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