21/06/2026
At the beginning of this season we were unsure of what are plans with Morgan were going to be. With the closing of Sunset Speedway the only options we had were to travel. We did register at Peterborough Speedway and thought that we may run there and do a few specials at Sauble Speedway . Even though Morgan has never ran Sauble, it ended up being her first race of the year due to an earlier rain out at Peterborough. Finishing 5th in that first race was a huge confidence boost for her. Leading into this weekend I left the decision up to her as far as where it was that she wanted to run. She made the call and this weekend we headed back to the beach for race number 2!! We are now officially a member of the beach club. We were welcomed with open arms from track officials to fellow competitors and families that we have grown to love and respect over the last 5 years.
We had an incredible day yesterday in the Jr. 13 cars in the field and Morgan drove her heart out. She started the day by finishing 3rd in heat 1 and 4th in heat 2. She learned more and more about the track with every lap she ran. She was faster every time she hit the track and ended the night less than half a second slower than the leaders.
In the feature she started 7th and was patient for the entirety of the longest feature she has ever ran (25 laps). She was smooth and consistent. She had an epic battle with one of her friends, Landon Struyk, and ended up passing him for 4th with a few laps to go finishing 4th for the night!! But for me that wasn’t the best part. For me the best part was all of the offerings that were sent my way from some of the best people I know. These people knew that we may have some conflicts with running at the beach when the Bando is somewhere else. We had offers of people willing to put their kid in our car, we had offers to have their kid run our number for us, we had offers for accommodations at their homes if we need it, we had offers that people would take Morgan to the track for us and crew her car for us if I couldn’t be there. For me, all of that generosity was by far the best part of my weekend!! Except for Father’s Day. I got to spend it with my kid, with my dad, and with all of the amazing father’s that were in the pits. That is by far the absolute best part!!
Happy Father’s Day to all of the amazing dads out there!! And I am so glad to call a lot of you my friends!!
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