First Race Of the Season 2011...the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

After several month of putting the car together...I finally got to race...But ....there was a lot of good, a tough bad and a little ugly.  :)

Sooo Here the story....I got back Thursday afternoon from a collage trip with my school (by the way I'm not planning on going and I'm sick of people telling me that I need too...like you'll be a loser if you don't go to collage....I might just have to prove them wrong)!!!  Anyway... Dad had been working hard to get the car put together but it was taking longer than he had hoped and we still needed to dinno it....That never happened!

After staying up until 2:00 in the morning on Friday, the car still wouldn't start...we went to bed tired and frustrated!!  Dad got up early Saturday morning and I woke up to one of my favorite sounds...The roar of the engine.....So that was good!!!  (Apparently it was a computer problem).

 We painted the car flat black and it looks great...Puget Sound Auto Body has been very good to us!!! :)  After lots of debate we finally deiced on the decals (The 3G and flames) but it took us to long, Sign Mart couldn't get them done in time...but it will be worth the wait....Anyway we put my numbers on with masking tape...that's where the Ugly comes in......but it got the job done.  (Sorry I don't have any pictures of the numbers...believe me they were nothing to see).

Drew, Dad and I loading up

             We loaded up the car and headed to the track...hoping everything was done!



I'm the black car in the back

Out of 14 cars, I had the FAST TIME in qualifying...which was Good...very Good...It's been a while!
That put me in the back of my heat race...Good because you get passing points!  I made it to the front in 4 laps and held on to a good strong lead.....


Leading the race

   I took the checkered flag and was looking forward  to the A main...........

Now comes the Bad...Very Bad...My car wouldn't start...They even pushed me half way around the track with the truck...still wouldn't go....

And that was it....I was done for the night...never getting to race the final race. 

Anyway thats my weekend...Whats yours?

Garret 3G Racing

Supercross in Seattle

The first race of the season at Grays Harbor Raceway got canceled due to rain (Not a surprise..We live in Washington) ...So Drew and I headed off to the Super Cross at Quest Field in Seattle.

After missing the ferry we.... finally got there but not in time to get into the pits....Our seats were high, but the view was good and the racing was great!! James Stewart won his heat, the dash and the main...I'm not sure that's proper terminology..It's what we would have called them at the car races.




Me on my 230

 
Anyway when we got up the next morning Drew and I did some work on our track and then spent the afternoon riding.....Mom cam out to take some pictures....believe it or not the sun was shinning..(Haven't seen that in a while here).....




Drew on Autumn's Quad

 

We plan on making the track bigger yet but that will probably be this summer...

That was my weekend and my Sunday in my City....Oh ya...we did have an incident with a couple coyotes...but that another story...



Charlie Kimball and Diabetes

Hey did you know Charlie Kimball has Type 1 Diabetes???   Neither did I...My sister has it...and I know maybe not first hand but second hand.......it's a tough thing to live with!!!  She has to check her blood sugar all day and our mom gets up twice in the night to check it.  She now has an insulin pump that makes things a little easier but she has to change her sight every 3 days and sometimes her sight really hurts. 

Check out his web page at Charlie Kimball

This year I plan on giving 10% of my winnings to JDRF for Diabetes research....
Find your place to make a difference!
Garret...3G Racing

Sunday in my City...Gettin ready for a New Season

Right now most every weekend is spent getting the new Midget ready for the 2011 season. We picked the used chassie up for a kid in California who has moved on to racing Sprint Cars...Sounds Like Fun!!!

Dad ordered a new Ford focus engine (That's why theses cars are often called the "Ford Focus Midgets") and we plan on dropping it in soon....There's a lot of work still to be done!!!

I plan on painting it flat black...but still haven't figured out what to do the decals in...kind of liking the idea of shinny black with a red and silver pin stripes around them....probably the same 3G design as my Micro Sprint....

