again next weekend.
4/14 This week Jonnie raced at Concord Speedway on Thursday and Friday. Thursday's race was cut short by an idiot in a faster car. This unskilled driver tried to make a pass halfway through the race with only an eight care field but his lack of talent came up short as he spun out our car causing a second car to crash into Jonnie causing major damage and sending us to the pits. The aggressor was sent to the rear and the next day was warned by track officials not to drive like an idiot.
Friday night the field of Outlaw drivers was 20 strong. It took nearly ten minutes to just get in the first three laps because of caution flags. Jonnie drove his car for all it was worth. We are currently 13 pounds over the minimum weight requirements and this is not making us faster at all. Jonnie finished unchallenged from behind in the 5th position for the feature race.
4/7 To date we have had seven rain outs at Concord Speedway. Finally last night we were able to get a double header in. Jonnie fought a loose car and was still able to bring in a second place photo finish in the first feature race of the night. The final feature race was a battle of 18 cars, some cool temperatures, and a very late start time. Jonnie drove the #35 TDS Outlaw Bandolero for all it was worth. A last lap pass underneath the #4 (past Outlaw track champion) would give Jonnie another photo finish and a third place for the event! A great night of racing with a 2nd and 3rd place finish.
3/31 To date six races have been rained out at Concord Speedway. Last night we were able to get in one make up race before it rained again. Jonnie drove hard and held on as the track may have had some oil on it from an earlier incident. The 35 car came in 3rd for the feature race. We will head to Concord for a special Thursday night make up race this week and then race two features on Friday night.
3/16 Friday night's racing was ended by a broken crank shaft. On lap two of the feature race the #35 TDS car was taken to the pits with the motor damage. The next morning we installed our back up motor and headed to the track. The track was in better shape than the night before and our back up motor would help Jonnie take a second place spot in the heat race but then the rain came and ended everyone's night early. Next week we will run two feature events on Friday night and one on Saturday. The only good thing about it is that we will have our better primary motor back and in the car by then.
3/11 This weekend was the start of our 2012 Bandolero Outlaw points season. Jonnie's season kicked off at the Concord Speedway Friday night. He would start off the season starting in the very last spot in the heat race and race up to the 6th spot. Later in the evening Jonnie would do some great driving and finish 2nd in the feature. Saturday night he raced hard and took 4th place in the main event! Jonnie's new The Decal Source sponsored #35 seemed to bring us some good luck to begin the season! Next weekend is another double header at Concord.
2012 Bandolero Results
Date Track Results
1/7 Road Course 7th
1/14 Road Course 7th
1/22 Road Course 3rd
1/28 Road Course 8th
1/28 Road Course 9th
1/11 Road Course 3rd
1/11 Road Course 7th
3/9 Concord Speedway 1st
3/10 Concord Speedway 4th
3/16 Concord Speedway DNF
3/17 Concord Speedway 2nd
4/6 Concord Speedway 2nd
4/6 Concord Speedway 3rd
4/12 Concord Speedway DNF
4/13 Concord Speedway 4th
4/20 Concord Speedway 7th
4/27 Concord Speedway 1st
4/28 Concord Speedway 3rd
5/4 Concord Speedway 8th
5/5 Concord Speedway 6th
5/12 Concord Speedway 5th
5/13 Concord Speedway 4th
5/19 Concord Speedway 3rd
5/25 Concord Speedway
6/1 Concord Speedway
Date Track Results
1/7 Road Course 7th
1/14 Road Course 7th
1/22 Road Course 3rd
1/28 Road Course 8th
1/28 Road Course 9th
1/11 Road Course 3rd
1/11 Road Course 7th
3/9 Concord Speedway 1st
3/10 Concord Speedway 4th
3/16 Concord Speedway DNF
3/17 Concord Speedway 2nd
4/6 Concord Speedway 2nd
4/6 Concord Speedway 3rd
4/12 Concord Speedway DNF
4/13 Concord Speedway 4th
4/20 Concord Speedway 7th
4/27 Concord Speedway 1st
4/28 Concord Speedway 3rd
5/4 Concord Speedway 8th
5/5 Concord Speedway 6th
5/12 Concord Speedway 5th
5/13 Concord Speedway 4th
5/19 Concord Speedway 3rd
5/25 Concord Speedway
6/1 Concord Speedway
Favorite Tracks and Links
www.legendsnation.com
www.orlandospeedworld.org www.uslegendcars.com www.concordmotorsportpark.com
www.ocstrack.com www.desotosuperspeedway.com
www.auburndaleracing.com
www.newsmyrnaqmra.com www.speedtv.com www.drinknos.com www.legendscarsofflorida.com
www.charlottemotorspeedway.com www.rockinghamspeedway.com
www.shangrila-2.com
www.fivemilepointspeedway.com
www.usac.com
www.tbqmra.com
Football News
4/14 The latest - 5' 8" & 187 lbs.
