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We finally have the car settled down.  We put a triple disc clutch in the car and got 2nd in the heat race.  We started 5th in the feature, got loose on the 2nd lap, spun in the front stretch and was hit in the rear axle.  I went into the pit and had a new wheel put on, but they black flagged me for a broken axle.  The axle was bent, not broken.  So in 2 laps, a $175 wheel and $125 tire are trashed…  The rear end still looks okay, but the trailing arms are toast.  Back to the drawing board.  Fix it and go racin’!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHESTER!!

We put the new clutches in the car tonight.  After testing out the clutches, Lon and Chet noticed the rear end was bent pretty bad.  The axle is bent where the wheel moves approximately 1″ back and forth….  At 6600 RPM’s, that is going to be fairly noticable………..  Can we ever catch a break????

We unloaded the car tonight and got eveything ready for Saturday except the new clutches.  There was a little more damage than we thought.  We have been running a bent A-arm all year.  We repaired the rear trailing arms, replaced the rear brake caliper line, fixed the shocks, bled the brakes, and changed a few tires.  We will be installing the clutches tomorrow, cleaning the trailer, and make a couple extra trailing arms.  THIS WEEKEND IS $1000 to WIN!!

I wanted to take a chance to spit at my boy, CHESTER!!!  What up bro!  Thanks for all your help this year!!  I ain’t trippin’ or nuttin’, but no one spins the tires like you BOI!  I love you buddy!

Hot Laps and Qualifying went great.  The car was handling well, but we think the clutches are causing my slippage on the track, not the tires….  After 3 or 4 laps in the heat, Brandon spun in turn 4.  I had a quick decision: Hit him in the door full speed, or attempt to swerve towards the wall….  I chose the latter and smacked the wall.  I climbed the wall and almost rolled.  I hit the wall hard enough to bend two wheels, break the front weight jack, and break a trailing arm on the rear end.  Our night was over……

The parts have finally arrived…..  I ordered a new Triple Pass radiator to lower the temperatures, four new springs, and a new 3HP High Torque starter.  We are supposed to be getting some additional shocks tonight or tomorrow.  Come hell or high water, we will get that car handling!!!!!

Well, we were able to get the car to go around the track.  The track was not in good shape.  It was dry-slick by the time we even got to our heat races.  All I could do is spin the tires in the heat, so I bumped the timing back about 6 degrees for the feature.  This helped with the tire spinning, but not with the overheating.  The car reached 260 degrees in the feature….  Looks like we need to go to plan D to keep the car cool…….  I have a feeling there are going to be MANY parts purchased this week for the car: Triple Pass Radiator, Shocks, Springs, Starter…….  Any who knows what else.

We started on the car last night.  We changed the springs, shocks, and cleaned the radiator.  We have made some major adjustments to the car.  Last night while changing the solenoid on the starter, the nose broke on the starter…  I have a couple being shipped and will hopefully be here Saturday….  We will see….

There is a new feature to the website….  A Picture Gallery!!  Now I will post up to date pics that will allow you to see the car throughout the season.  Just view the Links on the home page or go here: http://www.daugherty-racing.com/racing/racing.html You can view using a slideshow or individual.  Enjoy!