Hard work paid off, in the trailer race

[Kelly 1,033]

I have been picking away at getting my race car ready for a few fun night races at the local short track, First race was the pole race where you have a 1/4 mile oval with a earth mover tire in the middle of the turns you have to make a loop around the tires, with up to a dozen other cars on the track, I got second place, I have a hard time with this race doing the tight turns the tires are about 8' diam. and my car has a locked rear end basically a solid axle so it pushed not turns, I have to try to power it around the tires in the straight aways I can get it wound up pretty good in second gear before backing out of it to make the turns, next race was the trailer race where you pull a trailer in a figure 8 on a 1/4 mile paved track, first one to complete 15 laps WITH your trailer wins, I got tangled with a truck about 4 laps in and put us way back in the pack, I drove the crap out of the car trying to catch up but I couldn't do it, I was over driving the car and not gaining any thing, I have a lead foot when I get behind and 400+ hp just smokes the tires out there, about 8 laps in we all had spread out and no action, I'm known in the area for being a hard driver that puts on a show for the crowd, so with the laps winding down, I lifted off the gas slowed way down to let the pack get farther out in front of me, I guess the announcer told the crowd they better keep a eye on me as it looks like I had a new plan of attack, and I did, one by one I ripped the trailer off the cars and trucks as we went through the intersection, the crowd loved it, my wife and kids said when I started hitting trailers and flat tracking the car and trailer in the corners, the crowd was on their feet cheering, this is what they came to see, well about 6 laps later I had ripped off most of the trailers, or hit them so hard that it sent the car or truck with trailer out in to the infield, so I could pick up the win, the track photographer told me that was the most excitement he had seen in a while, my wife and kids ran out on the track to congratulate me, and tons of people yelling from the stands, back in the pits I felt like a big name racer signing autographs I had a line at one time waiting for me, I enjoy it making people happy, being a entertainer, the family pushes me to keep doing it, they love me racing, I have raced for 30 years and it is not as easy as it used to be, I raced 25+ races a year not long ago, and now have no clue how I used to do it.

Thanks to the wife and kids, with out them I would not have won.

son Ryan, Me, Wife Mistelle, Daughter Hunter, son Nick

8 gal. of 110 octane race gas I used most of last night

[Trouty56 567]

Awesome!!!! Good strategy......that with experience wins every time!!!

[sorekiwi 761]

Good Job Kelly!!

So how sore is the old man today???

[AMC RULES 37,226]

Looks like you were feeling no pain in that first pict Kelly,

Congratulations for the victory to you and your team. :auto-checkeredflag:

[Kelly 1,033]

Thanks guys not sore today, tired, I think the heat got to me, but I have some minor repairs to do to the car, swap out the tires for snow tires and get ready for the next race tue. night at the local county fair, that is a demo figure 8, I hope it's not so HOT.

[perry 82]

thats what it's all about. haveing fun and entertain. great job keeping that car going. i know it takes alot of work. did you have any major repairs between race's ?.

[Kelly 1,033]

I had a slow leak on one of the race slicks after the pole race, so we swapped the steet tires you see in the pics, had to bend a fender out a little, top off the gas tank, and cool it down, then cool me off, then climb back in and go.

[JimD 3,347]

Nice pics and Congrats on the win! :thumbs:

[perry 82]

I had a slow leak on one of the race slicks after the pole race, so we swapped the steet tires you see in the pics, had to bend a fender out a little, top off the gas tank, and cool it down, then cool me off, then climb back in and go.

well built car :thumbs: