CRATES BE READY

BE PREPARED FOR THE HEAT AGAIN!!!!!

" Get Ready ALL Crate car driver's YOUR Championship
is Saturday"

$800.00 Dollars up for GRABS, GO FOR IT CRATE DRIVERS

All the crate car drivers will have their cars ready for this Saturday Night at West Georgia Speedways super crate Championship race.

That means, the #16 Tony Kemp will be ready, not to mention, his rival who had brake problems last Saturday night during some qualifying, and that driver would be #14 Michael "Mouth, Showcase" Keener, who I know will put on one heck of a show, as he does every time he races.

I am not sure of all the drivers that will be racing, but maybe we will get the chance to see #89 of young and talented Carey Smith.

Who knows who will make the show, but fans be ready for a real shoot-out this Saturday Night at West Georgia Speedway and the BURG.

Some of the other races that should be a show will be the Modified Mini race, which features drivers like #6 Richard Bagby and #07 Frank Long, plus #20 Ryan Heppner, who has been racing hard, but a car that is really showing some signs of improving are the #B14 of Bubba Collins who finished in 3rd for the last two weeks. Richard is looking for a win he is win less in his last two races, and that is so unlike Richard. All we have to do is sit back and watch because I don't believe Richard is satisfied with running 2nd two weeks in a row.

The heat will be a factor again, this weekend, and I am not looking forward to the unbearable Georgia Heat wave. I mean it is so hot, that all people want to do is look for shade, and even in the shade it is still not cool at all.

The Hobby car race should be a dandy, except we will be missing, #3 Jeff Carter as he is with his family fishing and enjoying the great outdoors here in Georgia. Nothing, like a lake and the family, but don't worry when he gets back he will again be in his Hobby car, and ready to race.
You can't keep the big man from his race car long, he and his entire family or racing fanatics.

Don't worry racing will be great as Blant Duke and his new car with a new spruced up engine should be ready to try and beat the dominant #29 of Champion Rusty Johnson, who is the 2009 West Georgia Speedway Hobby car championship driver. If Rusty shows it will be his first time back since his amazing Hobby car win, where he edged out Blant Duke for the championship.
I am trying to find out if #47 Jason Causey will be driving this Saturday night or will Mark Knight be behind the wheel of this amazing car, that seems to always run in the front.

NEWS FLASH: Mark Knight just informed me he will be driving Jason's Car in the Hobby race.

Other drivers that will be racing in the Hobby car race is the outstanding, #31 Blake Griffin who ran away from the field on Saturday night to take the win.
One driver that has been missing is #69 of Roscoe Collins, who is a force any time he is racing.
Another is long time driver #92 of Joe Hillman, these two drivers can and will always put on a show at West Georgia Speedway, when ever they show up, but Collins and Hillman have not been showing up, and I would have expected to see them in the Hobby car Championship at least, because when the money is on the line they shine.

Who ever shows up in the Hobby feature, the fans will be in for some great racing action from flag to flag, there is always some real action on the track when you have the hobby cars running.

In the Enduro feature, we wonder if #M4 of Winford Minnix will make the show after running so hard and winning another Championship at West Georgia Speedway. He is on a roll, and when Winford starts rolling other driver's should watch out, because Winford is a driver that has won many a race, and will continue to win unless his motor gives out.
Other outstanding drivers are #91 of Lee Owensby who finished 2nd last week, Owensby is a driver that is young and talented and raw and has the ability to really make a name for himself in his racing career.

The car in the Enduro race that is sneaking up on everyone is #55 from the racing team of "Team Twisted Racing" , featuring young and raw and talented Steven Parker, who has a way of making his car handle for him at a track to hard to tame. Parker could be the next up and coming feature star driver. As I have always said to drivers that I have met, there is only one way to drive and if they use their head they will be a winner. That is what I told Reed Sorenson, and now look where Reed is.

Lets not look past Minnix, Owensby, or Parker, because they may have some great cars, but the Track is their worst enemy, and after all there are other drivers that can and will win on any Saturday night, so just don't look at the top 3 , because there is always someone ready to win and move some one down a notch.

