2010 brought a double header for the season opener. Saturday night at Thunderbird and Sunday night at Crystal. Memorial Day weekend was busy, hot and very fun.
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Sorry folks, but I asked Randy to promise me he would hang back, stay out of traffic and get used to the car. Mixing it up can come later. He's, of course, good for his word. The weekend was great.
Saturday night at Thunderbird, hotlaps and the heat race come off without a hitch. There was an accident in the feature involving our good friend, Mark Strpko. His car was damaged, but not seriously. Rand left the track without any brakes. Not sure when they left, but when the caution flag came out, they were MIA.
Sunday morning Mark scrambled to repair his car, and then they went to work to fix Rand's brakes. Crystal is the site of the rollover accident and the track is a 3/8 mile with nice banking.
Hotlaps came off without a hitch, heat race, too, and we have completed our first 25 lap feature. Rand, again stayed back, but midway through the race Mark spun out (doing a perfect 360) and Rand passed him. Mark worked his way back. Rand moved over to allow him to pass, but once he's in front, Rand gives him a little love tap on the rear bumper. Later, Mark got to return the favor. We all enjoyed their show and they were having a blast.
It was nice to get this race completed without incident. Next we're back at Thunderbird, and then in July they race at Butler and Merritt. Merritt is the same date as the reunion, so we'll miss that one, but there will be more. Rand is having the time of his life.
