Sure was nice to run at home again....

Tonight we raced at our home track NGMS for the first time in over 2 months and had a good run....Finished 2nd in the heat and 2nd in the main.....The track was just a little ruff after the installation of the sprinkler system....It had a few ruts from all the pipe being laid....It wasn't as bad as I had expected it to be.

Devin didn't get a good start at the beginning of the main and had to fall back into 3rd place after starting on the outside front row....It took him about 12 laps to get around a fast 2nd place kart....By then the leader had about a 10 to 12 kart lead....Devin ran him down and finished the race beside him about 3/4 of a kart length short of a victory.....The new frame is just as fast as the old one was....FT in the main 13.09

Brian

Check out the LF.....

I'm not sure who the guy is but the pic was taken by a photographer at Volusia...I kinda stole the pic to post here but here is the link to his website.....

Click here....



Looks like one fast track for the Daytona WKA Nationals this year....No more racing on the junky limestone track of years past.....I can't wait.

Brian

I don't like the new WKA tire rule.....

Here is the link....

The guys with deep pockets can figure out which date codes are the best and match sets according to spring rate....They can still have there trailer full of tires set up as many different ways as they can afford...Duplicate sets of course....Test them on the 27th and then use whichever tire combo works best for the Nationals.....I can't do that and neither could they if U still had to get your tires at the track the day of the race.....They will sale more tires and I bet a tester or two now.

Don't get me wrong...We will still be there and it looks like with the help of a couple of sponsor coming on board we Might get to run all the Nationals.....It should be fun....Hey atleast all the "Tires guys" will still have jobs....LOL

Brian

Well....Had a good time at Blueridge.

We didn't finish all the well...Ran 2nd in the heat and 7th out of 12 in the main....Kart was pretty good and Devin did a good job behind the wheel....He did have a run in with a tire...LOL I was really impressed with the track and the way it was ran....It is small and real tight....No room for error on this track and there ain't enough run off room. From what I hear this is the last year that Blueridge will be open....They sold the land the track is built on....The owner of the track is supposed to be looking for somewhere else to build a new track....I hope he makes it wider and builds in plenty of run off room.....The pits were full....I don't know how he will get all the trailers in for the 3rd Annual Thunder in the Mountains that is going to be held there Sept. 30th....We will be at Jimmy's building the new Animal and trying to get more power out of our old flathead.....See flyer below for info on the upcomming money race at Blueridge.

Headed to Blueridge to race tomorrow.....

I wish Dexter wasn't 3 hours away....Mr. Carl really knows how to run a track....$100 extra to the winner in any class with 5 or more karts and get this....The track opens for practice at Noon....Racing starts at 6:00 pm. U can't ask for better than that...We will be down that way before the year is up.

This will be our first time back at Blueridge since the second time Devin ever hit the track.....See pics below they were taken that day.....



From what I hear Blueridge is a one groove track with not much run-off-room....? I hope I heard wrong but I don't think so...I trust the info I got. I'm looking forward to the race and hope Devin does me proud....It's there points race and he will drive them as clean as he is driven or he will park the kart. Sounds like we will need soft HT3's....tires are rollin' downstairs as I type...LOL

We need all the practice we can get at diferent tracks....Wish us luck....!!!!!

Brian

Dexter track pics.....

For some reason it seems like it just changed....

Our luck that is....Just found this.....See below....

Speedway Dirt Series:
December 28 - 30:
Volusia Speedway Park, Florida

April 20 - 22:
Margarettsville Speedway, North Carolina

June 8 - 10:
Low Country Kartway, South Carolina - GN

August 10 - 12:
Beechnut Raceway, Tennessee

Sept 14 - 16:
Dexter Raceway, Georgia

That is the 2007 WKA National Dirt Series schedule...

Not sure why but it did....I could just feel it. We may only run the first one, but it helps with most being close...Except Margarettsville that one ain't too close.

Brian

Luck.......Is there anything to it.....?

All I know is mine is BAD....If I watch or listen to a Braves game they loose...Seems if we go to the track we loose...I can't help but watch. It just kinda pisses me off....Some say U make your own luck in racing by busting your ass in the shop....Well that is a lie...Cause we busted ours and got it handed to us at 24 Raceway. I guess every race team goes thru hard times and we have had more than our share since the end of July.

