Weather was beautiful, if you like windy and cold. Sunday was Gerald Barrett, Tim Webb, Joe Bass and myself. I had no crew this weekend. Just as my 2 teenage boys have learned enough to really be of some value at the race track, hormones have taken over. Seems going to Prom, girls and baseball have become more important than going racing. I guess I ought to be glad.
Tim Webb was on his own also. Since we were the last group and most had loaded up and left, one of the track employees helped us get buckled in and with our jump batteries on the grid - I love Hallett.
I have been trying to get my car working better in cold conditions and after qualifying it looked like things were going pretty good. I was first with Tim and Gerald second and third but right together with Joe Bass next.
I guess I jinxed myself. At lunch after qualifying I was thinking how little work the weekend was and really how little I had to do to the car all weekend. At the start, Gerald in his V6 powered Swift drove around me into first with me second and Tim in third. I think Tim dropped a wheel off somewhere while I chased Gerald. After a couple laps the hydraulic part of my clutch system quit working. I still use the clutch and it took me several laps to get used to shifting without the clutch. During this Gerald was driving away and Tim drove around me for second.
Congrats to Gerald for the win and congrats to Tim Webb for fastest race lap. Tim is new to FF and getting up to speed pretty fast. Start watching out for him.
Gerald ran the skinny rear tires on the rear. Maybe he can comment but from my perspective they seemed to come up to temperature faster in the cold weather.
All in all a fun weekend, wish the Texas boys would have been there