It’s tougher starting out 2011 because there’s a big part that’s trying to repeat the year before. With 34 XTreme Racecars now competing at tracks throughout Michigan, the 2007 & 2008 Michigan Modified Association State Champion and 2010 UMP Modified Michigan State Champion has a little more pressure when it comes to performance “I have a lot of added pressure now, especially after last season. I just keep trying to make things even better and the best part is that it helps pay for my hobby…RACING!” XTREME RaceCars are a force to be reckoned with The cars were doing well and the people were doing well in the cars so they took off from there. Soon, Rich who works as a carpenter at Konwinski Construction found himself spending extra time in the race shop fabricating chassis, and XTreme Racecars was born, “I never thought that it would take off like it has. Working the fabrication side of things was something he always enjoyed, and with more and more success on the track he began getting several propositions from competitors asking for a Robinson built chassis. Once getting a hold of the intricacies of the Modified set-ups, Rich began building his own cars. They are a little bit harder car to drive and I just couldn’t drive it like the Pro-Stock and I think it just made me a better driver”. When I got in the Modified class it just made me a whole different driver all the way around. After the Bombers I ran Pro-Stocks, and then got in the Modifieds. ![]() ![]() Rich’s career started out simple enough, “My dad and I put together a car to run in the Bomber class and it just took off from there. What started out as a father-son hobby has grown in recent years into not only weekend fun, but also a business. auto racing was a fun way to spend summertime Friday nights, and for 20-years he has been having a blast. ![]() Pleasant, Michigan native Rich Robinson Jr. Robinson poses next to his #15 UMP Modifiedįor Mt.
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