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August 21st was the make-up date at Scotia Speedworld for a rained out event earlier in the season. Daryl brought the second car for this one- it had been great in practice earlier in the week. Saturday was a bit of a different story- it wasn’t handling quite as well as he wanted. However, he earned a 10th place finish in the main race, despite running out of brake before lap 60.

The primary car made the trip to Fredericton for the 250-lap race at Speedway 660 over the Labour Day weekend. Hurricane Earl cancelled Saturday practice, and during the first practice Sunday morning, the motor in the 66 let go. Luckily, there was a brand-new motor, still in the crate, offered to Daryl by the 52 team. Our crew (and friends- special thanks to the 44 team) were kept busy changing the motor, finishing just in time for Daryl to get to the drivers meeting. The first chance Daryl had to try the car was during the 20-lap qualifying heat. This event is completely different than the usual format- drivers draw starting spots for heats and need to race their way in to the 250-lap feature via a heat, consolation, or last-chance race. Always a popular event, about 10 racers didn’t make the show. Daryl finished his heat 4th to earn a spot in the main event. Daryl brought the car in during many of the early cautions, working on the handling (as he did not have practice time to fine-tune). Unfortunately, with about 50 laps to go, the 66 got caught up in an incident, leaving the back end of the car badly damaged. It was not fixable during the race but Daryl was determined to finish the event. The car was handling horribly- you could actually see it hopping through the corners- but Daryl finished the race in the 15th position.

The 200-lap season finale was at Scotia Speedworld last weekend. Rained out Saturday, it got underway Sunday afternoon. The team was trying a new set-up on the car, and pitted a few times to improve handling. Daryl was in 10th with 20 laps to go when the car got loose, spun, and hit by several competitors. The rear end was destroyed, ending the race for our team. Daryl finished the season in 11th position.

Thank you for your support during 2010! Racing season is over but there is lots of work to be done in the garage for next year.

-the 66 team

Join us for our next race, this Saturday night (August 14th) at Riverside International Speedway, Antigonish. Hope to see you there!

-Daryl and the DM Motorsports team

Once activities resumed, the 45 minutes of planned practice was skinnied down to 5 minutes. Daryl had the fastest lap in this practice and handily won his heat race. He started 12th in the 100-lap feature. It was the quickest race so far this season, and the laps ticked off quickly. Daryl wasfighting with a car that was pushing progressively harder. But he gained position and avoided getting caught up in the wrecks- although we were holding our breath as twice another competitor pushed it three-wide, the second time while exiting turn 4 in the final lap. Daryl finished 11th.

It’s a short week in the garage as the team works hard preparing for this weekend’s Atlantic CAT 250 race at Scotia Speedworld. The 66 team is practicing Wednesday night and preparing for a Breakfast Television Media event on Friday morning; open practice and qualifying take place Friday evening and the 250-lap Triple Crown race is set for Saturday.

Hope we see you there!

Daryl and the 66 team

The main event got underway at 7:30PM, and it hadn’t cooled off much.   The 66 car was running well in the caution-filled first half, in good position for the second half of the race. Daryl had been smelling fumes throughout but was trying to ride it out to the mandatory competition break at the
halfway mark. At lap 97 he came on the radio to say he was having difficulty  breathing and did not seem fully coherent. Daryl, upon urging from the team, brought the car into the pits. Helped from the car, he slid to the pavement and received medical attention for the fume-induced breathing
difficulties and for heat exhaustion.

Throughout, Daryl’s concern was finding someone to take over driving the 66 for him. While some of the team did find a good candidate, officials would not permit him to race as he was not registered for the event. John Flemming also was willing to do it but unfortunately could not fit into Daryl’s
race seat.

Daryl is feeling much better and expects to be 100% for the next race, this Saturday at NBIS, Geary, NB. Hope to see you there! In the meantime, Daryl and the team are inspecting and modifying the 66′s exhaust in case that was the root of the fume issue.

Daryl got off to a fantastic start, winning the time trials with the fastest lap time of 14.409 seconds (75 mph). The top 10 fastest cars draw for starting positions in a 10-lap race to determine their starting spot in the main event. Daryl drew 4th and finished a strategic 5th for an inside starting position in the 100-lap feature.

The main race began inauspiciously with another car dumping oil on the track in lap 1- quickly coming to light in lap 2 when the 66 and a few other of the top 5 competitors spun out. Eventually, as the track was cleaned up and the offender parked, the officials decided to give the affected drivers their positions back for the restart.

With the delays, it was now getting dark and cold. After 10 laps the 66 started getting very tight. Halfway through the race the engine started cutting out through the turns- not helpful! Within a couple of laps an incident brought the caution out and Daryl pitted to fix the ignition problem. As the incidents on the track continued, and Daryl successfully avoided them, the team used the cautions to free up the car for better handling. Daryl raced back to 10th spot before getting caught up in a turn 3 crash with 15 laps to go. This required one final pit stop to pull the quarter panel off the tire before Daryl finished the race in 12th place.

Our next race is in Antigonish, July 17th- the first of three 250-lap Triple Crown races. Hope to see you there!

Daryl and the 66 team

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.

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

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