A frustrating night for us but we tried, I just couldn’t get through turns 3 and 4 to set up coming off turn 4 and lost a lot every lap. Maybe not enough wedge, or just me. Finished last in our heat, and last in the 17 car feature when the 3rd link, (upper link, coming from the quick change to the roll cage) let go. The damage could have been worse, but we will lose our driveshaft from grinding on the chassis when the rear end tipped back……..back to back DNF’s……we will get it better for the next time out.
Special thanks to Don Yorke for helping us. I very much appreciated his efforts to get us better…..next time will be different.
Thanks Lloyd, Billi, Louie and Buttons for making it a fun night in spite of our bad luck and to Ashley McCubbin for this picture.
Gary Elliott
Full Throttle Motor Speedway Test Session
We raced Saturday night at Full Throttle Speedway. Unfortunately we won’t be going back in the Late Model because of schedule conflict. We will be there 2 more times in the OSCAAR Modified.
The full story of our race on May 28th in on Diary of a Season 2016.
Special thanks to Katie MacDonald for this photo.
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2016 Schedule
Our 2016 schedule was complete a few weeks ago, prior to May 7th but I haven’t had time until now to post it.
This weekend we take the Late Model to Full Throttle Motor Speedway for race #4 of 26.
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OSCAAR Modified Feature Win So Close…..It Will Come
On Sunday night, while leading, our Modified quit on lap 24 of the 30 lap feature. No fuel to the carb. We found the handle for the fuel shut off valve missing on the rear deck, I replaced that part late Tuesday and headed to Flamboro for a test session. I was hoping the valve was the problem, it seemed obvious.
Pro Late Model racer Rodney Rutherford counted laps for me.
After a hard 22 laps, the car was fine. Maybe I should have done more laps but there were cars waiting to come on the track, they only allow one at a time for practice night. Anyway there was no issues, so I cautiously assume it’s going to be okay for the next race. I just hope it doesn’t act up on lap 24 at Delaware on June 3rd…..like I needed to stress my self with that thought 🙂
Thanks to Eric Uprichard 0f Ontario Oval for taking this picture…..the full story is on Diary of a Season 2016 in the Message Board section of our site.
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Great Weekend In Many Ways For Our Team
Our cars were finished just in time for the big weekend at Flamboro Speedway. Thanks to my awesome crew and sponsors for getting our team ready for 2016.
I decided to get a few extra laps on the Late Model by helping support OSCAAR’s Super Late Model show. We were well out of our league but did get some much needed feed back on our Late Model.
We ran 4 heats and 4 features on Saturday and Sunday.
The full story is on Dairy of a Season 2016.
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Thank You Creative Edge…..Flamboro Speedway OSCAAR Opener May 21st
Modified is finally home. I now have 2 cars that look alike. I am so pumped with the awesome wrap by Creative Edge. Steve Lyons and his team work hard to please me and sometimes I can be over the top fussy about how my cars look but Steve listens to what I want then creates a beautiful looking race car, as he did with our Late Model. We agreed to do the Mod lettering the same……now to get it ready for Flamboro on Saturday.
Thanks to two of my crew Lloyd and Louie for helping out the fast few days.
Late Model Lettered In Time For Midas Muffler Show In Cobourg
Late Model lettered and yes I am very happy. Thank you Steve Lyons and the staff at Creative Edge.
My game plan every year was to bring out a car that was a little different than the year before. This won my heart makes me happy.
I am relieved because I didn’t take a good looking car to Steve Lyons, but he made it look great.
The Mod is there now and should be ready soon.
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Modified Ready For Creative Edge…..I’m Ready For A Snooze
It was a break working on the Modified. I assumed it would be easy, and in some ways it was but it was incredibly tedious and at times was sucking the life out of me.
Anyway it’s done now. I learned a lot working on the interior and outer panels. I love the look, the car is immaculate, a very deep luster paint job by Josh Watson and the green and black are going to be a great start for Steve Lyons at Creative Edge.
I did get some help from an unsuspecting source. I received a face book message from Louie Halliday on Thursday morning, about helping with the race car. He was wondering if I could use any help, but assumed I had a big crew and didn’t need anyone. He came over to help me with some of the panels and his few hours was so good. He is now officially on our team and will be a great addition for us.
I pick up the Late Model tomorrow and drop off the Modified. Can’t wait to see the Late Model, though it was very rough and not painted like I usually do…..like the Modified. Next the year the Late Model will be a homerun…..but I am sure it will look pretty awesome now.
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Next!!!!! Modified Coming Together
While the Late Model is undergoing a make over that I hope covers up the mess I brought to Steve Lyons at Creative Edge, the Modified is going together very nice.
The paint job on the Modified, done by Josh Watson is amazing and that car will look great as far as paint is concerned.
The Late Model paint scheme is going to be very nice, I just wished my program could have been started earlier to have both car in A-1 shape.
I will take the Modified with me Friday when I pick up the Late Model.
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We Made Opening Night…Broke In The Engine & Some Front End Parts….All Fixed & Loaded For Lettering At Creative Edge
The season opener was quite a night. I wasn’t prepared at all. The full story is on Diary of a Season 2016, on our Message Board.
Things didn’t go so good Saturday night but we got there and that was the main thing. Since then David dug in and really helped his Dad the past few days.
He arranged a nose and fenders for me. They were white, no choice, new ARP were not available and new 5 Star would be over $700 total. I bought paint, David sprayed them, we waited 45 minutes and put the used ones on. They didn’t fit at all. Hood mounts are not close, but my boy did some fabrication work and now it will pass. We have a Frankenstein Late Model, part ARP, part 5 Star. Not the way I wanted to start my 48th season racing but many things just didn’t fall in place for me. Next year I hope to get a much earlier jump on the season.
It goes to Creative Edge for lettering on Tuesday.
I am so thankful we got it back together so it could be lettered for a show we are doing this coming Saturday in Cobourg at Midas Muffler for Quaker State.
David is just awesome and I am truly thankful for his help.
I posted this picture of the car heading to Creative Edge so Steve Lyons can do his magic on it. He has his work cut out for him but I know he will do a great job as always.
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