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Old 2008-10-06, 11:29 AM   #85
Joeyy
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Ran our first TAG race on Sunday. Your first few races, you are required to put a big black X on the back of your helmet and rear number plate. They call you an X head. Practice went well. Qualified infront of a couple of folks but had to start the first heat in the back because of my X head status.

First heat was able to make a couple passes and kept it clean (six laps).
Second heat they inverted some folks but yep started in the back again. Made a couple more clean passes and then sat in fourth as we all became jammed up behind a slower kart. The guy in second was racing for a championship and did not want to take any chances and the fellow directly infront of me almost lost his exhaust and was black flagged (8 laps).

The main started with the start getting waved off and yep started in the back again but that's the way it goes until the X is gone. The championship leader started to my inside on the back row because of his earlier DNF (tail pipe issue). Followed him through some traffic (nose to bumper fun). He became tangled up with a slower kart, so I moved on passed them and into third. By this time the two leaders had left us. You have to get your passing done quick or the front row is gone!.. Ran out the rest of the laps in third but he passed me on the last lap. Made it back to his bumper in the next corner and had a bad thought about sticking my nose to his right rear corner but thought better. Finished up the main in fourth and with a clean nose. The following pictures are from the main event.
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