The past weekend we were supposed to race Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Friday was great, Saturday we got the first feature in, but lost the second to rain, and Sunday was cancelled late Saturday night.
This picture was after the feature at Kawartha…we were very happy.
This weekend we race the Modified at Flamboro. We are looking forward to running our home track, especially with the past 2 performances, a 2nd at Sauble, and 6th at Kawartha. The Kawartha race was just as good as Sauble. It sure is encouraging to have the Mod back in contention.
We also worked on the Late Model trying to get it closer to the rest of the field, and I am convinced once we fine tune the bump stops we will be within a tenth or so……crazy to think that could be with this 12 year old car, but we have closed the gap from 4 tenths to 2.3 tenths and still have more speed to get out of the car.
Special thanks to my crew and sponsors for their awesome support in 2017
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Category Archives: Modified History
OSCAAR Modifieds This Saturday Flamboro Speedway
We will race our Modified this Saturday, June 24th at Flamboro Speedway. The next 2 weeks are Modified races, including July 1st at the beach, Sauble Speedway.
Hope to see my fans and friends at Flamboro Speedway this Saturday.
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Great Crew…..Car Needs Work…We’ll Get It
We had a rough double header weekend. The Modified was good first set of hot laps, but by the feature it was not the same car. We will work on it for the next OSCAAR event.
Our Late Model had 3 features to run on Saturday at Flamboro. We got the car better each time out, that is until the steering went on it.
We have a lot to do on the Late Model for the big APC race this Saturday at Flamboro.
Special thanks to my crew for their hard work and dedication….and to Lloyd, who made both Friday and Saturday races, it was just him and I on Saturday.
The full report is on Diary of a Season 2017….Thanks for visiting our site.
Kawartha Speedway Friday June 2nd
We race the Modified this Friday night at Kawartha Speedway. I am looking forward to being back at this big smooth fast track.
The last time we raced at Kawartha was in 2014. Our team was fortunate to win a feature at Kawartha in 2002 in our black 33 Chev Coupe.
This Saturday June 3rd we race the Late Model at Flamboro Speedway in three features. The first will be the feature from May 20th, it was the second feature, postponed due to rain. Then we race our regular night.
Hope to see our fans and friends at one or both of these races.
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Opening Night OSCAAR Modifieds
We started our 4th season with the OSCAAR Modified class. It was a good night for us, a good start to the season.
We had all hands on deck. Lloyd, Louie, Paul, Stephen, Lucy, Randall, Rick, and Laurie.
Everyone chipped in making it a very easy night for our crew and for me.
The full story is on Diary of a Season 2017. Our next Modified race is June 2nd at Kawartha Speedway. Then Saturday June 3rd we run the Late Model at Flamboro Speedway, and that will be a 3 feature deal. The rain out feature from May 20th and then the regular night.
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Lincoln Welders Back For Season #14
We are proud to announce that Lincoln Welders is back with us for the 2017 race season and committed to 2018 as well. Special thanks to Lincoln for supplying us with the welder we are using to rebuild both our cars for the coming season.
Here Buttons displays our new Lincoln welder. 
Thank you so much to all our sponsors, we appreciate your support for us and look forward to being an ambassador for your awesome products and services.
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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.
More pictures to come regarding the Modified progress. Thanks for visiting our site.
Things Getting Done For Both Cars On A Few Fronts
This weekend should be a big one for us as we try to get a bunch off our list. The panels for both cars are being painted now by Josh Watson. His Dad Glen Watson has been a very successful Super Late Model racer for years with OSCAAR. This picture shows the red panels now painted green……note the Quaker State sign in the back ground, Josh set that up, pretty cool.
I am proud to have Josh do the painting for our Modified and Late Model, can’t wait to get them back and then send it to Creative Edge for lettering.
We will hopefully get the drive line in the Late Model this weekend as well as the wheel bearings packed, brakes bled and lead in stalled.
Special thanks to my crew member Lloyd for coming to help this weekend and Ken Baylis and his crew for offering to give us hand on Saturday. More soon.
Mod List Getting Smaller……Thank You Lloyd
The past few days have knocked off most of the first list for the OSCAAR Modified. Lloyd came down and we got the wheel bearings repacked, a complete nut and bolt, the brakes bled, the led painted, the chassis painted and an oil and filter change.
The body panels will hopefully be dropped off to Josh Watson by Tuesday as well as the Late Model parts to be painted. Once those are installed it goes to Creative Edge for lettering then a final scale.
When the Late Model gets here we have a fairly big list on it that includes all the things on the Mod, as well as installing the led, assembling the new engine bolt on stuff, water pump, clutch, starter, carb, prime the engine, install the distributor, wires, power steering etc. Top up all the levels, add water. Then install the drive line and the painted body panels. It then needs to be started, and once that gets a thumbs up it goes to Creative Edge for lettering. The Late Model season starts before the Mod…..things are very tight right now, but we still look good to be ready for opening day and keep our streak going.
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Preparing Mod Chassis for Paint
What an ordeal it was just to get my Mod chassis power washed this week. A good friend came over Sunday to help sand some panels, in preparation for Josh Watson to paint. Then we put air in the tires and loaded the rolling chassis in the trailer so I could head out Monday and get it power washed.
I stopped at Canadian Tire and bought some Gunk degreaser, then went to the local coin wash. I got set up with coins, quarters and had my stuff ready to spray down the chassis with the Gunk. After dropping the trailer door I undid the rear hold down strap and started to use the winch. Soon I saw the RR tire was flat. I could not budget it. It was too heavy to push with no air in one tire. I jacked up the trailer thinking that would help tip it backwards but no luck. So I reloaded and drove away discouraged.
But!!! I thought about Bill Grisdale having a power washer outside and I could get air in the tire, and maybe he would let me do it there. He said sure, so I headed quickly. The boys in the shop put air in the tire. I was good to go….accept the battery went dead for the winch. They came back out again, I felt stupid, not being organized, and apologized. They were cool and we got it off. The location was perfect, out of the wind and close to home.
Now to soak the chassis and frame down. Are you kidding???? I forgot the Gunk at the coin wash in Waterdown. I was thinking, is this my first year racing??? I decided to go into Grisdales APC store and see if they carried degreaser and they said yes, I was pumped…..that is till I was informed they were out of stock. So I reloaded the car with the boys help and went home, put the battery on charge and planned to try again Tuesday and this picture shows the job getting done.
With just a few weeks to go to get both cars ready I can’t afford to do things twice lol….still looking for help if anyone can assit Lloyd and I over the next few weeks, sure would be nice. PM me if you can help us or email me at garyelliottmotorsports@gmail.com.