(Taken from the GNCC Racing.com website) Chuck Lemaster of Team Faith has spent the past several seasons racing the GNCC aboard a bike and UTV all while making time to do chapel service each morning. We caught up with Chuck to hear more about Team Faith and what he does.
On the heels of Ryan Dungy's big Supercross win for KTM, Team Faith's Kelly Smith gets another first-time win for KTM by winning the Arenacross Class Main Event Friday night in Cedar Park, TX.
Kansas is always freezing in the winter! yep, it was 14 degrees when we arrived in the Team Faith rig to race Arenacross once again. unfortunately, we aren't really looking forward to it too much because both Kevin and Kelly were pretty banged up from the last round in Grand Rapids.
Arenacross changed their schedule this year and we were able to get 4 races under our belts before the Christmas break. It was actually rather strange to head to Grand Rapids, MI the first weekend in January and it NOT be the opening round! Thankfully, we were accustomed to what needed to be done and the flow was nice.
At Team Faith, we are each filling various roles that sometimes stretch us a bit thin! For example, Chuck Lemaster is the Team Faith chaplain for the Grand National Cross Country Racing Series (GNCC). And every other weekend he is also pit pastor, mechanic and truck driver for the Team Faith Arenacross effort. On November 4th, the Baltimore AX round was the same weekend as the GNCC finale in Tennessee. It is tough to be two places at the same time!
As Chuck alluded to in his last update, we all wear a bunch of hats here at Team Faith. Getting ready for Wilkes-Barre was no exception as both Chuck and Brian O' scrambled to get the rig interior ceiling put back together in time to leave for the long 14-hour trek to Pennsylvania. Fortunately, Miss Monica came to be brian O's co-pilot as they embarked on the journey that is Team Faith Arenacross!
Every once in a while we like to share some emails, letters and comments otherwise from folks around the country. Some are good, some are bad. At any rate, we try to be open and transparent about how people see the ministry of Team Faith. Here is some stuff we received over the past few months:Every once in a while we like to share some emails, letters and comments otherwise from folks around the country. Some are good, some are bad. At any rate, we try to be open and transparent about how people see the ministry of Team Faith. Here is some stuff we received over the past few months:
Every 3rd Thursday of the month the site www.offroadviking.com does a feature called Team Faith Thursdays where TF Pit Pastor and rider Chuck Lemaster gets an opportunity to share his heart on a short video message. Check it out!
That's right! You heard right! We now have available some brand new designs of Team Faith Merchandise and clothing! Check out our latest designs and get it in time for Christmas! Team Faith clothing is a perfect gift for someone wanting to express themselves and thier passion for moto AND Jesus! Kids sizes are available in certain models also.
Ok! The long-awaited Egypt images are finally up! We had an amazing time in Egypt this past November and we were finally able to get the Moto shots from the event online. PLEASE KEEP CHECKING BACK, because we will have more from ALL facets of the event including BILLIARDS, SKATE, UNICYCLIST, ILLUSIONIST, STRONG MEN, and MORE!!!
While Terry, Brian O', and Monica headed to Egypt for an FMX jumpshow, the rest of the team participated in Round 2 of the National Arenacross Series in Baltimore, MD. We had some jockying around to do as longtime freind and supporter Russ Boswell had to stand-in as temporary driver for this round accompanied by our freind Greg Mau. But all went well!
K&N Filters just released an article on thier website about Team Faith winning our 2nd GNCC UTV Lites Championship! Its a great article and we are thankful to have K&N as a sponsor. Team Faith uses K&N Filters for almost every filter application we need! From personal watercraft air filters to bike filters and, of course UTV air filters as well as oil filters, K&N makes the best filters on the market. We transposed this article to our website for your viewing pleasure!.jpg)
Arenacross has always had a great TV package and Team Faith is usually a staple on the programs when they air. The foolwing is the Arenacross TV Schedule for 2012. Please check local listings as things may change!This year our trip to Egypt was absolutely incredible! Unlike last year where we spent all our time putting out fires and solving problems just to pull off a few eveangelistic jumpshows, this year went relatively smooth - and ministry was off the hook!
At the end of each season of a series we try to offer the opportunity to anyone who wants to get baptized. In the past we've baptized people in lakes, rivers, hotel swimming pools and in the early days on Arenacross we actually poured water over people in a bar! This past November at the last round of GNCC at Loretta Lynn's Dude Ranch, Pit Pastor Chuck had the privelege of baptizing one brave soul who was willing to get into the frigid waters of the Duck River!
Even the old guys get to win every once and a while! The last time Brian O' threw his leg over a Waveblaster to race was in 1996! But with the advent of the new Sport Spec class which enables veteran and new sport riders alike to compete at relatively very low cost, it seemed logical for Brian O' to go back to his roots in the sport to have a little fun! Congrats to him for winning the 2011 Pro Hydro-X Racing Tour Sport Spec Championship!
