JC Ward
july 13 2011
it was another hot day and i decided not to do any hotlaps because there is not much we can do to the car and it makes less wear and tear on the equipment. i time in fifth finished foruth in the heat and fifth in the main. with one more race to go i can't wait for next year when i should have new tires to play with.
it was another hot day and i decided not to do any hotlaps because there is not much we can do to the car and it makes less wear and tear on the equipment. i time in fifth finished foruth in the heat and fifth in the main. with one more race to go i can't wait for next year when i should have new tires to play with.
july 30, 2011
it was another hot day and the track was a mess from the heat and a drifting compition th enight before. with different tires on the car, not by my choice, it was extremly loose from the center of the corner untill the middle of the stightaway. because it was almost the end of the season we asked for any used tires anyone would give us. we got very old tires and that is why the car is so loose. timed in fifth fast out of six cars that took time, another car arrived to late to time in. finished the night sixth in both the heat and the main.
it was another hot day and the track was a mess from the heat and a drifting compition th enight before. with different tires on the car, not by my choice, it was extremly loose from the center of the corner untill the middle of the stightaway. because it was almost the end of the season we asked for any used tires anyone would give us. we got very old tires and that is why the car is so loose. timed in fifth fast out of six cars that took time, another car arrived to late to time in. finished the night sixth in both the heat and the main.
july 2 2011
we found out before leaving the house that the street stocks are now using a smaller tire for the rest of the year. with no money to buy new tires and no time to mount them on the right wheels they let me run anyway. The car was its normal self and i timed in fourth out of five. i finished fourth in the heat race and then we made an adjustment to see if it would help. it did not. i finished fifth in the main. the next time i race will be on the 30th. the track tech man said he would do the best he could to help us get on the right tires. if not they should still let me race because of the low car count and the fact that i am one of the slowest cars.
we found out before leaving the house that the street stocks are now using a smaller tire for the rest of the year. with no money to buy new tires and no time to mount them on the right wheels they let me run anyway. The car was its normal self and i timed in fourth out of five. i finished fourth in the heat race and then we made an adjustment to see if it would help. it did not. i finished fifth in the main. the next time i race will be on the 30th. the track tech man said he would do the best he could to help us get on the right tires. if not they should still let me race because of the low car count and the fact that i am one of the slowest cars.
May 28th 2011
The weather was good enough to race, so we did. I hotlapped the car and found that bthere was an adjustment that could be made. I hotlapped again and found that the car was one tenth of a sencond quicker. I timed in fifth fast again, finished fith in the heat race, and the main. We are learning what needs to be done to make the car faster.
The weather was good enough to race, so we did. I hotlapped the car and found that bthere was an adjustment that could be made. I hotlapped again and found that the car was one tenth of a sencond quicker. I timed in fifth fast again, finished fith in the heat race, and the main. We are learning what needs to be done to make the car faster.
May 14th 2011
It was a windy day and the car was still not right. I timed in fifth fast held onto fourth in the heat and fisihed fifth in the main. We now have a better idea on what is wrong with the car after talking to a few different people and will attempt to fix it for th enext race.
It was a windy day and the car was still not right. I timed in fifth fast held onto fourth in the heat and fisihed fifth in the main. We now have a better idea on what is wrong with the car after talking to a few different people and will attempt to fix it for th enext race.
May 15, 2010
we were late getting out to the track due to the fact that while i was loading the car the left main leaf spring broke. since we don't have any here we had to call my cousin/crew chief and have him bring one over. while waitong for him we found out that we had over-charged and so we had to change that out as well.
when we finally got to the track we had just enough time to hotlap twice and take some pictures of the car. the car handled a little better and i timed in 5th out of nine cars. in the heat race i went in turn one to hard, pushed up the track, and fell to the rear of the field. shortly after that a rookie driver spun his car and i got collected in the incident.
The car was not hurt at all but i made the same mistake in the main and pushed up the track again. this time however there was no cautions and i was able to pass a few cars to finish 4th. it is the best i have finished so far. the car is getting better and i am getting more used to how it feels. with four races to go i feel that we can do better.
we were late getting out to the track due to the fact that while i was loading the car the left main leaf spring broke. since we don't have any here we had to call my cousin/crew chief and have him bring one over. while waitong for him we found out that we had over-charged and so we had to change that out as well.
when we finally got to the track we had just enough time to hotlap twice and take some pictures of the car. the car handled a little better and i timed in 5th out of nine cars. in the heat race i went in turn one to hard, pushed up the track, and fell to the rear of the field. shortly after that a rookie driver spun his car and i got collected in the incident.
