Last Mountain Motorsports

Last Mountain Motorsports Last Mountain Motorsports is a race team competing in various aspects of motorsports including motocross, karting, and asphalt super late model racing.

You win some, you lose some, and you wreck some. It was definitely not the day we were looking for. A spin early in prac...
09/10/2023

You win some, you lose some, and you wreck some.

It was definitely not the day we were looking for. A spin early in practice left the driver behind with nowhere to go. To make matters worse, the bent front end was the least of our worries as the decompression mechanism in the head let go leaving the kart with very little power and a heap of smoke.

Fortunately this left us with the opportunity to visit old friends and do some flagging on a beautiful afternoon. We’ll rebuild her and be back stronger, hopefully one more time this season.

Better late than never! It’s time to get some last minute racing in before fall hits. We’ve elected to run the final rou...
09/10/2023

Better late than never!

It’s time to get some last minute racing in before fall hits. We’ve elected to run the final round of the Sask Series hosted by the South Sask Kart Club.

We’ll be running the Briggs senior class with racing starting at 1pm. It’s time to prep this old girl for what will be a hard fought battle against Saskatchewans best kart racers.

Come on out tomorrow to see some great racing!

Anyone who knows our program will not be surprised in the slightest. Another kart has found it’s way into the LMM stable...
05/06/2023

Anyone who knows our program will not be surprised in the slightest.

Another kart has found it’s way into the LMM stable. That means we’ll be doing some racing after all this summer in the hopes of contesting the 2023 Sask Series hosted by the South Sask Kart Club and Saskatoon Kart Racers.

This old girl is offloaded and ready for winter. It’s been a long season with plenty of setbacks and accomplishments. As...
09/21/2022

This old girl is offloaded and ready for winter. It’s been a long season with plenty of setbacks and accomplishments.

As it stands we don’t know what the future holds for our racing program. Losing two major sponsors seemingly overnight before the season even began has taken its toll as I’m sure everyone is aware that racing late models takes a huge amount of resources.

We have made the tough decision to put the car up for sale and see what the future brings. We are still looking at all options including updating to a newer chassis or even a new front clip from Port City Racecars or VanDoorn Racing Development.

Experience is a valuable tool in racing and is something that is very hard to overcome. Going forward we will be seeking a crew chief for upcoming events in order to make the most out of our equipment and the investments from our racing partners.

Thanks to our primary sponsor Rob Bertsch Drywall and Paint for helping us to run another season. Feel free to check out their top tier craftsmanship.

That’s a wrap on our 2022 Pro Late Model season! We definitely had our share of issues throughout the day from battling ...
09/19/2022

That’s a wrap on our 2022 Pro Late Model season!

We definitely had our share of issues throughout the day from battling transponder and tire problems but had a solid final outing.

As soon as we rolled out for hotlaps we knew the car was strong. We consistently put down 14.7-14.8 second times in practice and the car was turning well.

In our first heat we started second and ran third a large portion of the race. We had some excitement as the leader blew a tire and the top two spun into turn one. Initially we thought we had been given the lead, however the second place driver rejoined in first after much confusion on the raceceiver. We slipped to third on the restart but brought it home, finishing an all time best 3rd out of 7.

The second heat was less eventful as we had run a fast enough lap time in the first heat to be put into the “fast group.” This held up it’s name as we raced door to door with the fastest cars, but lost out finishing 7th out of 8.

We had run a very aggressive setup on the right front in the heat races and opted to keep it for the final because we had good speed. Unfortunately this was wrong as we barbecued the right front after leading 10 laps of the feature and sunk like a stone. We had a late race caution and started mid pack, however our lane got held back on the restart and lost 6 spots before being able to jump to the bottom lane. The car held on and when it was all said and done we finished 11th out of 15 drivers.

It’s been a big learning curve to try and understand all there is with these cars. It seems like missing the setup by an inch means a mile on the race track. Nevertheless it has been an experience that I am truly grateful for.

Thanks to my amazing crew who made this all possible:

Rob (Dad) - Crew Chief who makes adjustments without telling anyone

Mike - Spotter

Kahla - Crew member

Aleigha - Best wife ever

Thanks to all the fans who came out to the races. Without you all in the stands we’d just be driving in circles.

It was all hands on deck today to get the old #22 prepped and ready for the points finale of the Prairie Office Moving...
09/17/2022

It was all hands on deck today to get the old #22 prepped and ready for the points finale of the Prairie Office Moving & Installation Pro Late Model Series tomorrow afternoon at Sutherland Automotive Speedway.

