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Joe:
When I came up on you I was wondering what the heck the black thing off your kart was, good job and it was a pleasure racing against you.On topic: I started from LAST in the heat race yet I came through the field to take 7th. I was rewarded 6th because of a DQ due to weight, I’ll take 6th to start my main. And that dispells the myth that Centennial is a difficult place to pass. Action is our Monaco, every other track here in Colorado is passer friendly.
Then the fiasco in the main….
Like AJ Foyt told me years ago (and it’s been repeated many many times): The Indy 500 was never won on the first lap or first corner, but it’s been lost many a time because of it!I feel for the Rotax qualifiers that were affected by the outcome of the first corner. It will have serious ramifications later in the season when a few qualified and talented drivers have to watch from the sidelines because of this race and they fail to qualify for the Grand Nationals. I for one passed more karters than I care to imagine yet I didn’t bump per sey and I passed cleanly. (Feedback please) A few wild passes? Sure, but I was thinking “what if” if someone ahead of me did something completely unexpected.
Most the racers I know love F1, Indy, Champ Car and are lukewarm for NASCAR. Yet a lot of you race your open wheel karts like it was NASCAR! I’ve yet to see a professional open wheel race conducted like we do at our karting tracks because of the consequences of an accident.
Perhaps if we instill the “you wrecked it you pay it” attitude things would change (Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight). Better yet, let’s have a vote from your peers and you know what the winner takes home? A big “K” to put on your plates denoting that you’re a knucklehead and then everyone’s aware you’re a knucklehead. Even better (now I’m on a roll!) We’ll hand out corks to the knuckleheads so that the next time there’s a drivers meeting about rules it won’t go in one ear and out the other. There’s hope it’ll sink in.All I know is I’ve got a slightly bent sidepod nerf bar that needs replacing. At least I got untangled from the melee to continue on. When someone goes to the hospital because of a first corner, first lap melee (or their kart’s destroyed) let me be the first one to say, “I told you so.”
So again I’ll say it (because perhaps one of these times it’s going to sink in):
It’s a 20 lap race, you can only lose a race in the first corner and first lap.@Doug Welch wrote:
You gotta walk before ya can run Mike.
Well, I got plenty of walking from walking in circles the frustration of being in the infield for a few seasons and walking back to the pits… 8)
I saw Angel on the hillside next to the hairpin and could feel his pain watching us.
@Doug Welch wrote:
How’ed that checkered flag look Mike?
GREAT!!!
But to be honest, I’d rather have looked at the fans from the top podium rung with a trophy girl around my arm… 8)Angie:
Would you please clarify for me the TaG Masters results? I thought I wasn’t on the podium and now the results say I should have
That would be Mike “Prairie Dog” Jansen in the number 27 kart and not the number 4 kart…
And I’m still looking for the bookie who had me at 6-1 odds not completing 20 laps. Where’s my 60?
Does anyone know how the gentleman in the 125 shifter class is faring?
I saw it, his helmet afterwards and his ankle. Is he okay?Anyone?
Zip,
See you Sunday if not later todayEduardo,
There’ll be plenty of pictures, I’m going to delete any manthong photos (unless it happens to involve hotties in showers)Luis,
Get well, I don’t want you coughing on me and getting me sick prior to Memorial Day weekendAnd while we’re at it: Let’s all give a huge GOOD LUCK FOR 200 LAPS to Buddy Lazier from his homestate fans.
:cheers:
I want a saucy Trophy Girl.
Its been waaaaay too long since I’ve stood at the top! 8)I told my girlfriend Sandi that this is the way it’s going to be….
And she allowed it 😆Actually Drew they’re all running around with some sticky substance in a jar, tongue depressers and cotton cloths. I have no idea what that’s about but I’m not willing to let em catch me.
Mikaela says the only word I should know if they catch me is pain. Lots of it…
I got the Premature E fixed!
Now they say, all day long all day strong… 8)
Bring on the pain, hope to see y’all Sunday down at the track at Centennial.
Like I told Jim yesterday, I’ll be leadin’ the pack to the lights for the start in TaG Masters…I did my manthong rain dance. It scared away the clouds…
sunny and a good day for racin’ come sunday.
Okay:
On the note that he passed in class he forgot to write, “if you like her circle yes, if you don’t circle no”
8)
Sounds like a manthong issue to me….
@Rick Schmidt wrote:
How bout designing a bellows spring installation tool? You would sell a ton of them.
Well I want a million dollars, but it’s simply not in the cards BABY…
that’s the kinda stuff that makes me wanna change avatars…
😆
Or make Rick stick his finger in a certain belly button… 8)
HOW ABOUT A BIG HAND FOR BOBBY :cheers:
That man just sat out in the cold and rain the whole time along with the corner workers while many of you were sitting in your vehicles watching from the warmth of your auto heaters!
I only drove (sort of) and got to get under a tent, umbrella or trailer after my events. Those gentlemen didn’t. Great job flaggin!
