Penticton Speedway
The #99 team decided to race in their hometown event with the other late model touring series in the province; the ASA Advanced Testing Series. It was a good change of pace for the team not having to worry about points racing, although with a points race the following weekend it was going to be important to keep the car clean throughout the two 100 lap events.
On Saturday the team qualified 10th out of 15 cars and was 3rd in the B heat race, heading into the main event the car wasn't working the way the team had hoped it was loose and a difficult car to race. Despite that Sarah battled back to finish 7th and the car was damage free.
Sunday night came quickly after a long day at the race shop changing setups on the car in hopes to increase the speed of the car. Sarah hoped for the best with one 7 minute practice session, the car would have to be good enough.
A 9th place qualifying run of 16 cars was a good start for the team, but they were still trying to improve the handling through the center of the corner before the feature. 2nd place in the B heat showed even more signs of improvement, and the car wasn't too far off.
The main event was a great learning experience for the Midtown RV sponsored team, they came out of the race 7th and rounded out the weekend in 6th place overall. With no damage to the car everyone on the team is looking ahead to next weekends Arca Series points race in Agassiz, BC.
" We can take many positives away from this weekend, it was only my second time in a late model at this track and I was able to make some strong outside groove passes. The car is relatively unmarked and we have a great starting point for setup to head to Agassiz with."
Saturday August 11 the Arca Ok Tire Series will roll into Agassiz to compete in the second last race of the tour in 2012.
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