Race Blog - Doghouse Racing

Well, it was off to Mid-Ohio for VMD and a bit of racing. There was a strong 125 turnout to participate in the Sound of Singles and Open 2-Stroke classes. The weekend started early with Tuna Boat and I heading up on Thursday morning. I was signed up for a limited endurance track day on Thursday. If you have never done one of these, it is well worth the money. The groups are small and you get an insane amount of track time. I put in Hayden-esque work logging over 50 laps, but man was I beat when the day was through. A big thanks to Tuna Boat for hauling my machine, going early, and helping out in the pit all day.

After the track day, jokers started showing up for the weekend activities. Our crew made a strong showing with 7 guys on 125s. Steve-O, M-Dog, Ian, The Mantis, Tuna Boat, Sandbagger and myself were all there. It was cool that everyone could make it, and especially cool that Merle brought the Yuengling.

In the Sound of Singles race on Saturday, the Doghouse crew managed top 10 finishes!! The Captain crossed the line in 8th and The Mantis took the checkers in 10th! Big props should be given to Jordan “Tuna Boat” Reid for taking the second step on the rostrum, and also to Steve “Steve-O” Belknap for taking third. Merle should just be ashamed of trying to keep up with the kids.

The Open 2-Stroke race from Saturday seemed to be doomed from the get go. Delay after delay, we finally were able to run it on Sunday at about 1:00pm. The track was quite slippery. A patch of oil was laid down on the racing line over 3/4 of the track. It was like a wet race in the dry. Who knows, we may have been better off using rain tires. I was too sketched out by the conditions and pulled off after lap 2.

I decided to go out for the Sound of Singles race on Sunday and see if the track had improved. It had improved quite a bit after having a few races run and I was able to manage another 8th place. Tuna Boat managed another second place.

The final race of the weekend, Open 2-Stroke, had The Mantis in his preferred starting position. POLE!!! Marc took advantage of this and was able to get the hole-shot. Unfortunately, his day ended with a mechanical DNF. The Captain crossed the line in 12th position.

All in all, it was a great weekend. The weather was outstanding and many friends and family members came to be a part of the weekend. I would like to extend a big thanks to everyone that showed up in support of Doghouse Racing.

See you at Barber?

-The Captain