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2011 ARCHIVES

July 26th 2011

Once again I missed another Thursday night at Thompson.  On July 14th Tyler Poulin was able to beat Danny Fields and wreck his perfect streak for the 2011 season. So I am not sure why Tyler didn't show up on July 21st. There were lots of rumors going around. I hear he was celebrating all week long and forgot to show up on Thursday. Other rumors He got Married after He won ( Oh that was some other guy with a unicorn on his car). So this week Danny Fields continued his winning tradition which makes it 8 wins in 9 races. Also a big surprise is Travis Jurcik. He had a great run finishing a career high second place. I bet he will be the next one to snap Danny Fields win streak. So this week is the Mini Stocks biggest event with a 20 lap race and a Mini Stock Shootout. Last year the 36mini didn't even finish half a lap with both races combined. This year the 36mini not make it at all.


36MINI NEWS

So the 36mini was planning on running a few races here and there for the 2011 season. The set date for the first race was JULY 7th. You figured I had about 8 months to get the car ready. So 8 months later the car is in the same location. I went through 3 different blocks and they all had problems.  So the swamp is actually clean in my back yard. I had to search for another block which set me a few weeks off. So after dropping the block to get done, it ends up having a spun bearing and bad crank. Like in ever car there is "that special" block, head, exhaust etc etc.... Well, If i wanted to do it right I was going to find "that" block. But the time has gotten really close and it looks like I might be missing this weeks race. However.. thanks to SAWCO racing I was able to get a block, Its not the right one but it will do. So hopefully I can put the motor in the car and do a Brent Gleason on Thursday morning. I hate using junkyard blocks. So hopefully this motor wont grenade like the other one. So the 36mini might be back this Thursday... =)


July 19, 2011

Woohoo!!! There is finally an update on the 36mini. I would like to Thank Tyler Poulin for wrecking it for me, now I have to update this site. So you might ask what does Tyler Poulin have to do with me updating my site? Well he was getting sick of the quote "If your not first your last" Tyler has finished 2nd the last 3 races and since he finally won I have to put an update. Since the start of the season I just put Race Update Danny fields wins... So I was safe to keep it up all year long. But after 7 straight victories and numerous cars from other tracks that had the "Im coming to Thompson to Beat Danny Fields" there was only one person to actually do it. Thats the same thing like saying Steve Romjue will win a heat race... WTF...  What's this world coming too???? It has been hard to do updates on the site when I have not attended that many races. But this week I am going to leave the Tyler Poulin wins so I can wait another week or so to update the site. 

36mini news

Not a whole lot going on over here. I ended up picking up a stock vw block. I was going to just freshen it up with new rings and bearings. So after taking the block apart there was a spun bearing and the crank was junk. ( note to self.. dont make fun of people who drive mustangs and break there cranks.. karma will bite you back.) So option #2 was to go over to the swamp and pull out block number 3. Damn all the bolts were practically welded on. So I took the crank out and the journals were scored... Damn another junk crank. So now im on a mission to find another block and hopefully can make it for the tour race.


June 29th, 2011

QUOTE OF THE DAY
The quote of the day comes from a driver from Thompson Speedway.. I would mention his name but I don't feel like its proper to display his real name. There is no need to Quote words like that to a fellow competitor or a former competitor. So after that quote the 36mini will be back. 

I have been really slacking on the site, Its just not the same as it use to be.. You would work on your car all week long to get ready for Thursday. Then you would take a half day (lose 4 hrs of work), spend at least $300 to race. Your race then your car get totaled and then you come online and bash Steve Romjue... Priceless!!!!!!!!

So I thought I could kick the drug (racing) habit but these withdrawals are killing me. So I headed over to the swap and found a nice block. I think it has low miles on it, It has been there for 8 years. Since my motor got destroyed last year at the World Series I have to dig in the cave and put bits and pieces together. I am hoping to get everything super glued together by the end of the week. I ran out of zip ties so I need to order those and then I will be back at the track. It will be the same car as last year. So hopefully see you guys on the track in a week or so..




