Since, apparently, nobody raced this past weekend; I'll just have to post tidbits I found out about.
Ethan54:
Had another good race last night. Got 6th out of 7 in my heat race. Started the feature in the back and not sure where i finished, no results posted yet. We're thinking around 16 out of 21 cars. The car was fast in the feature, a bit loose, but i could drive it. Had a close call where a car pinched me off and i started to lose it. As this was happening i saw Jeff had spun out on the exit of turn 2. I had the brakes to the floor as i was starting to spin out and came literally within inches of hitting Jeff. Continued on with the race and had a ton of fun.
RickyBobby:
News Update (May 19, 2009)
New tires improved the performance of the Local Heroes Legend car this past week, and after some necessary adjustments to the right-rear brake, Jeremy was out in full force for the Feature, starting out-side pole.
He led several laps of the Feature and was holding the rest of the field at bay until a caution flag came out and the restart was unkind to the team. A later caution flag and an error in the scoring tower led to a poorer finish than the team was expecting, but all in all, it was a good night of racing for JM Motorsports.
VMSmotorsports:
News Update (May 16, 2009)
The VMS Motorsports crew discovered an oil leak on the #5 Modified of Chris Johnson Saturday, and elected to forgo racing to have it repaired for the upcoming weekend triple-header attempt.
We also should have left Jim Bucher's #17 Legends car in the shop as it turned out. The VMS Motorsports, Precise Home Inspections car was great in hot laps, seemed like the set-up was right-on for the first night of racing at our home track of Charter Raceway in Beaver Dam. Bucher started 5th in the heat race, and was passing for 4th when he clipped the tractor tire/inside barrier in turn 4 of the second lap and ripped the rear end out of the Homes.com, The Agency Real Estate car. Repairs were too extensive to perform at the track.
News Update (May 17, 2009)
Myka Meyer traveled to Dousman to keep her season rolling on a Sunny Sunday. Her weekend started off poorly, like the rest of the VMS Motorsports team, with a wreck in her first heat race. She managed to repair the kart and finished 5th in the second heat race. Myka kept on improving through the day and managed a 4th place finish in the Main event.
The karts will be off for Memorial Day weekend.
KAB Motorsports:
May 9, 2009
Opening Night starts with a bang, unfortunately not the bang we were hoping for.
After warm-up, our car was working very well with the new motor we had to install on Tuesday after a blown head gasket. With the car performing well, we drew the #2 starting spot. After 2 laps we got shuffled back a little, and then was getting ready to settle in when another car attempted to make it 3 wide going into corner 1. As many know, this is not going to work out very well on the narrow exit of corner 2. After being bounced around, the car went directly into the corner 2 wall and hit head on. The car then rolled on it's side as I awaited for emergency crews to get there.
We are going to attempt to fix the car over the next week or two and get back onto the track. The frame is bent in the front and rear. Hopefully some luck will be on our side this time and the car will straighten out and be back into shape.
May 20, 2009
New car currently being built
After assessing the damage to the car after the crash on opening night, we have decided that it is too bent to be repaired. There was much more damage done to the car than we initially had assessed as we had hoped it was save-able. With some help from a couple competitors, we have completely striped the old car and it is currently in 3 larges pieces ready to go to the scrap yard. The new car has been striped down in preparation of receiving the new cage. We will not be able to race this week, however we are hoping that with some long nights ahead of us, that we can get the new car out to the track within the next couple weeks. Pictures of the new car and build will be posted shortly.
Vankcotr (Van Kopp Racing) :
Race #3 - Wenatchee Valley Super Oval
5/16/2009
Last Saturday was my first time to race at the Wenatchee Valley Super Oval. Although learning a new track can be difficult, this track is a lot of fun to learn. My third practice was when I really got the hang of the track by making marks when to get on and off the gas. I qualified, sixth fastest out of ten cars, which placed me in the third starting position for my trophy dash. For the first time I attempted to start in third gear on the start and then shift to fourth. It’s a lot harder than I thought because I missed the shift and fell behind by almost half a straightaway. The trophy dash is only a four lap race but I caught up to finish in third. In the heat I started seventh and finished in the same position. Also in the main event, I started seventh and finished in seventh. I was really happy I didn’t spin out at all during any of my races! My next race is May 23rd at South Sound Speedway in Rochester, WA.
I am sure I can dig up more. But I just don't have time! I monitor, and/or check, 15 or more member sites on a regular basis.
PLEASE POST YOUR RESULTS! As you just never know what embarrassing stuff I might dig up.
Thank You,
Steve
