Driven Motorsports Elk River, MN US Founder Team Developement and Advertising Sales
2008 to present
D&D Instruments Minneapolis, MN US Sponsor - (888) 208-5664 Automotive and Industrial Products, Gauge Cluster Remans, Expello Air Products
2008 to present
Grupa Enterprises Elk River, MN US Sponsor - (612) 819-5359 Race Tech Specialists
2008 to present
DRIVEN WANTS YOU! Sorry to everyone for the lack of updates, it has been a busy summer, hope to get back on track soon! Posted at 3:55 AM Aug 4 view more
I am Ryan Grupa founder of Driven Motorsports. I created Team Driven for everyone who has a passion for dirt racing, and would like to see our sport become as great as we know it is. The talent and dedication of our drivers and teams on a National, Regional, and even Local level is far greater than the talent and dedication we see even in Nascar. Yet, dirt racers see very little reward for their efforts.
Two years ago I started Grupa Enterprises and began using my 10 years of crew chief and chassis setup experience to help racers in the Midwest. After working with several local racers I realized the need for these teams to be promoted on a professional level, which motivated me to start Team Driven Motorsports. The name speaks for itself. I am DRIVEN to help my clients improve their race programs by: teaching them setup and driving techniques, proper team dynamics, connecting them to industry experts, and using Team Driven to promote their teams to local, regional, and national sponsors, fans, and promoters.
It is the ultimate DREAM of Team Driven Motorsports to UNITE: drivers, crews, fans, sponsors, and promotors from around the world and create a movement to push our sport into the spotlight. It is time to get our sport in front of the eyes of the world, and reward all those involved in dirt racing who have made our sport what it is today.
HISTORY OF RYAN GRUPA
I began working on race cars with driver Trent Follmer 12 years ago at the age of 16. With the help of Follmer's mentor Dale Wilson I learned the basics of setting up cars as we raced mod fours for a year on pavement and then a very successful year on dirt. Then my third year we moved up to a dirt modified again with the help of Wilson. But, after a difficult year trying to compete in the new division Follmer and Wilson decided to part ways, which left our team without a crew cheif. That is when I decided to step up and try to apply what I had begun to learn from Wilson and start applying some of my own theories. This was the beginning of my career in dirt motorsports.
Follmer and I raced modifieds for another 3 years once I became his crew cheif. During our last year in modifieds in a car that I designed we were able to put together a very successful season. We nearly took two track championships and grabbed several victories including the USMTS Badger State Championship at Cedar Lake. From then on it was my goal to make a career of racing.
In 2003 at the age of 22 Follmer and I decided keep pushing our talents and decided to move up to Late Models with the help Jimmy Mars. In our third night in the new car Follmer impressively finished 3rd in the Wissota Cup at Cedar Lake. That boosted our confidence and showed us we had what it took to make it big, even on a limited budget. For the next 3 years we did everything we could to compete with the best in the world. With help from legends such as Jimmy Mars, Chris Mars, Brian Birkhofer, and Pro Power race engines we were able to make a good run at our dream. We raced around the nation competing with the best drivers and teams in the world.
Flatrate will be doing a Battle of the Bands on Tuesday, August 25th
at The Fine Line. 21+, Doors at 7pm, Music to begin at 7:30. This will be based
on fan support so we need ALL you fans to bring all your friends and help show
The Fine Line what Flatrate and its fans are all about!!! See you there!!!
I just wanted to stop by to say hello and give you a little update on what Blood Root Mother is up to! We will be recording an EP of new music in August, and we recently finished recording a live DVD. The DVD is currently unreleased and I actually just saw it for the first time a few days ago. It features the last two performances with Tony Ellis still alive, and some footage from the tribute show we played on the night of his funeral.
There are some cool covers, as well as some NEW music that will be on our upcoming EP. We're very excited about the new music and we'd like to share a sneak peak with you. Here's a video of a new tune called Run Bobby Run:
Yo Friend! Bouch from Dante's Lounge here. I wanted to let you know that we just posted two songs from our new album entitled "TRANSPARENT SCARS" on our music player. When ya get a chance, give these trax a spin and check out the new merch on our website at www.danteslounge.com Let us know what ya think. Hope to cya at some shows this summer.
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