[NJSPEEDER]

the year in review is sorta ending on a sour note after some good times and good finishes this year.
in randy's first full season racing for points in a sportsman car he managed a 9th place finihs in the points. a few highlights were several trips inside the top ten, highlighted by a 6th place mid season.
finishing this far up in the points in his first season is really a big deal. it really says a lot about his ability to think his way around the car both on and off the track.
i am sure some of you read, and those that are closer to us prolly heard me cursing about, the two serious on track incidents randy was involved in this season. even though the outdated equipment and bent frame coudl still be worked around to get through the season, it appears that it is now destined for the scrap heap.
the minimum, if everything pulls back straight on the first try, it will cost to repair the frame is somewhere in the $1700-1900 range. with a brand new chassis only costing about $2400 you can see why the decision is so clear cut.
a used chassis is an option, but not much of a savings since Lawrence Engineering is more of a boutique company and many of the teams current bolt on parts would not transfer over.
the sponsorship hunt has already started. if anyone has any suggestions, contacts, or friends who would be interested in throwing a few bucks in to get their name on the car shoot me a PM, we need all the help we can get.
the real shame of it is that the car, even when all bent up, never stopped working. even at the last race of the season, before some motor trouble(ate some debris and pinched a header tube shut), randy was fighting in the top 5.
the team did achieve most of it's goals this year, top 10 in points, some top 10 finishes, and making every feature of the season. only one we missed was that we wanted to get a few top 5's, came close to that one a few times.
next year, the plan is to get wins and get into the championship hunt.

/rant