NEWS

Aug 30 - Videos from Friday are up.

A clean week for race videos, no bad mud or dust problems. The incar caught the #6 nearly rolling over. Not sure how it always ends up happening just in front of the #46.

Aug 27 - Slippery conditions leave the Festiva struggling to get 7th place.

Festiva Racing was back at Dunn Hill for the final race for the month of August. With a few cars changing drivers David would end up getting the top handicapping spot. He would be first in the first heat and if he could qualify would start on the pole.

In the heat race David would have the spot he wanted starting on the inside. As its been the last few weeks the low groove has been the dominate line. When the green dropped David would drag race the #42h down the front straight. They would race side by side through the corner but coming off the Festiva would start to spin. The low groove had lost some of the advantage and drivers were moving up to the middle and high lines. The #68 and #21 would both get by the #46 and drop him to 4th place. He would continue to try and find a good mix between the lines to get the best bite coming out of the turns. As the race went on the #42h would start to slow. David would catch back up and after a few laps of trying would get by with one lap left in the heat race. David would finish in 3rd spot which would give him the pole for the feature.

For the feature the track changed dramatically. Earlier in the night there was just a little bit of dust that was totally gone as water that was down in the track had come up to the surface. The track was very slick, which was not a good sign for David. The light weight of the Festiva was going to give him trouble getting off the turns. On the start it looked promising as David would race hard with the #7b and they raced side by side for a couple of laps. Then the #68 would dive to the inside making contact with the #46 and knocking him up the track moving him to 4th spot. Getting almost no traction off the turns allowed several cars to get a run and move past. When the first caution came out David would be in 5th spot. On the restart there would be some bumping and banging going on and the caution would come back out going into turn 3. As the cars were slowing the #6 would almost roll the car. For the next restart David would be in 4th but when the green dropped the #4b would take the spot away going into turn 1. The Festiva would hit close to 7000 RPM's coming off the turns which meant a whole lot of tire spin and not much gain. The top cars would start to run away and the #2 would catch up and pass David. He would attempt to feather the throttle but it wouldn't help much as the race went on the #21 and #77 would both get by. When the checkered flag fell the #46 would be in 7th place which is disappointing after starting in 1st.

Aug 23 - Race Videos are up with minor problems.

Full videos from this week are up. A small piece of dirt got on the incar for the feature but doesn't really effect much. Also the spectator view may look a little different then normal. The track put up a new catch fence to help stop dirt and rocks from being thrown off the track. The camera has to shoot through the fence so it looks a slightly different then it used to.

Aug 20 - The #46 goes from the front to the back to 7th place at Dunn Hill 2

After the axle problems last week the Festiva Race team was ready to give it another shot. With the poor finish last week it did mean an improved handicap for the heat race. David would be scheduled to start on the pole in the 3rd heat. There would be 21 cars starting the event so it would be $500 to win.

In the heat race when the green dropped David would race side by side with the #68. Going into turn 1 the #68 would get a slight advantage but David would use the low side to try and fight back under him. He would continue to work the low groove when the #7 would start to work to the outside. The 3 cars would battle hard but nobody could get around the #68. The #7 and #46 would fight neck and neck and at the line the #7 would edge out David and he would settle for a 3rd place finish in the heat race. With the handicapping David would be scheduled to start 2nd in the feature.

When the green dropped on the feature it would be a great battle with the #16 and #46 as they would drag race to turn 1 and continue to run side by side down the backstraight. The #16 would slide up the track just a little and cause David to hesitate. The #68 would then bump the rear corner getting the #46 sideways. The Festiva was out of control sliding sideways across the track and would make contact with the #7b and #16x before coming to a stop and bringing out the yellow. Initially it was thought the #68 kept in the gas and kept the Festiva sideways however when the car was looked over the damage would indicate the #68 make have been stuck and the 2 cars were locked together as they when sliding to the infield. There was damage to the wheel well in a spot that was not easy to hit so there is a very good change the bumper of the #68 was caught. For bringing out the yellow David would have to restart in the back in 21st position.

When the green dropped David would have to start making passes right away. First he would pass the #88 low. Then he would get the #40 going down the backstraight. After a couple more laps he would get the #4 and #10 and start battling with the #21. The #21 would not want to go down easy and would cut down the track several times to stop pass attempts by the #46. On lap 9 there would be 2 cars drop out due to mechanical problems and David would work his way to 15th.position. The caution would come out just past halfway bringing the field together. After the caution David would have to pass a lap car and then chase down the #21 again. The #21 would pass the #62 low and open the door for David to get by and then they would chase down the #11d. As the #21 would attempt to pass the #11d, David would take the low line and pass both cars to move into 12th spot. Just after that a multi car crash would occur in turn 1 and 2 taking out the top 2 in points and leaving debris all over the track. The accident would move the Festiva up to 8th and they would get ready for a green white and checkered finish. On the restart David would attempt to pass the #6L, as he was doing that the #68 would begin to have problems and start to fall back. David would have to find a way around the #68 which he would do on the final lap moving into 7th spot. A good comeback after starting dead last but there would be some pretty good damage done to the car.

