Tanner Ulakovic- Number 86 Eh!
by Scott A. Sumner
It is always fun to feel the passion someone has for their sport!
I was able to visit Tanner Ulakovic- Number 86 Eh! and his crew during a practice session for the upcoming dirt track racing season. Tanner is from Murillo and races a Midwest Mod or B Mod.
Tanner has been racing for several years now, starting in 2017. Before that he raced go carts and his step dad raced A Mods in the day.
His car has a 2024 Devilbliss chassis and an Adams Concept motor. The motor is a 350 Chevrolet and comes from Adams, located near Rice Lake, MN. This engine is about 200 HP less than the top class A Mods which are about 600 HP. Last year Tanner got second in points locally and third for two years in a row before that. Tanner goes racing in the US as well, it depends on budgets.
“ It is a very expensive sport but we have really good sponsors who help us out. We put everything we can into the car ourselves as well.” said Tanner Ulakovic.
On the race track you can get maybe up to 60 MPH if it is tacky out there and depending how the track is according to Tanner.
I asked Tanner why do you do the racing and the immediate answer was “ I love it! I enjoy being around race cars, going to the track and the people in the sport. It is also a family oriented time with my uncle, my cousin and others helping so much.”
