DAYTONA GEEZER REPORT "RACE DAY 1"

[Blaine Young]

RACE DAY 1 DAWNED DRIZZLY AND WET.  MID MORNING BEFORE ANY PRACTICE COULD TAKE PLACE I TOOK A LOONG WALK FROM REMOTE PARKING TO A LOOONG WALK THROUGH THE PITS.  I FOUND THREE REAL (OK VINTAGE) KARTS WITH NO SIDEPODS, SPOILERS, ETC.  THERE WAS ONE LONELY MC91B.  THE REST WERE YAMAHA OR SOME SPAGETTI I COULDN'T IDENTIFY.  WHILE I WAS IN THE PITS (AND MANAGED TO LIMIT MY EXPENDITURES TO AN XL SEAT AND A PUSH POLE), THE FIRST PRACTICE ROUND GOT STARTED.  SADLY THE MC91B WHICH RAN FINE AT HOME AND IN THE PITS REALLY DISLIKED THE SUPER STEEP BANKING AND WOULD QUIT ON THE TRACK.  NOON HAD A BREAK FOR CHURCH AND LUNCH.  ABOUT 12:45 THE RAINS CAME BACK.  IN KEEPING WITH THE MISERABLE FORECAST, THEY KEPT THE TRACK SOAKED ALL AFTERNOON AND THE THREE 12 LAP HEATS PLANNED NEVER HAPPENED.  

THE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW IS WORSE.  THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO START RACING AT 8:30 AM.  THE ISSUE REMAINS SERIOUSLY IN DOUBT.

SMOKEY

[Scott Elkes]

Love the Daytona "Geezer Report!"

Sadly Mother Nature seemed to have other ideas for my vintage and modern racing kart friends at Daytona and another well known sprint kart track 103th Street Sports Complex at Jacksonville, Florida.

From what I learned the Daytona paid (extra cost) practice day was a total washout. Ouch!

Modern sprint racer friend qualified P4, lead in heat race finishing P2 or P4 (not sure) and in good position for the Feature. The clouds let loose, he packed it up choosing not to race. He is an experience rain racer, choosing to preserve his equipment for the 2020 season for the New Castle "Kart Racers of America" Series of 14 races.