09/26/2023
Sorry a little late but here it is and what it is, it is not a whole hell of a lot to talk about...
It was fair weekend in Globe at Gila Monster Speedway. Let me start by saying that anytime I get to spend time with my Globe family, it is much appreciated and a lot of fun. I love all of you. We even got a new member on the Rebel Racing team from Globe, Aj Saenz who drove the #44 Rebel Racing, James Racing, Noyes Racing, Still Learning Racing stocker. Yes, I have a lot of help in this team to recognize. 😂
So it was a Friday night Saturday morning two day show with money on the line. The stocks had I think nine on Friday night. Don't have heat race results. The main was pretty exciting between the top two. Old man, Andrew Hetrick in the #93 went to battle with the much younger man 😆 Caleb Worley in the . Andy lead the first half of the race but Caleb was able to work him over and eventually take the lead with only a couple to go and get the victory. Aiden Bauer topped the podium in the #4. Aj finished third in his heat and 6th in the main. First time in the kart and just trying to get the feel. Saturday had 11 karts. Arron Hetrick took heat one in the . Worley was victorious in heat two and the kid of Diesel Miller capped off the heats in the #186. The main was almost a repeat from Friday night except it was between Arron Hetrick and Caleb Worley. Those Hetrick's said that they are going to beat that Worley kid. Worley took the early lead. Arron was on him like me on biscuits and gravy with chicken fried steak. With Worley in the opposite position from the night before, it was Arron's turn to work Caleb over and did just that. He got Caleb out of the preferred line, took the lead, and won the race. Miller stepped on the podium in third. Some damn good racing both nights between the Hetrick's and Caleb. Aj started eighth in the main. He got into fifth and with all the yellows and restarts, he kept getting to practice. Once they got the race going, he found a rhythm and found out how fast he can go. "I'm going fast." 😆 He was battling for fourth. Went into three, got tight, pushed up and back to sixth. Next lap, got way loose and flew off of turn three. Pulled it in from there. He did a damn good job for the first time in the stocker....
The opens. First. I'm extremely disappointed in the lack of karts. Although, I'm not overly upset and will explain in a bit. Friday had five karts. My brother, Jesse James was back behind the wheel of the Rebel Racing, James Gang Racing, Shipley Race Engines rocket. I don't know who won the heat race but I know Jesse was last. I don't say that in a bad way. He has never been on a track that fast with that much horsepower. So here's the main. Arron Hetrick in the owned by the Godfather, Keith Noyes, the #29 of Brian Storment and his son, Hudson Stormant in the #24. The #34 of Ken Ploog and Jesse in the rocket. Spinning was the theme of the main. Arron spun leading. Jesse spun leading. Brian drove off to the win. Ploog was second and James managed to finish third. That third will come back later to an earlier reference. Saturday. Two karts. Ploog and James. Ploog goes to Arron Hetrick and tells him to enter his stock, guaranteed $75. Arron gone. Signed up. That decision cost Ken $50. Sorry Ken, had to say it. So Jesse takes the heat race but almost didn't. He spun in four and was lucky enough to have a big enough lead over Hetrick but Arron was on his ass, for a lap. Jesse got the win. So it's Jesse on the pole with Arron outside and Ploog. The race was over before it started. My brother took that horse power advantage to take the time to learn the kart a little more. Come back to that. Jesse gets his first main event win. Yes, happier than a beaver with a new chainsaw. Hetrick second, Ploog Third. Back to learning the kart. Skippy takes the checkers and tries one and two full throttle. He's off the track in one heading for the wall. My first reaction was fear. When he didn't hit the wall, my second reaction was relief. When he decided to not take the access road around to get back on the track to get to victory lane and chose to drive up over a high banked turn, my reaction was OH S**T! I guess he figured since it has a Confederate Flag on it, he thought it was the General Lee. He Duke's of Hazzard that somebitch. I heard Dixie playing in the background, then I heard nothing other than clunk. 😂 He locked up the clutch. My last reaction was, honestly, I still don't know. It might have only been three karts but a win is a win and that brings me to my earlier point about not being too unhappy about everyone sitting home. Both days paid out. $75 for third on Friday night and $250 for first on Saturday. Came home with $325 in my pocket. Yep, it's going to clutches. 😆
With that said, I have to give a big shout out to Ken Ploog. Ken is your 2023 Gila Monster go-kart 212 Open points champion....
Well that's going to do it. Next race. Arizona State Fair October 26th. Get you karts ready or stay home so I can win some more money....
See y'all later
Rebel out
