Race #13

Lian leads off the second heat.

This week there were five present in Lian's class.  All but one were looking to improve their points situation in these last few races so intensity was high.  The weather also was a challenge in that it was cooler and slightly damp.  Watch the two lead cars carefully during the  warm up laps for Heat 1.

Lian started in fifth for the first heat and passed one driver who had a problem.  She started in the front of the second heat.  Second place got ahead of her in the first turn but she was able to hold on to second to the finish.  These results gave her a third place start for the Feature.

More interesting incidents occurred on the first lap of the Feature.  The leader had a spindle (front axle) shear just before the hairpin and caused a backup in the turn.  If you watch closely, there is moisture on the lens in this video.

The number 25 got straight and caught up with Lian.  After some increasingly rough bumping, Lian got passed for third.  This frustrated her because she has received warnings from the volunteer flagman for less-rough driving than she experienced.

Lian finished 4th in the end and joined with another 4th place finisher that she befriended from the Senior Animal class for this picture.

I was proud of her performance overall in that she didn't ever spin-out and yet drove hard.  Even with the weather, this group was only a few ticks off of their best times in this class so they are a talented group.  To gain on any of them is impressive.

The club has nearly enough money to contract for the proposed track expansion which will add two large turn loops to the existing course.  That means two things, we may shorten the season by a race or two and we may have a really neat season next year with numerous configuration options for our racing.  I'll keep you posted.