Waterford 2010 is in the books. A great weekend for racing at one of Michigan's finest tracks. It is always a great time to drive at Waterford Hills. The weekend entry count was less than expected, but that meant plenty of track time for those of us there! Saturday had non-stop practice sessions and the canceling of the afternoon pro races (due to low entries), but additional practice time for everyone.

Sunday was again a beautiful day with temps in the 80's, a light breeze and clear blue skies! Two morning practice sessions followed by two races for each group. My 125 shifter was quick all weekend with little if any changes required all weekend. I was lucky enough to just drive, and enjoy the track. I started the first race on the pole, and got a great start at the drop of the green and never looked back. I had my competition covered by at least 2 seconds per lap! I was running lap times at just over a second off the track record! The second race of the day was a duplicate of the 1st....a great start, and I was off to my second win of the day!

I was pleased with the kart, and everything ran great all weekend. The MKC club was helpful, cordial and it was great to see some good friends at the track.

That tops off my 4th race win of the season....next stop is NCMP for the Rmax Challenge race on Saturday June 5th.

Waterford Hills

Getting ready for a return to Waterford Hills after a few years without a date on their calendar. One of the few tracks in Michigan...and the ONLY track in SouthEast MI will be the setting for the Memorial Day weekend. Waterford Hills is a 1.46mile track with changing elevation and very technical corner layouts. Should make for a great weekend of racing...and one of the closest tracks that we visit during the year! I plan on racing both 125 shifter and tag classes. Practice is scheduled for Saturday with a money race planned for Saturday afternoon, and racing all day Sunday.

Sunday KRA

Sundays KRA race at NCMP started with a wet track...and plenty of clouds. Set-up was a guessing game with parts of the track very low on grip, and light sprinkles coming and going through the day. I made 3 solid laps in qualifying before the track became slick again. Luckily, my 3rd lap was fast enough to lock down the 1st spot on the grid! The only Rotax on a grid of 10 Leopards.

I paced the race start, and jumped out to a small lead for 3 laps. It was on lap 4 that there was an attempt at a pass on the long back straight. I knew that it was a matter of time before my gear selection was going to cost me on the straight-away. On the next lap, I was passed on the straight and lost the lead. I would hold onto 2nd place for the remainder of the race.

Great finish to a good weekend. We proved that the Rotax can be competitive at the KRA series with the Leopards. We dodged the rain for the weekend, and had a fun weekend at the track!

....next race - Waterford Hills Road Course

race day win

Race day win! 3for3 on the season. Followed up with a night at Ro's and some good live music.