Badger race #4 results

Jessica's Race Recap
Badger Kart Club Race #4
Badger Raceway
Dousman, WI
May 19&20 2007

Saturday April 28:
Saturday testing went pretty well. We had plenty of power, but had a hard time getting the kart to feel comfortable for me. We also found out latter in the day that our clutch was not quite correct. Even with all this said, it was still a decent day.

Sunday April 29:
There are some National level driver that compete at Badger almost every weekend. They are very tough to beat and it is even harder for someone like me that does not race at Badger all the time. I know that sounds like excuses, but what I means is that when you do good against these guys, you know you are doing well.

Heat race #1:
I started in the middle of the pack and quickly moved to the front. I finished the race in 4th place. I was happy that I made some passes, but I knew we had some work to do if we were to compete with the “fast” guys. The kart did not handle very well and we would have to fix the problem before the next heat race.

Heat race #2:
Once again I started the race in the middle. I went into the lead and held it for most of the race. I missed the apex heading into the infield portion of the track on the last lap. This aloud second place to get by me and take the win away. I made a mistake and it cost me. Oh well. We still had the feature to race and I now knew that we were fast enough to win.

Feature race:
Because of the mistake I made in the first race I had to start the feature in 3rd place. As we entered turn one at the start of the race I was forced off the track. I was pushed back to 4th place and that is where I stayed. I was just as fast as the winner and finished right behind him. This track is just so tight and small and it is so hard to pass another kart. I know 4th place does not sound like a very good finish, but believe me, we made HUGE improvements from the last time we raced at Badger. If we keep making gains like we did this time, we will win a race very soon.

Thanks
Jess