The first thing that Arthur had told me is that he had always been interested in open wheeled cars, which made it easy for him to go to sprint car racing. Without the help of Haskell Motorsports, it would be hard for Arthur to compete week to week. They help Arthur by storing his car and with the general maintenance.

“With work I don’t have the time to work on the car, and Dave Haskell helps me with that,” Arthur said.

If you ever get the chance to watch a Whip City Speedway race, you should realize that Arthur is what you could consider an “elder” racer. He feels that it works to his advantage because he’ll sit back and study the field before making a move. He is going on his tenth year racing now and feels that the kids that he races against have more experience than he does. But by the way he races, you wouldn’t be able to tell that.

When I had asked if he thought there were any pluses or negatives to dirt track racing, he could only say how great it was. He was quoted as saying, “Dirt is neat.” He also feels that dirt is less expensive to compete on. Arthur had said that he had competed on pavement as well and dirt is definitely the way to go.

In sprint car racing there are many clubs that drivers can join to be more competitive and such. Arthur is a proud member of the East Coast Mini Sprint Association (ECMSA). He finds being involved with the club as a positive and fun experience. He also just enjoys being part of a group.

Each driver has their own unique way of getting ready for a race. Arthur is no different. A few things that he does to get ready is watch the previous heat leading up to his to see how the track is, and he tries to have a good attitude. While he is watching the other competitors on the track, he doesn’t speak to many; he does that so he can concentrate on what he has to accomplished. Arthur also likes to sit in his car for a little bit before his event and just think. Before he gets into the car he walks around the hauler and become one with everything.

If anyone is familiar with different racing charities/organizations you might be familiar with Racing Against Cancer. This organization doesn’t sponsor any drivers or teams but they do raise funds for cancer research. The drivers and teams help them raise these funds. Arthur had joined this team because his mother had a battle with cancer fifteen years ago and won her fight. Arthur had felt that joining Racing Against Cancer was his part for finding a cure.