Races were cancelled tonight due to Rain!!

I actually missed the season opener last Thursday! From what I hear it was a mess..lol

The car counts at Thompson seem like they are diminishing every year. So if there is anyone that would like to race now is your chance to come race and most likely get a top 10 every week.

 I don't have anything to update from the season opener.  If i get a chance to go next week maybe I will give you a full update

As for 36mini news there isn't much going on. The car is still on the trailer all covered up without a motor. The parts are in for a rebuilt, but im looking at finding a good block. (I could have had one a long time ago but the motivation is gone). I hope in the near future..maybe this weekend I will get started. I want to have the car ready so I can show up and race one week so I can keep my number. I don't want some idiot stealing my number and then decide not to race. 



April 12th 2011

WOW!!! The Icebreaker was last weekend, Why didn't anyone tell me I would have brought my car. 

So after the breaking news about the 36mini not driving this year I thought it would be best to skip the ICEBREAKER. But, I just had to go and get a taste of what I am missing. It was so hard to just watch and not being able to run, I was so close to going home and slapping my motor together and getting it ready for Sundays race. But instead I got my  mind off that and got my hands Dirty on Tim Higginbotham car. I have to support the vw's ( the only vw). Tim has been working on his car all winter and put all his time and effort into getting a motor done right. So i thought he was all set. After the heat race he said he had a four wheel slide in the turns and the car was awful. So what I learned at Racers Anonymous(make believe rehab for race car drivers) is if you cant race why not help out a fellow racer. So thats exactly what I did, I adjusted his suspension and did a few tweaks here and there, So after the heat races there was another practice and he went out and the car was 100 times better but it still was off a bit, So when he wasn't looking I put a unicorn sticker under his car and that solved the problem. So for the feature he had a good 11th place finish. The handling was there but the motor still needed some tlc. So next time I am going to add some pink duct tape and about 100 zip ties to his engine bay.. So watch out Mustangs!!!!!!

Its kinda funny writing and update when I didn't race, I actually watched the race and I have an idea what was going on?

So this is what I saw during the race:

From 1-10 and some others:

Danny Fields: Didn't I say he was going to win, I hear Thompson already gave him his Championship Trophy and told him to stay home..lol

LLoyd Anderson: If i raced he would have finished 3rd, But if there is anyone to catch Fields he is the one

Roger Ducharme: Im telling you.. he is going to win one or two

Steve Michalski:  He was close last year and this year if his luck gets better he might get a top 5

Mike Veins: He needs a new mustang, or better yet get a vw.

Tim Armstrong: There isn't that much talk about Tim but he has a few tricks up his sleeves, I think he has a good chance to get a win this year too..just wait

Brent Gleason: Big Number, smaller stars.. I thought it was big number small motor but I was wrong. If only his race car was as fast as his mail truck he would be winning races

Todd Lajeunesse: I dont know much about him, but there is something going on with him Defevers and Romjue.

Chad Baxter: I think i know how I can make his car faster.. 

Travis Jurcik: Had a close call when he spun out but got back in and finished in the top 10. If he is consistent he will finish in the top 10 for the year. 

Tim Higginbotham: If he would only listen to me, the power of the unicorn, duct tape, and zip ties

Joe Baxter: I think I know how i can make his car faster..lol

Steve Romjue: OH MY GOD!!!! You guys are funny, Saturday night Leo stole your motor and swapped it out with yours, But then Lajeunesse got the last laugh as Leo went to bed he swapped motors and put romjues in his car and leos in romjues car.. I knew something was up with him.

Tyler Poulin: Gas is so cheap these days he thought it would be nice to see how much gas he can dump on the track. Actually Poulin strength overtightened his gas cap and twisted the gasket.

