Spring is sprung

Spring is sprung the grass has riz I wonder where the race car is

Bridge County Raceway

I love going to Bridge County Raceway the are so glad to see you at their track. Although we didn’t place in the top of the pack we learned more about the car and how to set it up. Pierre also was able to talk to another driver on different ways to drive this frame.

Pierre said in an email “The track was very rough and not enough seat time, the chassis did not handle at all and a lack of experience from the driver. We ran towards the back all evening. But the good news is the car is still in one piece and we learned a lot.”

On the way home after the race Glenn was bragging saying how well the truck was running and that we hadn’t had any trouble with anything as we were half way up the Lethbridge hill we herd a large pop and hissing I could smell antifreeze. The temp went up and the power went down we thought we had blown a rad hose we pulled over and everyone got out (except me I didn’t see the point of me going to look I don’t know the first thing about engines) to look and try and find what was wrong. They ascertained that it wasn’t a rad hose that it might be the turbo thingy and we should keep going. After about 30 km of black smoke and a ¼ of the fuel, so we pulled over again and pulled the air filter out and found a hole in the turbo hose. They put racing tape over the hole and zip ties. worked like a new one. Arrived home after 2:00 a.m.

look at the car

look at the car

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Great Night

Just look at the car! ya I know you can’t tell that it was wrecked three weeks ago.

What a great night it was, in the first heat Pierre came in 5^th the second heat he won. In the main the car was so hooked up (ok I don’t really know what that means but that’s what they tell me when the car races well) we came in second.

we placed 4th in the first heat

We’re going to race to day

The guys were getting the car ready last night getting the last nuts and bolts tightened and the decals of the sponsors on. I knew that the decals did not go well when I had to go to http://www.signcraftdigital.com/and pick up another Big Brothers and Big Sisters decal that goes in the center of the wing with this note on it.

Technical Note:

DO NOT PUT STICKY SIDE AGAINST STICKY SIDE – THIS MAKES IT VERY HARD TO INSTALL:)

The cool kids

The cool kids

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Pierre is in the red race suit not one of the cool kids

Todd

Todd

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Thought he was late.

June 20, 2008

We raced on the June 20, 2008 at RMRP! I know I thought it was amazing too, it finally quit raining last week and we had a week of sunshine the track dried up.

I arrived at the track at 5ish I was so excited because I had some of the coolest sunglasses from Assorted Metals (one of our great sponsors’).

Pierre asks “if they came in prescription”

I told him “I don’t think so” (now he can’t be one of the cool kids like the rest of the team)

At 5:30 I asked Pierre where was Todd and was he going to be sucking up to the driver bring hot dogs as I thought he was late. Pierre informed us that he would be late and wouldn’t be sucking up bring hotdogs as he had phoned to tell Pierre he would be late.

The first heat of the night the crew total had the car hooked up Pierre pulled up out front and dominated second place. Ok I know that sounds bad but Kyle (#397) pulled in to first and had a half a track on Pierre at the start of the race. As the race went on Pierre closed the gap and before the race was over both Pierre and Kyle lapped the last car.

The second heat the car seems to be hooked up really great again and Pierre had some great driving he passed the 2D car to finish third. We were in great shape for the main race.

Well the main started and coming out of corner 3 and into corner 4 car 397 came down off the top and bumped our car. Pierre didn’t stand a chance the car rolled 3 times and came to rest on its side. It was so scary to watch from the stands I didn’t get one picture until I ran down three floors to the edge of the track and then I was shaking that the two pic. that I took are all blurry. The car had to be towed off the track and Pierre walked back to the pits with D’Arcy.

No one was hurt. But both cars need new wings

Rain Rain

Rain rain go a way, We want to race tomorrow

forecast for friday

Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning late in the morning. Amount 5 mm. High 12.

What do barbeques have to do with racing?

Well nothing really, but hang in there and you will understand. About a month ago I was bitching explaining to Glenn that the barbeque grates were rusty and the enamel was coming off . I told him I would like a new barbeque; a new shiny stainless one where the grates won’t rust. He said that the rest of the barbeque was fine and he could just build new grates out of stainless steel rods. I rolled my eyes and thought when Hell freezes over and said ‘ok, maybe you should ask Pierre about it’. He did and Pierre said just go and buy them at a barbeque store. So we went and looked but new stainless grates are $60 each and I need two of them that’s a $120! Being the cheep bugger thrifty man of mine he just couldn’t let go of that much money, so he call up <a href=”http://www.assortedmetals.com“>Assorted Metals<a> (this is what bbq’s have to do with racing, one of our great sponsors) in Calgary and asked what it would cost to buy stainless steel rod (food grade to boot) $70., he said all right I will take it and send Leslie to pick it up.

<a href=”http://www.assortedmetals.com“>Assorted Metals<a>, Calgary is a really cool place if you need a small volume of metal for a job (like bbq grates). The Staff is very helpful and knowledgeable and they have everything from small cut pieces that sell by weight or great big long pieces that sell by length, and a big saw for cutting to the size you need. Very affordable thats what my cheep bugger thrifty man of mine likes.

Just a reminder that we race at RMRP on Friday gates open at 6p.m. racing at 7p.m.

Adult (18+)	$15.00	$20.00
Youth 6+/Sen	$8.00	$12.00
Child (5 and under)	FREE	FREE
Family Pass (Min 3 people – Max 2 Adults & Children)	$20.00	$30.00
“VIP for the Day”	$20.00	$25.00