NAME: Ryan Greth
BIRTHDAY: APRIL 19,1985
HOMETOWN: New Cumberland, PA
PARENTS: Barry and Cheryl Greth
MARITAL STATUS: Single
CHILDREN: None
OCCUPATION: Fuel Injection Technician at Hyper Racing
HOBBIES: Biking, hiking and, of course, racing.
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Carnahans in downtown New Cumberland
FAVORITE FOOD: It seems quite simple but I enjoy a good cheeseburger with
french fries.
FAVORITE BEVERAGE: Anything.
FAVORITE MUSIC TYPE: Rock and country
FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW: Deadliest Catch Man vs Wild
YEAR STARTED RACING: 1995
DIVISIONS COMPETED IN: Quarter Midgets of America (1995 – 2000), 600cc Micro
Sprints (2001 – present), 1000cc Sidewinder Sprints (2008 – present)
CAREER WINS: 35 wins in Micro Sprint competition.
CHAMPIONSHIPS: We generally don’t race consistently at the same track for a
whole season but in 2003 we arose at the top by seasons end at Trailway
Speedway for the 600cc division title.
FAVORITE TRACK: Pike County Speedway in Pittsfield Illinois and I-30
Speedway in Little Rock Arkansas have provided some of the most fun and
intense racing for me personally but locally I really like Path Valley
Speedway.
CURRENT DIVISION: Sidewinder Sprints (1000cc) and 600cc Micro Sprints
CAR OWNER: Barry Greth
CAR NUMBER: 71
CHASSIS: 2008 Hyper
ENGINE: SPAR Racing Engines 2006 Yamaha R1 (1000cc), SPAR Racing Engines
2006 Kawasaki ZX6R (600cc)
TEAM SPONSORS: Hyper Racing, SPAR Racing Engines, Seroskie Designs, Fords
Painting, J Powder Coating
CREW CHIEF: My dad
CREW: The crew simply consists on my parents and myself which tends to work
out pretty well.
CAREER HIGHLIGHT: My victory in the 2006 Super 600 Showdown has to take the
cake. Any $10,000 payday is certainly a great day!
CAREER LOWLIGHT: I can’t recall exactly one specific event where I said;
“yeah this is the lowest we’ve ever been. ” I think every team goes through
periods of time where it seems like nothing can go right and performances
are just bad. Times like that are the lowlights that stand out in my mind
but it seems like every time that happens we come out of it learning
something. Then in the future we end up referring back to that particular
instance to point us straight.
SEASON OUTLOOK: Winning races is of course on top of the list and hopefully
with that will come the Sidewinder Sprints point title. The 600cc car (a
2008 Hyper) is currently being built and should be on the track by the end
of May. We plan to attend the 600 Speedweek of central Pennsylvania with
that car and will be gunning for that title as well.
SEASON GOAL: Win races! The Sidewinder Sprints Hyper Racing Cup is in the
crosshairs also.
FUTURE GOAL: I would like to move on to bigger and better things as every
racing driver usually desires. Unfortunately the budget that which I race
under now is taking me no farther than where I’m at right now. Ill just keep
plugging away trying to win races and maybe someday Ill be fortunate enough
to position myself in the right scenario where I have the opportunity to
advance.
IF YOU WOULDN’T BE RACING, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING? I really hate this
question. Possibly because I don’t have a valid answer for it. Maybe you
expect me to say that I'd be playing baseball or going to law school. The
truth is that I really don't know what id be doing. I mean, I was a decent
shortstop in little league and made good marks in school but baseball is
just boring and I couldn't sit in a classroom for hours on end listening to
some junk that I don’t really care about in the first place. Racing just
fit, it worked. So well in fact that I've made the choice to make it my
living also. So if the money dries up and I'm forced to quit racing, I'm
still involved through my job. A life without racing would be a boring one.
Compiled by Brad Vores.