Opening Night, 2011 Season at Sunny South Raceway

Saturday night March 5 was the scheduled opening of the 2011 season at Sunny South Raceway. We had a very successful open test date on 2-12-11 after which we changed the oil and filter, treated the motor to a new set of coils, spark plugs and wires. Connelly waxed the car to within an inch of its life, shined the chrome wheels, greased a lubricated everything that didn't move (he almost got me) but I got away. And guess what, Saturday brought a terrific line of thunder storms complete with very strong winds (up to 55 mph) along with a tornado in central Louisiana. We had over 3 inches of rain and the weather was in a word was awful. Joe McArdle cancelled the race as that line of storms was due to hit the track just about the time the gates were scheduled to open. So much for opening night 2011, Connelly was so dissapointed, you would have thought someone had stabbed him in the heart. The first race is now scheduled for 3-19-11. It is pretty obvious that the "weather god" was not a racer, but there will be other days. Looking forward to them.