Sunday at Mid-Ohio

We spent the day watching THREE great races. First off was the American LeMans Series Race, which was televised by Speed TV, so we could watch the coverage on the big screen nearby, listen to it on 89.5 and watch the cars tear by us on the hairpin turn. Next up was the Porsche GT race and finally the Cooper Tire Mazda Open wheel cars. We had a spot of rain in the middle, but not too bad. All three races were fun to watch and the rain made things interesting, but not too dangerous. I posted some photos below of our day at the track. I left my camera in the car during the LeMans race though, so I have no photos of that one. The Sony Playstation truck was on the scene, so we chilled out during the worst of the downpour by chilling with Crash Bandicoot and testing out the new PSP handheld.

Cooper Tire Open Wheel Racing

Open wheel racing at the hairpin turn. 

Ethan and Daddy and Ford Visteon car

 

Porsche GT Pace car at Mid-Ohio running after the rain. They had a lot of fun trying to find the rain line.  

Fans on the Mound

Fans on the observation mound watching the Porsche GTs. These were the die hards who stayed even after the rain and after the American LeMans Series race was over.  

The Last Fan

We weren't the last to leave. This dude was still there when we left. We called him the Last Fan.  

The Last Fan

Ethan made sure the Last Fan wasn't dead. 

Victory Lane at Attica Raceway Park

Victory Lane with Byron Reed, his son, and my Dad. What a great night out.  

New Google benchmark!

Go ahead and google Supance & Howard and see what the number one hit is.
Thanks Race Fans!

Chillin' out.

Beth and Ethan kickin' it at the track. Great night out, with perfect weather - we paid our dues with those cold and wet nights last month. 

The 39 Truck

Who drives the 39 truck? The trucks were a blast. 

Love that Sticker

Another view of the Stiney's Three Oaks car - the sticker pops right out. 

Close but no cigar.

The Stiney's Three Oaks Bruce Robenalt car. Bruce got into the feature and was fighting hard. He picked a low line and John Ivy picked the high line. At one point, I thought Ivy was going to lap at least half of the field - but then the caution came out and on the restart, the competition was a lot tighter. Byron Reed, John Ivy, and one other duked it out right to the line for a very exciting finish with Byron Reed coming across first, but just by a tick. 

Best Sprint Car Accessory

The sticker looks great and it is also extremely aerodynamic. No self-respecting sprint car racer should be without one. Drop me an e-mail if you have my sticker on your car, and I will make a point of getting a photo next week and putting you on the blog. 

Dirt Trucks headed for hotlaps 

DIRT TRUCKS 

Mom and Dad at Attica Raceway Park 

Byron Reed wins an all out battle in the 410s

Here's Byron Reed with his family in victory lane. I got mine taken with him too - along with my Dad, so that was really special. As soon as I get that photo I will post it here. I'm sure Duane will get it to me soon. 

FRIDAY! FRIDAY! FRIDAY!

Four Divisions this Friday Night, May 6th, at Attica! 305 Sprints, 410 Sprints, Limited Late Models, and DIRT TRUCKS! What a night it is going to be! It's Martin Koop, Supance & Howard night at the races at Attica Raceway Park. Hotlaps will get going by 7:00. Once you get in, we usually sit in the grandstand near the pits. The forecast is getting better all the time. Thanks go out to Duane and everybody out at the track for putting this together.

Archive Links

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Collection Day at Talladega.

Gordon won by driving faster than everybody else and staying in front of the nasties. Jimmie Johnson crashed. Ryan Newman and Jason Leffler got collected in the Big One, and Jeff Burton hung in. 25 cars were collected in the Big One, and 6 more with 2 laps to go. I was cheering for Mikey Waltrip when he passed Jeff in the last 6 laps, but it was clear that Jeff had a really fast car and Mike wasn't going to be able to fend him off for long without help. Sure was fun to watch.