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Nick's Race Summary
The day started
out like any other.
I woke up in a daze
after hearing my
dad open the door
scream something
that i just assumed
was "get up!" and
slamming the door.
The day went on
like and other,
except at this track
there was a ton
of sand in the air
so my eyes were
always itchy and
blood shoot but
it really didn't
bug me that much.
The reason being
is that with all
that adrenaline
pumping from being
on the track and
racing everything
else just fades
away. It's almost
like every problem
from before has
just gone away and
everything is all
about having fun,
and of course winning.
Now everyone says
that they do not
race to win but
deep down inside
the feeling of winning
is the greatest
feeling in the world.
It's almost like
being a king for
a few hours while
the celebration
is going on, but
after that your
no longer a king
and you have to
win to be one again.
Now the term king
is not the best
term because the
winner does not
technically have
more power than
anyone else and
the winner is not
better than anyone.
Actually most of
the time when i
win, i will never
brag about winning
nor will i say I'm
amazing and better
than the next guy,
but of course it
is flattering to
hear. When the race
came, my dad did
a wonderfully job
of reminding me
of the pressure
that i was under
by saying "if you
lose you lose the
campionchip....so
don't lose!". Wandering
up to the grid i
began to notice
that i was at the
front of the grid
because of my pre-registration
for the race. Now
the driver's meeting
was going on and
all i got to hear
was P.O. can is
second start because
i was getting oem
wonderful advice
from my brother
Tyler and that advice
was. "Go as fast
as you can straight
and when something
gets in the way
turn!" I got a few
good lucks from
other racers and
said good luck to
a few others and
hopped in my Kart.
The start was ok
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My
Race
Sept
5th
2008
I
woke
up
from
the
sound
of
the
RV
on
Friday
as
I
get
up
we
start
to
move,
then
we
pull
into
the
gate
to
Thunder
bolt
race
way.
My
mom
says
to
mike,
mike
are
you
awake,
as
he
mumbles
yea
why.
She
says,
are
you
awake
enough
to
drive
a
golf
kart?
He
quickly
responds,
yea
sure,
as
he
gets
up,
She
says,
are
you
sure,
Mike
I
don't
you
to
crash
falling
asleep
at
the
wheel,
and
then
I
quickly
say
can
I
go?
My
mom
pauses
for
a
moment,
then
she
responds
yeah
y
not,
Then
Mike,
Nick,
and
I
get
out
of
the
RV,
of
course
we
don't
talk
much
because
we
just
woke
up.
We
get
the
key
from
our
mother.
We
walk
to
the
golf
kart
I
feel
the
seats,
as
a
shout,
eww
the
seats
are
wet.
Then
Mike
says,
hold
on
he
runs
in
the
RV,
He
comes
out
with
a
towel
and
we
wipe
off
the
seats,
we
start
driving
be
hide
the
RV
but
they
go
faster
and
then
we
can’t
see
them
through
the
fog.
We
keep
driving
and
it
takes
about
Ten
minutes
to
get
to
the
track,
and
I
do
about
5
practices
and
then
it’s
my
race.
I
go
to
the
grid
with
my
kart
and
then
we
start
the
race,
I
start
in
about
4th
I
start
to
get
into
3rd
and
I
pull
it
off,
then
2nd
and
I
pull
it
off
once
again
then
I
get
passed
by
both
of
them
then
the
final
lap
I
fall
out
of
the
draft,
and
I
get
4th
by
then
I
have
better
turns
so
I
pass
them
and
pull
into
the
pits
first,
Then
the
next
day
my
race
was
rained
out.
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Alex's
point
of
view
Sunday
the
7th
of
September
2008
was
final
race
of
the
season
and
the
best
race
of
the
season,
with
Anthony,
Ameilion,
and
I.
We
started
on
3rd
flag,
everyone
left
grid
I
had
the
lead
for
at
least
3
laps
before
I
saw
Anthony
pass
me
up
on
the
straight
away.
So
then
I
knew
this
was
going
to
be
a
good
race!
As
we
flew
through
every
corner
of
the
race,
trading
off
places
from
first
to
second
and
second
to
first
almost
every
other
turn.
It
was
about
half
way
thru
the
race,
me
and
Anthony
thought
we
were
alone
in
this
race
because
we
didn’t
see
anyone
else.
Until
ameilion
come
out
of
nowhere!
Passed
us
both
right
before
the
turn!
Since
he
wasn’t
going
much
quicker
than
me
I
was
right
on
him
until
he
break
checked
me
on
that
turn
that
came
up.
He
hit
the
brakes
hard
even
though
he
didn’t
need
to
for
that
turn
but
because
I
was
right
behind
him
I
had
to
slam
the
breaks
too
and
swerve
to
avoid
him
so
then
Anthony
passes
me
as
well.
I
ended
up
catching
them
in
the
turns
but
we
weren’t
seeing
the
RPMs
I
need
to
pass
them
up
on
the
strait
away.
So
on
the
last
lap
we
came
out
of
the
final
turn
before
the
strait
away
as
ameilion
Anthony
then
me.
Then
Anthony
used
ameilions
draft
to
get
next
to
him
and
then
I
was
right
behind
Anthony
and
so
I
did
the
same
to
Anthony
and
so
we
were
3
wide
on
the
final
straight
away
but
my
kart
ju8st
didn’t
have
the
top
speed
to
maintain
the
lead
so
I
got
third
by
.083
of
a
second,
Anthony
got
second
by
.0189
of
a
second
and
so
Emeilion
barley
won
that
final
race
of
the
season.
So
after
that
race
they
calculated
all
the
points
for
the
year
for
both
of
our
classes
and
I
ended
up
winning
the
Light
class
by
6
points
and
I
also
won
the
Heavy
class
by
2
points.
I
had
fun
at
this
race
week
end.
I
did
not
get
a
chance
to
race
because
of
the
rain.
I
normally
get
the
kart's
ready
for
the
race
by
checking
the
tire
pressure
and
clutch
oil.
My
times
are
normally
just
as
quick
as
any
one
else.
I
never
even
get
real
practice
time
before
I
get
to
race.
i
have
one
most
of
the
races
I
competed
in
and
kicked
some
ass.
I
have
one
other
thing
to
say.
No
saw
bucking
here!
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