It’s been a hectic week for the #70 team. The team was scheduled to practice on Friday April 16^th 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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