Wanted to share some pic's of Benjamin's first time winning a round of elimination. Yesterday we were expecting to pic up on the et's a bit, but when that didn't happen we decided to stop making changes and figure out our best dial. After just running an 18.02 I wanted to put a 17.95 on the board, but Benjamin was really uncomfortable with that and he wanted to change it to an 18.00 - so he did. He was up against an experienced racer in the 7.90 class. Benjamin drove it straight and didn't lift at the end, running an 18.04 on the 18.00 - winning the round!! After a frustrating morning, week, month.... it was just what we needed.
The Jr area can get a little busy, I had to run down from the starting line - our go-cart / tow vehicle ran out of gas and didn't like the alcohol. (oh, it burnt up a belt that morning too, a spare used jr belt fit the go-cart though!).
Shaking hands after the round. The fellow racers and crews were super congratulatory, Benjamin shook a lot of hands over the next few hours!
We found out that 8-10 year olds get a trophy if they win a round! Benjamin was thrilled, off we went to the tower to claim the prize. He didn't put it down till he got home.
Do ya think he's hooked? smiley-mrgreen
