March
We added another Bulldog to the family! Dillon will be racing 2 cars when he moves up to the competitive classes!
What a beautiful weekend it was to be outside at the racetrack! Dillon
loved getting to see all his NCQMA buddies again and Caroline is already
hanging out with the girls (picture of that coming soon)! Dillon
started and finished 7th in the fun run race but everyone got a trophy,
so he was very excited about that!
May
We had a wonderful weekend at the track! Dillon started 3rd in his
heat race, lost a position on the start, but then was able to pass back
up to finish 3rd. The 3 heat races were combined into 2 feature races,
so Dillon started 4th in the feature. He fell back to 7th after the
start, but then passed 2 cars to finish in the 5th position.
It
seems strange to be so excited about him finishing further back than
where he started, but after weeks and weeks of him letting off the g
as
whenever he got behind other cars, he finally got to the point that he
was racing and hanging in there with everyone else. Now we need to work
on passing on the inside, since for some reason he was determined that
passing on the outside was the way to go!
After the races, we had a great time camping at the track and spending
the evening around the campfire roasting marshmallows with some of the
other NCQMA families. I think all of us are excited and looking forward
to the next race!
Caroline enjoyed making friends with all the other girls at the track!
Dillon did great in his heat race! He was paper #6, but ended up
starting 5th. He passed multiple cars, but some were right before
cautions, so those didn't count towards his passing points. He did have 2
official passes to finish 3rd! We are so proud of his improvement!
Dillon did great in his race and finished 2nd! We're looking forward to
him finally making it onto the podium for the trophy presentation.
Second place finish to end he month! Great job, Dillon!
June
Dillon started 3rd in his heat race, was involved in a wreck while
passing for the lead, and had to go to the back of the field for the
restart. Then he was involved in another wreck while passing for 3rd,
and had to restart in the back again. Unfortunately, after that there
just weren't enough laps to be able to do much, so he finished 4th. He
will most likely start the feature race in 4th.
The day didn't end the way we had hoped. Dillon was involved in a crash
that sent him into the outside wall and he was unable to finish the
race, bringing home a 7th place finish. Dillon is fine and is off
playing in the dirt with his racetrack friends now.
Dillon finished 4th in his race, but caught another car as he was exiting
the track and went airborne. He flipped the car a couple of times and
slid down the back stretch with the car upside down. The announcer was
quite impressed... Dillon is fine but the top of the car has some nice
scrapes and Ron has to replace a few rods to get everything ready for
the feature race tomorrow. We have also decided Dillon is now ready for
all the roller coasters at Carowinds!
Dillon finished 4th in the feature race.
All the rookies on the podium.
