Breaking the curse

Well, we didn't get a win, but for the first time in a while, we finished on the lead lap which is better than we've done in a while.  It wasn't smooth sailing by any means, but our guys struggled through to respectable finishes.  Brent Ashurst in the 21 pro stock finished 4th with no power steering, and Sean Callens in the 11 street stock finished 5th with no rear brakes.


In other news, it's been a hard week for my equipment as well.  Early last week, my computer crashed taking all of our videos with it (thank goodness for youtube).  I just bought a replacement for one of the GoPro camera which broke a couple of months ago, so I was anxious to get both GoPros (we try to run two--either front and rear mount or one on each car) to start building my video collection again.

 Instead, this happened:

Luckily, it's just the lens cover that was shattered.  A few replacement parts, and we're back in business.

We'll be back in a few weeks.  In the meantime, we've put the hard work in, now we're still searching for that last little bit of good luck.

We need a lucky charm

Well, both cars (the #11 street stock and the #21 pro stock) were about the best they've ever been last night.  They ran great, the drivers were happy, the track was nice, but there was a whole lot of aggression being taken out last night.  Dirt track drivers don't handle a two month break in the action well.  No major incidents, but both cars went home a little worse for wear.

The 21 of Brent Ashurst was looking good with more of the graphics done. Unfortunately, some over driving (by others) knocked the nose off.  It's mostly cosmetic though .  A new bumper and reattached nose and we're good. 

Sean Callens' 11 is a little more banged up after his wall ride. 

Screen capture of the fun part

We're looking into some lucky charms.  A few four leaf clovers and rabbit's feet can't hurt at this point. 

As always, check out the videos if you'd like to see the demolition derby disguised as a stock car race from this weekend.

Man, we had this one!

Yeah, that's what everyone says at the track.  We returned to Cocopah Speedway with a brand new body and a newly tuned engine (thanks to Kracker Diesel Service/Kracker Racing Engines).  The car looked great, ran great, and felt great.  Unfortunately, during the main, contact with another car resulted in a flat.  With a short main of only 15 laps, there wasn't enough time to get back out there.  However, we left feeling pretty good about the car's performance. 

The graphics aren't quite done yet, but the car still looked pretty clean.

Good things to come...

Just Like New

We didn't quite manage to get everything back in place for the first race of 2012 at Cocopah Speedway, but we plan on being there for the next one. 

We're hoping for good things in 2012!

Preview of work in progress

DNF

Well, that didn't go quite the way we anticipated.  Friday night were heats and a Race of Champions.  We made it through the heat and used it to play with the set-up of the car.  During the Race of Champions the set-up didn't work and we ended up blowing out a right-rear tire.  Saturday morning, a lot more broken bits were discovered.  After spending the day repairing the car and banging the body back into shape, we went with a lot more conservative set-up which worked on the dry-slick track.  Unfortunately, during a bit of a tussle for real estate, we broke a tie rod ending our night early.  Despite our disappointment, there was some great racing action from the pro stocks.  The 55 schooled the field ,but the 3D and 72 had a great battle for second and the majority of the field was competitive.

We're taking a little break through December to give the car a detailed going over and fix, repair, and freshen things up.  See you in the new year!

 

A little late-night revelry, and we've joined a new team!

 

That's better

This kind of thing can make for a rough weekend

At least we looked good while we were out there.  This is post blow-out.   Looks pretty good, doesn't it? Amazing what some rivets, hammers, and elbow grease will do.

Defending Turkey Classic Winner article at cocopahspeedway.com

There's a pretty good article up at the Cocopah Speedway website detailing last year's Turkey Classic and the where we are for this year's.  Check it out!

Back to Cocopah

On November 5th, we found ourselves at Cocopah Speedway again, this time to do some testing for the upcoming Turkey Classic.  Not sure we had the set-up we want since we finished third.  Up next is the Cocopah Speedway Turkey Classic (formally of the defunct Imperial Speedway).  Should be a great event, and we are going in as defending winners!

2010 Turkey Classic