| xc | Taylor Ferns Set for Busy 2012 Season 
Apr.09.2012 In racing, versatility is priceless. Being able to drive on both asphalt and dirt teaches car control and countless other nuances that can only be learned behind the wheel and on the track. The ability to wheel a midget or sprint car as well as a stock car has proven to be priceless for drivers rising through the racing ranks. For Taylor Ferns, versatility will be the name of the game this season, as she will compete in four different types of cars, including the three aforementioned vehicles in addition to a Silver Crown car, as she continues to climb the racing ladder. On tap for the defending USAC Mopar D1 Midget Series champion, is a full season in an asphalt late model with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour driving for Lorz Motorsports. She will also be competing in a handful of asphalt races with the Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series for Team 6R. The 16-year old will make a number of midget starts with the USAC Mopar National Midget Series, D1 Midget Series, Badger Midget Auto Racing Association and POWRi Midget Series in the family-owned car. On top of all of that, Ferns will also compete in a sprint car on the pavement in her home state of Michigan when time allows. Ferns tentative schedule has over 40 dates at tracks ranging from quarter-mile bullrings to the sprawling seven-eighths-mile Iowa Speedway. She’ll visit over 30 tracks in eight states, in a campaign that will stretch from the end of March until November. If it wasn’t for bad luck, Taylor Ferns probably wouldn’t have had any luck at all in the season-opening USAC Mopar National Midget Series event March 30-31 at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C. The reigning USAC Mopar D1 Midget Series champion was tagged from behind on the first lap of the second heat race on Friday night and her luck didn’t get any better in the finale on Saturday, as she lost an engine in the third heat race. “It was definitely a weekend we want to forget,” said Ferns. “We had some motor issues and some other things happen. We’ll move on to the next race and continue to work hard and stay positive. We have a lot of races this year and that was only one weekend.” Ferns will return to action on Sunday, April 22, as she makes her debut with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour at Plymouth Speedway in Indiana for Lorz Motorsports. Her next start in a midget will come on Friday, April 27 with the POWRi Midget Series at Jacksonville Speedway in Illinois. |
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