We put a different set of tires on the Sentra to try to give it a better shot at competing.  It worked.  Art was running on the lead lap when, around lap 26, he was involved in a multi-car tangle that left him with a flat tire.  After pitting, the Sentra began to overheat.  All the coolant was lost, but that Sentra ran another 30 laps, perfoming well, until it finally died.  Art fiinished 32nd in a 76 car field on only 54 laps.  Not too shabby, considering.

My race went well early, until I was hit in the right rear once again.  This time the bumper chain snapped and the bumper was dragging.  I drew a black flag and had to pit where Art and Joe Grocholski cut the bumper and remaining chain from the car.  I overshot the pit entrance due to a mysterious brake failure that caused some hairy moments for the remainder of the race.  Later, another car sent me into a 180 degree spin in turn one where I sat for a lap or two until I could re-enter the field.  After another spin, power steering failure and transmission shifting problem, I finally finished in 23rd.

Exhausted, I had to hurry into the Demolition Derby car that Art and I had just finished the night before.  This was my first Demo Derby, so I was excited and anxious.  I'll spare you the gruesome details, but I came in second.  My first payday!

We have our work cut out for us.  The Sentra may never race again, so we must finish the Talon in 4 weeks.