The car was not hurt at all but i made the same mistake in the main and pushed up the track again. this time however there was no cautions and i was able to pass a few cars to finish 4th. it is the best i have finished so far. the car is getting better and i am getting more used to how it feels. with four races to go i feel that we can do better.
Apr. 17, 2010
the car was better this time out. i hotlapped three times making some adjustments after each time. we gained almost a complete second on time but we are still off the fast time by a second. however, compared to thw rest of the feild i am not that far off. i qualified fifth out of nine and had a mechanical failure in the heat. that failure was the bottom pully for the belt that runs the water pump so the engine got hot. this in NASCAR terms made me a start and park for the main.
the car was better this time out. i hotlapped three times making some adjustments after each time. we gained almost a complete second on time but we are still off the fast time by a second. however, compared to thw rest of the feild i am not that far off. i qualified fifth out of nine and had a mechanical failure in the heat. that failure was the bottom pully for the belt that runs the water pump so the engine got hot. this in NASCAR terms made me a start and park for the main.
Apr. 10, 2010
the first time the street stock got to be on the track and it wasn't even painted. since we did get to race it we found out more about what needs to be done to make it racable. the clutch linkage needs to be worked on so i don't have to start in gear all night again. i also have a bad wheel hop entering the corners. although i wasn't the fastest car out there i wasn't the slowest either. i tinmed in sixth fast out of seven cars and finished fifth in the main. the best news is that my 2001 Ford F150 was the pace truck for the night.
the first time the street stock got to be on the track and it wasn't even painted. since we did get to race it we found out more about what needs to be done to make it racable. the clutch linkage needs to be worked on so i don't have to start in gear all night again. i also have a bad wheel hop entering the corners. although i wasn't the fastest car out there i wasn't the slowest either. i tinmed in sixth fast out of seven cars and finished fifth in the main. the best news is that my 2001 Ford F150 was the pace truck for the night.
Sept. 23rd, 2006
Needing a big points night I started practicing early in case there were changes to be made. The car felt good so I left it alone and qualified sixth out of thriteen cars.
I started on the outside front row of the A-heat and took the lead in the first corner on the first lap. I held the car to the inside and made the other drivers go to the outside. By doing this I managed to hang on to win the race.
The main was a very different story. On the first lap coming out of turn two I got into the left rear tire of the car in front of me. When we seperated he spun around with a flat tire and I went head on into the tires at the start of the back wall. Then the car flipped up in the air and came down on its nose and then rolled upside down onto the roof of another car and then rolled off the nose of that car onto its right side. It rolled over once again to end up in the infeild on all four wheels.
All drivers involved are okay but the car is bent beyond repair. With one race left to go I find myself in fifth place in the points and hoping for a few no shows.
Needing a big points night I started practicing early in case there were changes to be made. The car felt good so I left it alone and qualified sixth out of thriteen cars.
I started on the outside front row of the A-heat and took the lead in the first corner on the first lap. I held the car to the inside and made the other drivers go to the outside. By doing this I managed to hang on to win the race.
The main was a very different story. On the first lap coming out of turn two I got into the left rear tire of the car in front of me. When we seperated he spun around with a flat tire and I went head on into the tires at the start of the back wall. Then the car flipped up in the air and came down on its nose and then rolled upside down onto the roof of another car and then rolled off the nose of that car onto its right side. It rolled over once again to end up in the infeild on all four wheels.
All drivers involved are okay but the car is bent beyond repair. With one race left to go I find myself in fifth place in the points and hoping for a few no shows.
Sept. 9th, 2006
It was a bad day at the races.
I qualified fifth out of fourteen cars and that is normal. The car felt better but still was angry with the second groove.
I started the A-heat race on the outside front row and fell to last when the car spun out of control in turns three and four.
I had a good starting position for the main but that was the best thing about the race.
Aftering losing the car coming off of turn two and putting another car into the wall, the car started to over heat real bad. It forced me to leave the race and finish fourteenth.
Two weeks until the last two races and I not only hope to do better, I need to.
It was a bad day at the races.
I qualified fifth out of fourteen cars and that is normal. The car felt better but still was angry with the second groove.
I started the A-heat race on the outside front row and fell to last when the car spun out of control in turns three and four.
I had a good starting position for the main but that was the best thing about the race.
Aftering losing the car coming off of turn two and putting another car into the wall, the car started to over heat real bad. It forced me to leave the race and finish fourteenth.
Two weeks until the last two races and I not only hope to do better, I need to.
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