What can I say, guys? 2008 was a helluva season. We accomplished more than we dreamed of doing. We did set out to be Thunder Mountain Speedway (Olathe CO) and Colorado State 2008 IMCA Stock Car Champion...and so we are. But what we never would have thought of was the kind of season we had. Despite two hellacious wrecks our season stats are phenominal. Out of eighteen starts we had eighteen top-five finishes, eight feature wins, five heat race wins, four trophy dash wins...outstanding if I do say so myself. I owe it all to my wife, Linda; my mom, Yvonne; and my best buddy/employer/crew chief Todd. Linda and Yvonne for their unflagging support during my quest for a second track title and first State title, and Todd not only for his dedication, but also the fact that he put a fantastic set-up under me every week. Sponsors need thanking, too. Kwiki Tires, Brenda's Bookkeeping, Martin Housepainting, Mylar's Auto Refinishing, Muffler Craft, Lady and Bug Graphics. Thanks to all.



As of right now, we have no plans for any "post" season racing. If that changes you all will be the second to know. For next season I'll be cutting back on the race schedule. After eight years of not missing a race unless the car was broken or I was sick, I'm getting a little tired of the weekly grind, and know my wife is tired of it, too. So for the sake of everyone's mental health (LOL) we are going reduce the number of races we run next year. I will still be racing at Thunder Mountain Speedway, but would also like to hit some of the tracks in our region. Most likely we will hit TMS, Farigrounds Speedway in Cortez, maybe Aztec Speedway in Aztec, NM, Hayden Speedway in Hayden, I-76 in Ft. Morgan and quite possibly the Duel in the Desert in Las Vegas. Its all tentative right now.



Until the next blog post...race hard, have fun and keep the rubber side down!

August...This past month we were very consistant. Got another couple of feature wins at

Thunder Mountain Speedway with no finish lower than 3rd. We had a really bad scare a

couple of weeks ago when the car in front me in a heat race checked up hard coming off

of turn four. All seven of us in the heat were tightly bunched up. I climbed the other guy's

left rear, right side of my car got launched far enough in the air that I thought I was gonna

go for a barrell roll, got tagged by another car and got sent nose into the front stretch wall.

I ended up with a slight case of whiplash and a bruised left foot and ankle. The got both

front fenders, left inner and outer tierods, center link, nose, two wheels and a tire.

Oh yeah....and the frame got bent...again. So we thrashed on "The Bride" and got her

back together as best we could....and went out and won the feature! We raced at

Fairgrounds Speedway in Cortez, CO on August 29 and 30. Won the heat on the 29th,

finished second the feature. Saturday, the 30th, we ran second in the heat and third in

the feature. Good enough to lock up Colorado State IMCA Stock Car points Championship.