Category: News

Back On Track — And Moving Up

A smiling race car driver in a black and red racing suit.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (July 14, 2026) – Back in May, I told you all that I had some very positive news that I’d be sharing “very shortly.” Well, in true racer fashion, “shortly” took a little longer than planned — but I promise you, it was worth the wait. Van Den Brink Racing is back on […]

Where Does Time Go- 

Two dirt track race cars at night

Man, it’s been a minute since I put something written out to the world. It’s funny how easy it is to fall into that trap of, “I’ll get to it as soon as I get done with this project,” then you get sidetracked. Then it turns into, “No, I’ll really get it done as soon […]

Ready-Set-Go

A remote-controlled car with Torco branding on a wooden surface.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (March 27, 2023) – Our 2023 season is off and running with the Torco / JCM Motorsports #19m and while Mother Nature threw us a curveball, we managed to “get a solid base hit” on our first night out. Our plan was to start the Crate Racin’ USA (CRUSA) season this coming weekend […]

Better Than Last Year

A man in racing gear and sunglasses.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Nov 28, 2022) – For those of you that have been following this “dirt program” of ours, you’ll remember that we went to The Gobbler at Boyd’s Speedway in 2021. It was only our second race in this car and unfortunately we “missed the show” by one position but it might have well […]

Fall Catch Up

A black and white dirt track race car with the number 19 on it.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Nov 18, 2022) – It’s been a busy Fall for me and all the folks that I race with both on the Dirt and the Road Racing side. Some of our races have been really good and (as it goes) some of our races have been a true test in patience and perseverance. […]

Good Run At Talladega

Black No.19 late model sliding on clay

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Oct 24, 2022) – Over the years I’ve developed a hot & cold relationship with the Talladega Short Track that’s nestled right in between I-20 and the Super Speedway. For our JCM Motorsports crew, it’s hard to beat the location being only about 30mins. from our shop in Leeds. With the track now […]

A Busy Few Weeks

Row of motorsport sponsor logos

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Oct 3, 2022) – Is it just me or is does Time seem like it’s moving faster than normal? I swear it feels like just the other day we ventured down to Buckshot Speedway with our Torco USA / JCM Motorsports Crate Car but in fact we’ve raced quite a few times since […]

We Finally Beat The Rain

A black and gray race car speeding on a dirt track.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – It seems like the South-East rather than the North-West is becoming the region with the most precipitation. We wanted to go race Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday night but every track in the Deep-South had to scratch their schedules do to massive amounts of water falling from the sky”¦ Oh but wait, […]

Tough Night At Senoia

Close-up of a dirt late model race car on a dirt track.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – As good as our Torco Racing Lubricants / JCM Motorsports Dirt Late Model was at the last Crate Race’n USA (CRUSA) race, we were on the other end of the scale when we ventured over to Senoia, GA to tackle one of the trickiest tracks in the southeast. From its first race […]

Back To The Track & Fighting The Rain

Close-up of wet sand and small rocks on a beach shore.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Aug 19, 2022) – We were finally able to get some races in with our Torco Racing Lubricants / JCM Motorsports Dirt Late Model. It has been the rainiest summer I can remember and while it’s “nice and green” here in The South, all this water is really cramping our racing-style. After being rained-out for […]