SHORT TEMPERS FLAIR AT WEST GEORGIA SPEEDWAY
What can you really say except remember the old saying “ A Elephant NEVER forgets”.
Well same goes for short track drivers, spin someone and later on guess what you are the one being spun.
Take a driver out and you will find yourself in the same mess.
Well Saturday Night at West Georgia Speedway was the ticket you wanted to see, I mean if you wanted drama, guess what you got it more so in the feature of the Super Street race.
Setting it up, things flaired last weekend opening night when Jeff Carter #3 in his super good looking ride, bumped Cory Hillman, nothing bad because Hillman recovered and finished 2nd in the feature while Jeff Carter went on too win the first Super Street race of the 2010 racing season at West Georgia Speedway.
Hillman would later say in an interview that he had lost a spark plug and that is why he could not catch Jeff in the race.
But on March 13, 2010 the Super Street race would be more than anyone wanted to see, when the green flag dropped Cory Hillman in his famous #01x car rounded turn 4 and seemed to slide down into Jeff Carter’s #3 car, which sent Carter’s car spinning wildly down the track and ending up against the outside front straight wall, where the battered car came to rest.
Keeping my camera rolling making sure I seen Jeff Carter exit his battered car was something I needed to do, then again I turned the camera back to Cory Hillman who was rounding turn 4 where he made a stop on the front stretch to have some words with people, and I tell you we don’t need the vocabulary that was being used.
It was then that everyone was remembering the first race and what happed and they thought this was payback time.
The flagman was informed to throw “The Black Flag” on Cory Hillman and make him exit the race track.
The dramatic part of the wreck featured Jeff Carter who had exited his car and was walking down the front straight looking for a way to grab a hold of Cory Hillman and pull him from his car. It was like the old western movie called. “OK Corral” a duel.
Hillman was told by track officials to back up and sure enough he backed up, making sure Carter could not get to him, it was then that Jeff was almost at Cory’s car, when of all things Sammy Duke pulled his Ford Tractor in and behind Cory, who I believed was about to hit Sammy and turn the tractor over, that was crazy, but as soon as he seen he was hemmed in Cory revved his engine and looked like he was on a mission to run over Jeff, to the credit of a fast moving BIG MAN, Jeff Carter tried to grab Cory but Cory in his car sped off and pulled into the pits raising hell.
Now in all honesty, Cory Hillman is a racer and would NEVER try and run over a fellow driver, Cory is a hot-head but Cory has been through a lot and he is a great young driver. Cory Hillman can be at the top of his game one day if he has the right car under him, he can drive with the best of the drivers.
The race went on, with no one knowing what was going on, all we knew was the checkered flag was flying and that was that.
A driver does never forget and I am sure this is not out of Jeff Carter or Cory Hillman’s mind.
After that mess of a race went on, the Modified Mini came onto the track and raced and the wrecks came coming like the super street except not as bad.
At one point premier driver Frank Long in his #07 yellow modified car, would hit the backstretch wall, bouncing off it, but that must have been a wake up call because after that he was back in the lead, coming from behind and making everyone look sick.
The night was cold and damp, but the race cars were all over the place, so the races went on.
In the Hobby car race, the races went as usual, except for the fact the Winford Minix in his #M4 car did not get the win.
After a break, in the action, and for people to grab some coffee, food and head to the rest rooms, we would soon be back to racing.
At intermission , one of the Georgia Big Bad Boys Shane Clanton brought his Super Late Model onto the Burg track and ran some laps checking out his famous #25 car that has been in almost every racing m
agazine in the country. Clanton raced when I first met him at 7 Flags Speedway in of all things the Sportsman races, now he is well sponsored and his truck and hauler look like a major boat.
Shane is from Locust Grove Georgia and is a family man, but races in the “World of Outlaws” where he travels all over the United States.
One thing for sure it was a major deal to have Clanton practice on the West Georgia Speedway track, I mean fans got the chance to see Clanton up close and watch him drive.
