June 2004 - Formula TR 2000 race - Buttonwillow CA

Formula TR Buttonwillow

June 4,5,6 - 2004

Not much to report this weekend, except to say that the "Race of Champions" did not happen.  We showed up at the track all ready for some strong competition and no one else showed up to race Colin.

So we worked very hard to make the car fast on Friday and used the 1600 cars as a bench mark.  The track was very hot and slippery this weekend.  It was a great challenge to make rear grip and keep the car from being very loose.

We have some fantastic in car video of Colin catching massive slides as we fought to tune the cars balance.  By the end of the day we got it much better on the old worn out tires from the last race at Thunderhill.

Qualifying on Saturday went well and Colin only did a warm up lap and 2 timed laps to set a time.  He was 6 seconds faster than the 1600 pole and that was where we should be.  The best thing was the car was well balanced and had the rear grip we needed.

Saturday the race was another non event, Colin lapped the entire 1600 field with 2 laps to go.  We decided to not spend any money on a new set of tires for Sunday and skip the morning warm up.

  Saturday night the guys at CT Motorsports asked Colin to shake down a 1600 car that they were having problems with.  So we got up early and Colin did the warm up in the #8 normally driven by Ken Lee.

Unfortunately the engine was still not performing right, but Colin had fun in the car.  The CT guys were very  nice to let Colin take some laps.

Sunday was uneventful and Colin took pole and won the race again against NO ONE!  The good news was that he clinched the championship for the 2nd year in a row, and that can't be a bad thing for the resume.

Ace Carrio won the 1600 race Sunday to make it a Speed Secrets sweep today.  Now it is on to testing the Latus Motors Pro Mazda in preparation for Colin's first race as a 16 year old at Road Atlanta in September.