Q&A with Jeff Bird

Hometown: Victoria, BC, Canada
Series/Weekly Track: WILROC wingless sprints and winged NSRA
Car Owner/Crew: Jeff Bird (55)and Gary Isacson(92/51)
Chassis/Motor: both cars are Beast motors by Percy
Sponsors:  Richlock Rentals, Island Moving,

2012 Wins: Wilroc-4 , wesco-1 , cast iron open sprint car races- 2

1) How did you get started in sprints/who helped you get there?
I used to drive midgets with the WMRA for a few different car owners, there was a friend that had a winged sprint car on the Island here. He wanted me to run it for him, I won the heat and the main. I bought that car a few weeks later (tognotti pavement car), it wasn’t top of the line but it was a good driving car.

2) How choose your car number?
This was my hockey number

3) What was 1st sprint car race?
Saratoga Speedway

4) Toughest driver you raced against?
Craig Deaver

5) Sprint car hero?
Sammy Swindell

6) Farthest team has traveled to a race?
Raced a midget at the copper classic, and turkey night at Irwindale in a sprint car 1500 miles plus miles

7) Biggest win/best race?
NSRA winged race in Victoria BC

8) Race that got away?
A midget race Spanaway Speedway, lead almost every lap except the one that counted.

9) Rather race in Nascar, Indy Car or World Of Outlaws?
Nascar, although I have never driven anything with doors

10) Favorite track to race?
Ephrata WA. this track has very little grip, it’s a real setup, driver, track

11) Track most difficult to win?
Victoria BC ( Western speedway )

12) What are your 2013 plans/goals?
Run a few winged races with NSRA, and few with WILROC Wingless series

13) Racing websites you most frequent?
www.Speedmartinc.com , www.jeffbirdracing.com , www.wilrocracing.com

 14) Track you wished had a sprint car date?
Irwindale

15) One thing you would change about pavement sprint car racing and/or your touring series?
More wingless races