The crate car race should bring out some real championship drivers, and those that are hungry for a win, and that mean Tony Kemp and Michael Keener, will have their hands full, because they will not be the only crate car drivers wanting the cash, and the win, and the notoriety of being known as the Crate Car champion of 2009 at West Georgia Speedway. Don't forget Mark Knight will also be racing in his #K77 Blue Crate car.

The feature should be 30 long laps but Crate cars are as fast as the Sportsman cars, and many people come just to watch the crate cars because they are that fast. Remember the Crate cars will have to qualify to see where they line up. So a good qualifying time is a must.

All I can say is this should be another shoot-out and I have know idea who will win this big exciting Championship racing feature.


When we have a brief intermission, and the food is grabbed up by some hungry race fans, the action will return as the Sportsman, make their way on to the 3/8Th oval dirt track.

This weekend I know we will not see #99 of Rucker Orr, who was banned for 2 weeks because he refused to tear his car down. That also cost him the race money and another win.

So this Saturday night we should see, #G1 of Glenn McWaters, back again trying to keep his winning streak on a roll.
Tell me do you think Ryan Law will make the show, or will he not make the show, the same goes for Fletcher Cavander, who knows if either car will make the show.

One driver that will not make the show will be #25 of Scott Duffey, as he is getting his car ready for the 4th of July for the big $1000.00 to win Sportsman feature.

That is also, the same time Rucker Orr will make his return to the "Burg", and I know that Glenn McWaters will be waiting for Orr, this should be the show of the season.

Ok, grab some friends and be there, Saturday night as the Crate Cars will be getting it on, during the Crate Car Championship.

REMEMBER FOR JUST $20 YOU CAN HAVE A COPY OF THE RACES,FROM MODIFIED MINI TO SPORTSMAN, SO JUST CALL "TINO" AT 770-361-3019 ANYTIME.

See ya at the races,


Tino Patti

A Freelance Photographer/Video Journalist

With a World Wide BLOG Following!!

Enduro Championship Night

"RACING IN THE HEAT, AND A NEW ENDURO CHAMPION"

"CONGRAGULATIONS, TO THE WINNER , #M4, WINFORD MINNIX"

The Heat was blazing at West Georgia Speedway, Saturday, it was so HOT I failed to walk around and talk to drivers and take random pictures, it was just to hot.

All I was looking for was shade of any kind, and something to cool me down, like water, or Gatorade.

The speedway was dry but some how Sammy Duke got a extra water truck, and was having 2 trucks dump water on the bone dry desert of a track.

I was sad to hear that Hobby Car champion, Rusty Johnson, would not be racing because he said in the Hobby championship he blistered his tires, and hoped to be racing again this coming Saturday Night.

Johnson will be the man to beat as he is the Champion, and you have to beat the Champion to be the best.

The Modified Mini cars, started the race off and during hot laps it looked as if the cars to beat would be #6 of Richard Bagby or #07 of Frank Long. Although #20 Ryan Heppner had a fast looking truck.

Sometimes a race you can call, but there are times when, things just refuse to work out, as in the Modified Mini race, where I thought Richard Bagby was going to take another win, but his car just did not want to work with him.

As soon as Frank Long got the lead I could see Bagby was not catching Long, in any way unless Franks car blew a engine or something drastic happened, so all in all Richard just ran as hard as his Mustang would go, but Saturday night was not Richard's night at winning.

The results from the Modified Mini race ended up as :

#07 Frank Long Winning

#6 Richard Bagby in a rare 2nd place finish

#B14 Bubba Collins in third place.

When the Hobby feature was upcoming, I knew we were about to see a new race, as some of the top drivers were there. Like #3 of Jeff Carter, #01 of Blant Duke, #47 Jason Causey's car with Mark Knight at the wheel.

Drivers were ready to battle a track to hard to tame, "The Burg", as she is called.

Most drivers think this is a easy track, but you know this track not only tears up cars but can hurt some drivers. Thinking West Georgia Speedway is a really easy money hole, try thinking again, because I have seen the best drivers load their cars up in pieces at the end of a long night.

