4TH OF JULY BUMP-N-RUN

North Branch's Bump-N-Run is almost here. It's scheduled for July 4 @ 6PM. We are getting excited. The car is looking good. We just had it tuned up at Don's Auto Repair. Hopefully everyone can keep the racing clean and we will be able to enjoy ourselves without any drama this year. :)

JUST CALL HIM SPEEDY!

He pulled it off again! Mason came from behind this past Saturday, June 18th, in all 3 heat races and took 1st place in all of them. Therefore, he sat on the pole for the feature and took 1st place! We aren't making very many friends in his class as the other parents are getting frustrated with our good fortune. They even checked his plate after he won to make sure it was legal.

It was amazing to watch as Mason drove through the pack like they were standing still. He even drove to the front during the "dash" or "shootout", which was only 4 laps long (one lap per kart involved). We told him not to worry about that race, thinking there was no way he would get to the front, knowing that he would most likely be sitting on the pole anyway. He showed us! Ever so smoothly, he drove around them one by one and made his way right to the front. So many people are coming up to us and saying how impressed they are with his "cool" attitude and ability to drive. We even had the lady in the pits next to us take a pic of Mason with his 1st place trophy and her husband with his 1st place trophy. :)

TO THE FRONT!

Racin' Mason took the win again this past Saturday evening. Arthur Raceway changed the format a bit by adding another qualifying race to the evening. They are calling it the "shootout". The field is inverted with the fastest driver in the rear of the pack for 6 laps. This race goes into calculating where you will start the feature race. Since Mase won the prior week, he had to start in the rear of the field for all 3 of the qualifying races (Heat 1, Heat 2 and Shootout). He qualified with the best time for his class. Between his finishing positions for the races and his qualifying time, he sat on the pole for the feature race. The good news is he was able to hold on to the lead for the entire race but it wasn't as easy as last time. The bad news is he has to start in the rear again next week. It's really something to see him improving his skill every week. We have so many people come up to us at the track and comment on what a good driver he is. When it's your kid, you always think they are the best, it's nice to hear other people say the same thing.

ANOTHER WIN!

Mason raced this past Saturday and made the other guys look like they were standing still. He qualified at 10.36. This is the fastest he's ever gone. His time was faster than alot of the big modified and open class guy's times. It is really cool to see him improve his skill from week to week. He looks so calm, cool and relaxed out on the track. Mason found his line on the track and blew the doors off the competition. His first heat race, he spun out just as he was about to lap the last place kart. The officials put him in the rear of the pack to restart and he made his way through but they threw another caution before a full lap was made and put him in the back again. He made it up to 3rd place. His second heat and feature race, he got out front and stayed there. He took the checkered flag and drove by us pumping his little fist. After the win they attempted to hand him the checkered flag for a victory lap but he passed it. I said "he's too fast to stop for that flag." He was just so excited. Eventually he got a hold of it and made his lap. With this win, he will have to work hard again next week to get through the traffic as he has to start in the rear of the field. But he can do it!!!

BETTER THAN 3RD?

Mason's last race was May 21st and he ended up with 3rd place. The track conditions changed for each race and the other kids were brutal. He did some damage to the kart but that's to be expected. Rick is getting a bit more comfortable and beginning to experiment with the kart set up. His next race is Saturday, June 4...we will see what we can do.

We also received word that North Branch's Bump-N-Run will be on July 4th. As long as everything works out, we will be there!