RAINING AND IT'S SATURDAY, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN....
Yes Saturday rolled in, but along with it came heavy rain, and that is not good for racing season.
Even knowing that the race would be called that does not mean that you can't meet s
ome super drivers, like the young man that came from Temple Georgia to pick up a DVD of Saturday nights race,the young Darrell Fricks driver of the white #28D, that was black flagged for causing 4 yellow flags to be thrown during the Sportsman feature.
Let me tell you about this outstanding young man, he has been a champion riding Motorcycles and has 7 wins under his belt at the outstanding race track in Bremen, Georgia. You have to remember that riding a motorcycle is a lot different than having 4 good wheels under you. He has suffered severe pain, from racing but never let that stop, that is a sign of courage. He has raced with or along side of Sportsman driver #89 Carey Smith, now that Carey has 4 wheels under him, who knows what will happen, he is also a driver to be watched in the Crate races.
I met Darrell, at the local Walgreen's parking lot, it was strange because when he pulled his green F-150 ford in to the parking lot I was just coming in, now that is timing.
Drivers come in all sizes and shapes and some are friendly and some you really don't want to be around because they carry such a arrogance about them. Well Darrell is not that way, he seems like a driver that has really been through some tough times, and I believe once he has his car right, we could see some checkered flags his way. Of course, lets not ever count out drivers like #99 of Rucker Orr, or #G1 of Glenn McWaters, or so many other top notch drivers. These are the drivers that Darrell, must learn to get by to ever win those big time races, once he does feel the taste of victory in the Sportsman car, he will never look back.
I thought that it was interesting while we were talking under a overcast sky, that Darrell informed me that he had raced the #31 yellow Enduro car with the numbers in orange, at West Georgia Speedway in the 2008 season. So what really makes Darrel tick, I know he loves racing, and from what I have heard his father, Darrell also, was racing when Senoia Speedway was DIRT, in the Cadet division in the late1980's racing season, So you see Darrell has some dirt track roots, and it would be only fitting for the son of a former dirt driver to make it big. Don't say it can't happen because since I have been a photographer and journalist I have meet with some of the best drivers in the sport. Some have gone on to Nascar, and some or driving at those big time race events all over the country.
Like I always tell the drivers, after meeting them in the pit area, keep their eye open for the checkered flag, that is their prize. Also you NEVER win a race on the first lap, I don't care who you are, and if your not rubbing your not racing.
Look for more articles about Darrell Fricks and his white car #28D, who knows what will happen next Saturday night if he has his car ready to ride, just keep a close look at him, I am sure he will gain the respect of other Sportsman drivers as well as the fans.
Good luck Darrell, and I hope to see you win a race or two in the 2009 season!.
Thanks
Tino Patti
A Freelance Photographer/ Video Journalist
contributing writer for MSA magazine
Yes Saturday rolled in, but along with it came heavy rain, and that is not good for racing season.
Even knowing that the race would be called that does not mean that you can't meet s
ome super drivers, like the young man that came from Temple Georgia to pick up a DVD of Saturday nights race,the young Darrell Fricks driver of the white #28D, that was black flagged for causing 4 yellow flags to be thrown during the Sportsman feature.Let me tell you about this outstanding young man, he has been a champion riding Motorcycles and has 7 wins under his belt at the outstanding race track in Bremen, Georgia. You have to remember that riding a motorcycle is a lot different than having 4 good wheels under you. He has suffered severe pain, from racing but never let that stop, that is a sign of courage. He has raced with or along side of Sportsman driver #89 Carey Smith, now that Carey has 4 wheels under him, who knows what will happen, he is also a driver to be watched in the Crate races.
I met Darrell, at the local Walgreen's parking lot, it was strange because when he pulled his green F-150 ford in to the parking lot I was just coming in, now that is timing.
Drivers come in all sizes and shapes and some are friendly and some you really don't want to be around because they carry such a arrogance about them. Well Darrell is not that way, he seems like a driver that has really been through some tough times, and I believe once he has his car right, we could see some checkered flags his way. Of course, lets not ever count out drivers like #99 of Rucker Orr, or #G1 of Glenn McWaters, or so many other top notch drivers. These are the drivers that Darrell, must learn to get by to ever win those big time races, once he does feel the taste of victory in the Sportsman car, he will never look back.
I thought that it was interesting while we were talking under a overcast sky, that Darrell informed me that he had raced the #31 yellow Enduro car with the numbers in orange, at West Georgia Speedway in the 2008 season. So what really makes Darrel tick, I know he loves racing, and from what I have heard his father, Darrell also, was racing when Senoia Speedway was DIRT, in the Cadet division in the late1980's racing season, So you see Darrell has some dirt track roots, and it would be only fitting for the son of a former dirt driver to make it big. Don't say it can't happen because since I have been a photographer and journalist I have meet with some of the best drivers in the sport. Some have gone on to Nascar, and some or driving at those big time race events all over the country.
Like I always tell the drivers, after meeting them in the pit area, keep their eye open for the checkered flag, that is their prize. Also you NEVER win a race on the first lap, I don't care who you are, and if your not rubbing your not racing.
Look for more articles about Darrell Fricks and his white car #28D, who knows what will happen next Saturday night if he has his car ready to ride, just keep a close look at him, I am sure he will gain the respect of other Sportsman drivers as well as the fans.
Good luck Darrell, and I hope to see you win a race or two in the 2009 season!.
Thanks
Tino Patti
A Freelance Photographer/ Video Journalist
contributing writer for MSA magazine
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