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* Indy 2003 Race Report * |
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Eric and I left South Carolina, Indy bound at last, Thursday night. Sue and Emily left Friday morning as Sue had to work a little on Friday morning. The plan was to go to Indy, win the race, and come home with the #2 spot in the East. It was a good plan. The air was great at Indy, the best we had seen all year. I knew I would be fast, especially with the new clutch set-up that gets me off the line without that all too familiar bogging that I've experienced nearly all year. I made a good hard launch and ran hard to about 1200 feet and chopped the throttle. 10.00!! So, now I decide to tune back a little for the second round, ya right. Off the throttle again at 1200 feet to a 9.98!!! Just how fast will this 1200 cc motor go? For the third pass, I dropped a pound out of the rear and 500 off the 2-step. This bogged the engine a little and finally slowed me to a 10.59 for a final qualifying spot of 10th. If I would have run it in Super Gas instead, I would have qualified 6th!! On Sunday morning I faced Susie Wevodau. The plan was to cut another great light, lay back at the 1/8th, then roll back on and take the line. Well, I did all that and missed taking the line, but Susie ran a good bit further under the index than I did and I got the win. The rounds in Super Sport are never easy and next up was Tony C from Harley of Frederick. He was all over the index. Same plan as first round and same result, almost. This time neither of us broke out and Tony took the line and the win. He's a pretty good racer and I just wasn't on my game. I got lucky in round 1. I was fairly satisfied though as I cut some awesome lights both days. We all left the track together, Eric and Emily heading to Chicago then back to Indy for the F-1 race, and Sue and I back home. We made it to Knoxville, stopping for fuel and a night of rest. Monday morning, we got cranked up and the transmission decided that this was a good place to end it's life at 28,000 miles! Right about then, I was ready to burn it to the ground. After many phone calls and 8 hours in the rain, the tow truck finally arrived. Thankfully, Sue's sister was home and agreed to drive my pick-up truck the 3 hours to Knoxville and rescue us and the race trailer. If you purchase a used motorhome, buy the warranty. I did, reluctantly, and am now very thankful I did. It saved my bank account as the complete transmission had to be replaced. As I write this, the motorhome sits outside, packed and ready for Rockingham with a new tranny in it. And I have a couple tricks up my sleeve for qualifying, look for me in the top 3! Stay tuned for more! And THANKS for visiting the MAVRIK Racing pages!
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