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Melina's Racing Diary Season 2004-2005 Melina's First Season. 2nd October 2004
- Grafton watched them instead of what I was doing, forgot to steer, and drove straight into the wall. The car was pretty badly damaged so we couldn't go back out that night at all. My first night racing was very disappointing for everyone, not just me. Heat 1 - DNF Heat 2 - DNS Feature - DNS 30th October 2004 - Grafton Second speedway meeting for me tonight. Only hit the wall once nothing serious though, kept on racing. Heat 1- 5th Heat 2- 6th Feature- 4th
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November 6th 2004 - Lismore | ||
First ever Lismore speedway for me tonight. Cant wait. | ||
Heat 1- Got off to a good start kept up with all the others. passed a few cars by | ||
the first corner. When I was going around turn 1 I cut down a bit too low and a bit to | ||
soon. Cut down on #8 and tagged corner of his front bumper. Instead of coming | ||
off the gas a little when he tagged my back bumper, he kept his foot on the gas, spun me right around and before I knew it, I was rolling! It was not what I expected at all, I thought it would be like all scary and painful to roll the car but it was over so quickly I didn't even have time to realize what was going on! Anywayz, got out of the car, I was fine, surprisingly the car wasn't too bad, had no bonnet though... that went flying off somewhere. Heat 2- DNS Feature- Much to everyone's surprise, we got back out for the feature (with our bonnet taped on with race tape!) I was all fired up after the rollover, went out there...got into about 5th by 3rd lap. During the 3rd lap was following #10 around waiting for a good time to pass him, when all of a sudden he just spun out right in front of me. As soon as I saw him spin I slammed on the brakes, but I wasn't quick enough because I ran straight up the back of him leaving him without half a boot and me without a front end! |
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26th December 2004 - Boxing Day Heat 1- Heat 2- Feature- DNF As I was going through turn 2, out of nowhere comes #31 and smashed me straight into the wall. He got black flagged and I was out of the race with SERIOUS damage. The damage on the car was so bad that after all the hits it had taken previously and then the hit tonight, it needed re-shelling. So much for going on holidays after this meeting!
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8th January 2004 Well tonight we turned up to the meeting with a brand new shiny car, we had to work every day and night for 8 days to get it finished, but we got here. We couldn't of gotten here though without all the help from Mum Dad Sean Gene Rick & Jo. Love yous all heaps...mwa
January 2005 Tonight I had a great night It was my best so far. It was so much fun racing against all the other guys, battling them for positions, swapping paint, tonight was a great night HEAPS of fun! It had a good feel about it tonight as well, great atmosphere. Tonight had a very non-threatening feel about it, very calm and friendly between MOST of the drivers, not mentioning any names... Heat 1 - 3rd Heat 2 - 2nd Heat 3 - 1st Feature - 2nd
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24th April 2005
Heat 1 - 3rd Heat 2 - 1st Feature - 1st WoO we finally got to go racing again and what better way to get back into it than to win the feature! :) Soooo much fun, even though there wasn't too many cars it was still heaps of fun. Great track as well, very well prepared. Great night everyone!! :)
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14th May 2005
Heat 1 - 2nd Heat 2 - 5th Feature - 1st Tonight even though the track was not too good, very rutty, it was still alot of fun. Made you work ya muscles alot lol. It was heaps of fun and I came 1st in the feature! It was a good night tonight lots of fun and it was a nice night, didn't rain despite everyone thinking it would ( I told them it wouldn't, they were just being negative lol) It was a really fun night :)
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28th May 2005
Heat 1- 1st Heat 2- DNS Heat 3- Black Flagged Heat 4- 3rd Feature- 3rd Tonight was a night just for RSA cars, an extra meeting. Wasn't for points, just for fun. The AMCA's came down as well & some v8 dirt modified drivers offered their cars for people to have a go in. Was a great night, lots of laps, lots of fun. In the 2nd heat I didn't get ready to go out in time cause I didn't hear it when they called us up. Then in the 3rd heat Tom & I both got black flagged for 'apparently' continuously hitting each other on the form up laps. Haven't talked to 1 person who thinks it was a fair call, but what can you do? Just cop it on the chin and keep going. Overall was a great night.
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