I have seen cars lock up, and run all others, with constant beating and banging, cars look worse after they leave the Burg. Then again some drivers have the cash and can afford to make their car look like a show piece before every race and these are usually those high end drivers, like Crate, or Sportsman, there are a few hobby car drivers that try and keep their ride clean, and when they show up they put on a show for the many fans.

When the Hobby cars lined up, starting on the pole was car #31 driven by Blake Griffin, who had the car to try and out run Saturday night, but too be honest he was so far ahead, I panned my camera back to see some real hard nosed racing, featuring drivers like Jeff Carter, Blant Duke and Mark Knight, all three of these cars were putting on a show, and fans were standing and cheering, as they went flying by the grandstands.

Jeff Carter looked like he had the car to take 2nd place, but that was not to be as he was involved in a spin, Blant Duke would pull along side of Carter and you could see Blant rubbing Carter, not spinning him out, just trying to annoy Jeff to where he would back out and let Blant go, but that was not to happen. Anyway like every race, cars would spin and cautions would fly, and that would narrow the racing field down.

Blake Griffin was so far ahead of all the cars, I started filming the cars racing hard for 2nd, 3rd and 4th place. And it was incredible to watch Jeff Carter and Blant Duke tangle, and trailing all this was Mark Knight in Jason Causey's hobby car.

They were rubbing and it was obvious, no one was catching Griffin would had strung out a huge lead, over the other cars. The real race was between Carter, Duke and Knight, there was your race.

But like always at the Burg, wrecks happen, and Causeys car was sent spinning into the guard rail around the track, and Blant Duke finally made his way around Jeff Carter.

So you see racing at West Georgia Speedway can be a blast, and you really never know who will come up with a win, every Saturday is different.

So the hobby car final results were:

#31 Blake Griffin

#01 Blant Duke

#03 Buck Williams (Who is Buck Williams?)

Now it was time for the Enduro Championship race, which would feature a 30 lap race.

We had some of the best Enduro drivers #12 Gary Brand, plus many more cars.

The race featured some intense racing including a car #8 that flipped and caught on fire on the front straight, after being hit by car #85, don't worry I never did get the car running into car #8 all I got on video was #8 rolling down the straightaway an catching on fire, lucky the driver was able to crawl out and get away from his car, but he was shook up, and fell on the front stretch as a ambulance and other drivers surrounded him. Helping him in every way, he was one lucky driver who walked away from a terrible crash.

One thing is for sure when a wreck does happen Sammy Duke has EMT's on the scene as soon as possible.

When you really think of the Enduro race, the champion for years has been "Charge Card" as I call him, #M4 Winford Minnix. The Purple people eater has been around racing for so long, he forgets when and where he has raced, he just knows he was there, and the car won the race. Winford is one of a kind, and when racing ever loses this bad dude, we will all be saddened, because you can't not like Winford, he is a true winner, and his laughter is amazing. He can joke with the best of people and he has always been someone you can walk up to and talk to and have a few laughs.

One time I was looking into his car, and it was covered with winning stickers from West Georgia Speedway, he has so many, he says he has them packed in drawers and cases and places he doesn't even remember.

Winford is like Lee Owensby, two tough drivers, that go all out when on the track. Owensby who drives #91 has always been a really though.

The Championship race featured some great racing stars, and you know, who they are and if not let me in on a future winning team, and that is driver #55 Steven Parker who with his wife have formed the racing team called "Team Twisted Racing", now that's something you don't see in these racing days.

Parker can hold his own with the best of enduro drivers and has really shown some great improvement in his style, which has been compared to the style of Sportsman winner for years #G1 Glenn McWaters, who takes car of his car, and his car takes care of him, that is why Glenn is a proven winner. Steven looks like he is made from the same mold.

Getting back to the final results of this tough 30 lap feature race, was Winford Minnix, and we congratulate Winford and his many years of making the fans cheer for him.

THE FINAL RESULTS OF THIS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WERE:

WINNING #M4 Winford Minnix

2nd #91 Lee Owensby

3rd Steven Parker

After the fan's were treated to a royal Enduro Championship race, we all were ready for the next fastest race and that of course is the Crate race, these drivers and cars are up to the same speed almost as the Sportsman feature.

