Current Points Standing in Roadrunner Class:  4th

July 25, 2010

July 18, 2010

July 11, 2010

July 4, 2010

Happy Independence Day!  This Sunday started out well with Jason Carroll moving from fifth position to first in the beginning of the race.  Without any cautions to let the car cool down, the 07 Infiniti lost power again as it did on the May 31st race - it seems we still don't have that issue resolved yet!  Jason Carroll moved back from first to sixth (we think) as the normal group of "fast" cars flew by. 

Next weekend is a double points weekend.  Hopefully we can get the car back in shape again to make up some of the points we lost this weekend.  If we aren't able to resolve the overheating/power loss issue then let's cross our fingers for a lot of cautions so the car has a lot of chances to cool down!  Sir George the Fierce will be joining us from now on - we have just been told that dogs are allowed at the track (in the pit area only).

June 27, 2010

The past week was spent figuring out why all of the transmission fluid dumped out of the 07 Inifiniti during the 6/20 heat.  We were able to get back on the track this week due to help from Craig Swinehart who helped remove the transmission and Rob Murphy (a co-worker of Jessie's at Wagner BMW of Shrewsbury) who helped install the replacement transmission.  Thanks so much for your help!  This week was a double feature event.  The Infiniti got a flat tire during the first race right before a caution & was able to get back out before the green flag thanks to some racers & crew from other race teams jumped in quickly to help Jessie get the tire changed quickly!  Jason Carroll ended 8th in the first race.  The second race went a little better with a 4th place finish.  

The hole we found inside of the transmission:

June 20, 2010

Father's Day started out exciting as the Infiniti felt fast & was handling great in the heat.  About halfway though the heat smoke started pouring out of the car.  Jason Carroll wasn't able to see the smoke & kept going to finish second in the heat.  As Jason pulled in to be weighed we discovered the transmission fluid pouring out under the center of the car.  Thinking it was just an axle that popped out (this wouldn't be a first time occurrence for that), we jacked up the car expecting to get it right back on the track for the race.  Instead, we found the axle dry & fluid coming from elsewhere on the transmission.  After this discovery, Leon Keniston (driver of the 13k 4-cyl enduro car), offered to let Jason do a couple laps with is car in the race in order to salvage at least a few points.  We taped an "07" over the "13k" and did just that.  The rest of this week will be spent removing the transmission in order to find the leak so the Infiniti can get back out on the track next weekend!

June 13, 2010

June 6, 2010

May 31, 2010

Jason Carroll was able to pull ahead of the field into first place after a restart, but not without upsetting the 66 car in the middle while passing.  The Inifiniti lost power while leading the field and fell back to a disappointing sixth place to end the Memorial Day weekend.  Right now, unsure of why the Infiniti lost power, we will be making some small changes to the Infiniti in hopes that this won't happen again. 

Press Release for Hudson Speedway - May 30, 2010

Last seasons points runner up Jef James won his first Roadrunner feature of the 2010 season. Corrie Monti had a fantastic run in his first time running Roadrunners coming home second. Jason Carroll had another fine run to capture his third podium finish of the young season. Fourth through tenth were William Elliott, Patrick D’Alba, Erik Miller, Louie Maher, Bob Fields, Kevin Dunklee, and Jennifer Lord.

May 23, 2010

This race wasn't as successful as the past two after a collision with the 11x in the first feature & lost power due to a failed plug wire in the second feature while battling for third place.  The combined finish for this double feature event put the 07 Infiniti in fifth place.  The overall points standing was bumped to 4th this weekend (previously 3rd in points).  The faulty plug wire has been replaced & the bumper has been secured.  A new fender may be in the near future, but the next race will be run with the damaged one.  Thanks to Kevin Foote who helped crew for us this weekend!

Press Release for Hudson Speedway - May 16, 2010

Press Release for Hudson Speedway - May 2, 2010