September 22-23, 2007

Good End To The Speedbowl Season

For the first time ever, MCM fielded two cars in two different divisions over the same race weekend. And was pretty happy with the results considering it is a lot harder to do then it looks. In the #30 Shantok Motors X-Car race we made the wrong call with switching two tires around, thinking the track would be a lot looser then in the first practice session, it turned out to make the car awful. It was like driving a dump truck, and honestly I thought to myself a few laps in why did I even bother to touch the steering wheel because steering isn’t doing anything to help it get thru the turns haha. The only reason I got fourth was because the #17 got a little lose in turn #2 and I was able to get around him and stay there. I got to the bumper of the #07 but had nothing for him. I finished fourth and was happy with that, and that I didn’t wreck the car, and learned not to ever put the tires in the combination that I had them at haha. Oh yah the car is still for sale FYI. Also let me say congrats to Pete in the #07 on winning 2007 Rookie of the Year in the X-Car division. As I told him the first few races I had his number on my steering wheel because I considered him the number one hazard on the track. Near season end he was the car to beat, all the veteran drivers were respecting him as a racer, and I bet he will be winning a lot of races come 2008, so a BIG CONGRATS to Pete!!!!!

In the mini stock race I had being fighting a tight condition all weekend with it. For the race we made a lot of changes and it worked out. The front end was able to turn where I wanted to turn it, my only problem was a lack of grip all around, the car would just do a four way slide up the track, it was frustration because if I had grip I would have easily run higher up in the pack. I finished 13th though, and was very happy with that result, it is only my third race ever, the longest race I have done at the Speedbowl, 50 laps, and I completed all my goals; Don’t affect the outcome of the points race!! Don’t wreck the car, finish all the laps, and finish on the lead lap!!! I want to thank Phil Evans for giving me a few tips my car, they really helped, and a BIG THANKS to the entire #2 crew of John and Doug, they helped me out since I showed up three weeks ago, let me use their rims and tires for the races, and just taught me a lot about these cars that I know nothing about. And of course thanks to my dad for all the work he did on both cars this season and especially this past weekend, it’s a lot more difficult to have to work on two cars in two different divisions then to just work on one.

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