Nick Anderson: His car looks like jrs and sure finishes like jr..lol

Well thats the way Icebreaker looked to me. There were only 21 cars which is rare. We usually get around 28-32 cars. I had a chance to speak with Jeff Moffat and he decided to hang out with me in the stands and drink beers all season and laugh at all of you..

But all in all it was a great weekend, It felt great to just show up watch some races, help out a few friends, chat , gossip and go home with money left in my pocket.

So since alot of people are not running a full schedule I thought I would change my top 10 prediction



10: Travis Jurcik
9: Tim Armstrong
8: Leo Defevers
7: Brent Gleason
6: Chad Baxter
5: Steve Michalski
4: Mike Veins
3: Roger Ducharme
2: lloyd Anderson
1: Danny Fields



APRIL 5th 2010


Well there is finally an update on the 36mini.com. I have been posting under the news and results for the last few months and it never updated properly and just showed a blank page. I finally found an icon that said save... I guess there has been alot going on for the 36mini team. Most of it is bad news.

So the last update the plans for the 36mini were unknown, Well today I would like to announce that the 36mini will not run at Thompson Speedway in 2011. It has been a hard and difficult decision and its killing me now that the Icebreaker is less then a week away. There were many factors that led us to this decisions. Steve Romjue is coming back. So we decided to stay away from him as far from the track as possible.

Thanks,
36mini



Oh come on you really think that was the reason.. Well sorta...ok ok enough of Romjue. There were many reason that I decided to take the 2011 season to a part time status. As most of you know my wife Amy is pregnant and we will be expecting a baby boy in the middle of August. So that was the biggest factor after Romjue. Also, I almost lost my mom a few weeks ago, So I think this year most of my time will be devoted to my family. I also was able to finally get a secure and stable job that would make it hard to take Thursdays off or leave early. So much has happened in the last few weeks that racing was the last thing on my mind. I did however, start to purchase parts to rebuilt the motor but cancelled the order because I knew I would put it together in a few days and be at the Icebreaker. I need to go to Racers Anonymous( if there is such thing). 

The 36mini and the 36minilopbunny will be completed by the end of April. So the unicorn will be seen at the track at some point this season.


OK..OK..enough of the sappy stuff. Lets get racing. This years Icebreaker is April 6-7th 2011. I will shoot you a rundown of what I know and what I expect:

Danny Fields: Icebreaker Winner
Mike Veins: New mustangs.. hmmm what was wrong with the old one
Jeff Moffat: Hopefully good luck, might be in 1st place this season at one point
Mike Anzalone: hopefully beat Jeff Moffat..=)
Brent Gleason: Bigger Number..smaller motor
Tyler Poulin: Car too slow. (Do I still have the tis mod motor)
Chad Baxter: who cares...lol j/k
Joe Baxter: DOnt let your brother touch your car it will go slower
Llyod Anderson: since im not there he will get a few more wins.
Chuck Rogers: No beavis and butthead sticker = no championship this year
Leo Defevers: Might do well if he doesn't let anyone borrow his car
Nick Anderson: your car might look like Dale Earnhardt Jr but your not Dale Earnhardt Jr
Tim Higginbotham: keeping the vw alive at Thompson
Mike Veins: Didn't I already mention his name 
Alicia Thatcher: She is back and ready to rumble
Jim Helger: another vw guy who will hopefully make it to the track
Travis Jurcik: ROTY..
Roger Ducharme: Might actually get a win this year
OH did I forget Romjue..


SO that was just a my thoughts of some pre-season garbage. Now for the fun stuff I will try and predict the top 10. It might change if some people are not driving a full season.


10: Mike Anzalone
9: Chad Baxter
8: Roger Ducharme
7: Steve Michalski
6: Joe Baxter
5: Leo Defevers
4: Chuck Rogers
3: lloyd Anderson
2: Mike Veins
1: Danny Fields

Thats what my outlook is for the top 10 for 2011. I think this season will be close. The top 10 spot will be within reach by 5 drivers by the last race. 

Thats its for now!!! 


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