Summernationals are in full swing!!

The infamous Hell Tour is in full swing across the Midwest. Personally, I love it!!! The only part I hate is missing a few races due to my day job :) Ok, once in a while I do hate the races if the tracks become one lane, rubber upped, bottom dweller tracks with NO passing.

But that hasn't really happened yet -- so, I better knock on some wood or something really fast.

This isn't in chronological order, but here's what's been going on.

Last night -- Tri-State Speedway -- Great Racing!!!! Jason was fifth, started seventh. He was racing with Korte and Melvin for the second when something broke with the shock -- they told me but I already forgot what it was. Jeep won.

Great Track -- well worth the trip, going again last year.

Kamp -- Team Feger had to be the favorite there, but what a night!!!! Could have written a book about everything that went on. Long story short -- before I got there around 5:00, there was a massive down pour. The track crew tried working the track in but it didn't work. A mod went out to pack and than so did Jason. Soon all kinds of cars were packing. What I didn't know was all hell was breaking loose in the pits. Some drivers didn't want to run. That's their choice. But I've seen a few of those same drivers run on BAHA tracks for $2k.

To the main event. Jason started like eleventh, had moved up to seventh within 10 laps. So, we thought -- good and than all of a sudden he almost stopped on the front shoot. From than on, he didn't run as well and eventually pulled in.

The tranny was slipping, so he was trying to drive one handed and hold it in gear -- that doesn't work too well. Plus, on top of that he was concerned with the motor, a valve spring broke. Luckily, Matt Rhyne was on hand to take a look.

More bad news. Since you're reading this on the Feger blog, you gotta understand that I have a biased opinion about things that negatively impact the guys ;)--- UMP decided to modify the rules which really STINKS cause the drivers that didn't run get to give up a 10 point night. If you ran at Kamp, you also give up your one night of points. Your worse night, but chances are you are going to have to give up a 40 or 50 point night, not a 10 point night.

Love the new rule or hate the new rule -- don't really know yet -- we'll see at the end of series. If the guys miss a full night, guess I'll LOVE it. If they lose the SN points to one of the drivers who didn't run at Boswell by say 40 points, and Jason had to give up a 45 point night, I will really HATE it.

But hey, the guys did what was right, they argued to the death that they should race. They stood by their home track and the people who have been loyal to them. Grandpa would have been very proud of them.

So who won? Eric Smith!

What else --- Clarksville UGH!!!! I stayed home and caught info on www.4m.net and www.dirtondirt.com. Jason was starting outside front row of his heat, so I was extremely happy. Lap one, Jason was on the outside, moving to pass Weaver, Weaver drifted up, making contact with Jason's car. Jason went sideways, a car went over the nose of Jason's car and landed on top of Ryan Unzickers car. Some where in the midst of all the chaos, Wendall Wallace (a great driver) hurt has hand. Don't know if he broke his hand, wrist or exactly what. Good news -- Ryan and Jason were ok. Bad news it was pretty much carnage on cars. All kinds of things were messed up on poor Night Train's chassis. So Jason and Ryan both took provisionals to get in.

Kankakee -- Exciting night of racing. I'll have to try to remember everything. I'm SO VERY GLAD the night went well for K3. Races were very good. Love that track.

Where does that leave us -- tied for fourth or fifth in points with seven nights in and twenty to go.