Just got back from a business trip and hopped in the car to head up to BFG in GR.
Hadn't really touched my cars since the last time I raced and showed up fairly late in the day, so I had to hustle to get my rides together. Had my cars running average by the start of the heats, but really never gained on my setup during the entire evening.
Decent crowd, a couple heats of late models and a big heat of Sprints along with some short courses. Many, but not all of the usual suspects were there. Still haven't seen Scott Brady out this year. Wonder if he gave up on oval racing or is just busy with other stuff? Anyway, with the new track layout, I wouldn't be surprised to see attendance pick up dramatically.
The track conditions were excellent other than the mains for me. John watered the track between heats, which I usually really like, but for some reason, my car went out to lunch. It did not affect the other cars as Steve Bahr went on to set a blistering 49 4min.07 second track record in Late Model.
I think it might be time to remove the negative wedge from my car and go with a more traditional setup with a lot of left side bias in my weight distribution. I have the new Rocket chasis ordered but haven't heard from the guy I ordered it from in weeks. Hope it's on it's way soon. I think that will be the ticket for those short dirt ovals with good bite.
I've got to get out on a Tuesday night to practice and see if the Intimidator SE is going to be a better fit. Would also like to get foam tires working. They have worked before, but the brief testing I did last night seemed like they were still just a hair too loose in the back to make them work. Maybe a foam tire setup would help. A night of practice some Tuesday definitely would.
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