Damn, that was a really long off-season.

Well, it was nice to get back in the saddle. I think I say that every time I get in the car, but anyway... I was glad to see that all the hard work and money spent on the car has things finally pointed in the right direction. I think I picked up a half-second over last season, but I still have about 2-3 tenths to go. I've got some radical ideas in my head that I think will work, so I'm going to throw them at the car and see what happens.

On to Icebreaker weekend. I was not a very calm person on the way up there. Our tow vehicle died in the gas station and I made two trips back to the shop trying to get it started. Eventually we made it up there, with me turning a deep shade of red in the face. I think my blood pressure was in the 200's. It's not like it was anyone's fault, it's just stupid stuff. Anyway, I signed in and drew a number and talk about taking all the stress away in one shot, I drew #1. I knew all the work I put in during the off-season made the car faster, but I had no idea if I could contend yet or not. We'd find out after the heat race that, yes I was faster, but I was not fast enough. We still had to find more.

The feature was an adventure, like usual, but it was nice to be racing people for once instead of riding. 7th place is a solid finish, and I figured out what I need to do from now on. I've got a lot of ideas on how to pick up speed, so this article is going to be a little short, because I'm hurrying to get to the shop and get to work. But I promise, by the end of this season, I hope to be contending. 

Peace,
Brent
 


Comments




Leave a Reply