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"Racecraft" Bender - Driving Gladiator
"Racecraft" Bender - Driving Gladiator
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Welcome Christopher!
So Jeff has decided to step down for Buttonwillow... something about the 112 degree weather wasn't enticing... old men /shrug (no, he wasn't thrown off for black flags.. as much as Erik probably wanted him to be)
Final Day
It's amazing what a difference it makes when you DO NOT get black flags!
For most of the second day, we remained black flag less..
Due to a drastic decrease in tire tread.. the car was a pain in the a$$ to handle. Our multiple race TOYO's were on their last leg, and we wondered if they would even get us through the afternoon.
Erik started out, flawless
Dave hopped in, flawless
I got in, flawless
Jeff got in.... well, you can see where this is headed. 30 minutes in to the "final" stint of the weekend, Jeff pulled ANOTHER black flag for contact.
First words out of Jeff's mouth "Someone hit me! Someone always hits me!"
We figure it has something to do with the fact that he loves to dive in, late brake and steal the apex away from the cars in line. While this in fact is an effective (although dick-ish) way to pass.. this is NOT how you win an endurance race.
This time the judges were all-to-familiar with Jeff and his antics.
"We want chocolate!" barked a man in black robes
So legs were caution taped, direction were given... and Jeff and Driver X set off together to fetch chocolate.
30 minutes, 4 chocolate cookies, and a Hershey bar later.. Erik was in the car to finish off the day!
Checkered flag... WE FINISHED! Tires SHOT, dehydrated, tired, hot, sore.... who cares. We did it!
At the awards ceremony we were keeping our fingers crossed for the banned / dangerous technology trophy.. as I had painstakingly prep'd the 9th grade science project poster board the night before I left.
Quote from Jay "We've had a lot of motorized wings in Lemons, but we have NEVER seen a windmill powered supercharger"
Score!
Peep the trophy on the trunk lid!
Nice work team Free Range... now time to prep for Buttonwillow in 2 months!
For most of the second day, we remained black flag less..
Due to a drastic decrease in tire tread.. the car was a pain in the a$$ to handle. Our multiple race TOYO's were on their last leg, and we wondered if they would even get us through the afternoon.
Erik started out, flawless
Dave hopped in, flawless
I got in, flawless
Jeff got in.... well, you can see where this is headed. 30 minutes in to the "final" stint of the weekend, Jeff pulled ANOTHER black flag for contact.
First words out of Jeff's mouth "Someone hit me! Someone always hits me!"
We figure it has something to do with the fact that he loves to dive in, late brake and steal the apex away from the cars in line. While this in fact is an effective (although dick-ish) way to pass.. this is NOT how you win an endurance race.
This time the judges were all-to-familiar with Jeff and his antics.
"We want chocolate!" barked a man in black robes
So legs were caution taped, direction were given... and Jeff and Driver X set off together to fetch chocolate.
30 minutes, 4 chocolate cookies, and a Hershey bar later.. Erik was in the car to finish off the day!
Checkered flag... WE FINISHED! Tires SHOT, dehydrated, tired, hot, sore.... who cares. We did it!
At the awards ceremony we were keeping our fingers crossed for the banned / dangerous technology trophy.. as I had painstakingly prep'd the 9th grade science project poster board the night before I left.
Quote from Jay "We've had a lot of motorized wings in Lemons, but we have NEVER seen a windmill powered supercharger"
Score!
Peep the trophy on the trunk lid!
Nice work team Free Range... now time to prep for Buttonwillow in 2 months!
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