3/11 Sunday morning weigh in - 181 lbs!
1/28 5' 7", 173 lbs. Football is trying to take our driver!
12/11 Here is the latest. 5' 7" & 166 lbs!
11/20 The new team for the Thanksgiving Tournament did not come through. The coaches cancelled due to the fact that there were some key players that were not available to play. Football is now complete for our 2011 season.
11/7 Jonnie has been invited to join a newly formed Charlotte youth football team in order to play in a large football tournament coming to Charlotte. The tournament will host teams from around the country and from Canada. The three day tournament will take place over the Thanksgiving weekend.
10/30 All-Star practice this week for the game on November 10.
10/22 Jonnie Varga selected for the All-Star game! The Piedmont Youth Football League will match up the leagues best players on November 12. Jonnie and two others on his team have been selected as top players in the league.
10/21 The Colts lost both games last week. One regular season game remaining.
10/8 Colts beat the Raiders 14 - 0!
Jonnie started the game with three tackles, great blocks, and knocking down a few line backers just for the heck of it! The Raiders forfeited the game in the second quarter because of injuries and #99!
10/1 The Colts played the Steelers today and it was mostly a one sided game. The Steelers were able to put up 33 unanswered points in their victory against the Colts. The Colts played hard but missing a key piece of our offense did not help. Jonnie played the entire game on offense and defense even after coming off a recent injury. This was just his second tackle football game ever and he was awarded a game ball for his performance!
9/23 Jonnie went to school today with no boot or crutches! He is listed as probable for tomorrows game at Vance High School!
9/15 Jonnie will be on crutches for two weeks. We hope he will he be ready for next Saturday.
9/14 Jonnie will need to return to the Doctor. He has showed no signs of improvement and will probably miss Saturday's game. I will just say one thing, Jonnie raced for six years now and has never had an injury that required a Doctor's visit!
9/12 Jonnie injured his foot on Sunday and today's x-rays did not show much. He will stay off his foot for a few days.
9/11 The Colts lost against the Titans.
8/27 The hurricane has canceled today's game.
8/19 Jonnie is #99 for the Colts!
8/9 Full pads starting tonight! Jonnie's team has changed from the Raiders to the Colts.
8/4 Practices have been going well. Our driver has been put into an offensive and defensive tackle position. We are still missing some players from practice but right now Jonnie tops the second biggest player by about 20 lbs and 10"!
7/22 Next week is the last full week of linemen/linebacker preseason training! Jonnie has his new Raiders helmet and is ready to start the official season training in August.
7/3 Jonnie completed the week long linemen linebacker workouts this past week and will go back to the regular workouts this week. The season will be here before we know it!
6/17 The preseason work outs are continuing. Jonnie is now attending the work outs three days per a week. Last weeks physical put our little man at 158 lbs, 5' 5" tall.
5/14 Jonnie worked out at the Champions Sports Performance & Training Center home of the Parisi Speed School this week. The trainers help the athletes improve their speed and agility. Jonnie worked out with the older boys.
5/8 The Coach says Jonnie's footwork is improving. He was impressed as Jonnie seemed to easily flip the truck tire during a recent strength drill! Team practice is still two and a half months away.
