We're Back!!!!!!!
It's been almost exactly 1 year since we blew the motor in Lethal Injection and we are finally racing again!
For the first outing of the year And the first test run on the new motor, we decided to head to Sanford North Carolina to run with PRO BADD and to check out Lee County Mud Motorsports Complex and the Hill & Hole guys..
They are nuts!!! .. But if you are ever in the area you have to check them out. Owners Darryl and Deborah are great hosts and I can't wait to go back next year.
Check them out at http://www.ncmudracing.com/
The car ran "ok" for the first time out.. We had it set a little too safe and the times weren't the greatest. But at least it came home running and in one piece.
For our second race of the year,we headed out to Morrison Illinois over the 4th of July weekend to visit the PeatMonster. This track is notorious for breaking cars with it's hard hooking peat track!.. The weather wasn't the greatest with a steady light rain most of the day. It did stop in time to run the Pro Open class but the track was wet and slippery. Our first pass went straight but the motor was still lacking the power we needed. Crew Chief Jeff decided it was time to quit playing around. With a couple of changes in the fuel delivery system and a new engine timing mark the motor sounded like a whole new beast.
Now came the time to see what the changes would do.. On the second pass the car launched like a rocket and the rear tires started to hop in the ruts from the other cars. It didn't take much to get the front wheels pointed in the wrong direction and before I knew it all I could see was the safety fence coming my way fast. Hitting the brakes on the wet grass seemed to make the car slide even faster. The outcome wasn't very good.. I hit the fence spinning around but the main thing is no one got hurt. The crowd was close by but were far enough away from the debris.
Below is a video provided by the Paperboy Express Racing Team. We would like to extend our thanks to the entire Paperboy Team for all the help they have given us over the past few months helping us to get ready for the 2009 season. Check them out on the web at www.paperboyexpress.net
For the first outing of the year And the first test run on the new motor, we decided to head to Sanford North Carolina to run with PRO BADD and to check out Lee County Mud Motorsports Complex and the Hill & Hole guys..
They are nuts!!! .. But if you are ever in the area you have to check them out. Owners Darryl and Deborah are great hosts and I can't wait to go back next year.
Check them out at http://www.ncmudracing.com/
The car ran "ok" for the first time out.. We had it set a little too safe and the times weren't the greatest. But at least it came home running and in one piece.
For our second race of the year,we headed out to Morrison Illinois over the 4th of July weekend to visit the PeatMonster. This track is notorious for breaking cars with it's hard hooking peat track!.. The weather wasn't the greatest with a steady light rain most of the day. It did stop in time to run the Pro Open class but the track was wet and slippery. Our first pass went straight but the motor was still lacking the power we needed. Crew Chief Jeff decided it was time to quit playing around. With a couple of changes in the fuel delivery system and a new engine timing mark the motor sounded like a whole new beast.
Now came the time to see what the changes would do.. On the second pass the car launched like a rocket and the rear tires started to hop in the ruts from the other cars. It didn't take much to get the front wheels pointed in the wrong direction and before I knew it all I could see was the safety fence coming my way fast. Hitting the brakes on the wet grass seemed to make the car slide even faster. The outcome wasn't very good.. I hit the fence spinning around but the main thing is no one got hurt. The crowd was close by but were far enough away from the debris.
Below is a video provided by the Paperboy Express Racing Team. We would like to extend our thanks to the entire Paperboy Team for all the help they have given us over the past few months helping us to get ready for the 2009 season. Check them out on the web at www.paperboyexpress.net
Next Stop.. STURGIS!!!!! August 4th & 5th
Video by Colin Rosander
posted by Jamie at 8:25 PM
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