Current Race Season 2011/2012
26.11.11
This weekend the team was racing at Western Springs Speedway for
the first time this season. After Ricky's spectacular display
of his glowing and sparking brakes, the team had made alot of
changes to the braking system. Race one showed that something
was not right as Ricky had no brakes at all! He was driving
accordingly when the car in front slowed right down and Ricky had
nowhere to go but into the back of him. This resulted in the
midgets bumpers being tangled which locked both cars together and
both cars went into the wall. Alot of damage however the team
had the midget all fixed and ready for race two. The brakes
however still weren't fixed and Ricky had to just drive
conservatively and finish the race. This still put the team
straight through to the feature however starting off the back meant
that Ricky had alot of work to do. The good news was that the
team had fixed the brake issue and Ricky now had Brakes that
worked! This was now Ricky's first race at Western Springs in
this midget, which meant he had to quickly sort out his driving
lines and find somewhere to run competitively. The next time
Ricky would race here was for the International series so he needed
to soak up any information he could about the track. After a
hard fought battle Ricky bought the midget home in 12th
place. Considering how the night started this was a good
result for the team. Next weekend the team will be racing at
the New Zealand Midget Champs!