7/24/2006 A Top Ten at Trail Way and a Tough Night at Lincoln

 

Friday at Trail Way Speedway.

 

Trail Way Speedway had 22 cars for 22 spots Friday Night with the strong threat of rain.  Two Heats were run with all cars to make the field.  The first heat had at least four cautions loosing about half the cars when it was called.  Only one official lap had been completed.  This made it tough four us.  We were not set up well for how wet the track was and faded from 4^th to 8^th.

 

That gave us a 16^th place start in the feature.  Jessie drove to a 9^th place finish, another top ten.

 

Ron Kramer won the day after his 50^th birthday for the first time at Trail Way Speedway.  Congratulations.

 

Saturday at Lincoln.

 

We had trouble at Lincoln Speedway Saturday Night with the car stalling.  By the time we found the trouble (the Mag had failed) and fixed it, we had missed our heat and started 12 of 13 in the first of two Consi's.  There was a large 42 car field looking to make each of the 24 feature starting spots.

 

Jessie did a great job on the start passing three cars on the outside by the flag stand and maybe two more by the entry to turn one.  She was hooked up and determined.

 

Then three cars from up front started to cart wheel end over end from the inside groove toward the outside wall.  She was lucky enough to miss the first one but was collected by the second one.  It climbed right up the car and over.  All of the drivers involved were ok although pretty sore.

 

We lost the front wing, every aluminum bar and steering arm and crunched the top wing some.  The radiator was moved back about 3 inches and the box filter was crushed some.

 

Folks came from everywhere to help get us get back out before the next green flag.  Jessie says "thanks".  We not only have some of the best Sprint Car Drivers in the world here in PA we have some of the nicest folks around.

 

From inside the car Jessie said it was neat to see one of the other drivers come over and pretty much take over for some of our newer guys.

 

She just missed the green but would have been a mess anyway with the top wing damage.

 

We have some more practice and organization to do to speed up the quick change process.  We were probably more ready for an axle change between a heat and a Consi than during a delayed race.

 

Congratulations to Chad Trout who won his second feature at Lincoln Speedway this year.

 

We had it pretty much back together by Sunday night.  Frank Fleming came by and disappeared with busted up fiberglass and before dinner he was back repaired and painted, thanks.

 

Thanks Randy in ways to many to list.

 

Jessie was hard at work all weekend as well.

 

Bill Morrison

www.JessieMorrison.com