After the break the Sportsman Feature was ready to run and it would be a “Orrless race” , earlier in hot laps Rucker Orr’s engine blew giving away and that was his night.
So the field was set and we still had some super drivers like, Scott Duffy in his new #25 car, Duffy a hard worker and a gentleman in racing, has no crew and he works alone, saying sometime people tend to let you down, and that is a fact in life.
Also in the race would be Locust Groves own, #73 of Jason William one of the real class act drivers. He is never afraid to start in the back or on this not on the pole. He is a driver that is unmatched in talent.
Then we had #B2 which was being driven by Roger Casell. Casell is well known for driving his #13 sportsman car.
When the green flag fell, Duffy took the lead, but Williams was hot on his trail, it seemed Scott had his car locked and loaded and was ready.
Late in the race, William’s was catching Duffy but on the back straight Williams car got sideways and that sealed the deal as Duffy rode his car to his first win at West Georgia Speedway and this was something I had waited for a long time, I did not believe I would have to wait till March 13, 2010 to see him take the checkered flag.
What would
the race have been like if Rucker Orr was in the race know one really knows, all we do know is Rucker is having bad engine trouble.
Orr is not used to making a race, and I am sure he will have his #99 car back and ready to win next weekend at the “BURG”.
The results of all features went like this
MOD. MINI
1. 07 FRANK LONG
2. 13 HEATH BREWSTER
3. 3 TODD BREWSTER
What can you really say except remember the old saying “ A Elephant NEVER forgets”.
Well same goes for short track drivers, spin someone and later on guess what you are the one being spun.
Take a driver out and you will find yourself in the same mess.
Well Saturday Night at West Georgia Speedway was the ticket you wanted to see, I mean if you wanted drama, guess what you got it more so in the feature of the Super Street race.
Setting it up, things flaired last weekend opening night when Jeff Carter #3 in his super good looking ride, bumped Cory Hillman, nothing bad because Hillman recovered and finished 2nd in the feature while Jeff Carter went on too win the first Super Street race of the 2010 racing season at West Georgia Speedway.
Hillman would later say in an interview that he had lost a spark plug and that is why he could not catch Jeff in the race.
But on March 13, 2010 the Super Street race would be more than anyone wanted to see, when the green flag dropped Cory Hillman in his famous #01x car rounded turn 4 and seemed to slide down into Jeff Carter’s #3 car, which sent Carter’s car spinning wildly down the track and ending up against the outside front straight wall, where the battered car came to rest.
Keeping my camera rolling making sure I seen Jeff Carter exit his battered car was something I needed to do, then again I turned the camera back to Cory Hillman who was rounding turn 4 where he made a stop on the front stretch to have some words with people, and I tell you we don’t need the vocabulary that was being used.
It was then that everyone was remembering the first race and what happed and they thought this was payback time.
The flagman was informed to throw “The Black Flag” on Cory Hillman and make him exit the race track.
The dramatic part of the wreck featured Jeff Carter who had exited his car and was walking down the front straight looking for a way to grab a hold of Cory Hillman and pull him from his car. It was like the old western movie called. “OK Corral” a duel.
Hillman was told by track officials to back up and sure enough he backed up, making sure Carter could not get to him, it was then that Jeff was almost at Cory’s car, when of all things Sammy Duke pulled his Ford Tractor in and behind Cory, who I believed was about to hit Sammy and turn the tractor over, that was crazy, but as soon as he seen he was hemmed in Cory revved his engine and looked like he was on a mission to run over Jeff, to the credit of a fast moving BIG MAN, Jeff Carter tried to grab Cory but Cory in his car sped off and pulled into the pits raising hell.
Now in all honesty, Cory Hillman is a racer and would NEVER try and run over a fellow driver, Cory is a hot-head but Cory has been through a lot and he is a great young driver. Cory Hillman can be at the top of his game one day if he has the right car under him, he can drive with the best of the drivers.
