Down time

With Sunday's Blackhawk race completed(more on that later) we have a month of down time until Road America. So with that time we are going to strip the Miata apart and get it painted the team colors. The scheme is still kind of up in the air. So it should be a surprise to everyone, me included, when it is done. Which is scary, since I am painting it! We are also going to install a new seat in the blue Civic of Andys.

Blackhawk this past weekend wasn't what we expected out of the team. Saturday we unloaded and set up but went home that night because we both had family obligations so it was a early Sunday ride down. This weekend we where joined again by Andy Schmiechen and also Dave Andersen who both brought their Honda Civics down to race. Everything went well threw practice and qualifying. By the time the qualifying sessions where posted we where happy to see the #32 had snagged the outside of the front row.

Then Mother nature and Mr. Murphy decided we where having to good of a day. Just after the lunch hour rain hit. We looked over the tires choices and decided since we had no rains, to leave the Hoosiers on. All we could do was hope for a break. Discussions went on and on. With Andy wondering about my weather predictions and if he should mount the Hoosier dirt stockers he had.

Right about the time grid was being called the rain started to let up. We thought we caught a break sitting on grid looking at all the cars with rains on and us with normals. As the cars went on the parade lap our luck ran out, the rain picked up again. Two attempts to take the green flag where needed and on the second when the flag waved Shawn took off and had the field by a good 10 cars going into turn one but the lead only lasted one lap and with the rain picking up Shawn worked the Honda as best he could to a 10th place finish. Even though it was a tough race overall Shawn still scored another win in the UNR group. So at the end of the day we where still happy. The car was in one piece, no off track excursions like some had, we learned a lot about the cars abilities in the rain, and what we truly need for rain tires.

Road America is coming up at the end of July and everyone is looking forward to bouncing back and having a good showing. Wish us luck