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I gotta tell you, I've had easier nights....
Buy hey, no complaints from me. We ended up having a really good time with the winged sprints at Showtime Speedway.
There were several of us who had never raced at Showtime before, so there was a bit of a learning curve. Couple that with a brake problem on my car, and I ended up with two crazy practice sessions that left me feeling like a fish in a dishwasher.
Then things got worse. I went out for the heat race, and although the brakes were right, now the engine wouldn't run properly. We made some changes and pushed it off before the dash, but had the same result. So we had time for one more thrash before the feature, but made the right changes, so it would be "showtime" for our team at last.
I started last and ended up 9'th. Not spectacular, but it was lots of fun. Our feature went non-stop for 30 laps, and I could have used a yellow to make sure we were away from the leaders. Oh well, everyone came back in one piece, and as far as I could tell, a good time was had by all.
I give Mr. Yoho credit: aside from bringing this excellent track back from the dead, he also conducts the funniest drivers meeting that I've ever been to. Make no mistake: he gets it. This is a promoter who realizes that the show for the fans is the main thing, and it has to be the objective of the racers too. I'm sure he'll have his ups and downs, but I wish him well, I will support his track again, and I'm looking forward to watching Showtime grow!
Buy hey, no complaints from me. We ended up having a really good time with the winged sprints at Showtime Speedway.
There were several of us who had never raced at Showtime before, so there was a bit of a learning curve. Couple that with a brake problem on my car, and I ended up with two crazy practice sessions that left me feeling like a fish in a dishwasher.
Then things got worse. I went out for the heat race, and although the brakes were right, now the engine wouldn't run properly. We made some changes and pushed it off before the dash, but had the same result. So we had time for one more thrash before the feature, but made the right changes, so it would be "showtime" for our team at last.
I started last and ended up 9'th. Not spectacular, but it was lots of fun. Our feature went non-stop for 30 laps, and I could have used a yellow to make sure we were away from the leaders. Oh well, everyone came back in one piece, and as far as I could tell, a good time was had by all.
I give Mr. Yoho credit: aside from bringing this excellent track back from the dead, he also conducts the funniest drivers meeting that I've ever been to. Make no mistake: he gets it. This is a promoter who realizes that the show for the fans is the main thing, and it has to be the objective of the racers too. I'm sure he'll have his ups and downs, but I wish him well, I will support his track again, and I'm looking forward to watching Showtime grow!
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