Mike Scorzelli’s interest in racing started in an unconventional way. He begin simulated racing in 2000. He quickly began winning championships locally leading him to Nationals. He placed 7th in the Nation after competing in Charlotte, North Carolina. He continued simulated racing thru 2002. In 2002 Mike built and raced a dirt enduro car. Mike worked diligently to learn as much as he could about building a car and the skill of racing. He attributes much of his knowledge to the patience and generosity of fellow racers. He then went on to build a dirt street stock car from scratch and raced through out the 2003 and 2004 season. He came out running strong in 2005 with a new Groski engine and a stronger knowledge of the racing world and some experience now under his belt. He began winning heat races and had some hard fought top finishes.
Mike continued to challenge himself in 2006 when he took a totally new and different direction. He moved to an Asphalt Super Stock car and raced at the fast 6/10th of a mile track, Oswego Speedway. Right out of the box he often finished in the top ten. He continued to push himself and the car to go on to finish the season 6th in points with a heat race win and several top five finishes.
After Oswego dropped the full fender Super Stock class Mike had to search out a new direction for his passion. This search led him to the high bank 5/8th Asphalt track Thompson Speedway in Connecticut. With this big change of direction and new challenges 2007 was a tuff year. The highlight was a 3rd place finish in the season ending World Series race. So even with all the struggles it ended up being a successful season. Mike continued to let his passion fuel him to learn and drink up all he could about racing. He headed into 2008 with optimism and a desire to learn all he could about racing a Late Model at high speeds.
2008 proved to be a challenging year with a substantial amount of engine and handling issues. Once again the highlight of the year came with a 7th place finish at the renowned World Series at Thompson Speedway.
Now with a wealth of information and experience Mike set out to rebuild his car from the ground up through out the 2008 winter. Paying attention to every detail and with the help from a lot of people the car really took shape inside and out. The new car rolled off the trailer at the first practice at Thompson Speedway a far superior car to the previous seasons. Mike’s goal for 2009 was to finish in the Top Ten of his division and we are thrilled he finished 8th.
2010 looks to be a very exciting year! Mike will be driving two cars. He will continue racing weekly at Thompson Speedway in Connecticut and is eager to race weekly in his back yard at Albany- Saratoga Speedway in Malta, NY
With Mike’s strong commitment to racing, passion, desire, drive and strong dedicated team 2010 looks to be a promising season. Mike’s goal is top five finishes and top five in points for the year.