Aug 17 - Videos up after a delay

The Festiva Race team attended the Michigan NASCAR race so videos were delayed until they returned. Videos are shortened as in both David would drop out on lap 7 due to axle problems.

Aug 13 - Friday the 13th strikes again for Festiva Racing after dropping out on lap 7.

It was time for that rare race that happens about once a season that always seems to bring bad luck on Festiva Racing. It was Friday the 13th and David was hoping to break his streak of DNFs on this date. David would be scheduled to start 3rd in the 2nd heat

In the heat race the inside groove was the way to go. David was racing hard as the green dropped trying to pass the #13 on the inside. A couple of pass attempts would get cut off but he was still right there in 3rd place. As he was unable to pass the #13 when the #16x would get the advantage to the outside. After dropping David to 4th spot the #16x would pass the #13 and this time David would follow along and on lap 5 make the pass. He would begin to chase down the top 2 when on lap 6 a loud rattle that shook the whole car and caused David to lose power. The problem would go away down the straight but the #88 would manage to get by. Then into the next corner the same noise and it lasted much longer. David would take the car out of gear and coast into the infield. He would finish in 7th spot and have to be pushed off the track.

In the pits the crew would check over the car. The initial guess was an axle. The car was checked over multiple times and a bunch of different ways. No problem could be found. The festiva was then driven around in the pits and no noise or problem could be found. Unable to figure out what it was and no sign of a problem they would attempt to run the feature as is. The #46 would be scheduled to start #13th which seemed to be a theme on the night.

In the feature David would take it easy the first lap and shake down the car. No problems from the car so David would begin to battle. He would first pass the #88 and then go after the 2 car battle of #10 and #2. After a lap behind them the #10 would over drive the corner and David would manage to pass both cars and set his sights on the #40b. He would continue on the low side and in another lap would go by the #40b to move into 10th place. He would start to catch a 3 car battle when on lap 6 just like in the heat race the problem would return. The crew made a guess that it could be the transmission so David would shift to 3rd gear. That would not help and it continued to rattle and shake the car and he would have to pull off the track on lap 7. The #46 would finish in last in 14th place as the Friday the 13th DNF streak continues.

The crew would go over the car to figure out what the problem was. It was an axle problem as the initial guess. The CV joint had started to come apart but it didn't tear the boot to show there was a problem. It would take a few laps for it to work apart and when the car was slowed down it would go back together. Everything should be fixed for next week and ready to go.

Aug 9 - Problem free week of race videos.

For once we didn't have to deal with any mud or dust or other various problems on the videos. Also got a great shot of the near rollover at the start of the feature.

Aug 6 - The #46 dodges a close call early on the way to a 6th place finish.

Festiva Racing was back again at Dunn Hill 2 speedway on a great night for racing. The track was much better for dust and looked like a good night of racing ahead. After lasts weeks weird line David would actually take the #46 out for warmups to see if he could figure out a way to continue to use the bottom groove. He wouldn't learn too much but it did look like the low groove was the way to go again.

In the heat David was scheduled to start in heat #2 in the 2nd spot. Not a great location considering how tough it has been up high for him the last few weeks. On the start he would race side by side with the #40 while the #4b would go to the outside and #68 to the inside and make it a 4 wide battle going into turn 1. David would then have the #42h slide up in front causing him to check up and allow the #40 to get to the inside dropping David 3 spots by the time he got to turn 2. He would then battle back using the low line and pass the #40 for 4th spot and try to catch the top cars. As the previous weeks heat races it just appears the Festiva does not get much traction. The best David could do was maintain on the top cars and while he tried to figure out a different line to go faster they would pull way. He would have to settle for yet another 4th place finish in a heat race.

