TBARA Race Report – 09.19.09

DATE: September 19^th

SERIES: DeSoto…I mean TBARA

ADMISSION PRICE: $30 Pit Pass

FOOD ORDERED: Hamburger & chicken

FOOD GRADE: B there was plenty of chicken in the meal.

DRINKS ORDERED: N/A

DRINKS GRADE: N/A

CROWD GRADE: D Unfortunately the attendance is getting worse and not better at DeSoto. Is it over saturation with the TBARA? Is it always this bad?

NUMBER OF SPRINT CARS: 26

WHO WON: His Holiness Dave Steele

FSCF.COM DRIVER OF THE RACE: Sonny Hartley Sonny lead a majority of the feature and not to mention way back in the day his sprint car was the first sprint car I ever sat in as a kid. Awesome job Sonny!

SERIES GRADE: A. Healthy car count and competitive feature race.

TRACK GRADE: B Track was fairly racy after the brief shower that passed just before the start of the night’s racing.

REST OF THE RACING GRADE: D. Four and six car features make for a pitiful show.

OTHER NOTES: I had the pleasure of meeting Craig Skene, an Australian dirt sprint car driver (I knew I liked him as soon as he said he ran dirt and that he use to work with Jack Hewitt). Craig was a super guy and he’s going to be at a few more races during his stay here in the states. Hope to see him around some more…It was a dirt fan’s dream night at DeSoto as current East Bay & Auburndale points leader Paulie Milum was roaming the pits. Also heard Super Man Sport Allen was in attendance…Have to give a call to Wendy Mathis as she had a strong 4th place run going in the feature before a couple of “racing deals” dropped her to a 9th place finish…The “Bushnell Bullet” Shane Butler was fast again, with another second place run. They have definitely found a fast set-up. Team car Steve Heisler was fast as well before late handling problems relegated him to a 10th place finish…Also have to say thanks to Lee Cipray for some shock advice with the #80 car as well as Don Heckman for stopping and talking shop with me.

RACE REPORTER: “The Hot Foot” Brian Penrose