The Bancroft-Rosalie Power Drive
team had their first race of the season on April 6
th in Lincoln. The
team ended up doing great and getting second in both the Exhibition and
Advanced car. There were a few wrecks and malfunctions at that race and the
team has worked hard to repair them. One wreck resulted in a hole in the nose
of the Advanced car. One of the malfunctions was a flat tire prior to the race
which was easily fixed before the start. Driving the A20 car, Morgan Smith
started on the second row, inside position in the first heat. Smith was in
fourth when he handed the driving responsibilities over to Easton Weborg during
the required pit stop.
The
aggressive driving sophomore managed to hold onto a second place finish despite
wrecking with Raymond Central twice in the final laps. Weborg commented, “I was
frustrated by what I thought was a blocking technique and I probably let my
emotions get the best of me. Looking back I need to drive smarter to give my
team a better chance of winning.”
In the E class competition Taylor Tietz was the first driver to race.
Early in the E class race Tietz was racing extremely cautious, a technique that
allowed him to take the lead into the pits despite blowing a front tire just
prior to the driver exchange. After the exchange, Morgan Smith took control of
the E21 car. He raced almost fifteen minutes before holding off a furious
passing attempt by the Wayne “A” car that resulted in both cars piled up. Wayne
did not have enough room to pass on the outside and caught Morgan’s front tire
causing the wreck. Morgan commented, “I felt like I had a really good shot to win
the race. Some driving errors made by the Wayne driver caused a major setback
and I got tangled up with them. I felt like that is what cost me the
race.”
Morgan finished up the race
in second place. The B-R Power Drive team managed to finish second in both cars
even with all the complications throughout the day. April 13
th was
the Bancroft-Rosalie Power Drive’s second race this year. Both the Exhibition
and Advanced car raced in the same heat. Starting in the Advanced car was
Carsten Tietz and in the Exhibition car was first time driver, Derek Ahlers.
Both drivers did extremely well in the first thirty minutes. At the thirty
minute mark Carsten exchanged drivers with Easton Weborg and Derek switched
drivers with Morgan Smith. Easton raced very well passing two cars finishing
the race in third. Morgan managed to pass two cars also since the exchange
receiving first place. The team did extremely well, receiving first in the
Exhibition car and third in the Advanced car.
All the drivers involved agreed that they raced to the best
of their abilities and are looking forward to another win next rally. We hope
to see everyone at the next race on Saturday, April 27
th.
The Bancroft-Rosalie Power Drive
team had their first race of the season on April 6th in Lincoln. The
team ended up doing great and getting second in both the Exhibition and
Advanced car. There were a few wrecks and malfunctions at that race and the
team has worked hard to repair them. One wreck resulted in a hole in the nose
of the Advanced car. One of the malfunctions was a flat tire prior to the race
which was easily fixed before the start. Driving the A20 car, Morgan Smith
started on the second row, inside position in the first heat. Smith was in
fourth when he handed the driving responsibilities over to Easton Weborg during
the required pit stop. The
aggressive driving sophomore managed to hold onto a second place finish despite
wrecking with Raymond Central twice in the final laps. Weborg commented, “I was
frustrated by what I thought was a blocking technique and I probably let my
emotions get the best of me. Looking back I need to drive smarter to give my
team a better chance of winning.”
In the E class competition Taylor Tietz was the first driver to race.
Early in the E class race Tietz was racing extremely cautious, a technique that
allowed him to take the lead into the pits despite blowing a front tire just
prior to the driver exchange. After the exchange, Morgan Smith took control of
the E21 car. He raced almost fifteen minutes before holding off a furious
passing attempt by the Wayne “A” car that resulted in both cars piled up. Wayne
did not have enough room to pass on the outside and caught Morgan’s front tire
causing the wreck. Morgan commented, “I felt like I had a really good shot to win
the race. Some driving errors made by the Wayne driver caused a major setback
and I got tangled up with them. I felt like that is what cost me the
race.” Morgan finished up the race
in second place. The B-R Power Drive team managed to finish second in both cars
even with all the complications throughout the day. April 13th was
the Bancroft-Rosalie Power Drive’s second race this year. Both the Exhibition
and Advanced car raced in the same heat. Starting in the Advanced car was
Carsten Tietz and in the Exhibition car was first time driver, Derek Ahlers.
Both drivers did extremely well in the first thirty minutes. At the thirty
minute mark Carsten exchanged drivers with Easton Weborg and Derek switched
drivers with Morgan Smith. Easton raced very well passing two cars finishing
the race in third. Morgan managed to pass two cars also since the exchange
receiving first place. The team did extremely well, receiving first in the
Exhibition car and third in the Advanced car. All the drivers involved agreed that they raced to the best
of their abilities and are looking forward to another win next rally. We hope
to see everyone at the next race on Saturday, April 27th.