In the feature David was scheduled to start in 4th spot. When the green dropped it would be a little crazy toward the front. Cars would race 3 wide through turn 1 and 2. Then going into turn 3 the #7 would make slight contact with the #68 causing the car to hop and get up on 2 wheels almost rolling over. David found himself directly behind the #68 with no place to go. He didn't want to hit the car because it might cause it to roll over so David would make a hard right spinning the car out to avoid contact. Everyone would drive away but the #68 would have a flat tire. On the restart David would again be stuck on the outside and was passed by the #7b dropping him to 5th. He would try to work his way down to the low groove. While battling with the car in front David would get sandwiched between the #42h and #4b dropping him 2 spots. The field would begin to spread out. David was trying to chase down the #62 using the extreme low groove. He kept being able to close in but just couldn't get up beside. The #16 would have a flat tire moving the #46 to 7th spot and then the #7b would start to run out of gas. Going down the straight away David would shoot to the outside and make the pass into 6th and continue his pursuit of the #62. He was right there the final 4 laps but just didn't have enough to make a pass and would have to settle for 6th spot for the 2nd straight week.

Aug 2 - Track conditions wreak havoc on this weeks race videos.

The track was worked on heavily this week and it was a little on the dry side which made dust and down low there was mud. The heat race videos pretty much had no problems other then the dust. In the feature the spectator view half of lap 14 was lost and lap 18 and part of lap 19 were also gone. The camera was unable to focus on anything with all the dust and just became one big blur. For the incar problems as well. Mud was throw on the camera around lap 5. Under yellow is was removed but that only lasted 1 lap before more was spattered on leaving a small hole to look through. The incar is only 3 min along as it was cut short due to the view.

The link for last weeks heat race was fixed in the videos section.

July 30 - The festiva gets roughed up but still manages 6th in the weird track conditions.

For the final race in the month of July, Festiva Racing was back at Dunn Hill 2 Speedway. With 2 big money races and Jimmy Spencer at the track signing autographs not only were the pits full but a big crowd as well. With the handicapping David would get 2nd in the 2nd heat.

In the heat race it would be rough right from the start. David was in what he thought was the preferred groove up high. We he stepped on the gas it looked like the Festiva was standing still. He would gets passed on the inside right away and moved back to 3rd. The high groove was extremely slick almost a feel of driving on a gravel road. David would get passed by the #1 and #11d and be all the way back to 5th spot within just 2 laps. David would begin to move down the track but still couldn't really do anything. He didn't realize just how low you had to run to get traction. A car would drop out moving the #46 up to 4th but not an impressive start to the night as David would take 4th in the heat.

In the feature David was scheduled to start in 5th spot. For once this was actually a good thing with the low groove being the way to go. The green would come out and like the last few weeks a wild racing going into turn 1. The #62 would get spun out and bring out the yellow flag. The track officials instead to sliding rows for the car that wrecks would move cars up a spot. This put David in 4th place now on the outside for the restart. When the green dropped for once David was looking to get to the low side. The #16x and #68 would use the low side and pass David putting him to 6th spot. With a little room to breathe it was time to try and figure out where the best line was. Each lap David would go a little lower and would find more grip the closer he got to the apron. On lap 5 the #16 would start to slow and the #27 would get held up and the #46 would pass both of them while the #7 would slip by on the bottom. This put David in 5th spot as the yellow came out again.

On the restart the #27 would be all over the back of the #46. Using the low groove it made it very hard for the #27 to get a run and eventually the #42h would join the battle. David would fight them off for a few laps before the #42h would get his nose under and open up a hole for the #27 to follow. This would move David back to 5th spot. On lap 12 David would push up a little too much and allow the #7b to get under him however up toward the front the #42h and #7 had some contact. The #7 would fall back and move David right back to 5th. After a couple laps the #7 would catch back up to the #46 and pretty much run him over. The #7 would hit him square in the door and push him sideways through the turn allowing the #1 to pass and as he was trying to recover would hit the #4b. This was not the first incident between these drivers and what made it worse after the race a fan who was taping from the stands had a different view of the wreck which appears to show the #7's wheels turning towards the #46 rather then turning away to avoid an accident. There would only be a few laps left but David would be fired up. He would pass 2 lap cars and on the final lap an accident allowed him to pass both the #7 and #27 moving him to 6th spot. On a weird night at the track with a combination of the low groove only and the dust, a beat up door and 6th spot is a pretty good run.

July 25 - Complete racing videos posted

This week the track would not have a lot of dirt flying and would have a clean incar video. There was an editing goof in the spectator view from the feature as the one caution was not edited properly. It adds about 20 seconds to the video but it was caught after they had been posted.

July 23 - Festiva Racing has best finish of the season at Dunn Hill 2 with a few breaks at the end.

Yet another week with the threat of storms and many other tracks were not as lucky as Dunn Hill 2 with the rain. Clinton County rained out with regular drivers #11c and #66 making the long tow to Dunn Hill. A few other tracks rained out as well pushing the car count to 21 which if 20 cars started the feature made it $500 to win. With the amount of cars it made 3 heat races with the #46 starting in 2nd spot in the 2nd heat.