We found and corrected some issues in the front end that definitely contributed to our inconsistency last time out. Come on out tomorrow as we make one more run at a checkered flag in 2022.

Gates open @ 12:00
Green flag @ 2:00

We had another night of ups and downs at Sutherland Automotive Speedway on August 19th. We started at the back of heat r...
08/31/2022

We had another night of ups and downs at Sutherland Automotive Speedway on August 19th.

We started at the back of heat race 1 which was filled with stacked cars. For the most part everyone stayed in line and we ran 15 green flag laps, staying on the tail of the group and finishing 5th.

Heat race 2 saw us starting on the front row. We managed to quickly get into first and build nearly a straight away lead over the field. We were chasing our first heat race win and closing, unfortunately for us the #97 J.R. Motorsports machine had cut through the field and made the pass with 5 to go. We tried to hold the outside but entered high and got into some quick dry that had been put down, getting loose and losing 2nd place. On the final lap we tangled with some cars in turn one and while trying to save it ended up getting low and making contact with the cars behind. We were sent to the back and finished 4th as a result.

As we measured our tires after the second heat we noticed our new right front tire was not growing nearly like it should’ve, giving us very little stagger. We tried to purge the tire and get it to turn for the feature but it was no use. We abused the right side tires and were left with no more grip. We ended up a disappointing 11th place.

Thanks to Kemmer Racing Photography for the outstanding pictures!

We’ll be back again on September 17th for one more shot. Thanks to those who came out and supported our local short track racing!

The old 22 machine is back on all 4 and ready to rock tomorrow evening at Sutherland Automotive Speedway. Come on out fo...
08/18/2022

The old 22 machine is back on all 4 and ready to rock tomorrow evening at Sutherland Automotive Speedway. Come on out for some great racing!

Gates open @ 5pm
Green flag @ 7pm

Well folks, unfortunately our damage was more severe than we had hoped. After putting in our new bearing we found a crac...
08/06/2022

Well folks, unfortunately our damage was more severe than we had hoped. After putting in our new bearing we found a crack in the centre section of our rear diff. We have parts on order but unfortunately we’ll be sitting out the Bridge City 200.

Thank you to all those who offered parts to help get us rolling, we’re going to go through everything and put it back together in hopes of being ready for August 19th.

There is still going to be a great show tonight as the best in the west chase $10’000 in the Bridge City 200 at Sutherland Automotive Speedway. Green flag is at 6 pm so come on out and cheer on some others!

Our tear down has begun on our rear diff after Tuesday nights misfortune. So far it looks like an improperly installed b...
07/28/2022

Our tear down has begun on our rear diff after Tuesday nights misfortune.

So far it looks like an improperly installed bearing retainer let our lower shaft walk around with only the cover holding it all together. A few new bearings and gears should get us back up and running.

Although our race last night didn’t exactly go according to plan, we found glimpses of speed and a reason to regroup and...
07/27/2022

Although our race last night didn’t exactly go according to plan, we found glimpses of speed and a reason to regroup and keep coming back.

Our night started rocky as we had another engine misfire, this time high rpm. We pulled the spark plugs and found a damaged electrode on the #1 cylinder. We managed to get a new set in and finish practice with the engine running crisp.

We made a boat load of setup changes before our heat to try to correct our camber and help the car turn. Unfortunately as we were about to roll out for the heat we noticed we had a problem with the cover on our quick change rear diff. Something had caused our cover bolts to back off considerably in practice. We resealed it and got it together just in time to make the line up.

This did not solve the problem however, as soon as we took the green flag we had an incredible driveline vibration. Despite this the car was on fire, putting down times nearing 14.6 seconds. A tremendous improvement and proof that the old car still has some speed left in it.

We battled hard with the 55, but ultimately lost out, finishing 4th in the heat race. As we pulled it in and jacked it up, the rear diff no longer wanted to spin freely. Couple this with a pinion that was walking out nearly 3/4 of an inch and our night was done.

We’ll tear it apart and see exactly what went wrong in hopes to make the Bridge City 200 on August 6th.

Thanks to all the folks that came out to support us as well as a few rival crew chiefs for taking the time to have a look at our diff. We also had some special guests in the crowd that helped to lift our spirits.

Rolling out again 👀
07/26/2022

Rolling out again 👀

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