May 8, 2002
Fargo

What a week this is... we are thrashing like mad to get the new car ready for the coming two-day race weekend. Almost there, but still will need to put in a couple more long nights.

Fargo went OK last weekend. We are still learning the track (and trying to remember big-track racing). We finished 6th in the make-up A main. A complete program followed for this week's racing. We took home a 4th in the heat and a so-so feeling 10th in the feature. Tony Norem blistered the track for the make-up feature win. Loren Langerud dusted the competition in winning the last feature. 22 cars made the trip to Fargo, continuing the streak of good car counts at the Wissota Sprint events.

Next up is the Earl Kouba Memorial this Friday, May 10, in Princeton, MN. This should be a good event as I understand it pays $1,600 to win this year. Plus there will be a "dash for cash" providing a little extra to the overall purse. On top of that the winners get their name engraved on the ECK Memorial plaque which is displayed at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. A pretty neat deal all in all. Can the defending 2-time winner make it 3-in-a-row? The odds are slim, but we'll be giving it our best shot.

From Princeton, we make our way to Brainerd on Saturday for the first of many appearances there.

Well enough for now (bed is calling me big-time).

Keep the rubber side down,
Jimmy