By By SCOTT NOVAK / Niles Daily Star
Dowagiac's Robbie Ferrier will be a busy man this weekend.
Ferrier will attempt what he believes to be a world record when he drives five different race cars in 10 races at the Kalamazoo Speedway on Saturday night.
Ferrier will then hop into another car and drive to North Carolina to Crew School and begin the process of getting ready for enrollment next fall.
Ferrier has been racing since he was 14 years old, a career that started in 2004 when he was still in junior high.
Following in his father's footsteps, Ferrier has found success on the track. Although he is not racing for points this season, he is competing at a variety of tracks, including Kalamazoo.
"I'm not really racing for points this year, but we are going to a lot of different tracks," Ferrier said in a telephone interview. "We were running for points last year but the track (M-40 Speedway in Jones) closed in the middle of the season.
"So this year, we thought we would try and hit a lot of the bigger money shows. I have won one race so far this year and finished in the top five a couple of times," he added.
Ferrier, who works at Flint's Automotive, has raced at M-40, New Paris (Ind.) and Plymouth (Ind.) speedways this season besides Kalamazoo.
Kalamazoo Speedway owner Gary Howe was the one who gave Ferrier the idea to attempt a 10-race Saturday night.
"He said it would probably be a world record to race in all 10 events in five cars," Ferrier noted.
In order to do that, he had to find five different race cars because of the different divisions. There are two feature races in each division.
So at 7 p.m. on Saturday night, he will jump into his first car and begin his quest.
"I think you only have to start all 10 races, but I want to finish all of them too," he said.
While Ferrier is racing in one car, his crew will be getting the next car ready to go and in line.
"They will have everything ready to go, so as soon as I finish one race I will get out of the car and get into the next one," Ferrier said.
Staying hydrated is his biggest concern about completing all 10 races. He figures he is going to have to run between 300 and 375 laps on Saturday night.
"I am putting water bottles in all the cars," he pointed out. "I am going to have to get comfortable in each car because they are not set up for me. The key will be not overstressing my body."