Drivers like #16 Tony Kemp are at the top of their game, and this night would be no different. There was one thing missing in this race and it was the likes of #14 of Michael "Mouth, Showcase" Keener, who in qualifing had some bad problems and it was do to his brakes, so Keener would not pull his #14 car onto the track.

But on the track were other drivers like #K77 Mark Knight, who drove earlier in the Hobby race, and of course #19 Jeremy Hall, plus #B77 of Shane Barrett.

When the green flag was dropped , the race was on, and Tony Kemp was blistering the track. It was after the race that I found out that Kemp had raced at Green Valley and tore his car up, so you know he had it fixed and he was on fire again. Kemp has always been a fan favorite, and you know the Crate Championship race will be held this weekend, at the BURG.

So all the drivers in the Crate race should be ready to run, for the cash.

THE RESULTS FOR THE CRATE RACES WERE:

Winning #16 Tony Kemp

2nd#19 Jeremy Hall

3rd #B77 Shane Barrett

After a brief intermission, and some fast food, the fans were ready to watch the Sportsman feature.

Tonight's race was going to be different, there would be no Ryan Law, no Fletcher Cavander, No Rucker Orr.

Orr had been suspended for 2 weeks for not tearing down his car, after a race that seemed to have Orr so far ahead he seemed not to be in the race, and that is with Glenn McWaters in the same race. Seems as if Orr would not tear his car down when McWaters requested and when he refused he not only lost the race, he was banned for 2 weeks.

So Saturday night, Glenn McWaters had a clear field, except for #1 of Ben Hill, who was on the top of his game, he was close to Glenn but never could pass him, and being close is really great, that means something is working so he better keep his car running and in the same shape, he was almost able to pass Glenn and take a Win that he deserves so much.

Scott Duffey in his #25, had changed some of his setting and that is what was hurting him the most, he was trying to gain ground, but him and Clifton Moran in the #B2 car was not making his life easy.

#13 Roger Cassell, was as he always is right there in the mix of the racing action.

So the Final Results of the Sportsman feature was:

#G1 Glenn McWaters

2nd #1 Ben Hill

3rd # B12 Todd Darda (He is new to me)

Don't forget the Crate Championship race will be, this Weekend, and the crate cars should be ready to rock n' roll.

The 4th of July should be a shootout as the Sportsman cars will be racing for $1000.00 CASH money, and it will be Winner take ALL.

PLUS LADIES: AT THE END OF THE RACE WILL BE THE WELL KNOWN POWDER PUFF RACE, SO BE READY TO DRIVE YOUR HUSBANDS CAR, IN THIS WILD RACE.

Ok, that means Lisa Carter, Tina Parker, and all the rest of the young ladies, come on, get it on, and show your husband you can drive like the best of the men.

Thanks For Everthing,

Tino Patti

A Freelance Photographer/Video Journalist

With a WORLD WIDE BLOG FOLLOWING!

HEAT WAVE WARNING

"HEAT WAVE WARNING, BEWARE, AND TAKE CARE"

GEORGIA IS GOING TO BE IN THE EXTREME HEAT, AND THROW IN THE HEAT INDEX AND WE WILL HAVE TEMPS IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS!!!!.

SO BE READY TO HAVE PLENTY OF WATER, GATOR AID OR ANYTHING TO HELP REPLENISH YOUR SYSTEM.

RACING AT "THE BURG" WILL BE LIKE RACING IN HELL, AND THIS IS ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT.

DRIVERS WILL BE LOOKING TO WIN THE PAYOUT OF $500 DOLLARS CASH, SO WINNING IS AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME, NO SECOND PLACE FINISH TONIGHT.

LOOK FOR #91 LEE OWENSBY, AND #M4 WINFORD MINNIX AND MAYBE #12 GARY BRAND, TO HAVE THEIR CARS READY FOR THIS RACE. DON'T COUNT OUT #55 OF STEVEN PARKER.

