I wish to send this out as an open letter to everyone in the Mini Stock division at Thompson Speedway.

The minis are one of the poorest excuses for a division that I've seen in a while. Personally, I've been wrecked or hit hard in the past 3 races. Twice I've had my right side door ripped almost completely off, and this past week I was in the fence before we finished lap 1. My car ended up with two broken wheels, a bent axle, bad wheel bearing, and decent body damage. I watched from the infield as my fellow drivers kept crashing good equipment because of their lack of ability and patience. 

As a rookie, it is wholly disheartening to be in the garage every week. It is soul crushing to have a car become faster and faster each week, and see yourself coming closer and closer to contention, only to have it stripped from your grasp. Instead of a top 5 last week, which my car was fully capable of, I finished last. It's not just me this is happening to, there are a lot of others who can have better showings, but have different fates than they should.

What's disappointing about last week is that my downfall wasn't the fault of my competitors. Poor cleanup from the feature in turn 3 wrecked not only me, but two other cars behind me. They also have a serious amount of work to do to be ready again. It's not the amount of wrecked race cars that has me upset, its the fact that when we put on races like we do, it makes us look like fools.

I'm in danger of not making it to the end of the season. My tire and wheel inventory is in serious danger. My parts are dwindling away. My funds from my sponsors are all but gone. I'm putting this car on the track every week out of my own pocket. The fact that my competitors do not have the respect for each other to run a clean line and race with their heads don't fill me with much hope. I race clean, and I hold a line. If everyone did that, we'd be something to behold, week in and week out.

My only hope is that my car eventually becomes fast enough so that I can run to the front and hide every week. Until then, I'll hope we stop wrecking. 
Ha.

Brent
 


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Art Moran Jr.
08/27/2009 04:09

I am sorry to hear about this. Have you ever watched a Legends race at Waterford? Well that is the same for me this year. I was hoping to get rid of my cars and get 2 Minis to race at Thompson next year, but after reading this I'm not sure. If we do get a car or 2 for up there I might call you for some help. Good Luck!

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Brent
08/27/2009 10:13

I'd love to see you guys up there. It's cheap, it's fun on the right days, it just seems that this year we can't get our act together. I think you'd enjoy it up there.

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