she has a black eye
and a fat lip
chiped tooth
Ok!!!! let`s start by saying.. OH MY GOD!!! and continue
with how our weekend outing went this weekend at
Havasu 95 speedway ( dont know why it`s called speedway)
I decided to go racing this weekend since Joe and I were
both off Friday afternoon and Saturday.
We went to the facility (can not call it a race track!!) friday
and arrived in time to test, buy 4 tires and fuel at a cost
of about "1 million dollars" plus 8.89 % sales tax
for the solid gold 2040 hooiser tires.
(they had to be made of gold for the price) or just the
high demand for the tires, since they only had about 6 in
stock.
The track had a night time test session that was lit by 3
or maybe 4 flash lights, the track surface is asphalt "under"
river rocks and sea shells that covers the surface, banking
that looks like it`s going off camber followed by cracks in
the asphalt that could swallow my grandson whole.
Joe went onto the track for the 1st of about a dozen test
sessions only to try to find the corners and the track exit
that they should have put a offical with a 5th flashlight
to giude you to the pits like a airplane pilot arriving at
the gate. Joe could not find the headlight switch in the car
so we practiced by moonlight.
(I was going to tape a flashlight to the hood)
Joe goes onto the track and out comes the green glag (oh i
mean the green flashlight) and Joe hammers the throttle
and smokes the rear tires like JOHN fORCE in his funny
car... ahhh... no grip dad, says Joe on the radio, while trying to
find the corner thru the smoke in the drivers compartment
Joe starts driving the car much slower , like half throttle!!
still not grip says Joe , ahh.. how bout you hop out and push
it I tell Joe, thats how slick the surface is at this speedway.
we finished practice that night and gained nothing for speed
and hoped for sunlight and better grip saturday when the track
surface got some heat on it.
Saturday brings hope for speed and grip, oh please let there
be grip.... not a chance!! it`s just like driving on ice.
Pat peitre and I are standing on the spotters stand and we
looked at each other and laughed that the cars looked like
they were going in slow motion. We swear we could run faster.
We had 13 late models at the track and qualified 8th sideways
all the way around the track.
Joe started the main event inside row 4 and held own and
moving up to 5th for the 35 lap race. While they had cautions
for a number of spin outs ( not surprised) Joe was doing well
racing at just above a fast idle speed, when lap 34 of the 35
lap race went under the flag stand, the flag man failed to wave
the white flag, then on lap 35 of 35 NO CHECKERD FLAG
waved, then on lap 36 the 2nd place car spun and a caution
came out, eveyone thought we missed the flag and confusion
became the topic, while scratching my head, I asked the
track promoter who was standing next to me in the spotter
area, Is the race over??? were on lap 36 ... he said no to
everyone and everone was saying it`s lap 36 of a 35 lap race.
The promoter said we were going to have a green white
chekered finish.
This is where the bad news come in to this message!!
Everything on the car was perfect on lap 35 of 35 laps
we were should have finished in 5th but, it`s a green,
white, checkered because the flag man missed doing his job,
lap 37 restart and Joe gets shoved into a wreck that
happened ahead of him damaging the car.
Had the starter did his job we would have come home with
out a scratch on the car.
Here is what the car looks like from a wreck on lap 37 of
a 35 lap race.. you do the math .. the starter can`t.
We finished 7th after 39 laps.
uhh... stay tuned we may do that again just to punish
ourselfs for going the 1st time and use up the 1 million
dollar tires.
with how our weekend outing went this weekend at
Havasu 95 speedway ( dont know why it`s called speedway)
I decided to go racing this weekend since Joe and I were
both off Friday afternoon and Saturday.
We went to the facility (can not call it a race track!!) friday
and arrived in time to test, buy 4 tires and fuel at a cost
of about "1 million dollars" plus 8.89 % sales tax
for the solid gold 2040 hooiser tires.
(they had to be made of gold for the price) or just the
high demand for the tires, since they only had about 6 in
stock.
The track had a night time test session that was lit by 3
or maybe 4 flash lights, the track surface is asphalt "under"
river rocks and sea shells that covers the surface, banking
that looks like it`s going off camber followed by cracks in
the asphalt that could swallow my grandson whole.
Joe went onto the track for the 1st of about a dozen test
sessions only to try to find the corners and the track exit
that they should have put a offical with a 5th flashlight
to giude you to the pits like a airplane pilot arriving at
the gate. Joe could not find the headlight switch in the car
so we practiced by moonlight.
(I was going to tape a flashlight to the hood)
Joe goes onto the track and out comes the green glag (oh i
mean the green flashlight) and Joe hammers the throttle
and smokes the rear tires like JOHN fORCE in his funny
car... ahhh... no grip dad, says Joe on the radio, while trying to
find the corner thru the smoke in the drivers compartment
Joe starts driving the car much slower , like half throttle!!
still not grip says Joe , ahh.. how bout you hop out and push
it I tell Joe, thats how slick the surface is at this speedway.
we finished practice that night and gained nothing for speed
and hoped for sunlight and better grip saturday when the track
surface got some heat on it.
Saturday brings hope for speed and grip, oh please let there
be grip.... not a chance!! it`s just like driving on ice.
Pat peitre and I are standing on the spotters stand and we
looked at each other and laughed that the cars looked like
they were going in slow motion. We swear we could run faster.
We had 13 late models at the track and qualified 8th sideways
all the way around the track.
Joe started the main event inside row 4 and held own and
moving up to 5th for the 35 lap race. While they had cautions
for a number of spin outs ( not surprised) Joe was doing well
racing at just above a fast idle speed, when lap 34 of the 35
lap race went under the flag stand, the flag man failed to wave
the white flag, then on lap 35 of 35 NO CHECKERD FLAG
waved, then on lap 36 the 2nd place car spun and a caution
came out, eveyone thought we missed the flag and confusion
became the topic, while scratching my head, I asked the
track promoter who was standing next to me in the spotter
area, Is the race over??? were on lap 36 ... he said no to
everyone and everone was saying it`s lap 36 of a 35 lap race.
The promoter said we were going to have a green white
chekered finish.
This is where the bad news come in to this message!!
Everything on the car was perfect on lap 35 of 35 laps
we were should have finished in 5th but, it`s a green,
white, checkered because the flag man missed doing his job,
lap 37 restart and Joe gets shoved into a wreck that
happened ahead of him damaging the car.
Had the starter did his job we would have come home with
out a scratch on the car.
Here is what the car looks like from a wreck on lap 37 of
a 35 lap race.. you do the math .. the starter can`t.
We finished 7th after 39 laps.
uhh... stay tuned we may do that again just to punish
ourselfs for going the 1st time and use up the 1 million
dollar tires.