HE HAS THE CAR AND IS GETTING SOME REAL EXPERIENCE TRACK WISE.

MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT EVERYONE IS SAFE SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE WATER FOR YOURSELF AND DON'T FORGET YOUR FRIENDS.

SEE YA AT THE TRACK!

THANKS,

TINO PATTI

A FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEO JOURNALIST

WITH A WORLD WIDE BLOG FOLLOWING

FRIDAY! LETS GO RACING!!

"CHAMPIONSHIP ENDURO RACE, THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, BE THERE!"

This weekend racing, will be super intense, as the Enduro class cars, are featured in a all out race , and the winner walks away with $500 cash, not bad for a short 25 laps.

But who will become the champion for the 2009 season at West Georgia Speedway where racing

is always hard, and fans are well known for their willingness to sit in hot weather in Georgia, and watch some of the best racing in the south.

I am sure that #91 Lee Owensby and of course #M4 of Winford Minnix will be ready as well as other drivers in this tough field of cars, including #12 Gary Brand, and #55 Steven Parker, not to

mention the #6 car, that seems to be all over the track.

West Georgia Speedway, is a Historic track, and the owner Sammy Duke is just as Historic as is his track. Known as "The Burg", this is one of the most historic dirt tracks in the south.

Drivers who race there have gone on to fame at other tracks, but they keep coming back to test the track to hard to tame, because racing can be great, but running in a circle is boring, never a bore at this track, because she will beat you, and your car to pieces, and if you are still standing at the end, you have made it. You are a winner, and you know it.

This weekend looks like triple digit numbers with the temperatures, may be triple digits on the track also, because these enduro boys are not letting anything stop them from winning, the car they bring will be their best.

Saturday the temps will be 98 and that is not counting the heat index, so be well prepared and have plenty of water, gator aid, or power aid or just plain AID!!!, you will need it.

ALL I AM HINTING AT HERE, IS FANS AND DRIVERS BE PREPARED FOR THE HEAT, HAVE PLENTY TO REFRESH YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS, RACING IS HARD ENOUGH WITHOUT THE BLASTING HEAT HERE IN GEORGIA, TAKE CARE OF YOUR FRIENDS!

Those Modified Mini cars should be exciting this week, because last weekend, we saw a new winner emerge, and that was #07 Frank Long, who some how got around #6 Richard Bagby, to win, and that is not like Richard, he usually holds his own, he may have had car problems, I never asked him, all I know is he had the lead and lost it.

Coming in 3rd was #B14 of Bubba Collins who I have yet to meet, always good to meet a driver no matter what class.

Look for the Modified Mini cars to run, hard and wide open, because they have to be tuned up for their race coming up, and the championship cash will be up for grabs.

In the hobby car race, I have know idea if Jeff Carter will be racing, he has camping on his mind, so you never know. We all know Roscoe Colliins has not been back since his winning spin, all I do know he will be back soon, as well as #92 Joe Hillman, who has been absent since he was in the wreck fest in May. Come on back, Roscoe, Joe, and anyone else, lets see if you can outrun the 2009 champion Rusty Johnson, and his team. Beating Blant Duke for the championship is one thing but what happens when Blant has his car racing, and is not driving someone else's car.

I still say, the car to beat now is #29 of Rusty Johnson, soon we will be seeing #3 Jeff Carter in a new fresh car, with speed to win every race, soon so wait he will be back!.

Crate racing, should see some real great drivers whose cars are fast, and I am sure #14 Michael "Mouth, Showcase" Keener, will be more than ready, he does not like to be beaten more

so like he was last weekend. So I am sure he will have his car dialed in, but you know he better bring his best because this warm weather has turned #16 Tony Kemp into a driver that is on his own mission to win!. Kemp blew everyone away, last Saturday night, he had everyone chasing him, and there was no one that had the power to catch Tony. He put on a show in the dust bowl of racing, at West Georgia Speedway.

Tony must be getting his car ready to win, the upcoming soon, Crate car championship, and if he has the same car, he will walk away with some heavy duty money.

