The WNNJ Race Team
Scooter
Division(s):Pro Stock
Car #, make & model:2005 Pontiac Gran Prix –EMS Race Car
Career highlights (feature wins, point’s titles, and honors/awards):1 feature win pro stocks August 29, 1998. Top 10 in points in both pure stocks and pro stocks. Best Appearing pure stock for last 3 years at OCFS. Several wins on the Advance Auto Parts circuit as a crewman and radio spotter for Danny Johnson, Tim McCreadie, Vic Coffey, and Bud Christmann
Best moment ever in a race car: Winning or running well, what else is there.
WNNJ 103.7
Bergelt Opticians
Mountain View Auto Body
The Trans Group-John Corr
Dover Brake And Clutch
Al Christmann Excavating
Finger Fotos
Lakeside Auto Cosmetics
Huff Trucking
Art's Radiator
Aero Race Wheels
Brown And Miller Racing Solutions
EMS Race Cars
Teo Fabrications
The World Famous Lain's Auto Parts-NAPA of Pine Island, New York
Jackson Excavating
Ringers Gloves
RJS Fabrications
These are the people who make it happen for me, money wise, without them, there would be no program.
I have also enlisted one of the finest pit crews that I have had in many years, and owe them more than I can ever repay. The sacrifices that they make, in terms of their families and children to help me is immeasurable. They are as follows:
"Big" John Bailey-car chief
Lee "Oiler" Charnock-technical advisor
Loralyn "Double L" Elizabeth Brinster-tires
Steve "FM" Birchwale-techical advisor
Gary "Huffy" Huff-crew
Mary Jo Huff-crew
Renee Harget-food-very important person in our pit
Debra Lynn Van Noordt-wife-supporter and just all around dynamite and patient person
and last but not least-my children, Taylor and Cale, who live without a daddy 23 weeks a year.
I would also like to take this time to say thank you to the radio station for the time afforded me weekly to rant and rave about racing and my sponsors, but most of all thank you to the fans who listen, and tell me when I am doing a good job, and sometimes even tell me what they would like to hear. Without the fan support, there would be no sport.
Scooter
Kevin
Division: Pro Stock
Driver: Kevin Colman
Car: #21
Make & Model: 2008 Pontiac Gran Prix –EMS Race Car
Winner- Best Appearing Car 2007
2 Wins 2007 Race Season
Eastern States Qualified 2007 Race Season
3rd Place in Points 2007
Consistant Top 5 Finisher 2007 Race Season
Winner- Best Appearing Car 2006
2 Wins 2006 Race Season
Eastern States Qualified 2006 Race Season
7th Place in Points 2006
Winner- Best Appearing Car 2005
1 Win 2006 Race Season
12th Place in Points 2005
1st Place Winner Middletown Car Show 2006
2nd Place Winner Middletown Car Show 2005
Team Members & Technicians
Crew Chief: Peter (Scooter) Van Nordt
Stevie Birschwell
Gary Huff
John Bailey
Lee Chernock
Loralyn Brinster
Sponsors:
WNNJ Radio, Royal Pontiac, Jeff Ziccoli Mt. Olive Mortgage Services, Century 21 Gross & Jansen Realtors, Carpet Network, Hardyston Collision, Teo Fabrications, Lane's Napa, Ashford Cottage Bed & Breakfast, Glenwood House Bed & Breakfast, Drew Mountain Auto 2, Dover Brake, EMS, Finger Racing Photos, Aero Race Wheels, Brown & Miller Racing, Art's Radiator
Bio:
The upcoming rookie pro-stock driver, Kevin Colman was born December 24th,1964, into a hard working and entrepreneurial Irish Catholic family. Kevin was brought up with a love of racing, from motorcycles to racecars. After a near fatal dirt bike accident in his early teens, Kevin still went on to try his hand at pro-stock dirt racing but hard times forced him to trade his untested pro-stock for the rent.
In his early years, Colman hung out at his father & grandfather's Sunoco station, learning what he could without getting in the way. In his teens Kevin owned a string of hot-rods which he tinkered around with on weekends when he wasn't with his high-school sweetheart, now wife, Andrea.
Kevin joined the Navy in 1988 and is a veteran of the first Gulf War. While serving as an E-5 Second Class Petty Officer, Colman attended flight school and obtained a private pilots license. He went on to restore a 1946 Taylorcraft with longtime friend, Ken Parmeter which he flew happily for many years. He then began work on building a Mustang P-51 kit until time constraints with his several businesses took over.
His racing career began as he and his kids began go-karting, later graduating to the street stock division where he took five wins at the at Orange County Speedway in Middletown, NY over a three year period from 2005-2007. Though few people knew it, Kevin raced most of the 2006 season with a broken foot. He'd take off and hide his removable cast and crutches on race night.
Fans will notice that in addition to his brand new Pontiac Grand Prix - EMS Race Car, Kevin Colman has a new number, 21. Showing support for Century 21 Gross & Jansen Realtors, of which he is President, is only good business and if there is one thing Kevin Colman does well its hard work and hard driving.
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