The Spring Sizzler open practice on Friday went really well for Lauren and the #70 Team. Lauren started the practice day with lap times in the high 19 sec. range. Lauren’s times were coming down throughout the day and she pretty much maintained her position in the top three on the time charts for the day. It was the last practice run of the day that Lauren planted a lap of 19.522 That time would be the third fastest time of the weekend for the S.K. Light class.
The team put on new tires for the Saturday practice rounds and Lauren had trouble getting the car up to the speeds she had on Friday. The crew made adjustments for the heat race where Lauren would start 3rd. Lauren would drop to 5th in the heat race and stayed there until the checkers. The feature would find Lauren starting in the 14th position. Lauren quickly dropped to 18th in the 24 car field. Lauren ran 18th till lap eleven when she started to get a good feeling about how the car would handle traffic. Lauren quickly moved from 18th to 10th by lap nineteen. It was an unfortunate accident when Tommy Membrino Jr. hit the wall in turn two and Lauren was tagged from behind, it cut down a left rear tire. Lauren would have to park the car and finish with a DNF. The team was credited with a 21st place finish.
The Sunday’s Spring Sizzler activities are postponed until this Saturday May 1st with the same agenda that was scheduled for Sunday.
There will still be racing on Friday night with the S.K. Lights running a 30 lap feature, the Limited Late Models running a 25 lap feature, and the Dare Stocks running a 20 lap feature. Tickets are only $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for kids. We hope to see you there!
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It’s been a hectic week for the #70 team. The team was scheduled to practice on Friday April 16th but with rain in the forecast for that day it looked bleak. The track called during the week and decided to move the track rental up a day due to the forecast. The team was ready for a shakedown of the S.K. Light Modified by Wednesday night. Thursday at the track both Lauren and Brit took turns shaking the car down. It was the third time out that Lauren had hard contact with the turn two wall. It was an unfortunate incident and without haste the team knew they had their work cut out for them if they were going to have the car ready for Saturdays open practice. The crew loaded the car quickly and were off to the shop. The car was stripped down to the frame and on its way to the chassis shop in a little over 2 hours. The car was at the chassis shop by 4:00 p.m., clipped and back to the shop by 9:30 p.m. The crew had the car 80% ready by 12:30 a.m., Unbelievable!
The car was ready Friday night for Saturdays open practice. It was a true test of team dedication and this team raised the bar. The Saturday open practice was postponed to Sunday due to weather.
The Sunday open practice went really well with Lauren running lap times she had never run before. Lauren really showed a lot of composure to come back after Thursday’s practice and run lap times down to the low 19.7 sec. range. It was a great day for Lauren and the team to work together and Lauren to get a feel for the car. We look forward to this weekend to get some more track time on Friday with more practice and then Saturday’s race to kick off the season. We also look forward to Sunday’s “Pit Party” when we can meet fans and those that help support this team. Thank you to all our sponsors and this very dedicated team who make it all possible.
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Practice was cancelled on Friday April 9th due to the rainy weather. We are currently scheduled for this coming Friday again to get some practice time in and shake the car down.
The website now has an upgraded gallery section that is much more user friendly and easier to navigate through…. “Finally”!! Also the archives have been fixed in the news section so you can go back to 2008 and up. This has been a work in progress for some time now and we glad to have it up and working.
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It’s hard to believe that the 2010 race season is here and so is the warm weather in the East. It has been announced that Lauren will be driving for a very established Brit Andersen Motorsports Team. The team has worked hard over the winter months to prepare the car and upgrading it to all the new rules for this season. The roles of the owner and driver will both be new to each of them. Brit stepping out of his S.K. Light as a driver to being an owner, but also moving up to the very competitive S.K. Modified ranks driving for Doug DiPisa and Prestige Motorsports. Brit will have dual roles at the track on Friday nights as well as competing for rookie of the year honors. Brit’s last few seasons driving full size stock cars will serve him well in such a competitive class as was shown in the Fall Final at Stafford Motor Speedway in 2009. Brit’s role as owner will be solely based on getting his driver on track knowledge. Every young driver needs the voice of experience to help guide them from time to time. Lauren looks forward to working with Brit and Co-owner Stash Butova to gain that knowledge. This will be the first time Lauren will be driving for someone else other than her family. Even though the faces will be different when Lauren pulls into her pit stall she can feel the voice of experience is there to guide her. The team will hit the track Friday April 9th for their first practice of the season. It will be great chance for the team to work together and shake the car down. Lauren looks forward to this season as a chance to show what she is really capable of with the right equipment and a full crew. Lauren and the Team are also looking forward to the Spring Sizzler Sunday Pit Party as chance to meet the fans.
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