7/24/09 Route 106 raceway Engine trouble

This weekend we raced at Route 106 raceway. The first practice went great handling wise. It was awesome, but we didn't have a whole lot of power. So me and my Dad decided to switch to a gear that would give us more power, and then we went out for the second practice. The car handled all right and had a little more power than before but still not enough. So my Dad went over and asked one of our competitors what they were running for RPM's they said they were running 5600. So then we did the math and figured out they were running 200 more RPM's than we were. So then at that point on we knew it was our engine and that’s why we weren't being competitive. So the rest of the day dragged along and we finished third in the heat race and third out of four cars in the feature, not bad for engine trouble. Later that day my Dad said we are going to buy a new engine so we can be

Competitive.

Thoughts from the Crew Chief

We did better this week than in the last few weeks. That is pretty good considering we are now racing in the "A" division (we started in the "B" division earlier this year).

A small change to the set up made a big difference in the afternoon. We finished the Heat race competitively and led some laps. By the time the feature was run, night had fallen and there was a noticable temperature drop. Also, multiple cautions and restarts kept us from ever really getting warmed up. Jack drove great and I am very proud of him.

Route 106 7/18/09

This weekend we raced at Route 106 in Pembroke, NH. Our first practice went great but the car didn't have a whole lot of power so me and my Dad debated on putting on a different gear. But in the end we decided to keep the gear we had. So we went out for our second practice and didn't do so well still no power so my Dad put on a different gear. In the heat race we were starting on the pole. So we had a good start until this kid in the #49 hit me! But we ended up getting our spot back. So I kept leading for a while but then he gave me a huge bump and the #49 passed me along with two other guys. So I had dropped to fourth and then a couple laps later the heat race was over and I finished fourth.  In the feature we had a lot of cautions and we were running a gear that worked best when you had lots of momentum so we couldn't get up to speed so we finished fifth place out of eight cars.

7/12/09 Sugar hill speedway

Last weekend we went to Sugar hill speedway. We had serious engine trouble and came in last. We are giving our engine to Archie to refresh the engine.

Route106 raceway 7/11/09

Today we raced at Route 106. Our first practice went great no complients from me everything went smooth. Then, in the second practice I passed the 95J but right when I was starting to pull away he hit me!! But I was able to keep the car from spinning out. Ever since the 95J hit me my racecar hasn't been the same so we didn't finish the practice quite as we pleased. Then in the heat race we came in fourth out of seven cars not bad but not awesome either. Next, in the feature on the first lap there was an accident in front of me but I avoided it an that boosted me up to second but for some weird reason they made me start back in fourth. For the rest of the race every body was pretty much all spread out so we walked away with a fourth place finish out of seven cars not bad but not good. We think it was the car but aren't sure what part on the car wasn't working right.

Me practicing at Route 106

This is me practicing in my new car, we just started to race it this year. We race my new car at Route 106 and Sugar hill speedway. We have won once so far but there is still a lot races left.

July 8 Update

We have been away from the track for more than two weeks. A week ago, Tuesday, we tore Jack's Kart down and rebuilt it with a completely new set up. Now we are just waiting for Saturday night to test things out.