Team News August 25th 2002:
The TIRE that WOULD NOT MOVE!
There are about 4 BIG tires at Bridgeport. They are big and white can't miss them well at
least I can't. Any how two weeks ago hit my 2nd tire of season and as most of you don't
know is I have dreams about hitting them tires once a week Friday the night before race
night. Mom tells me she hears me saying "NO TIRE ... NO TIRE..." in my sleep of
course. But all jokes aside them tires are no fun which means IM plan to stop hitting them
but I swear they move out when I go by them. Anyhow the last week of racing Friday we took
my car #88 and the new car of the 8jr out just to get some much needed track time, and it
came out for the benefit we tried some new things on both cars and it end up benefiting me
tremendously. My car has never been as fast and consistent as it was Friday night we were
very impressed and the car was very good. Saturday in the heat race for the first time the
car would run like a raped ape and which ended up being one of the most funnest runs I
have ever had in my racing career. I didn't win the heat but I was surely competitive and
that's really what I want. I hate starting up front and going backwards I really want to
compete to be able to come from rear of heats under green and qualify if I do that I will
be extremely happy. Anyhow Saturday feature time I basically messed up got into someone
and spun my self around and cost a point leader "Billy Harris" and a couple
other cars a DNF. Which Billy is one of my good friends when he got into me I felt really
bad and also cost Ron Roberts some money along with some others which I apologize for. I
know how hard it is fixing wrecked cars IM in the shop fixing my mistakes and learning
from them. On an up note I got car back together for this week Friday we took it out again
to practice to make sure she would be all right for today and it was faster then last
Friday and everything was fine. But then today Saturday we got rain so we will take it
back out next Friday again to get some more laps which I would like to thank Bridgeport
for doing it really helps me out to get more track time and LEARN which in time will
benefit you because their will be less cautions! So once again I would like to thanks my
sponsors for there continued support and my crew for there support on my tire hitting,
turn two blocking, self.....
CYA next Saturday........ Rob Pierce