04/28/12 --
Well no winds this week so racing resumed @ Roadrunner this
Saturday night.
With Bobbie making the trip again this week from up North (with guy
pal Eric and kids in tow) she was
very anxious to get in some hot
laps.
Last race night we made changes to the cars for very dry racing,
after the race got called because of
the high winds we never really got
to try those changes, after a good
look at the track this sat. we
quikly changed both cars back to a
neutral setup, which worked out ok.
With 3 heats on the lineup board I was on the pole of heat two, and
Bobbie was to start 7th in heat #
three.
With a good start, and another restart around lap seven, I had
stretched out to a decent lead in my
heat when while leading and coming
off turn two I felt the rear end
lift and like it jumped out of gear,
I moved to the high side of the back
stretch and coasted to a stop, after
some inspection the track crew towed
me to the pits, after more review I
saw the damage, the rear end pull
bar bracket had torn loose from the
rear housing and let the housing
rotate which broke the rear u-joint
and why I couldn't continue,
darnit!!! Oh well, it doesn't look
like it hurt too much high dollar
stuff under there(I HOPE).But we
were done.
Bobbie made some good laps in her heat still getting used to the
new track and laps under her belt!
She always makes me proud!!
After the heats were over an old friend asked me to drive his mod,
he has had some personal health
issues and made the offer so we were
still racing, in a new car, but
gonna be fun!!! Thanks to Lester
Burns with the 53 mod for the ride.
Bobbie lined up 13th and me last since I switched cars, after
several laps getting used to the car
I started moving forward, finally up
in the top 10 I got caught up in a
major wreck with 6 cars involved, a
broken tie rod finished my night but
exciting to say the least, I was
scored 18th, Bobbie finished 11th,
and looked very good doing it, she
can't wait till next race to show
her stuff .
I have some major welding repairs to do before we hit the track
again, but I'll say my car was major
'Hooked up' and I'm really looking
forward to more racing coming this
season. New engine is supposed to be
ready this week so I'll keep
everyone updated on that issue.
Next race here is two weeks away and the car counts and fan count
keep growing, so my excitement grows
as well, love entertaining at the
track....see ya there....
A special shout-out goes to my gal
pal Cyndi for being there for me at
the track and in my life!
04/28/12 --
Well this was a very successful
first race of the season for the
#15bj car! My boyfriend, Erik, and
his two daughters came down to join
in on the fun and lend a few strong
hands to the Reid Racing crew. We
all loaded up and headed down south
to Carlsbad late Friday night after
Erik and I both got off work.
After some good rest at Daddy's and
a nice day at the Carlsbad Beach
Park, we started getting ready to
head to the track. The weather was
thankfully MUCH better than it was
for our last attempt for raceday.
With the lack of wind, the track
officials' attempt to get water on
the track was successful. We made
some changes to try out the tacky
track and I headed out for some well
needed hot laps. What a blast!!!!!
The car was hooked up and I really
looked forward to the heat race.
Several out of town cars showed up
to try to win the $1100 prize with
about 20 total in it to win it. With
no points yet, I started in the rear
of the third heat race. That
happened to be the very last heat
race for the night and by the time
it came around, most of the moisture
was long gone and starting to slick
over in the middle. I went out there
and gave it a whirl. The car was a
little loose but I was able to find
some moisture and finish 5th out of
6. One little change to the car
before the main event got me set up
and confident. Again, being the last
event of the evening, we got on the
track and it was already starting to
black slick over.
The green flag flew and we all raced
around the bottom, trying to get the
best bite of what little moisture
was left off the corner and avoid
the rough ruts that had developed
just outside of that. As the race
went on, brakes became more and more
crucial. I learned this and then
shortly thereafter, learned that my
brake bias was stuck. I spun in turn
three after going in just a little
too hard with not enough front
brake. I found the limit there and
made sure not to test that again!!
The green flew again and I passed a
few cars to get close to where I was
before I spun. The one laner didn't
offer much room for passing so it
was a nice battle throughout the
rest of the race.
The black #15bj FINISHED 11th for
the first race of the season! No
damage and a lot of successful
learning black slick laps, I was
completely satisfied with the entire
weekend! A lot of thanks go out to
RoadRunner Speedway for all their
efforts to prep a good track and to
help bring in the out of towners!
HUGE thank you to my daddy for
everything he does! It's a blessing
to be able to race with him and
learn from his knowledge and skills!
And thanks to him, I have a place to
stay when we race along with the new
additions to our crew. Thank you to
Erik for being willing to come along
and help and get his hands dirty,
learning patiently about racing and
getting along with the whole crew!
Thank you to Cyndi as well for being
such a big help with a big heart! We
have a great crew with all of us and
we all have a really great time!
The next race will be on the 12th
but I won't make that one due to
helping a friend celebrate his
Graduation from UNM. The next race
that the #15bj will run is planned
to be the 26th of May at RoadRunner
Speedway. Please stay posted for any
updates for Reid Racing.
Thanks to everybody for your support
and I look forward to seeing all the
fans out at the track
New pics from SMS 05/06/11 in the
gallery!
New pics from SMS 05/28/11 in the
gallery!
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