Back with you again! We're all feeling much better after a good nights sleep.
As I was putting together these photos I found myself thinking about what a great time we all had and it made me miss my family and friends so much. How I wish you were here to experience the tension, the heat, the wind that blew sand everywhere just as the sun was setting. I want you here to see the relief on my face when that last race was over, Grant's mile wide smile and Scott's grin that said a million words!
I have to take Jake to rugby practice soon so will give you a run down of the weekends events. Firstly the track is new and still being finished off. Some things will be changed like the pit area location, track edging, landscaping etc. However, it is a really great track, very fast (so I'm told) and we are looking forward to many more events there. No ladies toilets though!!!!! 6 women and about 200 men yikes! not good!
Anyhow, the first heat went well, one lad from Bahrain took off with a commanding lead while the others were very even, there was some overtaking and Scott came 3rd.
Next heat same lad way out front, Scott came 2nd
Next heat, OMG Scott was in a spectacular smash. Two karts in front of Scott collided and one spun right into Scotts path. It couldn't be avoided and Scott's wheel went up over the other karts wheel and Scott was launched up into the air, spun and hit the ground hard. This was just a few feet from the finish line and the two that caused it all managed to finish but Scott injured his ribs again! He made a trip to the ambulance where they checked him over, luckily nothing was broken just real sore.
Semi-final disaster strikes again. During the break Grant replaced the chain but forgot to do a bolt up, so during the race it came off. Frustration!!
Final - Scott starting near the back of the grid because of the last two incidents. He gets a good start but oh the pressure! (for me that is) it was intense. His competitors suffered some incidents themselves and Scott manage to hold it together to take the win. It was a long race 25 laps and the track is just over 1km long and it seemed like it went on forever!
He so deserved his place and we all got a very rare big smile as he stood on the podium.
5 comments:
hi frith and family. this is just a test by me to find out if our comments will go through into your blog. we have not had much sucsess.
hi frith and family. this is just a test by me to find out if our comments will go through into your blog. we have not had much sucsess.
Hi, it worked just fine these two times!
wow !!!!!!! scott congratlulations you're amazing in that fast cart of yours.to win that race must of felt so good knowing the tough competition you were up against.it is so good to see youre dad having so much fun and encouraging you.i have raced my super bikes around some of New Zealands race tracks and know how it feels to go so fast and win good on you,keep it up,i know your mum & dad & Jake are very proud of you.
It's good to here of jakes achievements aswell it looks like he's got the makings of an excellent rugby player like the allblacks in there younger years. i hope they make a ladies toilet for the few females at the track that sounded so mean not to think of you frith. looking foward to more updates friths.talk to you soon. from andy.
Thanks for the words of encouragement, I will update weekend progress in about 24hrs, Scott's a bit dissapointed 3rd of 3 and his speed was lower than needed to hold his place after good starts.
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