Well we now have our 1st race under our belts. The Waterford Speedbowl hosted 2 days of racing this past weekend. Sunday morning it was on the road early for the 2 1/2 hour drive up the Connecticut coast line to see the MRS racing series, Waterford SK modifieds, NEMA midgets and other local classes.2 weeks ago it was 70 degrees, last weekend no such luck with a cloudy sky and 40 degree temperatures.
First up was the midgets, 5 minutes and 40 seconds later they were done with Chris Leonard at 19 years of age taking down his first win.
The SK modified class brought a strong field of good looking race cars to the track. 27 cars started
a 60 lap race but far from that number finished. Keith Rocco started first and finished there. Keith was strong from the drop of the green and was never really was challenged. Back through the field there was a lot side by side racing and passing. Unfortunately there were many spins and wrecks too. Shawn Solomito passed many cars on his way from the back to a 7th place finish, Jeff Pearl also passed his share of cars and finished 3rd. Ceravolo was strong all day for a 2nd place finish .
a 60 lap race but far from that number finished. Keith Rocco started first and finished there. Keith was strong from the drop of the green and was never really was challenged. Back through the field there was a lot side by side racing and passing. Unfortunately there were many spins and wrecks too. Shawn Solomito passed many cars on his way from the back to a 7th place finish, Jeff Pearl also passed his share of cars and finished 3rd. Ceravolo was strong all day for a 2nd place finish .
The feature event of the day was the MRS modifieds. Another strong field of 30 cars from all over the northeast took part in their first race of the season. Doug Coby won his second MRS race in his last 2 tries at Waterford. And this time he stayed clear of the infield water.
It was a rough day for the open wheel cars. At one point on lap 80 there only 10 cars remained waiting for track clean up to finish. Chris Pasteryak had a good run going until he crushed the brand new cement wall setting off a chain reaction that involved no less than 6 cars and left several out of the race.
Matt Hirshman had a good day, staying out of trouble and finishing a strong second in what was an underpowered car. Eric Goodale had a good finish in 7th but took the hard route to get there. Several trips to the pits and a couple spins plus an almost trip into the first turn wall did not deter the MRS rookie from finishing..
The most disappointed driver of the day had to be Rowan Pennick who while running 2nd ran out of gas on a restart and was never a factor again finishing 10th.
Next up for the MRS modifieds is Albany Saratoga on the 18th of April, but before that its an annual tradition the Whelen modified tour at Thompson Speedway for the 2010 edition of the Icebreaker.
See you at the track.
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