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It's Finally Here!
May 22nd, 2009 at 1:44pm
 
In two hours and seventeen minutes I will be leaving for the race track. OH MY OH MY OH MY!!!! I am SOOOOO excited! WOOOO HOOOOO!!!! The
pink #9 machine
is going to make her debut of the season! YAY!!!!!! I can't wait....time moves so slow....la la la la la la.


I'm just a little excited...can you tell?  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
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Reply #1 - May 22nd, 2009 at 1:47pm
 
Good luck T! 

We will be expecting a full report.  Wink
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Reply #2 - May 22nd, 2009 at 2:11pm
 
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Reply #3 - May 22nd, 2009 at 2:20pm
 
Good Luck!   Be safe though! ( I can't help it...It's the Mom in me)

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Reply #4 - May 22nd, 2009 at 5:14pm
 
I'm excited for you too Teresa.  Smiley  Good Luck and check back to let us know how the race went.

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Lotsa luck Teresa!

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Reply #6 - May 22nd, 2009 at 6:45pm
 
I guess I'll wear my pink shirt tonight.  We'll be in the stands. 

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Reply #7 - May 22nd, 2009 at 6:55pm
 
Thomas.....you have a pink shirt?  I want to see that. We plan on being up there next month to see the 2nd race. I hope to see you guys while we are there. Wear the pink shirt.

(unless Teresa does bad and then don't wear it again)
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Reply #8 - May 22nd, 2009 at 7:02pm
 
Jimi wrote on May 22nd, 2009 at 6:55pm:
Thomas.....you have a pink shirt?  I want to see that. We plan on being up there next month to see the 2nd race. I hope to see you guys while we are there.


Jimi - they are coming on the 13th!  You won't miss them!

(modified to add: You go Theresa!  We'll be cheering for you remotely!)
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Reply #9 - May 22nd, 2009 at 7:04pm
 
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Reply #10 - May 22nd, 2009 at 7:46pm
 
Remember Teresa, left turn, repeat, left turn repeat! Smoke em! We'll be cheering from the west coast!

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Reply #11 - May 22nd, 2009 at 7:49pm
 
GO T GO!

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Reply #12 - May 22nd, 2009 at 7:53pm
 
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Reply #13 - May 23rd, 2009 at 1:09am
 
Jimi wrote on May 22nd, 2009 at 6:55pm:
Thomas.....you have a pink shirt?  I want to see that. We plan on being up there next month to see the 2nd race. I hope to see you guys while we are there. Wear the pink shirt.

(unless Teresa does bad and then don't wear it again)


I will wear it.  You don't have one?  I thought every guy had to have at least one pink shirt. Wink
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Reply #14 - May 23rd, 2009 at 7:07am
 
WELL ?? ?? ?? ??



<Sitting here with baited breath ...>

Don't keep us in suspense !!!  Howdja do?
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Reply #15 - May 23rd, 2009 at 10:16am
 
Teresa - I must've missed a post somewhere - I see your cap & gown picture, so contrats for that!

As as far as the pink car - go for it and we'll be looking forward to seeing pictures of the car and driver!

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Reply #16 - May 23rd, 2009 at 12:41pm
 
Alrighty...here's that full report everyone wanted.

Practice: had my first spin! Yay! Didn't hit anything (or anyone), knew right away why it happened and was able to prevent it from happening again then. I went into the turn to low and broke too hard and spun out. Good times (no, seriously, it was kinda fun!)

Qualifying: First lap sucked pretty bad, I could tell that I was a little apprehensive. Second lap was better, I think I gained something like two tenths. I ended up qualifying 10th of 12, and I believe I improved on my single performance from last year on that one.

Heat race: I started outside row one (why they had me there I have no idea, but there was no way I was going to say "hey, can you start me in the back tonight, I'm a girl and am nervous and uncomfortable with starting in front). My first problem started before we were even on the quarter mile. We were coming out of the pits onto the half mile backstretch and my car just shut off. Yeah, literally just shut off. I was sitting on the backstretch with a car that would turn over but wouldn't start. In frustration I shut everything off, including kill switch. The safety crew guys told me to try it again, and she started (what a tease). So I zoomed off to get my outside pole starting position back before the race started. Well, I think the guy on the inside front row was new too, because our start basically sucked (the entire field of six cars had passed us by turn one....on a quarter mile track). There was some rallying to do there. I took it one lap (and one car) at a time. The heat race was 8 laps and, in the process, I was able to pass a few cars before finishing. The most exciting lap was the last one. Coming out of turn 4 to take the white flag, the guy in front of me was maybe a car length or two ahead. I knew, and was determined to catch him. I drove that sucker like there was no tomorrow, threw her into turn one and got inside a little, but not enough to make the pass. On the backstretch we were side by side but I was still about at his door with my car. So, once again, I threw it into turn three. Coming out of turn four was a drag race (litterally) to the finish and I seriously think I got him by a couple of inches! So, going into the last lap I was fourth, at the checkered flag, I was third! Smiley That had to have been one of the biggest adrenaline rushes I've had in my entire life!

