This past weekend I ran the inaugural Texas Lonestar Grand Prix. It was my first street race, first national race, first race somewhere other than North Texas Kartway, and only my ninth race ever. My dad and I put a lot of effort into this race beginning in January all the way up until two in the morning the day we left to go to the race. We got my kart together and loaded the truck up at two o'clock in the morning Friday and left at eight to get to the track and set up. Once at the track we had a lot of time to unload the kart and just focus on getting our minds ready for Saturdays first practice session. At five on Friday afternoon we were able to finally walk around the track and figure out our plan and decide what final changes we needed to make to the kart. Upon walking the track we got to see just how rough the track was. We knew right away that this race was going to be fast, difficult, and dangerous.
I should probably be asleep right now considering it is after three in the morning but I just got finished packing up to head to Fair Park in about five hours. Everything on the kart seemed like it was working well so we have high hopes for this weekends race. To follow all of the action this weekend, follow me on Twitter @williamlochner, on race monitor for iOS and android (ten dollars for the app), or http://www.racetalkonline.com/. However, the best way to follow all of the action is to come on out! Only fifteen dollars gets you the opportunity to watch the future drivers in NASCAR, Indy Car, Formula 1, and many more!
The first points race of 2012 has been cancelled due to inclement weather. No word as of yet about a make up race, if they run the make up race tomorrow, Sunday, William will not be racing because of a schedule conflict with work. We will post more information as soon as it is announced.
Expecting this race to be rained out, we did not attempt to go to the track and instead spent time working on the kart to get it ready for the Texas Lonsestar Grand Prix. I am not sure what my dad got done on the kart today because I went to Dallas Karting Complex to get new tires and spent about four hours driving just to get them today. I will update this post with more information about the current condition of the kart when the rain dies down and I can look at what my dad worked on. |