It's been awhile since I last posted. It is now 2012 and we are getting ready for next racing season. Unfortunately, we were not invited to the State Banquet that we were so excited about going to. Our track failed to register with the Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club and since we were not members ourselves, we were not invited. I went around and around with them and our track to see if there was anything that could be done. The final result was we could attend, however, Mason wouldn't be recognized at the banquet, which wouldn't have been a big deal, except, how do you think a 9 year old is going to feel when he sees his fellow racers recognized and he isn't? Rick and I decided it was best to just not bother. Now we know about the Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club though and you can bet your butt we will be joining before the season begins! We did, however, go to the Arthur Racing Banquet where Mason was officially awarded the Championship of the Purple Plate Alcohol class. He also won the fastest lap trophy in his class at a 10.0 second lap.
We found another kart chassis that we purchased in order to hopefully be able to allow him to run in two classes next season. It would be nice to have him defend his championship in the PPA class but also bump him up to the next class, Gold Plate Alcohol. We will see...time (and money, lots of money) will tell.
I plan on getting pretty aggressive at finding Mason sponsorships and have a few ideas in mind. Champion Spark Plugs has a contest right now that I registered Mason for. It's a sponsorship opportunity and they are giving away $100,000 in sponsorship money. Wish us luck and GO VOTE!!! CLICK HERE!!! Remember, you can vote once per day!
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