On Tuesday, July 24, William, Bobby and Richard went over to a buddies house. We met at the Lonestar Grand Prix and have now begun a project race car that we are building basically from the ground up. We are building a 1986 Nissan Pulsar that has a 1.5L engine that boasts an extremely underwhelming 59hp! Why would anyone in their right mind use this car to race? Well, us apparently. And we arent the only people building a crazy car!
Spring 4 was probably one of the most enjoyable races I have raced in in my short year of racing. Although the engine is still not even close to being a front runner, the handling was dead on where I wanted. Steering the kart was the most enjoyable part while on the track. During qualifying I went out and just wanted to learn the new track surface after NTK was resealed last week. I went out near the back of the group just to make sure if I made a mistake I did not take anybody out. Quickly I realized this track was going to be fun and fast! Through the turns the kart would stick like I had just put brand new tires on. In qualifying I ran a 45.9 while the pole sitter ran a 45.2. I was not upset though because I ended up getting the outside pole!
Today is Spring 2 as well as the entire teams first endurance race. I will not be racing in Spring 2 because of things not working out as planned but we will be racing the endurance race. The lineup will include William, Bobby, and Richard. We have no game plan as far as who is going to go out when but we do have one item figured out, each driver is going to push it as hard as they can each lap because, although an endurance race, this race is not very long. At only 75 laps, the race will be over in about an hour. Each driver will drive 25 laps at around 44 to 54 seconds depending on skill, determination, guts, and how strong the motor feels like pulling. We are having to run the older motor this weekend because the new motor had many parts damaged during the Texas Lonestar Grand Prix. We do not have the power we want but will make the most of what we have and place as high as we can. The team to watch today will be the Gaddy Race team with Yaani-Mai, Ansel, and Austin Gaddy. Each driver is a proven winner. Austin and Ansel are not only proven winners at the local level, but at the national level in highly competitive classes. Look for fast times by each of the Gaddy drivers. Another driver to watch is Kevin. If Kevin is able to find a ride before the race he should be running pretty quick lap times even though he has a bow fracture in his arm.
We are looking forward to our second new kind of event just this month! We hope to see you at the track soon! |