Arenacross decided to return to its rooys and start early in the year packing in 4 events before the new year...so...the madness begins this year on Arenacross already! We went into the season pretty confident although we had no testing of suspension, tires, or gearing on an Arenacross track. We found out pretty quickly we had some catching up to do! 
Team Faith is happy to announce its partnership with KTM USA for the 2012 Arenacross season. KTM is sponsoring the efforts of Team Faith on the National Arenacross Series with riders Kevin Johnson and Kelly Smith. It is the first time KTM USA has put such an effort into an Arenacross team. Team Faith will also be partnering with KTM Cycle Hutt (www.ktmcyclehutt.com) of Mandan, ND for all our KTM parts.
Do you know of a church or business that may be interested in partnering with Team Faith on the National Arenacross Series for the Team Faith Devotional Dinner where we feed upwards of 200 people? Check the schedule to see if you know anyone in the remaining 12 markets we are going to.
After an eventful yet hectic first Rd.1 in Tulsa it was not going to get any easier for Rd.2 going to Kansas City. Brian O and newcomer Dylan Bumbalough hit the road in the rig in time to make it for parking at the venue. Dylan is one of our new "free runners", and this is his first Arenacross.
Wow! Arenacross 2011 is already here and we have completed the first round. There was a LOT of work that went into this. We honestly were not sure whether we were going racing or not. As of Thanksgiving time, we did not have commitments from many of our sponsors. Normally, that’s about the time we start building bikes and go testing. This year - nothing. 
For anyone who has been following our Tweets on Twitter or our Facebook entries over the past couple of weeks, you know just how hard it was to go to Egypt and perform FMX over there in a Muslim country. But now that we are back, I must say it was an absolute amazing trip!
Lary Dean of Extreme Life Ministries has been the Team Faith Road Pastor for years. He ministers to us as a team right onsite at most of our events so we can be better prepared to then minister to others. Hear his heart for Team Faith in this very candid open letter.
Team Faiths UTV effort with Chuck Lemaster driving and Brian O navigating wound up taking 2nd this year in the GNCC UTV LITES MODIFIED class! It wasnt quite the result we were looking for, but regardless, we hope Jesus was glorified!
written by: Team Faith Pit Pastor Chuck Lemaster
I was very much looking forward to this race! For one, it was only an hour from home. The last GNCC required about 13 hours of driving…one way! So to be close to home was a welcome break. Secondly, I did very well at the inaugural Titan GNCC in 2009. It was very muddy with torrents of rain all week and weekend. I persevered through the muck and earned a second place in my class.
Every once in a while we like to share some emails, letters and comments otherwise from folks around the country. Some are good, some are bad. At any rate, we try to be open and transparent about how people see the ministry of Team Faith. Here is some stuff we received over the past few months:
The rig is on the road and near Los Angeles for X- Games 16! Chuck Lemaster is acting mechanic for Team Faith rider Kevin Johnson who is defending his 2008 Gold Medal in Speed and Style. Jason Cavnar is helping drive the massive Team Faith rig. Chuck is also wrenching for our newest Team Faith member, 2009 Bronze medalist Jason Woods in the Adaptive MX class.
I realize that I am a month behind....ok maybe a couple! But, I finally got around to writing an update about my five week adventure with Jeff Gibson doing the last five rounds of Supercross.
The Team Faith FMX Team of Terry Russell and Tim Wilson went big in Mandan, ND a couple weeks ago and we were joined by special guest rider and longtime Team Faith friend Cowboy Kenny Bartram! the event was at KTM Cycle Hutt, a prominent dealer and massive online retailer in Mandan. The boys went big and the 5,000 plus strong crowd seemed to enjoy every minute!Every once in a while we like to share some emails, letters and comments otherwise from folks around the country. Some are good, some are bad. At any rate, we try to be open and transparent about how people see the ministry of Team Faith. Here is some stuff we recieved over the past few months:
By now, most of the world has heard that it rained a bunch in Nashville last weekend. Unfortunately the Team Faith offices fell victim to the flood as well sustaining up to 7" of water throughout the entire 1500 square feet of our operation. We are ok, but we ask for your patience as we dry out and get things back in order.
Team Faith rider Kevin Johnson is now offering MX Training sessions to those who would like to come to Houston, TX for training. "There is more to life than just racing, I want to train kids to be champions in life!" say an excited KJ. Kevin will be holding training classes @ Cornerstone Motocross Park. They will be intense training clinics aimed at correcting bad habits, learning correct techniques, and attacking each section of the track in order to focus on specific skills and gain valuable seconds on the competition. 
