Festiva Racing #46 Race Team

2009 Sponsors

Welcome to the Festiva Racing Website, home of "The Little Car That Could". We are based out of central PA. We race primarily at the Clinton County Raceway but could be seen at Woodhull Raceway and other local short tracks. Festiva Racing has been running since 2003 and has run in over 100 races. Festiva Racing's shop consists of 3 race cars and 3 parts cars all Ford Festivas.

The #46 Festiva is driven by David Fink. He drove got 4th place in the points at Clinton County in 2008 with 2 feature wins and 6 heat wins. He had 10 top 5's and 14 top 10's in 19 total races.

We would like to welcome back our 2009 sponsors Hookers Garage and Towing in Williamsport. SDF Computers in Montoursville which hosts the Festiva Racing website.

Festiva Racing is looking for more sponsors for the 2009 season. The #46 is one of the smaller cars and tends to receive a little more attention then most. We also post videos to all the races we run in along with the website that generates 1500 hits a month during race season. We can offer a great chance to get your business noticed. If you are interested in sponsoring or would like more information please contact us at festivaracing@sdfcomputers.com

All the incar and spectator videos are up and the Powder Puff race is a Festiva Racing exclusive. Since there were only 4 cars and wasn't a whole lot of action the race was not posted on youtube but you can get it from the Videos section. Hopefully next time there won't be so many cars drop out during the regular 4 cylinder race.

After winning last week the Festiva race team was pumped up and ready to go. David would pull pill #10 giving him the 3rd starting spot in the 3rd heat race.

In the heat David would battle side by side with the #3 car for a lap and a half before taking over 3rd place and going after the #26. David would look inside and outside but there really was no way to make a pass. He was content on staying in 3rd place since it really wouldn't make much difference. Due to winning last week he could start no better then 12th spot. He would follow for the next 5 laps when one of the weirdest finishes ever happened for the #46 car. In turn 2 the #26 had the rf break and would stop on the track. Then going into turn 3 the leader #14f would lose and axle and be coasting toward the finish line. At full speed and no yellow David would take the checked flag and win the heat race his first of the season.

For the feature as expected David was starting in 12th. It was in question for a little while since it was a special race. Last time the 4 cylinders raced a special the 12th starting spot rule was waved. It was a 10 car invert so winning the heat would have put David in 8th so there wasn't much difference.

In the feature David would take his time and try to keep the car clean with the extra laps. There were 31 cars scheduled to run for 20 laps. On the first lap David would pass a car and one car would pass him keeping him in 12th spot as the yellow came out. After the green dropped several cars would get together on the front straight and he would get 2 positions but lose one spot to the #64 as the yellow cam out again. There would be another quick yellow before we would get some racing in. David would continue to work the high side and after several laps he would get the #64 and #11c and get side by side with the #25. David would get forced to the marbles to avoid contact and the #11C would get back around but that wouldn't last long as in turn 2 something would break on the #11C and David would bump him as he slowed but still manage to get by. On the restart is was back to racing with the #25 for 8th spot. David would look low a couple of time before finally getting a great run off turn 2. However as the 2 cars exited the corners they would be locked together. The #25 would apply some brakes and get loose from the #46 and both continued on. The #50R would drop out and several laps later the #07. Then the #47 would overheat during another yellow flag which would give the #46 3 free spots and put him in 5th with a few laps to go. The #77x and #2K would be having a great battle and it made it hard for David to get past. Heading for the white flag the #77x would develop a motor problem and 2K would have a tire go down and David split the drivers coming off turn 4 and take 3rd spot on the white flag lap. The Festiva was running great but there wasn't enough laps even with the extra ones. This would give the Festiva Race Team another 3rd place finish this season.

June 19 - David brings the Festiva back into victory lane at Clinton County.

It was a pretty good day for racing at Clinton county after a bunch of rain over the last several weeks. The clouds gave way to sun and warmed things up in time for racing. For the pill draw David would pull #15. An average pull but it would give him 6th spot in the first heat race.

In the heat race David would use follow behind the #28 on the start. He would pass the #72 right away but the #50R would come from 9th spot to 3rd by turn 1 to keep David running in 5th. After trying to pass the #64 for a couple of laps the #18L would slow coming off turn 4 moving the #46 to 4th spot. Then the #07 would look to the inside and David would try to fight him off. Going into turn 1 David miss timed the entrance and bumped the #64 making a 3 wide battle. Coming off turn 2 the #46 was back in 4th as the track started to get a little smoky. With 1 lap to go it was really hard to see and coming toward the checkered the red flag would come out. The #15 would have a huge fire from under the hood Since the first place car was slow close to the finish they checkered flag the race 1 lap early. There would be a 10 car invert which meant the #46 would be in 4th place for the feature.

In the feature David planned to sticking with the #64 on the start. It would work for a little but in turn 2 the #95 slid up a hair and David made room. This allowed 2 cars behind the #46 to make it 2 wide and there would be some contact allowing the #1 to be side by side with David going into turn 3. He would fight the #1 off and head after the #95. After a restart David would be right on the bumper of the #95. Going into turn 3 the #64 would have brake problems and go way up the track allowing both the #95 and David to get around. David would continue to battle with the #95. The Festiva was handling great off the turns which was a weak spot for the #95. David looked high and low for a place to pass. He finally got his chance on lap 7 as the #95 slid sideways in turn 2 and David took over the lead. The #50R would manage to pass the #95 and set his sites on the Festiva. He would close in with 5 to go and start looking inside. David would push the car as hard as he could to keep the #50R back. They would battle lap after lap and each time going into turn 3 the #50R would try to get a nose under but David would hold him off. With 1 lap to go the #50R developed a problem and started fading allowing the #46 to run away with the win. This was David's 1st win of the season and 7th at the Clinton County Raceway.