When the Sportsman feature comes up, I am wondering if Sammy Duke will hold to his ruling of not letting Rucker Orr run since he refused to tear his car down Saturday night and got a rare DQ.

In doing this Rucker gave the win to 2nd place car, #G1 of Glenn McWaters a easy WIN, and bolted #13 Roger Cassel into 2nd place and #26 of Fletcher Cavander to finish in 3rd place.

#25 of local driver Scott Duffey was showing so much improvement, except for one thing his tires started to go away and when that happens it's almost like he is backing up, he has nothing he can do except circle the track and hope for a good finish.

So if you are not worried about the weather, hey forget your troubles, money, wife, family, dog or cat problems and come on down to West Georgia Speedway, where fans or like a good family and forget your problems.

The racing action will take you away from any problem you have, so give yourself a treat, and enjoy watching racing the good old fashioned way, down at a true historic dirt track.

"The Burg", the track that takes no prisoners.

See you down there, and bring a friend or two,

Thanks ,

Tino Patti

A Freelance Photographer/Video Journalist

With a WORLD WIDE BLOG FOLLOWING!

Hobby Champion 2009 West Georgia Speedway

"It's Official We have the new 2009 Hobby Car Champion"

MR.RUSTY JOHNSON IN HIS #29 CAR

The day was hot, and the track was bone dry, but that did not stop the many hobby cars from racing and trying to win the prize of $500 cash, and the satisfaction of knowing that they were the NEW West Georgia Speedway Hobby car champion. Something that few drivers can say, because not only did they beat fellow drivers, they beat the track, "The Burg".

Top name drivers entered the race, each wanting to win the gold ring, but racing on West Georgia's 3/8th clay oval is a challenge.

Driving in place of Jason Causey was one who is racing most humble driver, Mark Knight, who would drive Jason's car, since Jason was working. One thing for sure Mark knows the track and, can be a force to deal with.

Other drivers were the #3 of Jeff Carter, who in hop laps had some rough going as Jeff and a car #3 got into each other, causing some heavy damage to Carters right side. We all thought Blant Duke would not be racing but he drove the B1 car of Clifton Moran. Then you had #56 of Lee Mclewayne, who has always raced hard at this track.

But the man of hour and the day was driver Rusty Johnson, in his famous #29 car, who shows no fear, as he races between other drivers ,are he goes high when there is no room. He is a fearless driver, and because of this he beat out Blant Duke in a shootout for the Championship.

Yes the 2009 Hobby car champion from West Georgia Speedway is #29 of Rusty Johnson, and a lot of his achievements can also go to his crew and car owners who have believed in Rusty and that is so important in racing.

You can have the best car, but if you do not have car owners and a crew that believes in the driver, he has nothing.

So all hats off to our new 2009 season Champion Rusty Johnson, and he is now the man to beat at the "Burg".

The Final Results of the Hobby Championship were:

Winning Rusty Johnson in his #29 that he is making famous at the "Burg"

2nd place #B1 Blant Duke

3rd #56 Lee Mcelwayne

This Weekend, I hope all the Enduro cars are ready as they are having their Championship race, and it should be a good one, I am sure that #91 Lee Owensby will be ready as well as Winford Minnix in his #M4 car, not to mention a upcoming driver who in this Saturday nights action at the Burg, received his first two major donuts from other cars, and that proves he is moving up the racing ladder.

The driver I am speaking about finished in 3rd place and is Steven Parker, who gets advice from long time winning veteran driver Richie Taylor.

From what I see, Parker has a real racing future and looks to become the new kid in the Enduro class. I can see him moving up to Hobby in a season or two.

The results from the modified mini race changed, as long time winner, Richard Bagby could not hold a lead, and let #07 of dangerous Frank Long get past him, and to win the modified mini race.

One of Richard Bagby' rooters was seen with a magazine reading the news from People Magazine, and I am sure Richard was not mentioned in there at all, so you see she may have jinxed him.

The order of finish were:

#07 Frank Long Winning

#6 Richard Bagby

#B14 Bubba Collins

When the Enduro boys pulled onto the track, we knew the battle was on, I had a feeling that # 91 of Lee Owensby had the car to win with, but like in cricket, we all can be wrong.

