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(Stafford Springs, CT)—Fresh from the ranks of the Wild Thing Kart Series
\nat Stafford Motor Speedway, Ronnie Williams will be moving into the SK Light
\nModified division to run for Rookie of the Year honors in 2012. Williams
\nand his family have purchased the former No. 70 Brit Andersen car for the
\nupcoming season, so they have a proven commodity with which they will try to
\nclaim the top rookie honors. Williams, who turned 15 after the completion
\nof the 2011 season, conducted a test session at Stafford the week after the
\nCARQUEST Fall Final Weekend, and all systems are go for his rookie season as
\nhis No. 47 Advice One car was fast and comfortable in the test.
\n
\n\u201cThe car was wicked fast in the test and it went wherever I wanted it to go
\non the track,\u201d said Williams. \u201cWe ended up running about 100 laps that day,
\nso we got pretty comfortable with the car. At first we were running 22
\nsomething [seconds] but by the end of the day, we were turning the same
\ntimes that the SK Lights were running at the Fall Final, so it was good for
\nus to know that we could run those kind of times our first time out.\u201d
\nWilliams makes the move into the SK Lights from the Wild Thing Kart Series,
\nwhere he raced for 5 seasons, including both the Junior and Senior Outlaw
\ndivisions this past season and he finished 5th in the Junior Outlaw and 3rd
\nin the Senior Outlaw points standings. After his debut outing in the
\nprivate test session, Williams is feeling good about his car\u2019s performance
\nand he has a modest goal for the 2012 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur goal is to win Rookie of the Year,\u201d said Williams. \u201cWe want to be able
\nto finish every race, and try to get a win. Our main focus is the simple
\nthings and then move onto the bigger things. This year was an off year for
\nme in the karts, but I\u2019ve been going to Stafford since my grandfather was
\nracing, so I feel like I have a good idea of where to get on and off the gas
\nand I\u2019ve seen guys make mistakes, so I\u2019ve learned by watching what not to
\ndo. We\u2019re feeling pretty confident right now, we\u2019ll find out once the
\nseason starts where we are, but I think we have a pretty good idea about the
\ncar right now. Those first couple of practice sessions will be pretty
\nimportant for us and it will be nice to be able to see where other guys are
\nrunning on the track compared to where I was running during the test
\nsession.\u201d<\/p>\n
Williams will hope to repeat the success of fellow young drivers like Matt
\nGalko, Joey Cipriano, and Tommy Barrett, who have all enjoyed instant
\nsuccess after making the move into Stafford\u2019s SK Light division. Galko has
\nwon the SK Light championship the last 2 seasons and has 8 wins, Cipriano
\nhas won 7 times in his two seasons at Stafford, and Barrett has won a
\nwhopping 14 races in his two seasons of SK Light competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose guys have all had success, so we\u2019re hoping that we can do the same
\nthings they have,\u201d said Williams. \u201cI\u2019ve been going to Stafford to watch
\nraces forever and it\u2019s going to be awesome to finally be able to get out on
\nthe track to race.\u201d<\/p>\n
Williams will begin his SK Light rookie season off with the 41st Annual
\nCARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler, scheduled for April 27-29, 2012. Tickets
\nfor the CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler are available and on sale now
\nthrough the SMS Box Office. Tickets are priced at $38.50 for adult general
\nadmission tickets, $5.00 for children ages 6-14, and children ages 5 and
\nunder are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an adult. Reserved
\nseating will be priced at $42.00 for all ages. As always, Stafford Motor
\nSpeedway offers free parking with overnight parking available.<\/p>\n
For more information on the 41st Annual CARQUEST Tech-Net Spring Sizzler, or
\nto order tickets, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
\n860-684-2783 or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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