Up and comer Randy Childers was seriously injured recently and really could use our prayers! Here’s the story. On Saturday, April 24 Randy Childers was in an extreme crash at Cowboy Badlands in Beaumont, Texas while racing a Ponca qualifier. He fractured his C3 and C5 vertebrae as well as shattered his C4 and had a compound fracture to his left wrist.
Team Faith would like to thank MXTrader.net for their faithful support of our Supercross effort with 2009 National Arenacross Champion Jeff Gibson. MXTrader.net stepped up to sponsor Team Faith after the Arenacross season was over so that we could race the last 5 rounds of Supercross and hopefully be a positve Christ-like influence on some of the top motocrossers in the world.
Team Faith and Trinity Racing have a great day at Rd. 1 of the GNCC UTV Championships! As usual, time flies when your having fun! This season of GNCC Racing has come upon us by storm and we simply were not ready for it!
We are trying to raise $15,687.49 for the repair of the Team Faith rig. It needs a complete engine overhaul as it died on our way to Des Moines, IA Arenacross last weekend. The rig is now in Kansas City at a repair shop and we are looking at a pretty hefty bill. Can you help? 
For the first time in Team Faith history (since 1994), Team Faith enjoys the fruits of its labor in racing with a Championship! We won the GNCC UTV Lites Limited Championship. Driver Chuck Lemaster and co-pilot Brian O navigated their way to Victory Lane in the Championship just edging out 2nd place competitors Justin Kerr and Borovichka from Waynesburg, PA. Despite driving on a flat tire that happened on lap 2 of the race, the boys managed to pull of a 3rd place for round 4 of the series - just enough to clinch the GNCC UTV Lites Limited title.
In response to Jeremy Lusk's passing recently and the testimonies given at his funeral by Brian Deegan and Ronnie Faisst, the two got together with Pastor Josh White to lay out the Gospel on YouTube for the world to see. We're pretty stoked on the growth and power of God that\'s been happening in both these guys lives lately! PRAISE GOD! Click "view full story" to watch the YouTube videos.
Pro FMXer Jeremy Lusk was seriously injured while competing in the X-Nights Freestyle event in Costa Rica this past weekend. The crash was horrific and has been seen by many FMX enthusiasts around the world via YouTube. Going into emergency surgery the doctors gave Jeremy only a 5% chance to live. But miraculously, and as a result of many prayers, he is hanging tough as of right now.
Please pray for Leighton Lillie. Leighton is a rider for the Team Babbitt's Kawasaki team on the National Arenacross Series. This past weekend he crashed in practice and suffered a fractured T6 and T7 in his back. As of yesterday afternoon he still couldn't feel his legs.
Team Faith friend Jeremy Street was seriously injured last Saturday at a local Arenacross in TN. 
We know that there is much power in prayer. We appreciate each and every one of you for your prayers and support in God's endeavors. 
Chuck Lemaster (Team Faith UTV Racer/Arenacross Pit Pastor) is selling his 2008 WR450F – just in time for Christmas! 
We came out of the last race in St. Clairsville with a second place and 3rd in points. We had just enough time to clean equipment, do a little maintenance, ride a bit of practice at Brimstone (local riding area in TN) and prepare for the 6 hour journey to Indiana. 
As some of you may know, Team Faith has been involved with Personal Watercraft Racing since our inception in 1994. The biggest event of the year is the IJSBA World Finals in Lake Havasu City, AZ where 850 riders representing 32 countries compete for World Titles. 
GNCC hosted their 3rd round of the UTV series. As you may recall, we started the season with a win - only to encounter challenges (i.e. driver error) in the second round! (There is an excellent video of this misadventure in our video library at www.teamfaith.com) Brian, Trevor (my 2 year old son) and I loaded into the Team Faith rig and headed to Powerline Park in Eastern Ohio. 
written by Chad Goodwin
Team Faith rolled into Reno, NV. anticipating a large track that would provide good racing and a huge landing ramp for the freestyle team. Thursday night was spent going through the race bike motor and watching Willy, Terry and Rob Lewis do bike work on their bikes. With altitude of 4400 feet jetting and tire selection would be the topic of discussion for round three. 
Have you noticed how professional we look?! Team Faith is blessed to have FLY Racing as our title sponsor for the past 4 years!
Rockford would be the last round prior to the holiday break, and the last time we would have Rob Lewis with us for freestyle. Friday morning freestyle practice started out great with no problems and lots of big clean tricks.
Brian O' and the whole Team Faith crew want to wish you a very Merry Christmas!
As we get ready to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus of Nazareth, let us not forget the amazing love that God demonstrated to us by sending His only begotten Son Jesus to take our place and suffer on the cross for our sins.
May this time be a time of joy ad peace for you and yours this Christmas season!
Remeber - Jesus is the reason for the season!
God Bless - Team Faith