my race day at seekonk open wheel wednesday

Right when we showed up, I learned that the track was very slippery and that was something new to me. I started off in the first practice driving the car in too deep and spinning out. From that moment on, I started backing up my corner and adapting to a hot, slippery surface. In round two of practice, I needed to learn how to bump start the car because the battery had died and would not start up (shouldn't have left the fan on). After the car got going, I quickly went back to the progress from practice one. Near the end of the practice, I gave everyone a scare. I hit the bump going into turn 3, and it sent me spinning. I went to save the car, but it suddenly turned right towards the wall. Luckily, I got the car slowed down and stopped before it made contact with the wall.
After practice was concluded we had a long break until the heat races and feature races. I went and found the announcer to hand him my press release for this race. To start off, he remembered who I was, and the last time we raced at Seekonk was about two months ago. When I started talking to him about the press release he stated "Hey this is the same press release on Facebook. I've already read this." I thought it was cool to hear the announcer has already read my press release before I hand it to him at the track. After I was invited to be in the autograph session the track was holding. It was very cool to meet the fans that come to watch us race. Meeting with the fans

In the heat race, I started in 9th position out of 11. Right as the green flag was thrown, I Started turning laps and making sure the car would make the feature in one piece. I was still in 9th place when a caution came out for a single-car spin. I restarted in 8th position. I did not stay there long. I quickly moved up to 5th spot where I stayed to finish the heat race in. I was extremely happy about how the heat race went.

In the feature race, I started 19th out of 21. Right as the green flag was thrown, I started battling for position. The first few laps it was between four of us but a few laps in, I found myself battling with 10 cars. I kept my head-on straight and paid attention to make sure I won't get in a wreck but still move up to position. During lap 12 when I was battling for the position, I started hearing the car break up. I looked down and saw the car was at 250 degrees. I decided to pull the car off to save the engine to make sure I can race the rest of the season. Later we found out the overheating problem was caused by an air pocket in the engine.

When I was talking to my Dad about the car and how it handled, I had a surprise guess come to my trailer. It was Mark Taylor a friend who let me drive his 750 sprint car. It was very cool to see Mark. Before the conclusion of the night, we wrapped up a sponsor deal with Mark that was based on how well I did on my report card for school. It was cool to see my hard work in school help out in racing. I have to Thank Taylor's energy for coming on board.

When I look back at this race, it was a great learning opportunity for me. I learned how to back up my corner, and learn how to read a track better if it's slippery or has a lot of grip. I also learned how to battle with many cars without touching anyone. I was four wide at one point and never touched anyone. I believe when you learn how to battle with multiple cars at once and not touch you have really done good. This also reflects that people in my division have respect for me to run me clean. I believe that can go a long way, and I've been trying to build that respect from the beginning.

I have to Thank my sponsors. They are Thredz Unlimited, Taylor Energy, Robert Rund, West Street Autobody, and Andrews Towing and Recovery. Without their support, I couldn't be racing every weekend. I also have to give a big thank you to my family for helping out and making this happen.

Please come back often as I will be writing one to two times a week to keep everyone up to speed on my progress throughout the year.