| Farmline Stockcar Teams @ Kihikihi |
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Well its been a little while since the last update so i will try to fill you in on some of the stuff we have been up to. After the North Island champs it was almost a month till our next race night which was a Teams event for the Rascals at the at The NZ Superstock Champs in Kihikihi. Farmline Stockcar Teams We were up against the Gisbourne Gladiators in the first race for the second time this season and we knew after our last performance it wasn't going to be easy for our new team of Rascals. I was elected to block in this race which was a first for me in my short time as a teams racer and I was looking forward to it. Everything was goin to plan well sort of with our cars in 2nd and 3rd but the ever elusive and very quick (did i mention quick) Brett Lloyd leading and although i managed to slow his progress many times he kept the pace on and the Gizzy blockers did their bit to aid their flyer. The laps were counting down and on the last lap I managed to slow Brett coming out of turn two and although he powered past me i followed him into turn 3 and managed to take him out then hold him up enough for Jeff to come through for the win. It was a close win but we were over the moon to notch up our first win and something we hope to build on for next year. I sustained a bit of damage in the race so Nick Johnston was brought in for the final against the Huntly Team. Things didn't really go to plan in this race as the Raiders were on a destructive mission and really took it to us, each time we started to get the upper hand they eliminated one of our cars and unfortunately we finished with just one car remaining. The boys put up a great effort but we found a few weaknesses in our cars that will need to be sorted for our next event. We came away 2nd which was a credible effort for our new team. |