The race went on, with no one knowing what was going on, all we knew was the checkered flag was flying and that was that.
A driver does never forget and I am sure this is not out of Jeff Carter or Cory Hillman’s mind.
After that mess of a race went on, the Modified Mini came onto the track and raced and the wrecks came coming like the super street except not as bad.
At one point premier driver Frank Long in his #07 yellow modified car, would hit the backstretch wall, bouncing off it, but that must have been a wake up call because after that he was back in the lead, coming from behind and making everyone look sick.
The night was cold and damp, but the race cars were all over the place, so the races went on.
In the Hobby car race, the races went as usual, except for the fact the Winford Minix in his #M4 car did not get the win.
After a break, in the action, and for people to grab some coffee, food and head to the rest rooms, we would soon be back to racing.
At intermission , one of the Georgia Big Bad Boys Shane Clanton brought his Super Late Model onto the Burg track and ran some laps checking out his famous #25 car that has been in almost every racing m
agazine in the country. Clanton raced when I first met him at 7 Flags Speedway in of all things the Sportsman races, now he is well sponsored and his truck and hauler look like a major boat.Shane is from Locust Grove Georgia and is a family man, but races in the “World of Outlaws” where he travels all over the United States.
One thing for sure it was a major deal to have Clanton practice on the West Georgia Speedway track, I mean fans got the chance to see Clanton up close and watch him drive.
After the break the Sportsman Feature was ready to run and it would be a “Orrless race” , earlier in hot laps Rucker Orr’s engine blew giving away and that was his night.
So the field was set and we still had some super drivers like, Scott Duffy in his new #25 car, Duffy a hard worker and a gentleman in racing, has no crew and he works alone, saying sometime people tend to let you down, and that is a fact in life.
Also in the race would be Locust Groves own, #73 of Jason William one of the real class act drivers. He is never afraid to start in the back or on this not on the pole. He is a driver that is unmatched in talent.
Then we had #B2 which was being driven by Roger Casell. Casell is well known for driving his #13 sportsman car.
When the green flag fell, Duffy took the lead, but Williams was hot on his trail, it seemed Scott had his car locked and loaded and was ready.
Late in the race, William’s was catching Duffy but on the back straight Williams car got sideways and that sealed the deal as Duffy rode his car to his first win at West Georgia Speedway and this was something I had waited for a long time, I did not believe I would have to wait till March 13, 2010 to see him take the checkered flag.
What would
the race have been like if Rucker Orr was in the race know one really knows, all we do know is Rucker is having bad engine trouble.Orr is not used to making a race, and I am sure he will have his #99 car back and ready to win next weekend at the “BURG”.
The results of all features went like this
MOD. MINI
1. 07 FRANK LONG
2. 13 HEATH BREWSTER
3. 3 TODD BREWSTER
SUPER STREET
1. 77 ROBERT INGRAM
2. 14 DAVID CHAPMAN
3. 55 ROBBY
3. 55 ROBBY
HOBBY
1. Gary Brand
2. M4 Winford Miniz
3. 46 Charlie Garrett
SPORTSMAN
1. 25 SCOTT DUFFEY 1st WIN
2. 73 JASON WILLIAMS
3. B2 ROGER CASSELL
Hope you will be back at “The Burg” this Saturday Night March 20,2010 for some of the South’s greats racing!.
1. 25 SCOTT DUFFEY 1st WIN
2. 73 JASON WILLIAMS
3. B2 ROGER CASSELL
Hope you will be back at “The Burg” this Saturday Night March 20,2010 for some of the South’s greats racing!.
Thanks to everyone,
Tino Patti
A Freelance Photographer/Video Journalist
With a World wide racing Blog Following!
”Short track Dirt racing at its best”
Tino Patti
A Freelance Photographer/Video Journalist
With a World wide racing Blog Following!
”Short track Dirt racing at its best”
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