24 Raceway was a decent track just very sandy and I throw everything I could think of at it set-up wise and could keep the kart under him....I hope it's not something with the new chassis....We will find out at NGMS this weekend....If we can't run competitively up there then something is wrong. I worked on tires last night and we will re-scale the kart tonight and work on tires some more....On the up side we didn't break anything at 24 and the new generator ran like a dream.

I just needed to rant a little....
Brian

We got a new toy.....

Got us a 3000 watt generator from Pep Boys today....Cost us right at $350 out the door.....I owe a big Thank You to my wife....She is one hell of a woman and likes our racing almost as much as I do....I'll keep the blog posted as to the happiness after we use it for awhile. Just got to put the new axle in, mount the seat, body and the new frame will be ready to go.

Brian

This is what a $600 Bill looks like.....

New Falcon frame rail....

Our racin' mascot....

Daisy

We didn't get to race.....

But the Nemi is sold and I'll order a new Falcon tomorrow....Worked on the motor tonight....Got the rings sized....The rest is just putting it back together...and setting the timing....I'm not changing anything else. Not sure if we will get everything back together to run next weekend or not....? If so we will have to find somewhere else to run besides NGMS they are not going to be open. Here are some pics Jennifer took at the track the last time we ran....

Looks like we got a ride this weekend after all....

Thanx to Michael Worsham....He runs at NGMS where we race and offered his kart for us to run at this next points race. Without his help and his kart we would have missed this race because I'm delivering the 03 Nemi tomorrow to Rick somewhere close to Six Flags....It will be the first time in 5 years that we won't have a running kart....Won't be for long I'll call Bradley Monday morning. I even smell an Animal in our future.

Brian

PS....This is what a bent Falcon looks like.

I think the kart finally sold....

It's about time....I have to deliver it this Saturday. Then we will be able to buy a new Falcon frame and get back on the track. It's been almost a month now since we hit the track....Can't wait to get back at it.

Brian

2004 Champions Edition Phenom.....4 sale.

2004 Champions Edition Phenom, red chassis, black body.
Comes with mega mount and lightening light large seat and all original paperwork.
$1000 Call Thomas 706-506-7256

2003 Nemesis for sale.....$800

Come with seat, body and set of Burris tires. No this is not the frame we bent at the track Saturday night....We are going to have to sale the Nemi to get a new Falcon rail.

Man what a night....

It was not our night.....Had a flat on the trailer on the way to the track and didn't have a spare...Got that fixed and finally made it to the track. Went out for 1st round practice with 22's and was turning low 13's....Just about as fast as any other stocklite kart....Started on the pole for the 2nd heat was leading by 5 or 6 karts lengths when the helicoil pulled out of the bottom exhaust hole....Pipe was just a flopping....Ended up 2nd....Tried to fix it but it came loose again during controlled practice with our new set of HT3's and was a rocket. We put a new heilcoil in and patched it back together for the main....He looked like he was going to be fast but didn't have the chance to find out....Wrecked on the first lap and I think we bent the frame....We watched from the infield as the race went on without us. It was such a sickening feeling looking at our bent kart as the other went by lap after lap....But that wasn't as bad as the look on Devin's face....He took it like a man and we will go on....I just got to come up with around $600 for a new frame rail. Like I said....What a night.

Finished 6th out of 17.....

The rain that came right when we were supposed to start practice got the best of us....Qualified 16th out of 17 with a 18.65...Pole was close to a 16.86 Worked on tires and finished 6th....FT in main 17.03 Missed rear gear by one or maybe two teeth. Long straights and tight turns made Peachstate tuff....Devin got the hang of it by the main and was pitching it into 3 & 4 pretty good....The front runners were getting thru 3 & 4 much better. We had a mid-pack kart and did good to finish there.

Let's go get-um at NGMS tomorrow....6th points race of the year....Setting in 5th now.

Brian

We got sponsored....

Our entry fees for Stocklite at the Fire Cracker 100....Thanx Mark....Might even get to run Jimmy's baby. Tires are worked up and I expect to run well....Track should be real fast.

Brian

Stocklite results....5th points race at NGMS....7-1-06

He ran 4th for about 2/3 of the race...Top 5 karts were nose to tail....Devin tried to go too low in 3 and 4 and spun....Went to the back and came back to 8th out of a 16 kart field. We had a fast kart, just can't get no luck on a points night. Motor was strong....Tires were dead on. 12.55 FT in the main.

Brian