Lee got banged around pretty bad, to where his car looked like a junker. But like a true racer, he pulled in during a yellow caution and I could see from my camera's viewpoint his crew members beating and banging on his rear tire. They were amazing, and I thought he would not make it out of the pits, but Lee is a driver and if he has to he would have carried the car on his back in this race.

Talking about luck, #M4 of Winford Minnix, had engine trouble last but Saturday he was the car to chase. Every Enduro car was after Winford, including the young rookie #55 Steven Parker, who was showing no fear. He was being rubbed by the best and has the donuts on the sides of his car to prove he was racing to win.

Parker was running hard in 3rd place and was chasing, #12 Gary Brand, who if you have not noticed does not seem to care that you can hardly make out the numbers on the side of his car, he seems not to care, and I have never met him.

Like I was saying, Parker was trying hard to catch Brand, but you have to remember Brand was chasing Winford and that was were the race was happening. I kept a close eye on Steven Parker as I knew that with Lee Owensby back in the race, he was going to close on the young driver and teach him a thing or two, Lee is not a driver that likes to sit back and wait, he is a mover and a shaker.

The cars bounced off each other like a bad pin ball machine, and even as driver's dropped out, Steven Parker was still chasing Gary Brand, and behind Steven was coming up through the pack in a wounded war car, was Lee Owensby.

What was impressive, was how Parker handled his driving skills, showing no fear and not being to aggressive in the turns, it seems like Parker is learning and has a fine car that can help him win.

But be honest now? is anyone able to chase down "Charge Card" Winford Minnix in his purple #M4 machine.

This weekend, $500 dollars will be riding, on the line, and I know that there will be some tough all out hard racing going to happen, and these drivers will bring everything they have because this is the GUNFIGHT of the year!. The winner will become Enduro Champion for 2009, so lets see who brings the best firearms, and I mean cars, NOT GUNS.

The results of Saturday Nights Enduro Race went as follows:

Winning #M4 of Winford Minnix

2nd #12 of Gary Brand

3rd #55 of Steven Parker

When the Crate cars came out to race it was getting late, so Sammy did not even stop to have a intermission which is unusual.

He got the crates on the track, and we had some real racers, even some top guns from Alabama, like the #K9 of Dana Eiland, and his partner in #K9 X with a driver known as "Rocket Man".
Some extra and unknown drivers were #K8 of Bob Eiland, plus #34 of Chad Wallace, then we have #16 car of Georgia own Tony Kemp. Then again there was #14 of Michael "Mouth, Showcase" Keener, but tonight Keener was not even able to chase down these other super fast Crate cars.

It was racing in a dust bowl, as dust was blowing from every direction, and you know if any fans were wearing white shirts when they came to the race, they were red clay colored at the end of the race for sure.

The only driver that seemed like he could chase Tony down was #K8 driven by Bob Eiland, who I do not know, he must race in Alabama also. Plus in 3rd place and running hard was #34 of Chad Wallace, parts unknown.





Since there was rain moving in all over Alabama, the top drivers, from "Bama" converged to try and tame the track at West Georgia Speedway. "The Burg".




Seems as though the word is getting out that if you can win at the BURG you can win anywhere. Trouble is too many drivers come and try, and none can beat this historic track, and if you do, you can say you are at the top of your game.




Most drivers that race at "The Burg" load their cars, back up in pieces at the end of the night. But some drivers have learned where to be to avoid the major wreck.






Someone asked me how many crate cars started the race I counted 13, but that was not how many finished, because after a few cautions, racing was back and cars were flying around this dusty track, and I was sure I would see the Alabama boys catch our local drivers and blow by them, but you know that never happened, one reason was fan favorite #16 Tony Kemp had is car set up right, and believe me there was no one going to catch Tony, he was a pure out animal.








As I said it was dry and dusty, and one thing for sure is the race was fast, and I know Tony Kemp was happy to see the checked flag fly, because he had been out front with a car that was unbeatable, it was amazing and that is how Tony Kemp drives.





