We're taking a bit of a break from the racing scene. The car needs some TLC, and we want to make sure everything is working top-notch rather than babying it through another season.
Also, things like...well, life are a little busy this year. Real jobs are keeping the boys busy, and in some happy news, both driver and crew chief and their respective wives are expecting babies in the spring.
Hopefully, we find ourselves back on track (literally!) sometime in the early summer...
That didn't quite go as planned. The Turkey Classic at Cocopah Speedway for pro stocks (street stocks, wcss, super stocks, limited late model, or whatever you want to call then) was held this Friday and Saturday, November 23 and 24.
The schedule for the night included qualifying, heat 1, heat 2 (invert), a dash for top six qualifiers, and the main. Unfortunately, the night was rough on tires. A handful of flat tires set us back a bit. We ended up qualifying mid-pack for the main and finished in one piece (relatively) in 10th place. There was a lot of frantic engine work in between and we probably were never 100%.
Saturday looked more promising as the track was setting up just like we like it. We were just starting to move forward in the main when this happened:
Oh well...it happens...repeatedly.
We thought maybe Team Dragon Slayer could get the 21 into victory lane
You ever had one of those nights where you can predict the finish? And you know you're not going to get the big W? We quickly figured out we were about a third place car and guess what? We finished third.
This amused me to no end. This Dr. Pepper can got to go for hot laps! Fastest soda in the west!
Next up is the big one. Cocopah Speedway's Turkey Classic is coming up at the end of the month. Here's hoping for a good turnout!
We were the last of 25 WCSS to show up to Bakersfield Speedway, but at least we made it. 25 cars is a pretty good showing for this division. 22 cars started the main. We had a good time and finished with a fourth place in the big show. We wanted more, of course, but we were happy with that
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Getting there late, we pitted in the overflow of the overflow. It turned out to be a pretty decent spot.
No reason to fix last races' (Cocopah) disaster yet. They just beat the body back out and called it good.
Nothing to do with us, but I love this shot. And the WCSS cars are always a lot of fun to race with!
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