Practice went as practice does, nothing spectacular, I noticed I needed to make a few changes to the rear shocks and reduce rebound speed as the sled wouldn't settle down for Shawn when he needed it to.
First Heat saw a very close call to jumping the green light as Shawn rocketed to the front of the field to the first corner, unfortunately he let off the gas as the starter pointed to what he thought was him. It was actually the sled next to Shawn that jumped the light. Not knowing what to do Shawn let the field go by and basically pulled up the rear. Unfortunately for us that means that making it to the night show is not in the cards today. Even tho there's one more heat, and an LCQ, finishing last in heat one is not what we needed. We had a talk later on about restarts, red, and black flags. And if you don't see either flag, it's game on as usual. Live n learn I suppose.
Meow it's time for Heat Two to try and finish the day on a good note. Shawn's getting ready so I should stop writing just about meow.
Heat Two just finished and the result wasn't what I was expecting. A close 'jump start' in the first heat scared Shawn I think, he was slow out of the gate for the second heat. It's frustrating since I know his sled is one of the quickest to the first corner. That's racing tho, Shawn crossed the finish line for the first lap in 7th and was closing in on 6th when a couple untimely errors cost him 7th place. With one lap left to go Shawn piled into a jump face and his tooth dislodged from his mouth! Yeah you read that right, to those that think this is an easy sport, when was the last time you got jarred so hard that your tooth fell out?!?
But with that, a couple finishes outside the top 5 and our day is done. We didn't qualify for the night show which is a major PITA and a letdown for our sponsors but with a new day comes new opportunities and tmrw is ripe for the taking!
As for meow, we become spectators and head to the stands to cheer on our friends for the night show finals.
*Note to self* Do not eat the chilidog at the concessions. More like chilisoupdog. Where's my spoon?
The Hill Pub is our destination tonight. And we hit the trifecta! Good grilled chicken burger, wifi, and good looking waitress! Hell, they even serve Blue Moon on tap! BONUS! Time to hit the track to watch the finals for the night. Cheers friends!
Saturday racin' starts with some course changes to inspire some passing lanes, by all accounts it's working.
Heat One saw Shawn pull a ski on everyone off the line but he chopped the throttle too soon and got squeezed out. He rounded the first corner in last. However a big pileup in the Ski-Doo rhythm section allowed Shawn to jump up into 2nd! He triple/doubled around about 5 guys and was holding a solid 2nd. It wasn't to be tho as two miscues saw him venture off course and enter the course in 4th where he stayed for the remainder of the race. We are going to need a 1st or 2nd to put us into the LCQ for a shot at the night show.
Well Heat Two didn't pan out....at all. Pulled a decent start from the outside but rounded the first corner in last again. I thought Shawn would have a fire lit under his ass since the guy right in front of him has never beat him. To no avail tho. 4-7 doesn't make the LCQ so we loaded up the trailer and headed out to spectate for a bit. A quick bite to eat at the Hills Pub again tonight and we'll be back to watch the night show. One more weekend to prove we belong on the big stage. Regional racing commences again tmrw before we make the trek back to Wisconsin for the Lake Geneva National Final.
I'll update everyone after the Regionals tmrw! Adios!
Wait a sec. Pro Open Final saw Martin dominate but the race if the evening went to Tucker. The #68 absolutely tore thru the field after getting kicked off course on the first lap to finish 5th.
The man was possessed! Knifing thru the field and crossing lines like I've never seen before. The most intense ride I've seen Tucker ride in a long time! Well deserved for a man that was in absolute rails all night.
This shakes up the points a bit but a betting man wouldn't bet against the younger Hibbert to take the title in Geneva.
WOW, what a race!!! Honourable mention to Tim Tremblay who piloted his Amsoil Racing Ski-Doo to a close second. Another 5 laps would have seen an epic battle between the two frontrunners, and not for a second would I hesitate to think Tucker would have made the podium. Again, the guy was ON FIRE!!!
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