A little short on getting the 5th W.C.
This past weekend we were after a record 5th World Cham-pionship. No one in
49 years has been able to pull off a 5th World Championship, it looks as it
will have to wait one more year as well. We came up a little short on our
quest with a 5th Place finish in the Sunday World Championship Final at
Eagle River, WI.
The weekend started off on Thursdays morning
with prac-tice. 3:30 Thursday afternoon times trials started. We placed 3rd
fastest overall. In time trials There was also a heat race that night to
setup for Friday nights Sweet 16 race. We won that qualifying heat on
Thursday night.
Friday night was Sweet 16 qualifying. We placed
3rd in the second heat and around 9:00 that night the sweet 16 final was
off. With a poor start we got up to 6th place in the final. Visibility was
very bad and the only position that mattered was 1st to take the pole for
Sunday.
Saturday at 1:30 was the start of World Championship
qualifying. We placed the first round with a second place. Next was up was
the Semi-finals where we needed to be in the top 3 to make the front row for
Sunday. We placed 2nd in the semi final that got us on the front row for the
big show on Sunday.
Sunday was the day we wait all year for.
Unfortunately a poor start placed in 10th place down the first lap. By the
end of the 1st segment of the race we made it up to 4th
place.
The second segment of the way was a 20 lap race. We
fought as high as second place. I was not able to clear the leader so I
tried running the low line to try to make the pass. This was the wrong thing
to do and had 3 sleds pass me in the last 3 laps to finish in the 5th
position,
We left everything we had on the track and just came
up short. I am happy of our efforts though the weekend and feel we had a
sled capable of winning. It was just not in the cards for us to win a 5th
World Championship that day. All we can do is go back next year and try
again. I look forward to the challenge of winning my 5th on the 50th in
eagle River!
Thank you goes out to my crew, sponsors, family,
friends and fans for their continued support.
PJ #28