Monday, October 08, 2007

Sept 22nd - Barrie Speedway

Saturday Sept 22/07 was our last scheduled Ontario Legends Series race with Paul planning to attend the Asphalt Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in October. Paul was doing double duty this weekend as he was also driving the #37 Late Model for Valley Full Throttle Racing. Getting the late model up to speed meant little time to practice the Legends car. Paul was running 3rd in the first heat and had to spin to the infield to avoid an accident late in the race. Paul ended up 9th. Off to the Late Model car and they were running a double feature so the first race of the day was a 35 lap race. Early on the car inexperienced major brake problems that resulted in several spins . Paul eventually parked the car until repairs could be made. Paul's 2nd Legends heat did not go much better with handling problems resulting in an 8th place finish. We made some major chassis changes for the feature in an attempt to get the Legends car back up to speed. The legends feature (see video) went much better with Paul starting 18th and finishing in 9th place. The Late Model's had a 50 lap feature and after the brakes were repaired and some chassis adjustments Paul drove the car from a last place staring position to a 13th place finish in his first day in the car.