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2001 Reports

23 September 01 A full day saw Conlin SpeedSports show well. Jim made it a clean sweep of seconds behind Sean Wilson. Dana had the best, hardest fought race of her year only to be let down by her crew who had underfilled the fuel. The momentary fuel starvation two corners from the checkered flag was all Bryan Rose needed to get by. Heartbreaking for all of us because Dana had driven a perfect race. Tracy, however, raised us back out of that bitter defeat by also driving a perfect race in her first try. She finished second in the Powder Puff race and earned much praise from the watching racers by staying as close as she did to the Michelle Childers' Yamaha kart.

16 September 01 In her first ever autocross, Dana did a fine job, finding 11 seconds of improvement over the eight runs through the parking lot race course. The event, conducted by the Ohio Valley Region, Sports Car Club of America, gave Dana and Jim the chance to throw her Tiburon around the pylons. Dana learned quickly, getting faster on every run - even surviving a "honkin' tank slapper" during one of them. She even got a first place trophy to show for her efforts! This report to be added too just as soon as life slows down a little.

09 September 01 INFONETICS Day At The Races saw Jim give it his best shot, leading three laps of the first heat and the first lap of the feature (and an attempt to lead the second one almost took both Jim and Sean out of the race) ultimately finishing second again. Sean was on fire all day with his Wilson Racing kart, recording a 49 second lap before the final checkered flag of the day - a feat the whole team should be proud of. Dana worked the event to meet her obligation for championship points.

25 August 01 In an event cut short by darkness, Jim suffered the team's first DNF of the season when lack of light had his eyes playing tricks on him at 55 mph. No damage other than to the ego but it was an exciting ride. Earlier in the evening Jim and Lee Griffith had a great race in heat one, Jim getting by with two corners to go when Lee made a rare mistake. For Dana it was a long night. After taking a shot to the ribs in practice (just hit a bump wrong during high G-forces) it was all she could do to finish the first heat. Advised by Dad to just start the second heat to get sixth place points and then retire after a lap, her competitive spirit took over when she found herself in position to challenge fourth and maybe even third place and stayed out despite the discomfort. Unfortunately, her feature was one of the ones canceled for lack of light. Check back for the whole story!

24 August 01 Friday night practice to test for the following day's conditions started off as a trial but everything came right by the end of the night.

06 August 01 Congrats to faithful reader Karon Betz for being the quickest mouse draw in the midwest. She found the secret photo and won the Secret Photo Contest hands down. She gets the much-coveted genuine Conlin SpeedSports guaranteed to make you the center of attention wherever you go team T-shirt. Thanks for reading Karon!

Full Race Reports -

04 August 01 Dana went up against the Big Dogs and didn't have to stay on the porch. 

27 July 01 Mid-term exams - the girls get high marks. 

22 July 01 Another hot one as Dana finds speed to race. Jim sits this one out to work the event. 

8 July 01 Dana has an off day while Jim fights hammer and tong under survival conditions. 

17 June 01 Missed opportunities overshadow the day but a heat win and Dana's quickness brighten it. 

3 June 01 It's getting exciting out there - tight competition has us mixing it up. 

20 May 01Stuck in a rut - familiar results but new adventures getting them. 

13 May 01 Light on entries, big on fun - Race 3 debuts McCall kart & racer girls get faster. 

3 May 01 Ready for competition - a preview of Dana's new ride. 

29 Apr 01"Pylons And Tires And Burkes, Oh My!" - Another tough day but it was worth it.  

8 Apr 01 Off to a great start - Dana puts in a solid debut and Conlin SpeedSports gets it's first win! 

6 APR 01 Last minute shake down - our first practice of the season went surprisingly smooth 

4 APR 01 What it's like out there - a guided tour of the CRP course 

30 Mar 01 Final preparations and a sneak preview at the new look 

14 Mar 01 Things are right on schedule and coming together nicely 
7 Mar 01 Dana gets an offer we can't refuse

10 Feb 01 Many changes for the 2001 racing season.

2000 Reports