Rain Tires and Umbrellas

Not much racing, but we were the first ones there. The long 3 hour haul up for nothing. Well, we did have lunch at the very cold beach. Long pants and sweaters, not the usual shorts and T's. We will try again at Flamboro. This will really tighten up the points with only 3 races left.

Making Progress

Flamboro went well for us, fast in practice and good in the heat. The top 3 were nose to tail as we moved up through the pack. We landed in the lead about 1/2 way. That's when it got interesting. A record 7 cautions. we held the lead for 6 of them, made 1 small mistake on the 7th and we ended up in 2nd. Another good night for the points race.

Sunset, starting 7 points out of 2nd place. 2nd in the heat with a really loose race car. More drifting action. Dave made a couple of adjustments and we started the feature in 9th. By 1/2 way we were in 3rd and putting pressure on those in front. We were on the outside of the second place car when he drove us up the track out of anything that resembles a racing groove. The 02 car passed us both on the inside. Now we had some extra work ahead of us. We dug deep and finished 2nd again for the 2nd week in a row. With that we move up to 2nd in points, 1 point ahead of the 66 car. Sauble beach here we come.

Smoke gets in your eyes

Sauble Beach, lunch on the beach and plenty of sunshine. Third place in the heat race and satrting the 30 lap feature in 9th. Contact in the heat race with the right rear of the car made the rest of the night interesting. It seems that we broke the axle bearing. This took out the seal and leaked gear oil all over the rear brakes. Holy smokes would best describe the amount of smoke coming off the hot brake rotors. The car started to fill up with smoke on lap 3. We ran our cooling fans and helmet blower on high. This did little to keep my eyes from burning and watering. It looked like I watched a sad movie when I finally got out of the car. Even with no back brakes and tons of smoke, we drove it like we stole it. we ended up 5th place for the night. Flamboro is up next in the stretch of back to back races. Anyone have a tissue?

Can I get your autograph please

Fan appreciation night was another big hit. After signing over 2000 hero cards, we were the first feature of the night. After many long nights in the shop we finally figured out what the problem was with the car. I know, I know, even I questioned myself. Could it be the DRIVER. As it turns out the driver still does a pretty good job as we finished third after the 25 lap feature. We started our heat in 10th and moved up to 3rd in 5 laps. Finally the car goes into the corner straight as an arrow. Just the way we like it. Thanks to Dave, Jason, Jim, Len and everyone who brought their ideas forward. Scott and Bill as well for keeping us all calm and collected when things got heated. It is a great comfort knowing all the skilled trade help I have. They make excellent educated decisions and it shows up with strong results. Off to Sauble beach this Saturday night. 3rd in points, 1/2 way next time by.

Drifting Competition

Sunshine, rain and more sun made the track extremely slippery. Sunset is usually known for the very high grip surface. Not this week. The apprenticesearch.com car did more drifting than racing. Not exactly fast, but it sure was a hand full inside the car. All we did between winning at Kawartha and Sunset was wash the car and wax it. Not sure why we struggled so much all night long. We tried more big changes and started way back in 10th. A couple of cautions had us restarting on the slippery outside lane. At the end of 30 laps we made it up to 5th and put 6-8 car lengths on the rest of the field. We should have brought it back on the tow truck, not in 5th. Thanks to the crew for all the hard work. We will get it right for Mosport. Looking forward to our next win this Saturday for fan appreciation night. Come out and get your hero cards and candy. See you on the front straight during intermission.

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