As hard as its been to qualify, or even finish lately… gotta make it sound good right!! LOL
QUICK RESULTS:
First and foremost: Get well wishes from team 22 go to fellow modified competitor Danny Erb and sportsman racer Mike Mammana. Danny suffered a mild heart attack during the evening Saturday in the pits so the EMS team got him to Lehigh hospital where he received medical attention and is expected to fully recover. Danny is one of the nicest guys you’d ever meet at the track, and a winner many times in the mods… a true ambassador of the sport. Mike Mammana wrecked hard during the sportsman main event and was transported to the hospital where he had some injuries they wanted to take a closer look at, I understand he will be fine and will be back shortly. Get well guys !! Although we compete hard on track, no one likes to see a competitor injured.
Thank you to the 22 crew Saturday night ! Wendy, Cathy, Jim and Todd were awesome!! Couldn’t keep up with all the changes throughout the night without a crew, a lot of work and a tough slave driver at times, but Geezer sure appreciates all the efforts. Team #22 lined up in the qualifying heat race 2nd, set fast time @81.46 for the race, jumped out to take the lead into turn 1 for the 12 lap event and never looked back winning our first ever heat race in the 358 mods !! The team (and driver) were all excited and relieved that things went so well and we could hang on for the win against some of the best in the business. The 28 car feature event saw the #22 as high as 2nd place after a few laps, but after some contact we dropped to an 18thplace feature event finish with some missing bolts from front end… overall a welcome night of action considering the past few weekends of bad luck. We will straighten some things out, work on a carb issue and be ready for action again this Saturday.
GEEZER GAB:
· Happy Birthday to my daughter Joleen !! She turned 21 Saturday and all she wanted was for her Dad to make the show !!!! LOL
· A sincere thanks to a ’friend’ who asked for my address Sunday, so he could send a ‘’winners bonus’’ after seeing the qualifying heat race video on Facebook. THANK YOU !!
· Before racing Saturday, a nice graduation party was held for Alex and Sean Fanelli, a great party for some awesome young men whom Geezer is proud to call his nephews. Onto to Kutztown they go for their next chapter, sure to be a successful journey, congrats to both !!
· A huge thanks to Cathy Green, Dan Green, Brett, Al Yusko, JD Nathan for crewing last Tuesday for the thunder show… the results were not what we wanted, but the team was all there, thank you!!
· Scott Horn and his lovely wife ‘’Joy’’ decided to take in a dirt race Tuesday night and they loved it. Great to have the sponsor support and see them enjoy their involvement the way Joy and Scott did !!
· Great to see Eric Whitby, Joe Adams, BDL (Big Dan Lane) and Ken ‘’Big Red’’ Loux roaming the pits during the special Tuesday night race!! There was a full house for the mid-week show promoted by Bob Miller.
· Congrats to feature winners Brett Kressley in the TP Trailer 358 modifieds, Mike Lisowski in the Sportsman and Ron Kline in the BRC Late Models.
· Thank you Checkered Flag Bakery for the awesome brownies, Kate Lesher for the box of munchkins and Warren Rowe and his kids for the butterscotch treats !!
· Track welder set up a glazed donit ‘’bait bag ‘’ (pictured) on my hood Saturday night, and it worked !! Keep them coming Hilty !! LOL
· Clarence Sail, a well-known race fan in the northeast may be heading to Exton tomorrow night…look for a black limo with plate: ‘Pimpin G’ on it. Rollin through to Weso’s around 7 pm. Wave to him !!
· This and future Gazettes brought to you in part by John Kistler whom actually responded to the tidbit/test last week, to see if he actually reads… he does! I have three readers now… someone please unsubscribe !??
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE WONDERFUL 2017 MARKETING PARTNERS:
JDT CONSTRUCTION - HORN PLUMBING AND HEATING - CHAP KISTLER LOG HOME MAINE VACATION RENTALS - KEYSTONE AIR - KELLY SECURITY - EXTON BEVERAGE COMPANY - ART SMITH LANDSCAPING - GIORGIO’S PIZZA & SUBS OF EXTON - HALY OIL/GREAT VALLEY PROPANE - WESO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT & SPORTS BAR - CFS - CHECKERED FLAG BAKERY - WEBMASTER-E - AND THE HARD WORKING 22 CREW: CJ, CATHY, AVA LEE, DEB, HUNTER, JIM, AL, JD, TODD, HIGGINS, KEN, and DAN.
Note: Team 22 is always looking to add crew, sponsors, or even Sunday mud washers… not necessarily in that order, lol… Contact me today to become involved by e-mailing 2geezer2@gmail.com , or just friend ‘’Geezer Fanelli’’ on Face Book to keep up to date with the shenanigans. Please patronize the Marketing Partners listed above, all super great folks to deal with, many are offering ‘’racers specials’’ !!
NEXT EVENT:
This Saturday night, June 24th at Grandview Speedway, will be an interesting evening of racing consisting of TP Trailer Modifieds, Sportsmans and MASS Sprint cars for their first ever appearance at the high banks … It will be ‘’ Bechtelsville Car Wash Night’’ with an added modified dash for some extra excitement along with the full card of qualifying and features for the three divisions! Adults $18 general admission, with kids 11 and under free. Racing starts at 7:30 pm, hot laps around 7. Free blank index cards (while supplies last) at 22 trailer after the races… and sometimes left over goodies. Always feel free to check out the track sitewww.grandviewspeedway.com for updates/info.
As always, be safe and have fun, The GEEZER
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