Boomland Race Day

Posted Sep 5, 2009 ↩
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Boomland Race Day A wet and miserable day greeted the racers with conditions varying from torrential downpours to lights drizzle and sunshine again. The team worked closely with Matthew to find the most suitable set up. In the 1st race this worked, with Matthew starting last and making into 5th overall. A clever crew managed to outsmart the rest of the teams to find a very good setting for the conditions. The final started in drying conditions with some treacherous places on the track still evident. Matthew managed a great start gaining two places to run in 3rd. This was short lived when on the 3rd lap, he hit a very wet part of the track ending up in the wall. After losing all places to restart in last, a very determined drive saw him finish 2nd in class. A tough weekend all in all.
The day started badly, with the track partially flooded
Lake or track?
Jetskis would help!
A lakes forming on the right
heavy rain made the line difficult
A brief stop for a change of setup
Matts caught up to the pack after an engine problem
Moving up the ranks
About to pass
Almost there!
Still wet!!
Ready for the final
A good start sees Matt up to 4th
Riding the curb
On the slippery stuff
Oops it is slippery and Im not going to make it.
Lucky these barriers are soft!
Ouch that hurts
Yep the soft stuff helps
Lucky I throttled out of the way!
Fightling back from last to get to 2nd in class
Fighting back
Concentrating
Not bad after the crash
On the podium