09/20/2026
Well, this short season so far has been up and down, with a glaring (well, that could have been worse, kind of feel) most of the time. Once again ,we sit with a misplaced but still useable front nose wing, from getting in someone elses crash in front of us, along with about 6 other cars , caused by the same car that put us in a bad A main starting spot with a bonzai, shove it in , last lap move in the heat race, followed by an almost expected (sorry about that) apology. Not a huge deal, but if you hear apologies every week, and you dont have to hand them out like candy like the others do, is it time to be a bit more aggressive yourself, or is it better to be the clean racer, learning , respecting the equipment, and earning the trust of the other people you are on the track with?
Being so delayed getting started this season really set us back, but being competitive as Seger is after 11 races, we are proud of where he is, he just has to be a bit more aggressive at times it seems.
Several times already this season, losing a spot at the end of a heat race due to someone else being overly aggressive, put us toward the back of the pack , and in harms way to be involved in other people's issues, which would have otherwise been prevented , had we started in the top half of the field, where it seems we belong most nights.
With that all being said..... knock on wood , we're not having a bad (shortened) season, as after 11 races , Seger has 0 Dnfs, finished every lap, has only missed the A main 1 time (his first race night) , and only been lapped one night i think. About half the time hes in the top 10, and only bent up a few nose wings, and a front axle a time or 2, from accidents in front of us.
In comparison, to some who keep tearing alot of parts up, we're not in too bad of a shape yet, so we will take it, and try to keep improving each week.
Now to clean this 4 lbs of U.S. 24 dirt off the car before it turns into concrete, with next weekend off. Hopefully we dont locate any other damage from the crash last night, but I dont expect too much as Seger was still able to restart, and pass a few cars by the end of the race (17th- 14th).
Thank you to the staff at U.S. 24 and Miami County Raceways for giving it their all this weekend , and providing 2 race nights for us to run, when alot of other tracks would have canceled.
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