I guess I missed a bit of posting. As most of you know, the North Branch Bump-n-Run didn't go as well as we'd liked. Once again, the same driver we are having issues with took Rick out before even completing one full lap in the Main. That race could have gone really bad as this idiot was so aggressive he almost flipped Rick over, hood first.
This was just the beginning of our bad luck for our 4th of July weekend. Mason attempted to race on Saturday but only made a few practice laps before damaging the motor. Rick work really hard last Friday to try to get it going but with lack of parts suppliers, it was a no go. Therefore, he has missed a couple of races in a row now. I ordered parts online and we received them yesterday, only to determine that the place shipped the wrong gaskets. Parts are such a pain to get. Hopefully we will have him back and running for this Saturday's racing.
Tomorrow, Friday, July 16, Rick will attempt to run another Bump-N-Run in Berville. We fixed the car after putting $100 in to parts. I took the time to write a letter explaining my concerns to the North Branch Lions Club and sent copies to Berville and Imlay City Lion's Clubs as well. If something bad happens because of these aggressive drivers, it's all on them, I gave them fair warning. Time will tell...wish us luck!
Mason Ludwig
Mason Ludwig, Driver #31
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
NORTH BRANCH JULY 2, 2010
One more day until the big North Branch Bump-N-Run. We are really excited. Rick has a fresh car and we are looking forward to seeing what it can do. It's a 1997 Cavalier Z24, named "Black Widow". We put all of our sponsor stickers on it and it's ready to go.
As always, with my excitement comes anxiety. I'm really not impressed with the field of drivers this year. All I can hope is that they have damaged their cars enough that they won't last long and in turn will have less time to beat on our drivers. It still amazes me how many people I associate with think this is a derby and the point of the race is to physically take drivers out by wrecking their cars. This is a lap race! You don't see motocross riders smashing into each other. Don't get me wrong, it's ok to "bump" a car out of the way but it's not ok to deliberatly smash into them full speed and run them off the track. It's obvious when you watch the races what each drivers intention is, whether it be to smash and bash or to actually try to win the event. There are a couple of brothers from North Branch that I'm really tired of. In watching my video from last week, it is plain as day that the one brother was deliberatly smashing into Bill Stoutenburg so his brother could take the win. We have a team of a few drivers and other acquaintances on the track but don't think for a minute that one would smash his car in order to create a win for another of our drivers. We are all there to win! We also respect the rules of the game. I really wish the officials would start following through with their rules and start black flagging the ones that break the rules. They need to show these guys that they are serious about safety and serious about enforcing the rules.
By the way, I have updated our Twisted Metal Racing website.
As always, with my excitement comes anxiety. I'm really not impressed with the field of drivers this year. All I can hope is that they have damaged their cars enough that they won't last long and in turn will have less time to beat on our drivers. It still amazes me how many people I associate with think this is a derby and the point of the race is to physically take drivers out by wrecking their cars. This is a lap race! You don't see motocross riders smashing into each other. Don't get me wrong, it's ok to "bump" a car out of the way but it's not ok to deliberatly smash into them full speed and run them off the track. It's obvious when you watch the races what each drivers intention is, whether it be to smash and bash or to actually try to win the event. There are a couple of brothers from North Branch that I'm really tired of. In watching my video from last week, it is plain as day that the one brother was deliberatly smashing into Bill Stoutenburg so his brother could take the win. We have a team of a few drivers and other acquaintances on the track but don't think for a minute that one would smash his car in order to create a win for another of our drivers. We are all there to win! We also respect the rules of the game. I really wish the officials would start following through with their rules and start black flagging the ones that break the rules. They need to show these guys that they are serious about safety and serious about enforcing the rules.
By the way, I have updated our Twisted Metal Racing website.
OFFICIAL DECISION KIDS RUNNING MORE THAN ONE KARTING CLASS
Here is a quote from Dave Hausbeck, owner of Arthur Raceway and his decision on allowing kids to run in more than one class.
"We will allow and encourage kids to run more than one class as it helps to develop their driving skills. Someone can run the class that their age allows them and one class above, if someone runs two classes up from their age group, then they can only run one class down from the most advanced class they run. This will also help all the kids by creating more competiton and that will challenge them to become better drivers. At a young age, it is not how many wins, although everybody always wants a win, it is about challenging and teaching kids how to become better drivers. The more we challenge the kids the better drivers they will become in the future."
As I stated before, Rick and I can see it from both sides, therefore, the decision is fine with us.
"We will allow and encourage kids to run more than one class as it helps to develop their driving skills. Someone can run the class that their age allows them and one class above, if someone runs two classes up from their age group, then they can only run one class down from the most advanced class they run. This will also help all the kids by creating more competiton and that will challenge them to become better drivers. At a young age, it is not how many wins, although everybody always wants a win, it is about challenging and teaching kids how to become better drivers. The more we challenge the kids the better drivers they will become in the future."
As I stated before, Rick and I can see it from both sides, therefore, the decision is fine with us.
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