Attempting to make the age old argument of, “better late than never,” ladies and gentlemen, we present the reporting stylings of Josh “I’m Still The Ladies Choice” Wichers…drumroll please…

Date: April 24, 2010

Track: Volusia Speedway Park (Barberville, FL)

Series: Top Gun Sprints Series

Admission: Pit Pass $30

# of Sprint Cars: 23

Who Won?:
Heat 1 – Ryan Partin
Heat 2 – Gene Lasker
Heat 3 – Tommy Denton
Feature – DANNY MARTIN JR.

Crowd Grade: C+. Apparently they didn’t get the word out that Leaping Lanny Poffo AND the Flying Flatfoot (aka : The Two Lap Wonder or The Hot Foot ) were going to be at the same venue on the same night. This was a monumental night in “Rasslin’ and Racing” history. How could you not be there? This was a night to tell the grand kids about! Regardless of the major attractions at VSP on this night, the stands were a bit empty.

Track Grade: A. In my opinion, the track gets a solid “A”! By feature time, there was a good mix of dust and tackiness. I’m not a dirt conissuer, but it looked really good to me. The track seemed to be fairly smooth. At least I didn’t see any mini sprints disappear in any potholes.

Series Grade: B+. The Top Gun Sprint Series continues to bring really good car counts to their shows. 23 strong to start the night is very respectable ! I did however hear ALOT of complaining about the tire rule in place. Seems like that was a subject at most haulers in the infield. I don’t know tires. As I learned at the Panhandle races last year, “His Holiness knows tires!” but not me. But it sounds like this issue might need to be addressed soon to help keep the teams happy. Just a suggestion ….Other than that, it seems to be a well rounded and well organized group with a lot of comradery.

Food Ordered: Chicken Fingers, French Fries, Chili Cheese Dog.

Food Grade: A. After making sure that the Flying Two Lap Wonder Flat Foot was as ready as he could be, the Bushnell Bullet and I made our way to the infield concession stand. I did the traditional chicken and fries, while the Bullet inhaled not one, but two chili cheese dogs. The chicken was pretty darn good. The fries were hot and crispy. I did however make the mistake of putting BBQ sauce on the fries. Quite an interesting cross breed if I do say. Before i had realized what I had done, I looked over at the Bullet and said, ” I thought you got a chili cheese dog?” He said “I did, and it was good ……I might get another.” Of course I suggested that he enjoy this VSP delight for our favorite webmaster at FSCF.com, whose sole purpose in life seems to be to find the ultimate chili cheese dog.

Drinks Ordered: Sweet Tea, of course.

Drinks Grade: A+. I finally got a glass of this sweet tea that I had heard so much about. And I was not disappointed! That was some good sweet tea, even better than that of which I found in Alabama. So much for Alabama Sweet, guess we’re gonna have to look for VSP Sweet.

FSCF.com Driver of the Race: DANNY “the Hammer” MARTIN! It was definitely Hammer time on Saturday night!! Danny lapped up to 2nd place, and was less than a straightaway from completely lapping the field. Had there not been a caution early in the race, the Hammer might have just pulled it off. Team Shaw flexed their muscle big time. And unfortunately for the other Top Gunners, this may only be the beginning of their winning ways.

Other Notes:

- The tech police had their radar guns out and pulled over Tommy Denton for having an illegal rear rotor (Ti). Gene Lasker took the back roads around the road block, but was later cited for not going to the scales at the completion of the feature. Both were DQ’d.

- Ryan Partin had another solid finish, coming home 2nd.

- Amanda Ferguson was sidelined for the night when a broken driveline left her stranded in turn four during her heat race. Ferguson was leading and pulling away when the driveshaft pushed through the yolk on the u-joint assembly. After a mad scramble to find one to replace it, sadly it was game over as nobody was carrying a spare.

- The antique midgets, sprints, and modifieds were in the house as well. It was really cool to see these masterfully restored time machines back on the track. You could almost feel the past as you watched these pieces of  American history kick up dirt around VSP.