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Helm sisters burn up the track

Posted in auto sports, tagged auto racing, Coupeville Elementary School, Finley Helm, Scotlyn Helm, Washington Quarter Midget Association on May 8, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Finley Helm, moments before going all fast and furious on her rival drivers. (Photos courtesy Jerry Helm)

Weekends are for driving fast.

Coupeville’s Finley and Scotlyn Helm continue to slam the pedal through the metal as members of the Washington Quarter Midget Association.

With their little brother only a few days away from strapping himself into a car and hitting the gas, the duo continues to shine brightly in the racing world.

They’re building a dynasty here, one lap at a time.

The pit crew discusses strategy.

Scotlyn Helm, speed demon.

“All your trophies are ours!”

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Tearin’ up the track, one lap at a time

Posted in auto sports, tagged auto racing, birthday, Finley Helm, Scotlyn Helm, Washington Quarter Midget Association on March 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Finley Helm, ready to tear up the track. (Photos courtesy Jerry Helm)

The Helm racing empire grows.

Both of Jerry and Lindsey Helm’s daughters are now pedal-through-the-metal race car drivers, with big sis Finley joining lil’ sis Scotlyn on the Washington Quarter Midget Association circuit.

Finley, who celebrated her 11th birthday over the weekend, had an immediate impact on the automotive world.

“I watched a fearless young woman defy gender-norms, bravely strap herself into a 300-pound mini-rocket ship for the first time and put on a real show for all who were in attendance,” her proud papa said.

“You could have lit the night sky with her smile all the way home.”

With Coupeville’s Helm sisters both piloting cars, now the only question is when the third sibling will join them.

Younger brother Kasen is still shy of his first birthday, but was heard to tell onlookers, “I have a need. A need for speed!” as Finley ripped up the racing track.

She’s coming for all your trophies, one lap at a time.

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Scotlyn Helm rips up the racetrack

Posted in auto sports, tagged auto racing, Coupeville Elementary School, dirt track, Jerry Helm, Scotlyn Helm on December 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Scotlyn Helm gets down ‘n dirty on the track. (Photos courtesy Jerry Helm)

#77 is back in action, and still punchin’ the pedal through the metal.

Coupeville Elementary student Scotlyn Helm, who has torn up the racetrack since joining the Washington Quarter Midget Association, returned to action this weekend.

This time around, though, she participated in her first dirt track events, after previously racing on harder surfaces.

Scotlyn is aiming at racing again in January, which should give dad Jerry some time to clean off all the dirt from her speedy ride.

“I feel the need … the need for speed.”

Ready to rumble.

A little snow can’t stop Coupeville’s #1 speed demon.

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Scotlyn Helm burns up the speedway

Posted in auto sports, tagged Coupeville Elementary School, Monroe Speedway, Scotlyn Helm, Washington Quarter Midget Association on September 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Scotlyn Helm brings home all the honors. (Photos courtesy Jerry Helm)

She still has her pedal through the metal.

Coupeville Elementary student Scotlyn Helm wrapped up her inaugural season racing cars with the Washington Quarter Midget Association Saturday and did so with great success.

The speedy racer competed in four races this season, across two different classes, landing on the awards podium three times.

“Couldn’t be more proud of her accomplishments in such a short time,” said rad dad Jerry Helm.

She has a need for speed.

Scotlyn Helm is not done with racing, however, as she will pivot to dirt track racing in November.

If you’re interested in sponsoring her in her driving adventures — she needs dirt tires among other things — you can do so by popping over to Venmo and looking up her dad’s account at Jerry-Helm-1.

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She’s queen of the racetrack

Posted in auto sports, tagged auto racing, Coupeville Elementary School, Monroe Speedway, Scotlyn Helm, Washington Quarter Midget Association on August 1, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Scotlyn Helm is coming for all your auto racing trophies. All of them, I said. (Photos courtesy Jerry Helm)

Scotlyn Helm is the terror of the Monroe Speedway.

The Coupeville Elementary student overcame high temps and a packed field of contenders to run strongly during a weekend of fast cars and screeching tires.

Helm, daughter of Jerry and Lindsey, was competing with the Washington Quarter Midget Association.

Plotting strategy with papa.

She attended her driver training graduation ceremony, then climbed behind the wheel of her fiery purple bomber to blitz her foes.

Qualifying fourth overall, Helm zipped into the “A” Main event for the second straight time, before winning her first race.

Roaring up from the fifth slot (out of eighth racers) during her heat, she “ran a super clean race and battled all the way” according to dad, motoring across the line in front of the pack.

Fresh off nabbing the W, Helm returned to run two more races and was just as sharp.

“Scotlyn came out firing on all cylinders to take home some hardware,” Jerry Helm said.

“The smile on her face after receiving her first trophy and winning her first-ever heat race, is something that I’ll never forget.”

Along with trophies, the pedal-through-the-metal racer was also invited to move up and compete in a faster class the next time she visits the racetrack.