Waterford Speedbowl 4-6-2013

After a great team effort by LB and so many friends and family, LB did not qualify for the race yesterday.  That’s what makes it so depressing.  Even worse is seeing your car hit driver’s side square up against the turn one wall in the consi.

The day started out crappy; LB drew 49th out of 50 to qualify.  So, he started 10th in his heat out of 11 cars. He got stuck behind a slow car for a lap or two, and his car wasn’t responding to his efforts to get it to pass other cars.  He ended up spinning out in turn two by trying to force a pass.  The car seems not to be responding as it should be.  Consensus on what would be causing this crappy handling is that the frame is bent. 

Failing to qualify in the heat had the crew making some adjustments to the car to make it less tight.  In the consi, LB noticed a definite improvement to the heat but still the car was still not right.  Enter a tap from behind during a tense and all-out effort to qualify, and the turn one wall ends the hopes of qualifying in Sunday’s 100 lapper. 
 
LB planned to next race the modified at Thompson at the end of May.  LB and crew will be stripping the car down to the frame so that it can get tested to see if it’s bent. From there, we’ll make a plan on how to proceed.