Archive for Dave Steele
Jun
29
How did Team Florida do this past weekend while traveling abroad?
Posted by: | CommentsThe good…
Troy DeCaire doesn't need your fancy new sprint cars to get the job done.
Travelin’ Troy DeCaire was out in the Midwest this past weekend, taking in some Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series (MSRXSS) and Auto Value Sprint Series (AVSS) action. Troy was doing well at the MSRXSS race, but the race went a million laps under caution and Troy and most of the field ran out of fuel. Unfortunately Troy was fourth at the time. But Troy made up for his misfortune the next night at the AVSS race up in Michigan where he qualified Old Yeller up there 5th and finished second. To quote Troy about Old Yeller, “Fast ain’t always pretty…”
Troy is now fifth in the MSRXSS points and is leading the AVSS points.
Then the not so good…
His Holiness Dave Steele was back in USAC competition at Iowa Speedway.
Dave Steele returned to the RE Technologies/Hemelgarn Racing Silver Crown entry at Iowa Speedway and we all had high hopes as Mr. Steele has been known to blister the joint. Sadly it wasn’t to be and Steele qualified 12th and came home 11th. Though it should be pointed out that 20+ Silver Crown cars were in action and this was no slouch field.
In the coming weeks, Team Florida’s junior member Collin Cabre will be heading up to New Paris Speedway in the Tom Brewer entry for some HOSS competition.
Nov
02
Don’t forget to get out and vote today kids.
Posted by: | CommentsThis state of ours needs appointed government officials that are willing to take a stand for what they believe in and after this weekend’s activities down at Desoto Speedway, it became clear to me that the officials listed on the ballot simply were not going to cut it…
Oct
04
TBARA Race Report – New Smyrna Speedway. 10.02.10
Posted by: | CommentsDATE: October 2, 2010
SERIES: T.B.A.R.A.
ADMISSION PRICE: $25 Pit Pass and $20 for the grandstand.
FOOD ORDERED: Hot Dog.
FOOD GRADE: C. When you are hungry as I was, you’ll eat anything. Including a racetrack hot dog at New Smyrna…
DRINKS ORDERED: Water.
DRINKS GRADE: N/A. I’ts water. How do you mess that up?
CROWD GRADE: C-. The weatherman threatened rain in the area so that may have hurt things. And the front gate ticket price may have kept some people away.
NUMBER OF SPRINT CARS: 25.
WHO WON: Dave Steele
FSCF.COM DRIVER OF THE RACE: Much like my Webmaster friend, my pick may not be favorable to some, but I’m going with the guy who took the challenge and started in the rear to win – His Holiness Dave Steele. He even pulled into victory lane with a flat left rear tire. He said he had felt a bad vibration the last three laps and thought maybe a shock went bad. Honorable mentions to Shane Butler for a strong second place run and Dude Teate for his rallying back to a third place finish after the left rear tire went down while leading.
FSCF.COM HARD LUCK AWARD: You never want to win this award and unfortunately it goes to Keith Butler. Keith was a rocket ship and lead the first half of the race. However, due to a number of parade & caution laps he ran out of fuel. Honorable mention goes to Troy DeCcaire and Sonny Hartley both involved in hard impacts with the wall. Both were able to walk away from the accidents under their own power.
SERIES GRADE: A.
TRACK GRADE: B+. The track surface is still very fast, as evidenced by Troy DeCaire‘s three wide move into one at the start of the feature…
REST OF THE RACING GRADE: N/A. I’m going to be real honest and say I didn’t watch. I do know Mike Pletka finished third in the Sportsman race. I got to see his son Joey and my old high school teammate in the pits and do a little catching up.
OTHER NOTES:
* Heat race wins went to Matt Mercer, Shane Butler and Troy DeCaire.
* It was good to see Keith Butler, Matt Mercer, Brian Gingras and Jimmy Alvis all fast. More importantly it was good to see them back with the T.B.A.R.A. And I hope they continue to run the rest of the season.
* Speaking of Keith Butler...after watching him Saturday night and a few weeks back at East Bay, I have to say he is one of Florida’s most talented shoes and wrenches.
* I love this points battle. It’s not as tight as the Top Gun Series but its getting there. Dude Teate, Bo Hartley and Larry Brazil all had solid points nights as well. However, Shane Butler had a great run. After the two previous visits to NSS, the Butler Motorsports team flexed a little muscle.
* Dude Teate made a great save of the race car when his left rear when flat coming out of turn four at full song. The caution flew and he pulled the car to pit lane where a couple of different teams helped replace the tire. Dude rejoined the field and charged back to a third place finish. I did not count the number of caution laps given to the team to change the tire. The reason I say this is because a couple of teams ran out of fuel before or at the end of the race. And a couple of team members made mention of it…
* Another tip of the cap to Shane Miller for offering up the cash challenge to Dave Steele. Shane, we miss seeing a Miller Motorsports car at the track, but thanks for still being a sprint car supporter!
RACER REPORTER: “The Hot Foot” Brian Penrose.
And a special thanks to friend of the website Gary “Walk Quietly But Carry a Big” Johnson for walking the pits and taking pictures for us. Gary lives over by Tampa way and drove all the way over to New Smyrna to take in the race. Now that’s a sprint car fan!
Thanks again Gary!