April 2008 Archive
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P2 at Talladega
- By: Tab Boyd
- // On: 04/29/2008 09:18:58
- // In: Tab's Journal
- // Comments: 20
Once again it was a very exciting week in Talladega. The Superspeedway races are so different than any of the other tracks, you almost need to be in a different “mode” than normal. The crew chief swap this week took everyone by surprise and everything went really smooth this weekend in regards to all of that.
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Action-Packed Phoenix
- By: Tab Boyd
- // On: 04/14/2008 10:05:26
- // In: Tab's Journal
- // Comments: 19
Even though the track in Phoenix is a 1-mile oval, we still consider it to be a short track with lots of action. The first practice of the weekend started off horribly. At the test about a month ago we had a really good and fast car. When we came back out here it was a different story. The hotter temperatures and things of that nature made the car seem much different to Juan. We struggled to find him a set up that he liked and he got really frustrated. After practice when things cooled down and qualifying came Juan ran a really good lap to put us 15th on the starting grid. Read all of Action-Packed Phoenix
A Tough Texas
- By: Tab Boyd
- // On: 04/10/2008 15:55:09
- // In: Tab's Journal
- // Comments: 8
I must first apologize to everyone who has been checking in to read this week’s blog, wondering what went on at Texas. This week has been a blur and we are already on the plane heading to Phoenix. The Texas race was quite frustrating. We never could get the handling quite right all weekend. I think it is a mixture of many things and they are being addressed. These cars are so difficult to get the handle on. Everyone on the track is having difficulty getting it correct. I don’t think any car in the field handles well, some just a tiny bit better than others. With the old style of car you could get the set-up close and the driver could make up the rest because the car had a much lower center of gravity and considerably more front down force. This made the cars much more driver friendly, they could actually hustle them. The new car is like trying to balance on a knife edge, it is so easy to fall on one side or the other.
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Mayhem at Martinsville!
- By: Tab Boyd
- // On: 04/01/2008 08:24:06
- // In: Tab's Journal
- // Comments: 15
The weekend of Martinsville started out really well. Six other guys and I on the team took advantage of really good weather to ride our motorcycles to Virginia for the race. It was only about a two hour trip and it was really nice to get out on the bike for an afternoon of good riding. There are a few races throughout the year that we are able to ride to that are not too far away. I should have considered the weather forecast for later in the week! I will get to that later.Read all of Mayhem at Martinsville!
