Kester Racing News

Kester Racing is proud to announce that it has formed a partnership with Texas World Speedway (“TWS”) in College Station, Texas; which as recently come under NEW OWNERSHIP. Even though TWS is a great facility with a rich history, the new ownership immediately implemented a plan to raise the professionalism and facility improvements of TWS.

TWS will be supporting Kester Racing’s preparation for the Star Mazda Championship series while Kester Racing will be exposing TWS at all the Star Mazda Championship races as well as other local and national events. Already, J.C. and Kristy made an appearance, with one of their Star Mazda cars, at a local fundraiser for the Candlelighters Child Hood Cancer Foundation which is supported by TWS.

Additionally, this partnership with TWS allows Kester Racing arranged discounts to all 2008 Star Mazda teams for testing at TWS.

In a recent release, J.C. stated that “Texas World Speedway is a historical track with a lot of great features; we are truly lucky to be a part of its expanding operation and will definitely benefit from the countless hours of testing.”

For more information about Kester Racing or to learn more about Texas World Speedway and how to make it a test facility for your team, please contact:

Jeff Kester

royaltyws@msn.com

432-556-0031

About Texas World Speedway:

Texas World Speedway was built in 1969 and is one of only seven Super Speedways of two miles or greater in the U.S and is the only Super Speedway in the Southwest. In addition to the two mile high 22 degree banked oval, TWS is designed for the road racer with a 1.5 mile oval, a 1.8 mile road course, a 1.9 mile high speed road course and a 2.9 mile course. All of these tracks use the same straightaway in front of the grandstands and can be ran counter or clockwise.

TWS has a rich history, including being known as "The World's Fastest Speedway"; when Mario Andretti set a world closed course speed record of 214.158 mph on October 6, 1973 while qualifying for an Indy car race. That record stood in the Guinness Book of World Records for twelve years. Also, A. J. Foyt has won more races at TWS than any other driver. He is the only race car driver to have won races in both an Indy Car and a Stock Car, and the only driver to have won races in both types of cars on the same day.

TWS is very accessible with its own highway frontage. TWS is centrally located in Texas in the City of College Station which is within the Dallas-Houston-San Antonio triangle.  From these cities, TWS can be accessed by state or US interstate highways. Additionally, Texas A&M University’s Easterwood Airport has daily commercial airline flights.

TWS – private, multi-layout, centrally located, year round, infield garages, low friction, and professional facility for Star Mazda teams.

COLLEGE STATION, TX -(JANUARY 24, 2008)- For the first time ever the Star Mazda Series will have a brother-sister team competing in the upcoming 2008 season.

Kester racing will be the newest team to join the competitive field of the Star Mazda Series.  Jeff (J.C.) Kester, a 21 year old senior Mechanical Engineering major at Texas A&M will be the only driver in the field to be racing alongside his sister Kristy Kester, a 19 year old sophomore Biomedical Science major at Texas A&M.  This one of a kind team is unique in how it gives aspiring mechanical engineering students at Texas A&M the chance to work on a race team and gain knowledge that will further them in their future careers.

“I can’t wait to compete in this series where there are so many young talented drivers, however my brother is always my biggest competitor” says Kristy. “I am excited that I’ve been given the opportunity to compete at such an astonishing challenging level.

A small town west Texan, Kristy has proven herself at many levels. She raced karts for 6 years and recently raced one of the newer Mazda series Formula Enterprise where she did outstanding receiving 3 poles, 2 wins, 3 fastest laps, and finishing in the top three in all but four races in the season. “Kristy is a racer, she sleeps, eats, and breaths racing. I see her as somebody who is always willing to learn and be the best at what she does” states Davy Jones, in a recent interview with Kester Racing and racing expert Bob Varscha. Davy who is a 24-hours of Le Mans and 24 hours of Daytona winner joins the team for his second season as J.C. and Kristy’s driving coach.  Kristy successfully combines her small town warmth and true family values with all the passion, focus, talent, and determination required to excel in a male-dominated sport.

 “I’ve always wanted to pursue racing as a career, thus my reasons for attending Texas A&M and majoring in engineering” says J.C. “Having an engineering background will help me as a driver in the Star Mazda Series to better understand the car and what I can do to improve it”

A southern gentleman, J.C. is already a tried and true open wheel racer. He not only excelled thru his karting career but won two “Duffy” awards, the most prestigious award given in the International Kart Federation (IKF), giving him two national titles and securing the “Expert Shifter Driver” classification. In his first year to compete against his sister in the Formula Enterprise series, J.C. racked up a total of seven wins, two poles, and many top five finishes. “J.C. is a talented, aggressive driver, who uses his knowledge of engineering to apply it to his racing” stated Davy Jones.  There is no doubt that J.C. will be one of the top drivers in the Star Mazda Series.

J.C. and Kristy will begin an intense schedule of testing to be fully prepared for the newly implemented standing starts and to compete among some of the most talented young drivers in the nation.