Prior to this weekend, I had run very little at Buttonwillow Raceway in Bakersfield. The track is nicknamed "Bumpywillow" for a reason. Despite this challenge, the track itself was a fun layout featuring a couple of very high speed sections.

Although not getting on the top step of the podium, we nevertheless had a solid weekend of racing with 2nd overall and 2nd in class P1 for both races. With about 40 cars on track at the same time, coming home in good position and with no damage was an achievement. One of our main competitors and the reigning national champ in the old CSR class, Lee Alexander, picked up both wins after finishing behind us in both races at Thunderhill. We at least gave him a bit of a run in Sunday's feature race as I was able to get around him at the start and lead for about 5 laps. We tried a new Michelin tire compound on Sunday and it was great...but only for about 5 laps and then it started to lose grip. We are still learning and working on tire strategies for the new Norma.

We also have come up with some future upgrades we plan to make to the car. All the parts won't be here for awhile so we will continue to experiment each time out. Next race weekend is 3 weeks away and back at Thunderhill.

Enjoy the highlight video as there is a lot of passing as I move through lapped traffic with some of it spinning right before my eyes:

Watch the video! Click here.

Time sheets and a track map are attached for those that like to see them. Click here.

Jim