In the heat David would get a good start and race side by side with the #16. As they got into turn 1 #16 would push in harder and take the spot. As they came off the turn the #4b would slide up across the track and push David towards the wall forcing him to lift. As they continued on David would have one big problem and it was lack of traction. He just could not get a bite coming off the turns and was just getting beat handily off turn 2. The #11c would pass low and while David kept him in sight was not making up any ground. Then came the excitement towards the front. The #4b would dive low and hit the #7 in the right front tire blowing it out coming off turn 2. The #7 would then return the favor and send the #4b sideways in turn 3 and 4. This would bring out the caution and put David into 3rd place with a 1 lap shootout. As the green came out the #46 was racing the #4b right away. As they came off turn 2 the same slide move that happened earlier by the 4b pushing David towards the wall. This time it fired him up but there was not enough time to do anything about it as the checkered fell and the #46 got 4th. There would be 5 cars handicapped from each heat which put David in 4th spot for the feature.

In the feature there would be 20 cars starting so it would be a big money race. It sure looked like a big money race at the start as cars from around mid pack were pushing and shoving. Some contact off turn 2 sent the #40 sideways and the #42h t-boned the #40 hard with about 5 cars involved in the wreck. It would be a complete restart. Attempt number 2 would go a little better. David would follow along behind the #16 and pass the #62 on the high side but the #7b would slip to the inside and make the pass keeping the #46 in 4th. On lap 2 another yellow flag. This would be a double file restart and after last week complaining about always being stuck on the inside David would finally get his wish with a outside starting spot. However the #7b didn't want to give up the outside. As it was said in the drivers meeting only the leader gets choice of inside or outside but it didn't go as planned. David refused to give up the high line so he ended up restarting in 6th place behind the #7b losing 2 spots due to the restart. The green wouldn't last long as a multi car accident off turn 2 brought the yellow out again. That would end double file restarts. When the green dropped again the #7 and #68 would battle hard and David would look to possibly take advantage to the high side. The #66 was glued to the bumper of the #46 just like they used to do at Clinton County. After several laps the #66 would try the extreme outside on David and make the pass coming off turn 4. The #4b would shoot to the inside dropping David back to 7th spot.

It was a fairly hot night and the Festiva was beginning to overheat around lap 10. David would ease the car into the turns. While he didn't lose much ground it wasn't allowing him to catch up. A huge break when the caution came out on lap 12 allowed David to cool the car down for a few laps. On the restart he would continue to take it easy with 8 laps to go. Towards the front there was a 5 car battle for 2nd place. A little bumping between the top cars and with 2 to go the #68 got into the #66 and both cars went way high in turn 4. David would pass them both and move into 5th spot. The checkered would fall and David would have a solid top 5 until tech inspection. The 1st and 4th place cars would not pass and David was moved up to 3rd place. It would be his best finish of the season at Dunn Hill even if he needed a few breaks at the end to get it.

May 25 - Dunn Hill $500 challenge

Dunn Hill 2 announced during the drivers meeting on Sunday that for the rest of the season in any division if 20 cars start the feature it will pay $500 to win that race. Normal payout for the 4 cylinders FWD class is $125 so this is a huge boost. Any Clinton County drivers that have nothing to do Sunday afternoons are welcome to come to Dunn Hill 2 to race. Visit http://www.dunnhill2speedway.com/ for complete rules and info for the track as there are a few minor differences. If you have any questions about the track or racing there you can contact us and we will try to help out.

April 25 - New driver link added.

A link to the website for Jordan Motorsports the #39 and #21 FWD 4 cylinder drivers has been added to the driver links http://jordanmotorsports.webs.com

April 4 - Festiva Racing to return in 2010.

After one of the worst seasons the Festiva Racing team has ever had it was a tough call on coming back for 2010. The car took heavy damage in the final race knocking the entire front end out of line and causing heavy damage to the body. The car was brand new after the roll over and after 5 races it looked like it went through 2 full seasons.

Hookers Garage would help straighten out the frame on the car getting us a step in the right direction. We still had a large number of parts and the engine was still fresh so it was just a matter of putting the car back together and fixing some of the damage to the body.

The #46 Festiva will return to Clinton County for the season opener on April 16th. Like last season we will be taking it one race at a time. We could really use some additional sponsors to help us get through the full season. Contact festivaracing@sdfcomputers.com if interested

April 4 - New Links added.

A link to The Job Shop in Cogan Station has been added to the sponsors section http://www.smokinmetals.com/

Roan Racing the #22R Sprint Car at Clinton County is at http://www.smokinmetals.com/Racing.html

Festiva Racing is currently scheduled to take part in all but 1 races that has the 4 Cylinders at Clinton County. The full race schedule is listed from the link below.

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