ANOTHER TRY

We were rained out last weekend for Mason's race. We will try tomorrow and see how it goes. Hopefully we can hang in there.

There is a bump-n-run coming up in Yale next Friday. Rick is thinking about going. He figures he might as well smash the car good before he takes it in for scrap. We'll see.

SATURDAY RESULTS

Mason didn't do so well Saturday. It's upsetting to watch because he drove perfect and did everything we could have asked for. He just doesn't have the power the other kids have due to the difference in engines. We will keep plugging along and hopefully one day be able to buy him an animal motor that he desperately needs.

HANGING IN THERE

Mason has raced twice since I last posted. He did well in both races as he ended up in 4th and 5th places. Last night was a little rough going but we made it through. There was one mud puddle and Mason hit it during practice. We cleaned him and the kart up as they both were completely covered in 1in think greasy mud. He went back out for more practice and hit the puddle again. This time his dad was hot! He was hitting it because he likes to run on the bottom of the track. He made it through his first race but during the second race he got loose and hit the damn puddle for a third time. This time he hurt himself though and it truly wasn't his fault. He hit the steering wheel and knocked the wind out of him and bit his lip. Grandma Deloris made him stop racing so she could check him out, which dad wasn't too thrilled about. I was glad she did though because he was pretty sore. He went back out for his feature race and took 5th. They gave him his trophy and then...oops...he ran it over. It slipped out of his hand and his rear tire got it. He is driving pretty nice and making some really good moves when his is near the other racers. It's just a shame that he keeps getting out motored and we don't have the funds to get him an animal motor like the other racers are running. We will keep plugging away at it...

Rick hasn't raced since the Eastern Michigan Fair. He was all set to scrap his cars until he heard Grandma Ludwig really enjoys going and watching him race. Apparently she has gone to several of his races. He decided to keep one car and will run in North Branch if they have one in September. Rick realizes that Grandma won't be here forever and as long as it makes her happy he will race.