So we just got back from our craziest weekend of the year and we are soooo tired! Dirt cup is the biggest race of the year for us and with $25,000 up for grabs the boys were taking it very seriously. For Mitch, Mike, Ricky and Shon the race weekend started on Wednesday with a car show at the local grocery store where lots of fans and other racers got to get a good look at the cars and meet the drivers. I went up on Thursday after work and thus began the racing.
Night 1 Mitch qualified 20th out of 54, which sounds bad but because they invert the entire A main he started on the front row! He led for the first 10 laps and ended the night finishing 4th. Night 2 he qualified 8th (significantly better) and started 9th in the A main. On lap 22 Mitch was avoiding a wreck in from of him and ended up getting some front wing damage in the process, he ended up 12th.
Between night 1 and 2 point totals he ended up being 9th overall going into night 3, which meant we were locked into the A main. He started 9th and after several red flags he finished 6th.
Overall we were very happy with the outcome of the weekend, it was very stressful but totally worth it. More importantly car is in one piece and we actually made some $$$ this weekend.
Dirt cup weekend is notorious for it's after party, last year I had a hotel so Mitch and I missed the party. But this year I was not on the ball and could not find a hotel for Saturday night therefore we were right in the middle of it all. Until 5 am. Need I say more.
So today as Mitch and I were discussing the events over the weekend and complaining how tired we were, Mitch says "I wish we were on the beach in Hawaii right now." I think my love of the islands may be rubbing off on him a little.........
