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Bangor, ME and Halifax, NS Updates

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:34:32 +0000

BANGOR, ME – SPEEDWAY 95
On Thursday night, Lionel took first place in wheelies with his tailgate dragging.
He came back fast loser and went all the way to the racing finals on Friday, but lost by a bumper to Randy Brown in the Grave Digger truck. He also took 2nd place place in wheelies. His slap wheelie that ran the distance of the front stretch during freestyle earned him another 2nd place for the night.
During the wheelie competition on Saturday afternoon, Lionel received a standing ovation after he stood his truck on the tailgate and walked it across the cars, earning him 1st place in wheelies. He was also able to win racing and finish out freestyle in 2nd place.
Saturday evening had brought some ran, which made for a muddy track and tough course to maneuver the trucks on. He was still able to pull off 3rd palce in wheelies and 2nd in freestyle.

HALIFAX, NS – SPEEDWORLD
Liojel took his first win of the weekend on Saturday night when he won the donut competition. He placed 2nd at the Saturday afternoon show and Sunday show. Racing took hime to the semi finals on the early show Saturday and on Sunday. Saturday night he made it to the finals. During freestyle Saturday night, Lionel was able to capture 2nd place. Finishing out in 3rd at the other shows.

Thank you to the family who provided me with the plaque that displayed my picture from the newspaper. I would also like to thank Dwayne Harvie for the pictures.

Jacksonville and Pensacola Updates

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:47:28 +0000

The day started out beautiful in Jacksonville, with nice weather during the pit party. As it became closer to show time, the temperatures began to drop. Lionel didn’t do so hot in Jacksonville, being defeated in the first round of racing. Though he had a decent freestyle run, the judges only scored him a 15.

Lionel went on to Pensacola the following weekend ready to have some wins. And that he did. Friday evening, Lionel did an awesome wheelie, bringing the crowd to their feet as the truck almost went over backwards. This gave him the win in the wheelie competition for that evening. Although he was taken out in the first round of racing, he put on a good freestyle that ended with him in 3rd place.
He earned another win on Saturday afternoon, racing his way through the bracket. The afternoon ended with 3rd place in wheelies and 4th place for freestyle.
Saturday evening was the final show of the weekend. Lionel finished off the weekend placing 3rd in donuts, 4th in wheelies and freestyle, and making it to the semifinals in racing.

Kansas City, MO

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:33:21 +0000

It was a cold weekend in Kansas City. They had 4 shows in 3 days. Lionel was pumped up and ready for racing, going on to the final round on Friday night and Saturday night. Saturday afternoon, he made it to the semi-finals. Wheelie competition also took place, with him taking the win on Sunday afternoon. