Luck is not on my side

Well I havn't updated about this past weekend because I DIDN'T get to race. We put the trans back in the car Friday night and it still wasn't fixed. We had to take it back out and give it back to our transmission guy. Don't get me wrong this guy is great and does great work (Freddy Frye) I think what ever the problem its just something minor and he will get it fixed for me. I have to get it fixed soon because I only have a month to get some seat time before the National Event at Maryland International Raceway. I have been looking forward to racing at this event for a VERY long time. But I have faith that the trans will get fixed and everything will fall into place.

Todd raced on Saturday. He lost third round but it still was a good night. He is doing pretty good in points. Well it could be better but at least he is having a better year than last. He is finally gaining some confidence back in himself and his driving abililties and that is making a difference. And the fact that the car is finally staying together helps to. The last few weeks he has won some money and that is always a good thing.

Since there was no racing last Sunday for me Tyler was pretty angry because he can't wait for mommy to race again. We decided to go shopping. He starts school on Wednesday so we went school shopping. He is so easy to go shopping with. He knows what he wants and what he likes, he picks it out and he is done. We bought all his school supplies and clothes on Sunday and last night we went and bought his new shoes. We were in and out of the shoe store in less than 15 minutes. He got his foot measured and he walked around picked out two pairs of shoes and said, "ok mom Im done". If that were me picking out shoes we would be there forever. After shopping my husband called and asked if we wanted to go eat crabs with our friends Freddy and Larry. We went to Drift Inn and had crabs. They were the best crabs I have had in a long time. The kids ate crabs and played the games that they have there. We had a good family weekend.

Back in the driver seat

I am sorry that I havn't updated in a while. I received great news from the doctor on Tuesday. I can get back in the driver seat. It has been 4 long months since I have been able to drive and I can't wait. Did I mention I can't wait. The weather looks good and the car should be finished up tonight.

If anyone is looking for something exciting and entertaining to do tomorrow night, there is a special race going on at Maryland International Raceway. I will post a link.

http://www.mirdrag.com/v2/schedule/calendar/2009/09-08/09-08-15.htm

Southern Maryland- Women in Racing: Update on the weekend

Southern Maryland- Women in Racing: Update on the weekend

Happy 4th of July

I hope everyone has a HAPPY and SAFE 4th of July. There is no racing for us on Saturday but I believe weather permitting we will be racing on Sunday. I will post and update next week.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Update on the weekend

Well it was a great night for drag racing but we didn't make it to the winner's circle. Dad lost first round and re-entry (he had problems with the car) and my husband lost second round. But it was still a fun day. Congratulations to Steve Klock Jr. and Brian McLaughlin on their wins. This is a winner circle picture of Steve Klock Jr. with his racecar.

This win puts Steve in 6th place in points. But look who is number 1....its a FEMALE...Lisa Bolton from Mechanicsville, MD is showing the guys how its done. She has had two wins already this season. She is on a roll. SILLY BOYS RACECARS ARE FOR GIRLS!!!

Current Points Standings for Mod ET
1) 312 1243 LISA BOLTON
2) 270 1753 FRANK THOMPSON
3) 250 1919 DAVE HILL
250 7X81 ROBERT ROBERTSON
5) 241 ZX45 JOHNNY BURCH
6) 231 2590 STEVEN KLOCK JR

Here are a couple other pics of my kids at the track...they have fun whether mommy, daddy and grandad do good or not.

On my way to the track

It's a beautiful day outside and a GREAT day for drag racing. Unfortunately I will not be driving today. :-( I really miss being in the driver seat. But I will be back in a couple weeks. I will go and be there to help my dad and husband and hopefully one of them will bring home a win tonight. Maybe I will drive one of the cars around the pits to get my racing fix until I am able to be in the driver seat again ;-)

We have a new sponsor on the car THANKS TO DEBBIE @ AdPro for all that she is doing for us. We would LOVE to have a win for her tonight. We will have to wait and see....

I better get the rest of my work done so I can head to the track.

I will post the results hopefully tomorrow...Wish us luck!!!

HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEKEND!

No racing=one unhappy girl

It has been a while since I posted last. I think I have told you enough about how I started racing and how I met my husband and all that boring stuff. Lets get to the racing part.

I havn't raced in a couple of months. Can you hear the dissapointment :-( My last time out I broke the trans and rear oh and lets not forget the driveshaft (NOT A GOOD DAY) on my last time run. I was a little angry-disappointed because I knew that was going to be my last weekend to race until after I had my shoulder surgery. I had the surgery on May 21st. I had a torn labrum and had to have my bicep muscle pulled back up and reattached to a different part of my shoulder. The surgery went well I had to have three screws put in. It is a month after surgery and I am recovering well. I have had a month of therapy and finally was able to stop using the sling. When I had the surgery I thought the healing process was going to be short and sweet. Boy was I wrong. I am looking at another two to three months of therapy before I have full use of my arm again. BUT the good news is I will be able to start racing again soon. I have a follow up appointment on July 8th with the doctor and it looks like she is going to release me to race. I CAN'T WAIT.

Even though I havn't been able to drive I have been at the track supporting my husband and my father. I couldn't stay away. I had surgery on Thursday and was at the track (in pain) on Saturday to be with them.

The picture above is from when Todd was in the final a couple of weeks ago. He made it to the final. It came down to him and our friend Will Kivett...it had been a long day, everyone was tired and ready to go home so they decided to split the money and not run the final. So I guess you could say they were both winners. The kids just had to have their picture taken in the winner circle in dads car. They were so proud!