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Helm sisters roar to auto racing glory

Posted in auto sports, tagged auto racing, awards, Finley Helm, Jerry Helm, Scotlyn Helm, Washington Quarter Midget Association on January 27, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville just produces better racers than other places. No lies, all truth. (Photos courtesy Jerry Helm)

They’re in the empire building business.

Coupeville sisters Finley and Scotlyn Helm, with some help from the family, have taken the auto racing world by storm.

Dad Jerry is the lead mechanic (and a bit of a racer himself), mom Lindsey the benevolent power behind the throne, and lil’ bro Kasen hot to trot to join his older siblings behind the wheel.

“Brakes? Where I’m going, I don’t need brakes!!”

The latest triumph for the Helm sisters, who are in 6th and 3rd grade respectively, was the Washington Quarter Midget Association’s season-ending awards banquet Friday at Angel of the Winds Casino.

The wrecking crew.

Both Scotlyn and Finley brought home awards, with big sis claiming a 3rd place in the Heavy Honda division.

Finley also was tabbed as the 2023 Senior Rookie of the Year, which has been handed out since 1979.

Her name is now engraved on the trophy along with previous winners.

“Pass me? As if.”

Meanwhile, somewhere in the background, Kasen has made off with the keys and is already practicing for his own run at nabbing the award.

Spoiler: he can only reach the gas pedal, and not the brakes.

“Pops! Clean out my room! I’m bringing all the trophies home!!”

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One family, many trophies

Posted in auto sports, tagged auto racing, Finley Helm, Jerry Helm, Scotlyn Helm, Washington Quarter Midget Association on September 11, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Scotlyn Helm, building a mountain of trophies. (Photos courtesy Jerry Helm)

They’re in the empire-building business.

Coupeville’s Helm Race Team, featuring dad Jerry and speed demon daughters Finley and Scotlyn — with mom Lindsey and junior mechanic Kasen keeping things running smoothly — continues to tear up the racing oval.

The trio of pedal through the metal contenders all ran strongly this past weekend at off-Island events.

Scotlyn, the Helm driver with the most time in the competitive seat, claimed 3rd place in her Washington Quarter Midget Association main event.

To get there, the elementary school hotshot showed major gumption, fighting from behind after a spin-out sent her to the back of the pack for a hot minute.

Finley Helm, standing tall in the auto racing world.

Big sis Finley, who made her middle school debut with the start of a new school year, had her own car-related issues to overcome.

After trading metal with another racer, the oldest of the Helm children did a nifty 180-degree spin and launched backwards through a wall.

Recovering quickly, Finley jammed the gas pedal through the floorboards, driving with “fire in her belly,” eventually sliding past a foe to snatch 2nd place while adding to her legend.

While pops didn’t get a chance to pull off any last-second come-from-behind moves like his daughters, Jerry Helm did set a new PR in just his second official race while piloting the big car.

Finishing 12th out of 17 racers, he earned a (small) nod of approval from his lil’ mechanic, Kasen, and is getting “faster and more comfortable with every lap.”

Jerry Helm, lookin’ smooth in the #27 car.

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Dad can drive fast, too

Posted in auto sports, tagged Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue, CHS Wolves, Evergreen Speedway, Jerry Helm, NASCAR, quarte on August 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »

“Vroom vroom, old man! I make the car do what she does!!” (Photos courtesy Jerry Helm)

The family that races together polishes trophies together.

Following in the footsteps of daughters Finley and Scotlyn Helm, Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue Chief Jerry Helm has been bitten by the car bug.

The Coupeville High School grad and former firefighter calendar heartthrob is now an officially licensed NASCAR Street Stock Division racer.

“Pops” Helm punches the pedal through the metal at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe.

Jerry Helm (right) blazes a new trail, one lap at a time.

With a little help from his main mechanic, Kasen, the family patriarch is a regular at the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.

That puts three of five family members in the driver’s seat, with Finley and Scotlyn racing in the Washington Quarter Midget Association.

Passing cars like a young Dale Earnhardt.

Mom Lindsey is holding things down as a popular teacher at Coupeville Elementary School, while the aforementioned Kasen is champing at the bit to get his own car.

“Yeah, he definitely knows when the race cars are nearby,” dad said with a laugh. “He’s my little shop hand until he can reach the pedals.”

“Listen up, Pops. Use my tools, put ’em back where you got them from!”

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That’s Chief Hot Stuff to you, thanks!

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue, CHS Wolf alumni, Jerry Helm, light refreshments, new job on May 13, 2023| 1 Comment »

Jerry Helm and his associate are available for fireman calendars, if the pay is right. (Photo courtesy Lindsey Helm)

Jerry Helm is a man of many titles.

Dad, husband, prairie heartthrob, lead mechanic for the family racing business, which features daughters Finley and Scotlyn burning up the track as members of the Washington Quarter Midget Association.

And, as of next week, the former Wolf athlete and coach will officially be the Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue Chief.

Helm’s swearing in ceremony, open to the public, goes down Tuesday, May 16 at CWIFR Station 54.

The event is scheduled to run from 5:00-6:30 PM, with light refreshments on the menu.

The station is located at 3253 Day Road in Greenbank.

Fire and rescue personnel are encouraged to wear their Class A uniforms, while others are requested to wear business attire.

Helm, a 1998 Coupeville grad, was a four-sport athlete for the Wolves, playing football, basketball, baseball, and track and field.

He was a co-captain on the gridiron, while earning MVP honors and advancing to state as a runner.

During his senior season at CHS, he teamed up with Damon Vracin, Scott Stuurmans and Paul Donnellon to smash the school’s 4 x 400 record.

Helm later returned to the school as an adult, working as an assistant coach with the Wolf football program.

After a tour of duty with the engineering department at Island County Public Works, Helm transitioned into firefighting.

Beginning as a volunteer, he became a full-time firefighter with CWIFR in 2005 and captain in 2015.

Helm has been the acting chief since Ed Hartin retired at the end of 2022, capping a 13-year run with Central Whidbey.

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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.