Well, I did everything I could to get the car cool and what finally did it was…a fan. I think the other stuff I did helped a lot and probably would have kept it under 200 if I didn’t do any idling. But after the first hot lap session, it came in and blew water out. So I pulled out the fan and shroud I set up during the off week. And the car barely saw 200 for the rest of the night. Time to go find a decent electric fan so I can get the 5 HP back.

The low car count combined with the handicap from my atrocious finishes pretty much handed me the heat and should have done so in the feature. If my calculations are correct, I should have a chance to try it again next week. The turnout was disappointing. I was sorry to see so few cars after the great field for the Big 10 show. Jason had non-racing mechanical woes that kept him home (though he assures me that he and ‘The Girl’ will be there this Friday). I guess Jon Avery was sick. Hopefully he’ll back this weekend. And rumor has it that Billy Gleason has decided to just run Big 10, a decision that disappoints and saddens me. I like Billy and his family and will miss seeing them every week. I talked with Brian Gordon and he’ll be back in Virginia next week and for most of the season (though an angry and seemingly inebriated man on his crew assured me that his car would win the NYSS race on the 14th). I’m told Steve Malin will be there once in a while so that will be nice. I’m also told Chris Vogler will be back in Bobby Lippa’s 15 this week. Hopefully we’ll see some people getting ready for the 6/14 NYSS race too.

I did some looking around and it seems that the nearest track that also runs Street Stocks is Perry. Also on Friday nights… Still, that leaves an awful lot of real estate to pull from for a weekly class. So what’s the problem? I think it’s time to get the word out that you can race at Spencer again without selling your kids into slavery. It’s a nice track with nice people that want us there. Their rules are a little wacky but they’re willing to stretch them to a point to get some cars and that’s something that should get some old cars out of the weeds and back on the track. And I’m sure that if we can find some interest, they may see their way clear to rewriting them for next season. For my part, I’m going to start working on the old 10 and see if I can get it on the track later this season for a few shows. I have a chassis and a motor. All I need is everything else…