After finishing 13th at Barberton on September 27th, we were off to Lorain County Speedway this weekend for the Halloween Festival of Speed. We had nice finish to our 2008 season.

The car was very loose in the first set of hot laps. We made some changes, and the car ran much better in the second set. I finished 5th in the heat, just behind the battle for the lead. I started on the pole for the feature, leading the field into turn one. I lifted too soon and ended up getting turned around. On the restart, I took the lead and led the first five laps of the feature, ultimately finishing 7th.

Dave Spotton, in the #41 Legends car, also had a great night, leading laps in his heat and finshing 5th in the feature. Many thanks to Jeff Gibeault, who joined us in the pits, and also took some amazing photos I will share with you soon.

Look for us to return to the track this weekend for the Fall Classic, at Midvale Speedway in Midvale, OH. After a short layoff since races at Barberton and Lorain in August, we are ready to hit the track again.

At our race at Barberton, we picked up some speed since our last run there, and finished 15th out of 22 cars, and also finished 7th in our heat. At Lorain, the car was running well, and we finished 4th in our heat, only to have the feature washed out by a nasty downpour.

We also plan to race Lorain's Cavalcade event in early October. Keep an eye on this spot for more news on our upcoming events.

Check out my latest "Shop Talk" post here. You will find some good, happy news there.

After a six-week absence due to vision issues, we returned to Lorain County Speedway on June 7 for the Northern Ohio Legends Series event. Having competed in only a handful of events over the last two seasons, we're literally starting over.

We brought home a 12th-place finish in the 25-lap feature, gaining valuable seat time essential to running well in Legends racing.

Jim Foose, of Speedway Action Images shot some cool photos of our car, including the photo at the right. Click on the link for other examples of Jim's work, and some nice driver hero cards he produces.

It's great to be back; 12th place never felt so good.

We're involved in a family event this week, so we will return to Lorain County Speedway on June 21 for the INEX National Qualifier and Autograph Night, where we will have our #85 cards on hand for all that stop by.

Based on my latest visit to the Opthamologist on Thursday April 24, I have decided to sit out the Midvale race, with the possibility of being sidelined longer. Cornea damage from prolonged use of hard contact lenses will slowly heal over the next 3-4 weeks. This process will result in continuous changes to my vision, and will require periodic re-fitting of soft contact lenses. Once my vision stabilizes, I will be fitted with gas=permeable hard contact lenses and will be able to race again.

While I am still able to drive, the slight deterioration of my vision is enough to make me feel uncomfortable on the track. Last week at Lorain, I felt good hot-lapping the car by myself, but became uncomfortable when racing in a pack. I would hate to be on the track with less than perfect vision and cause a problem for the other drivers.

I am certainly disappointed by this turn of events, as we've never been better prepared to race, and were making a serious attempt to be at all the races.