CalSpeedJune2018

Steve Frame 1951-2018 Steve and I worked together for 30 years. Steve was always the quiet type and never shared anything about his life outside work. One day, in 2008, our company had an outing at Go Kart World. We all went and Steve proceeded to dominate the day. Upon speaking with him after the outing he informed me that he had been going to Go Kart World for years, driving the slick and Euro tracks in weekly competition. So I invited myself, you had to do that with Steve since he would never ask you to go, and thus began our rivalry. For the first few years we spent just about every weekend at Dromo 1, sometimes both days racing each other with him normally winning. This continued until Dromo 1 closed in May of 2010. During 2009 and 2010 we ventured into kart ownership together. We owned and raced 2 stroke karts at Jim Hall. Due to some bent up equipment Steve decided to stick with the rental kart side. Then CalSpeed came along with a racing program. Steve and I made this our regular event, which has earned Steve the honor of most consecutive starts (260) at Cal speed events. We had lots of great battles on the track and always great conversation on the way to and from the track. Some of our greatest successes together were the Cal speed 4-hour Team Endurance and Machismo races. Over the years we had teamed up with other drivers and together earning 10 podium finishes. Besides karting, Steve was also an accomplished pilot. He was rated for twin engine aircraft, IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) and acrobatic flight. He would rent planes and flew monthly. He continued to fly until a few years ago. I would sometimes go with him just to soar above the clouds. Steve had a passion for motors sports. I am honored to have shared his passion for Karting, which brought us many happy times together. Steve will be remembered for his quiet demeanor. He would rarely start a conversation. But if you engaged him, you would find he was a very intelligent and witty man with a dry sense of humor. Steve will always be in our thoughts and hearts. .....Steve Jasinski S 2 Motorsports The CalSpeed Super Series was started in Summer of 2010 after the Dromo 1 Grand Prix Series was discontinued with the operation closing its doors. The first event was actually run in July on Nuovo, with 34 drivers, with Jon Kimbrell bringing home the win. Several veterans of the sport were there that day, including a driver that would start an incredible run of starts in the series without missing a single event. For 87 consecutive events -spanning nearly 8 years- Steve Frame would be on the Super Series entry list, amassing a total of 260 race starts when tallying up every heat race and main event he participated in. In those 260 starts Steve was able to score four fast laps -all coming in Main events- as well as bringing home the win in the C-Main on Grande CCW in round 8 of the 2014 season. He had also found success in the former 4-hour endurance races at CalSpeed, competing with the S-Cubed contingent that included Steve Jasinski, Steve Hansen and Dave Messimer. In the process of giving Steve an award to commemorate his phenomenal record, CalSpeed learned that the reason he missed his very first event was because he had become ill. Respecting his request for privacy on the matter, we were still able to share a few phone calls and have his award delivered leading up to the Super Series event in June. Unfortunately news of his passing reached us the very next week. While perhaps small in stature and quiet by nature, his absence was instantly felt when he missed his first event in April, however his memory will continue on for years to come.