The Festiva Race team will miss this week at Clinton County as the entire team will be in Michigan for the NASCAR race. The Festiva will be back at the track June 19.

The videos are up early because of a quick night at Clinton County. With a 5 division show the officials pushed it through and I was able to get them done and uploaded before I left for the weekend.

This week at Clinton County Festiva racing would have the crew chief pull the pill for the heats since David has had no luck this season. It would be a 10 which would give the #46 a 4th in the second heat.

In the heat race David would be glued to the bumper of the #18 and would manage to get by both cars that started on the inside. After a lap and a half the caution would come out for a bumper cover. On the restart David would look low on the #18 and get a great run off turn 2 but in turn 3 the #18 would get the advantage. David would then take a bunch tries but never could get the run he needed to make the pass and would settle for 2nd place. There would be a 6 car invert which would put the #46 in 3rd for the feature.

In the feature David would follow along behind the #07 and in turn 2 he would pass the #47 and move into 2nd but it wouldn't last long as the #11C would get the outside and pass David going into turn 3. Then he would have to check up and lose another spot to the #66. Then it was a whole bunch of green flag racing. David would try to chase down the top 3 but could only maintain a few car lengths back. Then lap traffic would become a factor. The #11C would try to pass the #20 low and David would use the outside to take back the 3rd spot. Then it was 4 more lappers and David was able to close a little on the top 2. There would be a great battle for the lead as they worked through lap traffic and the #66 would take over the top spot. David would close in on the #07 but there wouldn't be enough time as the race would go caution free and take just over 5 minutes. David would get 3rd place which is the 3rd time this season he has done that in a feature. He finished 3rd in the heats 3 times. Maybe next week we can break the 3rd place streak.

The race videos for the 22nd are up on the website and youtube. No dirt on the camera this week so a good view all race. The incar video link from last week has also been fixed.

The Festiva was fixed up and ready to run after a tough race last week. The pill draw for Festiva Racing went as it has all season as David would pull pill #27. This would put the #46 in 8th spot in heat #1.

In the heat David would follow the 23Q before going low to try for the pass. This would be the wrong move at something happened to the #25 and he would stop right in front of David. By the time he got around the #3 passed by on the high side. It would only take a lap for David to get back around the #3 and 1 corner later he got the 23Q to move to 6th. He then had to try and chase down the #28. The race would see a few cars drop out as the #15 pulled off turn 2 and the #7 slowed off turn 4 giving the #46 a few free spot moving him up to 4th. With one lap to go David ran down the #28 and coming off turn 4 had a fender under him but wouldn't have enough time. As it turned out the 4th spot would be the place to be as this put the Festiva on the outside front row for the feature.

For the feature it would be a smooth raceable track other then being a little dry. On the start the 50R would go a little sooner then expected and would get out in front of David by a few car lengths. The yellow would come out just a lap and a half in. On the restart the #07 would start to look to the low side. Going into turn 3 the #07 kept his foot to the floor and pushed up the track wrecking the #46 and sending him sideways losing 2 spots putting the Festiva back to 4th. There would be couple more yellow flags. On the one restart the #46 would take a shot in the door from the #94 and be sideways again but wouldn't lose any positions. Under a long yellow David would try to feel the car out to see if he had a tire going down like last week. Everything seemed ok so he went back to racing hard after the top 3. The top 2 cars kept going side by side and rubbing fenders so the #11C and 46 were just waiting for their chance to make a pass. With only a few laps to go there would be more contact by the top 2 and the #11C would make it 3 wide. The #07 would have a problem off turn 4 allowing David to move to 3rd spot right on the bumper of the #11C. Heading to the checkered flag David would be right there but just didn't have enough time to do anything.

After the race the Festiva race team would check out the car and there would be heavy damage to the door but no visible damage done to the wheels. The driver of the #94 would apologize for the contact he made however the same could not be said for the #07 for his contact on lap 2.

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Festiva Racing is currently scheduled to take part in all but 2 races that has the 4 Cylinders at Clinton County. The full race schedule is listed from the link below.

Hookers Garage and Towing.
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Festiva parts for sale. Having multiple Festivas we have gotten a good supply of parts that we don't need. Windows, lights, interior, and other various parts are for sale. All sales help out Festiva Racing. Click here to view listing.

Tracks
http://www.clintoncountyraceway.com/ - Racing Friday Nights at 7:00 located in Mackeyville, PA	http://www.woodhullraceway.com/ - Located in Woodhull, NY with racing Saturday nights.
http://www.mountainspeedway.com/ - Located in St. Johns, PA	http://www.neetsracing.com/ - North East Enduro Tour Series
http://www.dog-hollow.com/ - Located in Strongtown PA	http://www.gamblersracewaypark.com/ - Closed till further notice

Drivers
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzex049s/index.html - Myers Racing - Pro Stock team at Clinton County	http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=sk8077 - All the Youtube Videos from the #64 Kepner 4 Cyl FWD race team
http://www.kingracingbrothers.com/ - King Brother Racing - 4 Cyl FWD race team
Photos
http://www.pbase.com/ravenduff/clinton_county_speedway - Clinton County Photos from Kathy Bierly	http://www.freewebs.com/fairgroundspeedwayphotos/ - Additional Clinton County Photos