Sweltering heat struck Champion Raceway just in time for the arrival of the Killer Bees. Linda and I rolled in a bit after 3 PM Friday. The thermometer read 107° at the gate.
Andrew and Jessica rolled in forty five minutes later, and It registered 113°.
We missed seeing PJ's Radiant smile, and hope Edd get's her car together for the upcoming events.
Jessica, Linda, and her other Sister Linda were busy making plans throughout the weekend that the men-folk will be paying heed to. Yes Dear.
Friday Night
We played with the DOT racers, and I got a few T&T's in with Linda on board. With tent pitched, the night life around the VW pit became "Boisterous." Few of the Bees got a good night's sleep.
Saturday was considerably cooler. 98° in the shade.
I had forgotten about the thorns in the parking lot, and by morning, both tires on my bicycle were flat. Bruce picked up a patch kit for me while he was in town, though we never got back to the bike.Andrew and Bruce were kindly volunteered by CJ to rebuild a beat up old picnic table during the heat of the day. Once completed, we hauled it back out to our camping area, and had Tri Tip luncheon that Linda cooked up for us! Tasty!
Jessica provided Chicken Wraps for dinner, with all the fresh fixings!
The staging lanes opened a bit after six Saturday evening. Once Time Trials were out of the way, we got down to business racing. The track started using a new compound, and many complimented Kirk, the new manager of Champion on the consistency of the track. Throughout the weekend the track itself stayed pretty predictable. Most folks liked the right lane. I really couldn't tell much difference.
Medford 2013 SSRN #1.
Round 1
CJ vs Frank, Winner - CJ
Andrew vs Wendy, Winner - Andrew
Mark vs Sergio, Winner - Sergio
Round 2
CJ - Bye
Andrew vs Sergio, Winner - Andrew
Round 3
CJ vs Andrew, Winner - CJ
Sunday dawned cooler, thankfully! 92° was about the peak. The track had biscuits and gravy in the morning, along with coffee and donuts at the beer shack. Lunch vittles were Cheese Steak, sliders, corn dogs, and so forth.
The starting line got up over 145°, and the surface went away. The track officials held a second driver's meeting, and had us move off the center to keep in the sticky stuff. This worked just fine for me.
Medford 2013 SSRN #2
Round 1
CJ vs Wendy, Winner - CJ
Frank vs Sergio, Winner - Sergio
Mark vs Andrew, Winner - Andrew
Round 2
CJ - Bye
Sergio vs Andrew, Winner - Sergio
Round 3
CJ vs Sergio, Winner - Sergio
We went into time trials, and saw some interesting changes in the air. Most cars slowed down. In the final, the trend reversed itself, and Sergio, a true veteran pounced on me!
Experience wins over beauty once again! A big Congratulations to Frank Wright for his Sportsman win Sunday! He took a big chunk out of the Medford Team's double points event, and carried away the trophy and a few bucks!
Thanks to Mark Murray for coming through with a spare fan belt when I shredded the one in the Hooptie on second time trial Saturday!
Bruce provided a new one, that went with Mark for his long drive home.
We had a wonderful weekend! Thanks to all the Bees for making the event a big success!
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