Engine Protest Resolved
Good news: the official protest against Team Weaver's No. 16 (its engine) has been resolved in our favor. Two pistons, and the cylinder head were driven by a Bemidji Speedway official to the top WISSOTA technician, who reviewed the findings, made his inspection-then threw out the complaint. Our entire engine is to spec, and fully legal--as we knew it was. While we were confident, there was always a sliver of doubt, as engines are complex, and honest mistakes can be made by the builder. But all of that is behind us now, and we can relax and enjoy being track champs.
As I mentioned in my previous blog, in the racing world the protester must put down cash ($200) to engage the process. Team Weaver is now awarded most of that money, though it will take at least half to buy new gaskets, head bolts, fresh oil, etc.
However, there is money enough left over to throw a fine party for Team Weaver and friends--compliments of the disgruntled second place finisher. Sometimes there is justice in the world, and in this case, it's sweet. . . .
We want to thank all our great fans and our loyal friends who put their butts on the seats (you know who you are) at the speedway. Your support this summer was fantastic, and your confidence in us during this difficult last few days, was touching. Skyler and all of Team Weaver looks forward to seeing you at the speedway next season, but stay tuned during the off-season for updates. We'll have some fun stuff to announce, as it relates to our team "moving up". We are grassroots racers on the move. How far can we go? That's the big (and fun) question.
In the mean time, we still have a couple more post-season races, including the big WISSOTA 100 in Brainerd MN this coming weekend Sept 12/13. That's it for today. Now go look at the tear-down pictures from 9/8/08.
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