Report for April

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.