J&D Racing Update - 5/18/09

Fans,

Monday was the 2nd night of the WTKS (Wild Thing Kart Series) at SMS (Stafford Motor Speedway). It was a very cool night. Temps were in the 50’s during the late afternoon and into the 40’s at night during the feature races. History has shown that cool nights are not the best for J&D Racing and this night would be no exception.

D started in the 6th spot of his 6 lap heat race. He would end up finishing 5th which was good enough to get him into the 1st feature race for the Tiger Sprint B division. He started last (9th) for the 10 lap feature event. He ended up finishing there, but he showed improvement through out the night by improving his lap times. Good Job D! D is in a 3-way tie for 7th place in the point standings.

J’s night was kind of tough. After bringing home his first win in the Tiger Sprint “A” class (and first win ever), means he started last in the heat race. Starting 10th, he worked his way up to a 6th place finish in the 6 lap heat race. Starting there in the 12 lap feature, he worked his way up to fifth, but on the white flag lap, spun in turn 2. Two other karts spun trying to avoid him, and after everyone got turned around and going again, J managed to cross the finish line in 8th. So it wasn’t the night we had hoped for, after celebrating the victory the previous week, but he will come back on 6/1 for the next event at SMS and give it his best. J is now tied for 3rd in the point standings.

Check out the write up on the Wild Thing Karts website for J’s first victory at:

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J will be running the “Saturday Night Live” series at Route 106 Racepark in Concord, NH. This is a 5 race series on the last Saturday of each month May – September. The first race of this series is 5/30. Good Luck J! Stay tuned to see how he does in this series.

Blessings to all,
J&D Racing

Lightning Strikes on Opening Night

Monday, 5/11/09, was opening night at Stafford Motor Speedway for the Wild Thing Kart Series & J&D Racing was ready to go. Weather was nice - a cool spring day w/ temps in the 60's during the day and the mid 50's at night.

D is kart driving the #08 kart in the Tiger Sprint "B" division just like last year. There were 17 karts in this division on opening night, so they were broken up into two groups. D started 8th of 8 in the second 6 lap heat race for the Tiger B's. He worked his way up to a third place finish which put him in the 10 lap A-Main Feature race. He started 6th of 9 and held his own for the first 8 laps before he fell to 7th, where he finished. D started improving at the end of last season and he continued to show progress throughout the night.

J is driving the #95 Lightning McQueen paint scheme in the Tiger Sprint "A" division like he did last year too. The only thing different for the #95 is the new Animal motor J has on his kart. Thanks to all of our sponsors for making this happen - Service Master of Fargo, Uncle L & Grandpa S.

There were 10 karts signed in for the Tiger Sprint "A" division and J drew a 4th place starting spot. The kart in front of him got off to a slow start in the 6 lap heat race and J dropped back to 6th place. He kept digging and was able to finish back in the 4th spot. This allowed him to start in the 4th spot for the 12 lap feature event. We'll let you watch the action in the feature for yourself. Enjoy the race!!

Next race at SMS is 5/18/09.

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!

The racing season begins in a couple of weeks.

Today, J & D with the help of their Dad

(or is it the other way around?), took the karts

out of the trailer and began getting them

ready to race. J worked on putting the

tires on his kart, while D worked on

getting the clutch ready for his engine.

J with his new Animal motor. Thanks Grandpa S., Uncle L.,

Aunt H. & Uncle K. for helping to make it possible. :-)

Homeschool Fun

For our life science studies this year, we are raising butterflies
and bullfrogs. Today was the day to place the chrysalis in their new
home. We've been raising Painted Lady caterpillars for a couple
of years now, and the process amazes us each time! God's
creations are amazing!




For the past two years, we've tried to raise African
Water Frogs.....with no success. They would get to the
point of having their back legs and then they would die.

This year, we're trying to raise bullfrogs. As you can see from
the pic, they're not very cute right now. :-) They can live a few years
and eat things that are living & moving! :-0 The boys are looking
forward to 'catching' their bullfrog's meals. Fortunately, we have a
good supply of crickets and worms in our yard. For now, they
are content to eat fish flakes and pellets.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to all our family and friends!

Easter Egg Fun

On Saturday, our church held it's annual Eggstravaganza.
Children from the chruch, preschool, and local community

came together to hear the Easter Story and hunt a few

eggs. J & D invited a couple of friends from our

neighborhood to join us this year. Even though the

weather was a little cool & damp, fun was had by

all!

D's Birthday Party Video

Some video of the fun at D's 9th birthday party. Enjoy!!