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Sunday 4th December 2011
We went to Huntly Speedway on Friday night knowing that qualifying for the NZ Midget Champs was going to be tough. We were in the first heat and the track was extra greasy. I started at the back and finished there. The last few laps I ran with the visor up after running out of tear offs. Heat 2 we started on grid 3. I screwed the start up and rode a wheel and had a bit of a tumble . The tail tank was punctured and fuel was pissing out everywhere so that was the end of it. We have a limited budget so when we get it fixed we'll come back and do a better job which shouldn’t be too hard.
Tuesday 22nd November 2011
The team headed down to Huntly focused on going faster than the last 2 weeks racing no matter what the track was going to dish up. In the first heat we started on grid 11 and were up to 6th with one lap to go when I looped it up. The track had got a lot drier and I was trying to go faster which wasn’t the right thing to be doing. No restarts so on to race 2. We started grid 13 so we had two rough grids as there were only 18 cars. Anyway we got up to 4th and this time we stayed there. We didn’t start the feature which was disappointing but overall we were going a lot faster and more competitive than the last few weeks.
Were gonna skip this week at the Springs to ensure ourselves a crack at the New Zealand Midget Champs at Huntly on the 2nd. See you all there.
Friday 11th November 2011
Its great to be back racing again after a season off. We raced at Huntly Speedway on Saturday who fitted us into their programme after being turned away from Western Springs on Opening night. If racings not on at Huntly then we would like to race at Springs but when we have the choice we would rather race at Huntly so it worked out good for us in the end.
Were still getting used to the car and playing with set ups that worked in the past and trying to adjust them to the way the car feels now with its extra horsepower. Were having fun and keeping out of trouble at the moment but we really have to get faster quickly as the NZ champs are only weeks away. The Huntly track has been a lot heavier than it was the last season we ran so we have to adjust to that too.
We were hoping to run at Kihikihi this weekend but unfortunately the engine needs some work before we use it again on the 18th back at Huntly so we’ve had to give it a miss. I’ve been really busy at work anyway so a week off isn’t so bad.
October 31st 2011
So here we are again at the start of another exciting race season. After having a year off we have managed to update our gear and most notably upgraded our engine from our Fontana to a brand new Honda 2.4L motor designed and built by Angus McLoed. Our rolling chassis is the same Harris built.
We first got it started a few weeks back and had a play at Patetonga Speedway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIvbnIrjvCw
Huntly Speedway opening night 29/10/11
After skipping a season I think we were all a bit laid back and not really on the ball. The plan was to ease back into it and remember there is a whole season a head of us so bringing it home was the main objective. In the first heat we had the wrong gearing which made the car hard to drive in traffic. We went from G5 to finish 12th. Heat 2 we started 9th and after avoiding some spinning cars we finished 4th. Changing the gear set had made the car heaps easier to drive and we had qualified 4th for the night overall. The feature was over before it had really started after rain started on around lap 3.
Were hoping to play with set ups over the next few weeks and try and find what the new car likes. The new motor seems to have what it takes.
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