Motorhome Races & Fireworks July 5,2008
This Saturday night had a lot of potential. NW Construction had bought us a new set of tires and we did a few things with springs to make the car better. So During Hot Laps, the car was close, with a few more adjustments, we got the car set-up really well. Qualifing went well, with a 17.56 sec run, putting us 4th. This week they eliminated the trophy dash and the heat races and had a 50 Main instead. With the Invert, I started in 11th place of the 13 car field. The NW Construction,Cafe Oasis, Henry Ranch,JT Rocks & Excavation,Oregon Tool & Supply,Oakland Vet Hospital,Gordon Spezza Trucking,Bailey Vet Clinic, PDM2 Machine Works,Jobes Hot Rod Shop, AAA Transmisions Chevy was runnin' Great! I moved up through the field picking off cars one by one. By the caution around lap 19, I had worked my way up to 4th. We restarted and had made a lap or two when the caution flew again. This time I restarted 3rd and made it to turn 2 when something let go in the drive train, luckily I was able to coast out of the way (some drivers had to do some fancy driving to avoid me when if first happened) without a caution and all the way around the rest of the track and back to the pits. Dad met me asking if it was the motor or what. I said no, but we're broke. That was the end of our night. I was bummed because the car was perfect and getting more perfect every lap. We finally got the energy to look at the car sunday night and discovered we had lost the Clutch, which is better than losing the transmission, like we thought might have happened. We have an extra clutch so I just need to put that in and we'll be good to go!!!
See Ya next time, Benjer #81