5/2 The Coach has mentioned a few times that Jonnie could very well be a lineman on the team. Strength and Conditioning is two times per week until the season starts!
4/21 Jonnie attended his first Strength and Conditioning session today. He worked one on one with Coach McMahan of the Piedmont Youth Football League. The class focuses on speed, agility, and core strength. Season practice begins June 6th.
4/14 The latest - 5' 8" & 187 lbs.
3/11 Sunday morning weigh in - 181 lbs!
1/28 5' 7", 173 lbs. Football is trying to take our driver!
12/11 Here is the latest. 5' 7" & 166 lbs!
11/20 The new team for the Thanksgiving Tournament did not come through. The coaches cancelled due to the fact that there were some key players that were not available to play. Football is now complete for our 2011 season.
11/7 Jonnie has been invited to join a newly formed Charlotte youth football team in order to play in a large football tournament coming to Charlotte. The tournament will host teams from around the country and from Canada. The three day tournament will take place over the Thanksgiving weekend.
10/30 All-Star practice this week for the game on November 10.
10/22 Jonnie Varga selected for the All-Star game! The Piedmont Youth Football League will match up the leagues best players on November 12. Jonnie and two others on his team have been selected as top players in the league.
10/21 The Colts lost both games last week. One regular season game remaining.
10/8 Colts beat the Raiders 14 - 0!
Jonnie started the game with three tackles, great blocks, and knocking down a few line backers just for the heck of it! The Raiders forfeited the game in the second quarter because of injuries and #99!
10/1 The Colts played the Steelers today and it was mostly a one sided game. The Steelers were able to put up 33 unanswered points in their victory against the Colts. The Colts played hard but missing a key piece of our offense did not help. Jonnie played the entire game on offense and defense even after coming off a recent injury. This was just his second tackle football game ever and he was awarded a game ball for his performance!
9/23 Jonnie went to school today with no boot or crutches! He is listed as probable for tomorrows game at Vance High School!
9/15 Jonnie will be on crutches for two weeks. We hope he will he be ready for next Saturday.
9/14 Jonnie will need to return to the Doctor. He has showed no signs of improvement and will probably miss Saturday's game. I will just say one thing, Jonnie raced for six years now and has never had an injury that required a Doctor's visit!
9/12 Jonnie injured his foot on Sunday and today's x-rays did not show much. He will stay off his foot for a few days.
9/11 The Colts lost against the Titans.
8/27 The hurricane has canceled today's game.
8/19 Jonnie is #99 for the Colts!
8/9 Full pads starting tonight! Jonnie's team has changed from the Raiders to the Colts.
8/4 Practices have been going well. Our driver has been put into an offensive and defensive tackle position. We are still missing some players from practice but right now Jonnie tops the second biggest player by about 20 lbs and 10"!
7/22 Next week is the last full week of linemen/linebacker preseason training! Jonnie has his new Raiders helmet and is ready to start the official season training in August.
7/3 Jonnie completed the week long linemen linebacker workouts this past week and will go back to the regular workouts this week. The season will be here before we know it!
6/17 The preseason work outs are continuing. Jonnie is now attending the work outs three days per a week. Last weeks physical put our little man at 158 lbs, 5' 5" tall.
5/14 Jonnie worked out at the Champions Sports Performance & Training Center home of the Parisi Speed School this week. The trainers help the athletes improve their speed and agility. Jonnie worked out with the older boys.
5/8 The Coach says Jonnie's footwork is improving. He was impressed as Jonnie seemed to easily flip the truck tire during a recent strength drill! Team practice is still two and a half months away.
5/2 The Coach has mentioned a few times that Jonnie could very well be a lineman on the team. Strength and Conditioning is two times per week until the season starts!
4/21 Jonnie attended his first Strength and Conditioning session today. He worked one on one with Coach McMahan of the Piedmont Youth Football League. The class focuses on speed, agility, and core strength. Season practice begins June 6th.