I'm tiring to get a full sponsorship this year...but haven't figured out how to go about it...Would love some suggestions!!

Travel the world threw:

That's all for now ...Thanks for visiting!

Garret 3G Racing

Happy New Year!!!

Last year we started a brand new tradition with out good friends the Hansens...BLOWING UP our GINGERBREAD HOUSES at midnight......gingerbread has never been so fun!!!

SOOOO ...... HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE....I hope 2011 is good to all of you!!!

Racing at Skagit or Allison Flips Her Car...

Last weekend while my Cousin...Graduated...

And my sister had her last day of school ...

Party....

I went to Skagit Speedway for the Dirt Cup!

(Sorry guys, but it was my first opportunity to race Skagit)

The Dirt Cup was Crazy Wild, in every way possible!!!

From the fans to the drivers...We even had a team from Australia. :D

We raced both Friday and Saturday nights and on the last race of the last night Allison flipped her car. Check out the video:

http://www.nwracingvideos.com/aj/aj.html

I thought you might enjoy that...I'm in the Blue car...finished 4th.... Allison walked away and is just fine!

Flahback Friday - Dirt Grands 2006

For Flashback Friday were going back to the Summer of 2006 ... to The Dirt Grands, at Elma WA.

(My car, my A-Main trophy's and myself)

The Dirt Grands are a National event held once a year for Quarter Midgets...We had drivers from, as far away as Florida!

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I raced 4 different cars in 4 different classes (They were all Quarter Midgets) and I made it into the A-Main in all of them...looking back that was a pretty big deal in itself!

(Mom Dad and I after winning the "World Formal" race.)

BUT......
I won, I won the world formal race...the cool thing is...it was the fist year they had a World Formal class....It still kind of blows me away!!

(Me in my World Formal)

The truth is I had planned on...or should I say counted on winning the Half class (For those of you who don't know the different classes are the types of motors in the cars.)
Anyway I was moving up from the back ... passing cars one lap at a time ..when a car came down on me...hit me hard and that was the end...I was out of the race. ...... I don't think I have ever been so MAD!!!
I went back to my car trailer and sat inside, crying and hitting my elbow hard against the trailer wall.......That was all I could do...

(Introducing the driver before the race)

Mom found me there and insisted I go back out and race my last race....(Which of course was the World Formal)...I refused...I just wanted to give up and be left alone....My blood was boiling inside of me and my emotions were out of control!!
Why bother...I'll just get hit again!
Well you know how Moms are...I did go out and race that last race and as they say:

"THE REST IS HISTORY!"

That is how I became the first ever

"WORLD FORMAL DIRT GRANDS WINNER"



What's your Flashback?

Sunday in My City

Sundays in my city, really start out as "Saturday Night at the Race Track"!!!

This Saturday was "Fan appreciation Night"...We all parked our cars on the race track and the fans had an opportunity to come and meet us. It was lots of fun!

(That's my blue car up in front...where I like it!)

Then we got to race...Way More Fun!!! I won my heat race. But didn't quite hit the setup and ended up 7th in the Main Event...Don't Like That!

We get home about 1:30 Sunday morning, unload the car and go to bed.

What about your Sundays?

Flashback - When I First Started Driving

Many people ask me; "When did you first start driving?" So I thought for "FLASHBACK FRIDAY" I'd show you my first car...or jeep in this case!

I'm not really sure when I first started driving, but this was the first vehicle I owned...It was a hand me down from my Cousin Dillon (Who is now a member of my pit crew)...Before then, Gus and I would ride the baby jogger down the hill backwards and call it the "Bumble Bee" but that's a different story!

Anyway, even then I had fans to wave too..."Hi Mom!"



Of course I didn't have a pit crew so I had to do all the work myself.

Even worked on the engine!
So now ya know....This is where it all began.
Garret



So what's your Flashback?

