Charlie Gibson 300
The first race of the
year brings a lot of questions: How will the cars run? Will I be
rusty? Am I going to get hit? In previous years our
cars had taken a big hit especially in the enduro. This time, the
start of the 2008 season meant that Dan was suffering from a bad case
of the flu and the decision had already been made not to run in the
enduro. Bobbie started off a little rusty but managed a strong run
to earn 5th place on Saturday. Dan, unfortunately had
engine problems after only three laps and, despite having a very fast
car, had to call it a weekend (although he did roll across the
starting line to get some valuable season points). Harry stayed out
of trouble and ended up with 6th place in a field of very
fast cars. By skipping the enduro we even made it home early and
with the cars basically intact. Not great results, but better than
some previous years!
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