Feature: The feature was interesting. Once again, I started on the outside pole, and once again, I wasn't about to be the nervous girl who wanted to start at the back (though that would have given me more people to pass I guess). I knew the start was going to be better this time. I was ready and coming to the apex of three and four I gunned it...and didn't go anywhere (darn car, why does she tease me so!?!?) By the time she got started, I had gone from second to last (or almost last) and that was before I even got to the start-finish line! But I wasn't about to give up. By lap two or three I had caught up to the back of the pack and started making my move, again, taking it one car at a time. I passed a car on the inside and a car on the outside. Then came lap 12. There was someone slow on the backstretch and I didn't see him until I was coming out of turn 2. Of course he wasn't low on the track being slow. No, he was in the outside lane, where everyone drives down the back stretch. I tried to avoid him, which I did, but in the process I lost control of my car and took a little dive through the grass. Mom was apparently quite scared at this point, since both of my left side tires were off the ground. Even the pace truck driver said it could have been a flip. Needless to say, it wasn't. I restarted the car and burned her out getting back on the track (I wasn't going to let all the gerks in the stands say "that's why you shouldn't let girls race, they can't drive in the first place"). So I was back on the track and was at the back of the field, once again (still on the lead lap though!). We restarted and the car actually went this time (thank goodness!) and I think I passed the guy in front of me by about turn two. Just kept riding around until I caught up to the next car and was able to pass him as well. The next lap though, I went into turn one a little hard, and saw the outside wall of turn two coming towards me pretty quickly. Foot off gas, onto break, turn, turn, turn. I avoided the wall and kept going. No spin, no wall, no hitting anyone or anything then, but that darn other car had passed me again. I had five laps to get past him and get going again. Well, I think it took me maybe two laps, but I did get there and passed him and drove away. The next three laps were uneventful. I wasn't going to be able to get the guy in front of me, he was too far away, but I also didn't want the guy  behind me to come back and pass me again, so I continued to drive like none other all the way to the checkered flag. I didn't know how I finished until I got upstairs to the tower to run the transponder system for the late model race. I finished ninth of twelve - my first feature top ten!

Summary:
Qualifyed - 10th (16.905 fast time)
Heat 1 - 3rd
Feature - 9th
Spins - 2
Saves  - probably a few, but 1 great one!

Me after my races:  Cheesy Grin Cheesy Grin Cheesy Grin Cheesy Grin and not  Angry like last time.  Roll Eyes

Most amazing time I've had in my life....EVER!!!! Can't wait until next week!
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Reply #17 - May 23rd, 2009 at 1:21pm
 
Whew!!! That wore me out just reading it. Gotta fix that shut off problem before next week. 

Don't you dare wreck that car before we get up there!!!!

Proud of you girl!

I'm buying a pink shirt....... Wink
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Reply #18 - May 23rd, 2009 at 2:22pm
 
Good job T!!!!!

We're proud of you and thrilled that you're having such a good time.
Ahhhhh, the smell of racing fuel....nuttin' like it!!!   Smiley

You go girl and be safe!!

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Reply #19 - May 23rd, 2009 at 2:35pm
 
You ain't no girl no more,  you're a stock car driver.

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Reply #20 - May 23rd, 2009 at 3:29pm
 
Way to go T.  Nice to see someone fulfilling their dream.  The Mom in me wishes you weren't doing it but I understand the need for adventure.

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Reply #21 - May 23rd, 2009 at 4:56pm
 
That's just tooooo cool!
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Reply #22 - May 23rd, 2009 at 6:47pm
 
Neat T!

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Reply #23 - May 23rd, 2009 at 9:31pm
 
Go T!!!  Sounds like you had a really fun night.  Would have been so cool to have been there.
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