Doodle Art

Doodle It Up has this doodle game going on that is super fun!! You just upload a circle that she has already started for you ...then you just finish it up!! Here's mine

There are 8 "doodle" circles to choose from so give it a try!

Friday Flashback

I decide to participate in Christopher and Tia's Flashback Friday...hoping to pick up a few new followers..hint ...hint...

So here's my flashback...Kellen, Gus and I at a sleep over at my house in about 1999?

Kellen is now one of the best Guitar players I know...I mean he is AWESOME! Gus is by far the best Wake Boarder in the group and of course I Race Cars......I wonder what the next 10 years will bring?

Simplicity Photo Callenge

Simplicity has a new photo challenge: What Makes me Happy....but here's the catch ... the picture has to be taken with a cell phone....This was an easy one....THIS CAR WOULD MAKE ME VERY HAPPY!!!! I took it on my spring trip 2 yeas ago in Moab...There was a car show in town.....mostly Muscle Cars...I filled up my cell phone with tons of pictures, but this is my favorite car!!!

Is this a great cat or what!?!?

Going Topless at Deming

( Huh.......Did someone say topless?!?)

No, NO, NO....Not that kind...We took the wings off our cars...off the TOP of our cars (the fronts too)! But it did get your attention - didn't it?

It was a great night, the track was hooked up and fast and Dad had my car set up just right!!! I even qualified OK (I have mention that qualifying is not my strong point)! There is just something about racing with out the wings that I like!!!

Anyway I started 5th in my heat race and passed two cars in the first two laps...I was working on passing the 3rd place car, when he slowed down and went sideways....the track was too slick for me to stop, so I hit him and spun out.......This put me in the back of the pack for the restart. But...I did mention my car was set up just right....I took a chance and decided to try the outside groove...It worked.....It was awesome, I was passing cars two at a time and made it all the way up to second place...In just 6 laps...It was a lot of fun!!!!

I was looking forward to the A-Main when the rains hit and yet again they cancelled the races.

But, ya know what? It was still a good night!!!

Rained Out

Well, so far I have been rained out of my last 2 races...Once at Grays Harbor and last Friday at Deming.
But let me give you an update on the 2 races I did finish. Both were at Deming in the 600, where I am now 5th in points.......I qualified awful.....and did not do well in my heat races either....This put me in the back of the pack in the B-Main.......On the up side, I LOVE to pass...There is just something fun about lining up and the swooping in for that clean pass!!!! Cool thing is Deming give passing points!! (Bad thing is they also give points on qualifying). Anyway in the first race I won the B-main and transferred to the A- Main where I went from 16th to 6th.

Headed out of the pits

On the 2nd night I went from 12 to 5th in the B-Main which gave me a transfer spot. In the A-main I started dead last (17th - do to my crummy qualifying) but made it up to 13th place.... Love those passing points.....Anyway it's great to be back on the dirt!!!

Garret

Blog Hop...Photo that make you feel good

I choose this photo for the McLinky's Blog hop, because it reminds me of last summer and hangin out on the "Getto Boat" with my friends and family......GOOD TIMES!!!
McLinky Blog Hop

Headed for Deming Speedway

It's been a long winter but spring is finally here and so is RACE SEASON...(We're just going to ignore the fact that the weather man is suggesting snow tonight)!! I can't wait to get behind the wheel again....To smell the menthenol (gas), slide threw the mud and eat Deming Burgers!!

See ya there!!!

My car looks pretty good...Lets hope it stays that way!

Drew is coming along to help...or get out of school...either way, he's with us!

Tying down the car.

Gone Fishing

Over spring break our family went to Rufus Woods for a little R&R.....Dad caught the first and last fish.
But Autumn and I caught the biggest...Mom, she caught a cold.

Picking up Chicks....

The Test and Tune for the midget was cancelled due to VERY BAD weather....So Carson and I decided to pick up chicks instead......

Spring Riding

Yesterday was the first day of spring, it was warm and sunny and perfect for some spring riding!!