Another Top-10 at Lorain

After making some chassis changes on Saturday morning, the car was hooked up much better at Lorain. It wasn't perfect, but much closer to where it needs to be. I finished 4th in the heat after dodging a spinning Mike MacDonald, whose car suddenly snapped out of control when a rear suspension part broke. I then finished the feature in 9th, after turning the front straight into a road course dodging spinning cars near the mid-point of the race.

Look for some cool in-car video soon.

Up Next: Lorain County Speedway

After fighting the car all night at Barberton, finishing 7th in the heat and 13th in the feature, we are ready to move on to Lorain County Speedway Saturday, May 30. I've made some chassis adjustments that will hopefully get rid of the loose condition I've been dealing with.

It's also Family Night at Lorain - 2 Adults and 3 Kids for $25 & 5 Hot Dogs and 5 Fountain Drinks - which is sure to bring families to the track. Hope to see you there!

Up Next: Barberton Speedway

The rainout two weeks ago at Barberton couldn't have come at a better time, as we were unable to run that night. Then, last night, the Legends had an open date and most all area tracks rained out.

Our series will visit Barberton Speedway this weekend, and our car is almost ready. Dave Spotton stopped by yesterday and helped with the gear change (we're trying something a little different), and just a few minor details remain. This will also be our first race with an in-car camera, as we just took delivery of a new Sport Action Camera. Look for the videos next week.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to Rebecca, my Mother-In-Law Linda and Mothers everywhere!

Adios "Exploder"

A sudden urgent issue kept us off the track Saturday night at Barberton Speedway. Rebeeca's Explorer's (named years ago by one of my crew members as the "Exploder') transmission exploded in a big way, and we were stuck at a dealership into the evening. She is now the proud owner of a Mountaineer with a 6-year, 75,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty, which is the most important accessory you can buy for a Ford, because you are probably going to need it at some point.

May 16th is an off date, and it loks like we are heading to Deerfield Speedway to watch some great dirt track racing. We return to the track on May 23rd at Barberton Speedway.

Next Up: Barberton Speedway

It's shaping up to be another extremely busy week, but it looks like we will make it to Barberton this weekend. We brought the car home in one piece from Lorain, and it already had the Barberton gears in it. I look the car over from top-to-bottom and we should be good to go.

Top-10 Finish at Lorain

Due to time constraints this past week, I was not able to change rear end gears for Lorain. So we headed there with 3.42 gears, normally used at Barberton Speedway, which are a little high for Lorain. The result was a car that was seriously loose all night long with the motor dropping out of the power band coming off the turns. But, as I told a number of people at the track, "I would rather be here with the wrong gears than not be here at all."

I finished 5th in the Heat, after bringing out the yellow flag for my spin in Turn 2. I finished 10th in the Feature, fighting the car for the entire race. I was pleased with the outcome, given the circumstances.

Thanks to Dave Spotton for all his help tonight.

Next week, we are off to Barberton again. See you there.

Ready for Lorain

I was able to get the car ready, so we will be racing tonight at Lorain County Speedway!