Thankful for God's Protection

Friday, August 21st Aaron started out 9th in the heat and after only a couple laps ended up crashing into the wall. It all happened so fast I can't even explain how it happened. One second I saw Aaron going through the grass in turn 1 and then next thing I know he's hitting the wall. Apparently Aaron dove down in the grass to avoid #28 and then Aaron hit his breaks which made the grass like ice and he slung back out on the track hitting #28 and then the wall. He then bounced off the wall and hit #53 who ended up hitting #73. Aaron didn't even know he hit #53 until we talked to him at the end of the night. So, we kind of got the story all pieced together from fellow racers and spectators.
Aaron did take a ride in the ambulance and they brought him to our pit and checked him out. He jammed his heel and thumb and has a few bumps and bruises but thanks to God, Aaron is doing pretty good.
We have another racecar that we were saving for 2010 but it's a possibility it could be ready this weekend. However, we need to sell some parts off the CRX or something in order to continue racing this season.
My Dad did chain the CRX to a tree Sunday afternoon and used his skidloader to straighten out the front end. It is much straighter and it's a possibility that with hours at the framerack that the CRX could be fixed but everything is pushed back a few inches and the frame is really bent up.
Since God is the giver of wisdom, we have been praying for wisdom and will continue to pray. We really don't know what God wants us to do at this point. If Aaron doesn't race, we do plan on being in the pits this Saturday night helping others and giving out candy, toys and literature at the end of the night. We did have several people in our pits at the end of the night last Friday night. People love to see the cars that get trophies and even more so they seem to like to see the crashed cars too.
Our Pastor and his wife were at the races that night. Too bad they had to see Aaron crash but we are glad they, as well as other friends and family, came out to support us.









Michelle

Rain Shortened Our Night

On August 8th, Aaron started out 10th in the heat and moved up quickly to 5th place. Even though Aaron had faster lap times, he couldn't get past #28 for 4th place. Aaron tried passing him high and low but #28 would drift up/come down into Aaron's path and he'd have to back off. Aaron was a little frustrated but had a lot of fun. I on the other hand was a little nervous. Since I use to race, I can tell you there are a lot less butterflies sitting in the driver's seat than there are sitting in the stands watching your spouse, family and friends race.
The feature was supposed to start in basically the same order as the heat and I wasn't looking forward to a repeat of that race. The rain started coming down right before intermission and they ended up calling it quits for the night. I'm sure some were happy to see the rain come and some were disappointed. This was the last night before the Race For The Chase begins. Now, only the top 12 drivers in each division are eligible to win the championship. Also, all points are brought closer together so anyone in the top 12 could win depending on how the rest of the season goes. So, 1st place has 4500 points, 2nd place has 4490 points, 3rd place (ie Aaron) has 4480 points and so on.
Michelle

The Past Couple of Weeks Have Been Very Exciting!

Sorry I'm so far behind but I've been busy with work and I was in Washington DC from August 1st - August 8th (Basically the whole time between races).

Friday, July 31, 2009: Aaron raced the Super Hornets division and the Mini-Stocks at Elko. We had a really great night! It started out with him getting 1st in the Super Hornet heat and 4th in the Mini-Stock heat. He then got 2nd in the Super Hornet feature and WON the Mini-Stock feature. We had alot of friends and family at the races that night so they all came down to victory lane to congratulate Aaron and to be in our victory lane picture.
The rain came down at the start of the Super Late Model feature so unfortunately we didn't have anyone down in our pits at the end of the night. I had already left since I had to get up at 3:30am.

Saturday, August 8, 2009: CLEAN SWEEP! Aaron started outside pole for the heat and ended up winning the race. For the feature, he started in 6th place and quickly got out front to get his 3rd Super Hornet feature win of the year. I had very little sleep so I headed home while Aaron and our friend Josh handed out candy, toys and literature. There were a lot of kids there that night and Aaron and Josh had fun letting them sit in the racecar.
Michelle