The Shamrock
Inn-Car Helmet Cam was back in action Saturday night. Click the
picture for the edited video.
WARNING! Some very strong language. I didn't
know to remove that part
of the video or not. I did reduce the volume by 80% though. My
actions seem childish after the fact, but in the heat of the moment,
sometimes you get upset. I am out there to win and run good. All
drivers and teams put in a lot of money and effort and we all want to
run upfront. I take
our
racing seriously. I treat each race like it is the Daytona 500.
Please understand that and respect my desire to win and run good. I am
not out there just to make laps. I will not be the typical 'vanilla
NASCAR' driver you see a lot of today. My car was fast and I had
an honest shot at a solid finish. A solid finish would have put Don
and I in the top 10 in points on the year- and that meant a trophy!
That penalty had a huge impact on our season.
So enough with the
disclosures!
Sure enough, the car was
a rocket. Tried to go for the lead in the heat race on the top
side after starting 4th. Track wasn't ready for that and I slid.
Ended up back to 6th. Contact between two cars in turn 4 on the
same lap, found us checking up and back to the rear! Put hammer
down to qualify and finished 6th.
Feature saw us initially
starting 14th. A lap one incident in turn 4 saw guys have flat
tires. It was unaudible on the radio if the official said 7 had
a flat or not. I stopped to ask a track official and was sent to
the rear for stopping. Car was decent for a few laps and went
from 24th to 16th.
Just really happy with
the car right now- everything from the motor, to the chassis, to the
brakes are working great. A little luck on our side and we will
be back up front, I promise. Look for a good run Friday night,
September 14th as a tune up to the Shamrock Inn Small Car Nationals on
the following Saturday the 22nd.
-Brian
Helmet Cam 3