Barbara West's Blog – April 2009 Archive (3)

April 18, 2009 LVMS Bullring

After the last practice which resulted in blowing the heads on the car I scrambled the past two weeks getting the car ready for 4/18. Several hundred dollars later the car is ready! I picked it up from the shop on Friday and prepped it for Saturday night’s race. Saturday practice was awful...the new rims and tires didn't feel balanced right and the car shook in the turns and on the straight ways. The car was fast and I was hitting my marks until lap 10--- then BANG---blew the bottom end of the… Read More

Added by Barbara West on April 22, 2009 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments

Set backs---

This week has been full of set backs...the heads and gaskets are replaced, but broke a head bolt putting it back together...waiting on parts and hoping to make the race on 4/18, Current sponsor cancelled contract. Looking for sponsors! Saturday night track side autograph session! Come out and cheer me on! Lord knows I need some (of any kind) support!

Added by Barbara West on April 15, 2009 at 12:26am — No Comments

April 3-4, 2009 Racing at LVMS Bullring

Well...the weekend didn't go so well...Froze my a$$ off at Friday night practice and the track was really slick...Saturday practice was good...I ran consistent lap times and was hitting my marks, then blew a head gasket and cracked a head during final practice on Saturday, missed my heat race and the main... what a way to ruin a perfectly good practice and evening, especially with my current sponsor there and 3 other potential sponsors looking to see me in the show...



I was so… Read More

Added by Barbara West on April 7, 2009 at 12:21am — 2 Comments

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