I did some work on the car. It’s starting to look like a racecar. I’ll be calling the motor guy today to get my heads fixed and hopefully get the car over to Dad’s this weekend to get the frame fixed so I can finish the body. If I can keep on track, I should be able to have it together and shaken down for RoC. Who’s joining me?

I went down to Spencer last Friday night with Jeff Merritt. I’ve never been there and I came away with some mixed feelings. The track is nice and the people are friendly. And you can bring your own beer (regrettably not in bottles so no #9). The racing was a little sedate although the Legends did put on a pretty decent show. The Super Stocks were a surprise and a bit of a disappointment. The car count was low. It was opening night and I’m sure there are unfinished cars out there (including mine) but I’d have expected more based on the $100 to start and new “open” rules. I’ve mentioned it on RaceNY and I’ll say it again, I think the requirement for a HANS and to buy fuel there is going to cut into the counts. $450 for a set of tires you can’t use anywhere else isn’t going help either. Probably another reason people stayed home was to see what the rules looked like. I was surprised to see the second place finisher sporting an aftermarket body. I didn’t get to take a close look so it’s possible that the roof was steel but the pillars looked a lot like the one’s I ran. I guess some people take a broader view of stock than I do.

The racing was interesting. From what I can see, there’s only one groove and with mirrors the only way to make a pass is to knock someone put of the way. Which is pretty much what Jim Steffenhagen did. He obviously had a much faster car but made almost every pass on the inside, usually after a bump to loosen them up. Considering how fast his car was, his comments in victory lane were a bit misplaced. If his car was junk, I’m not sure I’ll bother showing up for when he has it running right. I’m not a big fan of racing for second.

I went up to Evans Mills Saturday night to watch Jason, and as usual, something went wrong. I’m not sure what kind of curse he’s stuck with but he can not get a break with that car. He has yet to finish a race in it. He looks pretty fast when it’s running and straight so I’d love to see him do it. Maybe this weekend. To add to his troubles, I followed him home and he blew a tire on his trailer. Here’s hoping his luck turns around soon.