DM Motor Sports

Saturday took the 66 team to PEI for race two of the season. The car was great in practice, landing in the top two in 2 out of 3 practices.

Qualifying was interrupted by rain; it resumed later in the evening but the heavens opened up once again postponing the event until Sunday.

After part 3 of qualifying at midday, Daryl took to the track for his heat race. The car was handling really well and Daryl won the race.

The 66 started the 100-lap feature race in 13th spot. Oyster Bed Speedway favours one-groove racing, but Daryl steadily moved up the pack to 6th before getting rammed, the right front wheel banging hard into the wall. With 20 to go, Daryl had to race with the damage, and finished in 14th place.

The team has been pleased with car’s performance this year- the 66 has been handling really well, running in the top 5-10 before getting caught up in incidents. The work on the car over the winter and time spent down south studying set-up has been worth it- the plan is to avoid the racing incidents and get the finishes in upcoming races!! Our next race takes place this Saturday at Scotia Speedworld, Halifax- hope to see you there.

The race season finally got underway Saturday, under sunny skies at Riverside Speedway, Antigonish. Daryl had a fantastic qualifying lap, 3rd fastest in the field. In the random draw for starting position in the 10-lap Dash, Daryl drew 10th (!), and started the 100-lap feature from the 9th spot. The green flag stayed out for the first 54 laps and the 66 car gained position, working well on both the bottom and top of the track. Ten laps later, the competitor under Daryl suddenly moved hard up the track, and as a result the right front wheel of the 66 car slammed hard into the front stretch wall. Daryl kept the car going but it was clear something was broken. Under the next caution he brought it to the pits and found a broken hub, spindle, and bent A-arm . Not fixable under caution, but Daryl felt he could finish the race despite limited braking ability and severly damaged right front suspension. He finished 19th for the night.

Join us at our next race is this Saturday, June 26th in Oyster Bed Bridge, PEI!

Daryl and the DM Motorsports team are preparing for their first race of the 2010 MPST season. The team is welcoming back all of last year’s sponsors including K. Hubley Woodworking and Contracting, Inglis Jewelers, Pointe Design Group, Sure Courier Services, A1 Towing and Recovery, AutoChoice Parts and Paints, Vance Hanes Auto Parts, Trevor Wheatley’s Plumbing and heating, Wayne Giles Auto Salvage, Dynomight and Lobsterworld.com. The team is also welcoming new sponsors Cobequid Mountain Sports, Exide Batteries, and Valvoline.

The team is planning on competing in all events in the upcoming season including the three 250-lap Triple Crown events. In preparation, the team has completed the construction of their primary 2010 Port City car and is working hard finalizing the construction of a second 2010 Port City Racing car complete with GM powered crate motor.

If you’re interested in partnering with the DM Motorsports team either as a possible sponsor or crew member please feel free to contact Daryl and dmmotortsports@eastlink.ca

As the race season draws to an end, we would like to thank all of our supporters, and in particular, our sponsors. Overall, it was a good summer for the 66 team. We attended all of the big Triple Crown 250 races, numerous events throughout NS and NB, and enjoyed a second place finish.

Our last event for 2009 was the 200-lap season finale at Scotia Speedworld. We battled back for an 8th place finish after involvement in an early crash that bent up the front end of the 66 car, leaving it handling ‘like a dump truck with 4 flat tires’. The crew worked hard on the car under numerous cautions to get the car working again, and Daryl spent the second half of the race getting back up to the front for a solid finish.

The team will be spending time over the winter preparing the car for 2010.

Thanks again for your support in 2009,

Daryl and the 66 team

The bad news is that the car needs a new front clip. The good news is that Daryl wasn’t injured- the Hans head-neck restraint device paid for itself this weekend- and the team has nearly 3 weeks to make the repairs.  A photo of what’s left of the car is attached.

The car had been great in practice, turning top 5-10 times in each session. It got really loose though during time trials, so Daryl and the team used the heats and semifinal races to improve handling. Daryl won the semi and the 66 was working well by the time we got to the feature. But it was a short race for us- the 92 lost control of his car coming out of turn 4, turning down sharply into the 66 passing inside him. Daryl had braked hard as he saw the 92 get loose but couldn’t avoid the impact. It pushed the 66 airborne and both cars spun down the front stretch before crashing hard into the inside wall.

There is extensive front-end damage. Daryl is assessing the car tonight and will decide whether to repair it or to prepare the second car for the race June 27th in Fredericton. Our plan is to make that one go more like our first race at Scotia.

Thanks Again for all of your support