Birkhofer officially retired per Facebook

[justadirtLMfan]

Kay almost always starts around that position weekly. And wins constantly with his own Team. Justin's crew can certainly get the job done them selves. They need no help in IMCA!!!!! And no it is not the toughest field in IMCA. Brian sure couldn't figure out the Gheerd-up cars. He changed everything on them, to what he used to race. Didn't work did it? If he would have listen to the builder he would've had better results!!!!!! Thanks Brian for the memories. Will always remember them.

That team hasn't done anything in open motor. Tyson was successful in open motor when Harris was behind the wheel.

[plunks7]

Was Harris running a gheerd-up chassis? A second place finish for Kay at Davenport was nothing? Did Kay make the feature at LaSalle?

[J20in1st]

You're all idiots if you think Birky actually wants to retire.

This is nothing to do with Birky and all about Alissa

[J20in1st]

Was Harris running a gheerd-up chassis? A second place finish for Kay at Davenport was nothing? Did Kay make the feature at LaSalle?

Kay was driving at LaSalle? Hmmm

[plunks7]

You're all idiots if you think Birky actually wants to retire.

This is nothing to do with Birky and all about Alissa

Brian is married to Alissa and not any one of us. He took the vows, so why not honor them?

[chupp n bloomer fan]

You're all idiots if you think Birky actually wants to retire.

This is nothing to do with Birky and all about Alissa

You talked to Birky personally and he told you "That b!tch is making me quit"?

Doubt it. He wasn't setting the world on fire, and I've already posted my thoughts, which I guess are idiotic. Says the guy who thinks it was all his wife making this decision.

[plunks7]

Kay was driving at LaSalle? Hmmm

Did you happen to see the question mark????? I wasn't their.

[justadirtLMfan]

Was Harris running a gheerd-up chassis? A second place finish for Kay at Davenport was nothing? Did Kay make the feature at LaSalle?

Gheerd up cars are nothing special, they get them from MasterSbilt and Tyson does little tweeks to them and calls them Gheer'd up cars. Tyson is really good at setting up cars and coming up with crazy #'s when scaling (trying new things). Harris has never driven this so called special (Gheer'd up car), he was put on the "do not sell list " because they know what Harris can do in a MasterSbilt car, yet alone any car he wheels (as long as the car owner lets Harri's crew set the car up how they want to, and that did happen), plus there is a history. They know Harris's crew chief is no joke, where do you think Tyson learned from? Harris and Tyson used to run MasterSbilt cars when Harris owned the car, and they were dominate. If they (Gheer'd up ) were a smart business, they wouldn't put drivers (there are a few) on a "do not sell to list". They tried to use Birky to sell more cars (open motor) and it backfired. Not because Birky wasn't running good, but the relationship wasn't even good to start off with. What about the Davenport race? How man wins does a Gheer'd up car have with an open motor? Kay did not run Lasalle.* let me add that when he drove for dierks, they let Harris set the car up however they wanted and look what he did. First open motor race for him last year (late in the season), he won a corn belt race and the governors cup" something Tyson was never able to do with Harris. Yeah I talk Harris up because he's a (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) good driver. Not taking anything away from Kay and Tyson (Gheer'd up) because they are great at what they do as well. But it gets old with Gheer'd up this and that, yeah they are dominate in the IMCA work (little island in the ocean), but nothing in open motor.

[HatTrick]

Was Harris running a gheerd-up chassis? A second place finish for Kay at Davenport was nothing? Did Kay make the feature at LaSalle?

Kay was not at LaSalle.

Gheerd up cars are nothing special, they get them from MasterSbilt and Tyson does little tweeks to them and calls them Gheer'd up cars. Tyson is really good at setting up cars and coming up with crazy #'s when scaling (trying new things). Harris has never driven this so called special (Gheer'd up car), he was put on the "do not sell list " because they know what Harris can do in a MasterSbilt car, yet alone any car he wheels (as long as the car owner lets Harri's crew set the car up how they want to, and that did happen), plus there is a history. They know Harris's crew chief is no joke, where do you think Tyson learned from? Harris and Tyson used to run MasterSbilt cars when Harris owned the car, and they were dominate. If they (Gheer'd up ) were a smart business, they wouldn't put drivers (there are a few) on a "do not sell to list". They tried to use Birky to sell more cars (open motor) and it backfired. Not because Birky wasn't running good, but the relationship wasn't even good to start off with. What about the Davenport race? How man wins does a Gheer'd up car have with an open motor? Kay did not run Lasalle.* let me add that when he drove for dierks, they let Harris set the car up however they wanted and look what he did. First open motor race for him last year (late in the season), he won a corn belt race and the governors cup" something Tyson was never able to do with Harris. Yeah I talk Harris up because he's a (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) good driver. Not taking anything away from Kay and Tyson (Gheer'd up) because they are great at what they do as well. But it gets old with Gheer'd up this and that, yeah they are dominate in the IMCA work (little island in the ocean), but nothing in open motor.

Little tweaks would be incorrect. They are built by Masters to Tyson's spec based loosely on an old Mastersbilt design. There is a lot more to them than just little tweaks. There are more changes Tyson wanted done that Kieth wouldn't do. Well, Brian did them to that car and you can read the Gazette's story last night for yourself where Justin says right out which car drives better! Harris was actually the very first person on the order list for a Gheer'd Up car. That was until the very next weekend when he took Kay out.

[plunks7]

HatTrick you do understand I'm trying to prove my point about Justin? He is better at running his cars than anybody period. Tyson and Justin will get things figured out sooner than later with the Gheerd-Up chassis in Open Lates. I have full confidence in their crew they will get it done.

[jpking17]

No matter how much you love doing something...if you do it long enough it can become a job...racing is no different.

[Shiny Side Up 18]

There's a new article on DOD today about Birkhofer's retirement. He says he's done. It sounds to me like it was mainly his decision.

[Madcat]

Remember the Tuxedo race suit? Thing was BadAce. Dude did his own thing and was one of the nicest guys in the sport.

[TackyTracker]

loved watching Birky race but would have rather heard the news from him and not the wife... just my opinion because it leaves me thinking it was her and not him that's why she posted but that could just be me I guess....