Saturday, February 28th
Lady Luck was not on our side last night. I think the car was faster than the driver. We flirted with 8.0 in practice and all I could muster up in qualifying was 8.18. We started at the tail of the field in the A Main. With a couple of quick moves we were up to fourth or fifth within a few laps. Sitting in front of us were a couple of fast cars with inexperienced drivers. I just couldn't get my timing right to make a pass by them. Or we would get along side and and they would come down on us. This bunched things up behind us. After a few love taps from behind, we managed to bend a axle. I stuck it out for a few laps but couldn't hold the spot. Arena racing does not allow us to work on the cars during intermission so we were stuck with a damaged car and no opportunity to fix it for the Top Dog. Not really sure I agree with the rules, but as long as we all have to play by the same rules, I'm ok with that. To make sure we secured our 1 point for the Top Dog we were announced but did not take the green flag. We did not want to damage the car anymore than it was. Vigorous work from Rick and Mike had the axle out and a new one back in before the cars were cleared off the track from the Top Dog. We were told you couldn't change one in a half an hour but with those two and help from Jeff Gordon as Mike referred to me, it was done in minutes. Well I've been up since 6 trying to get our newborn Bryce ready to take the green but he says NO WAY with those crazy drivers!! Well I've gotta go and find his mom, he's been motor boating since I've been typing. See you at the track...........#08
Sunday March 1st
The weekend was not a good one for the Kerkstra Services, ASI Manufacturing, A&M Dental Lab, Winston Speedway #08. After bad luck on Saturday, it continued on Sunday. We qualified unusually in 11 spot. This put us on the pole for the A Main from the pill draw. It was a dog fight right off the start between us and #23. We raced each other clean and put on a good show. He was faster than us and we gave him a line down low. On the top the car worked well as I was able to keep my momentum up and we raced side by side for many laps. He did eventually get by and so did the #34. The #34 and us also raced side by side for a few laps. Coming out of two i was up against the wall and #34 came up into us. I had no where to go and we bumped the wall. It was frustrating for me b/c I gave him the preferred line on the bottom and left him more than enough room. He was by me and if he'd just left me room on the top we would have never touched. In 3 and 4 he would have cleared me and we could have both continued on. Things happen so fast in those cars I had no time to hit the brakes and avoid any contact with him or the wall. Some how during the racing we got hit in the left rear again. It bent the axle and we did not have time to change it between the A Main and the last chance race. Thanks again for your support and we will see you at the March 8th race!!
Lady Luck was not on our side last night. I think the car was faster than the driver. We flirted with 8.0 in practice and all I could muster up in qualifying was 8.18. We started at the tail of the field in the A Main. With a couple of quick moves we were up to fourth or fifth within a few laps. Sitting in front of us were a couple of fast cars with inexperienced drivers. I just couldn't get my timing right to make a pass by them. Or we would get along side and and they would come down on us. This bunched things up behind us. After a few love taps from behind, we managed to bend a axle. I stuck it out for a few laps but couldn't hold the spot. Arena racing does not allow us to work on the cars during intermission so we were stuck with a damaged car and no opportunity to fix it for the Top Dog. Not really sure I agree with the rules, but as long as we all have to play by the same rules, I'm ok with that. To make sure we secured our 1 point for the Top Dog we were announced but did not take the green flag. We did not want to damage the car anymore than it was. Vigorous work from Rick and Mike had the axle out and a new one back in before the cars were cleared off the track from the Top Dog. We were told you couldn't change one in a half an hour but with those two and help from Jeff Gordon as Mike referred to me, it was done in minutes. Well I've been up since 6 trying to get our newborn Bryce ready to take the green but he says NO WAY with those crazy drivers!! Well I've gotta go and find his mom, he's been motor boating since I've been typing. See you at the track...........#08
Sunday March 1st
The weekend was not a good one for the Kerkstra Services, ASI Manufacturing, A&M Dental Lab, Winston Speedway #08. After bad luck on Saturday, it continued on Sunday. We qualified unusually in 11 spot. This put us on the pole for the A Main from the pill draw. It was a dog fight right off the start between us and #23. We raced each other clean and put on a good show. He was faster than us and we gave him a line down low. On the top the car worked well as I was able to keep my momentum up and we raced side by side for many laps. He did eventually get by and so did the #34. The #34 and us also raced side by side for a few laps. Coming out of two i was up against the wall and #34 came up into us. I had no where to go and we bumped the wall. It was frustrating for me b/c I gave him the preferred line on the bottom and left him more than enough room. He was by me and if he'd just left me room on the top we would have never touched. In 3 and 4 he would have cleared me and we could have both continued on. Things happen so fast in those cars I had no time to hit the brakes and avoid any contact with him or the wall. Some how during the racing we got hit in the left rear again. It bent the axle and we did not have time to change it between the A Main and the last chance race. Thanks again for your support and we will see you at the March 8th race!!
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