Live from Bristol - Page 2

thomas sheehan · 05-17-2009, 12:14 PM

Time to ice it down - Jim Boudreau before his heads-up run...

Rest of the stockers waiting to be paired

Mary Meints still in with her stocker (rd 3)

Edmond Richardson still in the hunt too..

M&M Motorsports · 05-17-2009, 05:12 PM

Thank you, Tom, for your care and concern following my "crunch" (one of my fellow racers informed me it's not a crash, it's a crunch). Thanks to all of you who wrote on this forum and those who called to check on me. I am doing very well today -- no lasting effects. I can (unfortunately) personally vouch for the safety features on these vehicles. They do their job well!

The Safety Safari here were great! All of the officials and other racers went out of their way to check and make sure I was doing well and to offer whatever help we might need with the car. I can't express my appreciation enough.

I was able to go on and race to 3rd round in stock.

What happened -- after crossing the finish line, I bumped the shifter up to 2nd gear and as I was reaching up to cut off the engine, I heard a thunk and started sliding. At the time I thought something had let go in the engine and oiled the tires. I tried counter-steering and pumping the brakes to no avail. Afterward, it appears that the transmission locked up for some reason, so I was just along for the ride. We are currently waiting for the wrecker to get here so we can get a line on the car, then pull the drive shaft so we can get the car loaded in our trailer. We started the engine yesterday, so all appears well there. With a bit (ha ha) of sheet metal work and a few other minor things, we should be back in business. In the meantime, I'll see you all at the races in my stock car.

Thanks again!
Mary Meints

icebrrrg · 05-17-2009, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by M&M Motorsports

Thank you, Tom, for your care and concern following my "crunch" (one of my fellow racers informed me it's not a crash, it's a crunch). Thanks to all of you who wrote on this forum and those who called to check on me. I am doing very well today -- no lasting effects. I can (unfortunately) personally vouch for the safety features on these vehicles. They do their job well!

The Safety Safari here were great! All of the officials and other racers went out of their way to check and make sure I was doing well and to offer whatever help we might need with the car. I can't express my appreciation enough.

I was able to go on and race to 3rd round in stock.

What happened -- after crossing the finish line, I bumped the shifter up to 2nd gear and as I was reaching up to cut off the engine, I heard a thunk and started sliding. At the time I thought something had let go in the engine and oiled the tires. I tried counter-steering and pumping the brakes to no avail. Afterward, it appears that the transmission locked up for some reason, so I was just along for the ride. We are currently waiting for the wrecker to get here so we can get a line on the car, then pull the drive shaft so we can get the car loaded in our trailer. We started the engine yesterday, so all appears well there. With a bit (ha ha) of sheet metal work and a few other minor things, we should be back in business. In the meantime, I'll see you all at the races in my stock car.

Thanks again!
Mary Meints

Sorry to hear about what happened with the car, Mary, but I'm very happy to hear that you are doing well. Paul and I hope to see you and your husband at the races later this year!

Mark Berg
I/S 2665

Dave Ribeiro · 05-17-2009, 07:45 PM

Tom,

Thanks, for all the great pictures and updates from Bristol... You did everything you could this week and had a great race with Fletcher... Nice job and congrats on winning the Strange $$$$..........Good luck the rest of 2009, Say, hi to Dad ..

MEMORIES · 05-18-2009, 04:20 AM

Tom got down to 6 cars, had a .006 react and Fletcher a .002. Fletcher won by .0005, approximately 1 inch. WOW!

Congrats on some great driving, Wayne.

Dale Slusser · 05-18-2009, 07:17 AM

Tom ..Thanks for the great pictures and updates from down south and Congratulations on a Good weekend .

05-17-2009, 12:14 PM	#1
thomas sheehan Photographer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,717 Likes: 24 Liked 75 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Live from Bristol Time to ice it down - Jim Boudreau before his heads-up run... Rest of the stockers waiting to be paired Mary Meints still in with her stocker (rd 3) Edmond Richardson still in the hunt too.. __________________ Tom Sheehan SS GT/NA 1046 Last edited by thomas sheehan; 05-17-2009 at 12:17 PM. Reason: spelling

05-17-2009, 05:12 PM	#2
M&M Motorsports Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jerome, Michigan Posts: 119 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Live from Bristol Thank you, Tom, for your care and concern following my "crunch" (one of my fellow racers informed me it's not a crash, it's a crunch). Thanks to all of you who wrote on this forum and those who called to check on me. I am doing very well today -- no lasting effects. I can (unfortunately) personally vouch for the safety features on these vehicles. They do their job well! The Safety Safari here were great! All of the officials and other racers went out of their way to check and make sure I was doing well and to offer whatever help we might need with the car. I can't express my appreciation enough. I was able to go on and race to 3rd round in stock. What happened -- after crossing the finish line, I bumped the shifter up to 2nd gear and as I was reaching up to cut off the engine, I heard a thunk and started sliding. At the time I thought something had let go in the engine and oiled the tires. I tried counter-steering and pumping the brakes to no avail. Afterward, it appears that the transmission locked up for some reason, so I was just along for the ride. We are currently waiting for the wrecker to get here so we can get a line on the car, then pull the drive shaft so we can get the car loaded in our trailer. We started the engine yesterday, so all appears well there. With a bit (ha ha) of sheet metal work and a few other minor things, we should be back in business. In the meantime, I'll see you all at the races in my stock car. Thanks again! Mary Meints

05-17-2009, 07:45 PM	#4
Dave Ribeiro VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Williamsburg, Va.---USA Posts: 1,827 Likes: 1,612 Liked 56 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Live from Bristol Tom, Thanks, for all the great pictures and updates from Bristol... You did everything you could this week and had a great race with Fletcher... Nice job and congrats on winning the Strange $$$$..........Good luck the rest of 2009, Say, hi to Dad .. __________________ Dave Ribeiro 1033 STK

05-18-2009, 04:20 AM	#5
MEMORIES Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 298 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Live from Bristol Tom got down to 6 cars, had a .006 react and Fletcher a .002. Fletcher won by .0005, approximately 1 inch. WOW! Congrats on some great driving, Wayne.

05-18-2009, 07:17 AM	#6
Dale Slusser Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gardners Pa. Posts: 92 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Live from Bristol Tom ..Thanks for the great pictures and updates from down south and Congratulations on a Good weekend .