The final results of the Crate race were:








#16 Tony Kemp Winning

#K8 Bob Eiland








#34 Chad Wallace

I believe this was Tony Kemp's best racing night. He put on a show for the fans.






NO INTERMISSION, NO INTERMISSION, NO BREAK , NO BREAK





Sammy Duke the Promoter of this historic track was heard over the radio, yelling send out the Sportsman, come on, lets go racing.

So all 14 powerful Sportsman cars pulled on the track, and you could feel the tension as drivers like, #99 Rucker Orr, #G1 of Glenn McWaters, #26 of Fletcher Cavander, plus #25 of Scott Duffey, and #8 of Michael "High Flying" Mills, plus #13 old faithfull Roger Cassell plus some men from Alabama came to try and beat some Georgia boy's. Drivers like #K9 of Dana Eiland, who is known as the best at his home track at East Alabama Speedway.



Trouble was this race was not in Alabama ,it was on Georgia Clay. And West Georgia Speedway, never cares about where a driver is from because this track will beat the best of any driver.

When Keith the flagman was lining the cars up we had Rucker Orr on the outside pole with #G1 of Glenn McWaters on the inside pole, side by side two veterans of wars in racing, then you had in the second row drivers like the #26 of Fletcher Cavander a driver that knows how to win. Plus we had the old faithful drivers like #13 Roger Cassel, who is never one with lots of words he is kind of shy and says he knows nothing about a computer, that is rough in these days and times.

Roger may not know anything regarding a computer but he does know how t

o take his car around West Georgia Speedway at top speed. He is a veteran of racing wars at this historic track.

When the green flag dropped, all you could see since the dust was flying everywhere was the #99 car of Rucker Orr leading the way around the "Burg".

In chase and hard was long time winning driver, #G1 of Glenn McWaters, who had not been at the track in a long time, he was rusty but he is a well known veteran driver who knows how to get things done.

Never count Glenn McWaters out of any race, because he will be there in the end some how and that's the sign of a great driver.

As Rucker Orr pushed his #99 car farther in the lead it was apparent that G1 was not going to be able to catch him, and as for as anyone else, well the race was up for grabs, as Scott Duffey was in a duel with Roger Cassell, and this duel seems to be heating up every Saturday night. Duffey has the car, he just needed the right tires as he tires were going away fast later in the race.

Ryan Law in car #11 who I spoke with after hotlaps , said he was not going to be in the race, BUT WAIT when the Sportsman race feature came up, there was Law in starting in the back of the pack, seems he fixed his unfixable problem. That was good for this young and talented driver.

After 25 hard grueling laps of in a dust bowl, and the checkered flag was flying, and the first car under it was #99 of Rucker Orr, followed by the #G1 of Glenn McWaters and running in 3rd place was #13 of Roger Cassell, who was followed by in 4th place of Fletcher Cavander.

The race was over but was it?

Because after pulling off the track, Rucker Orr was asked to tear his car down, and he refused, and in doing this Orr was disqualified, and the win went into the pocket of #G1 Glenn McWaters, with #13 Roger Cassell finishing 2nd and #26 of Fletcher Cavander finishing in 3rd place.

The only comment to this reporter about why Rucker Orr did not tear down
was because he was headed to run at Rome Speedway on Sunday and did not want to take his time tearing his car down. Now we have a problem, because West Georgia Speedway rules state if a driver refuses to tear his car down, he loses the race of course but is banned from racing at the speedway for a period of 2 weeks.

Now will the Speedway stick to it's ruling are will Orr be headed back next Saturday night?.

We will all have to watch and see.

So the results of the Sportsman Feature were:

#G1 Glenn McWaters (Since Rucker Orr was DQed)

2nd #13 of Roger Cassell

3rd #26 of Fletcher Cavander

Hope you can be at next Saturday Nights race as it will be the Enduro Championship on the line and who knows what will happen with these men.

Thats a lot of cash and I know in these lean times they all want a peice of this sweet pie.

So be there and bring a friend or two.

Thanks,

Tino Patti

A Freelance Photographer/Video Journalist

With a WORLD WIDE BLOG Following!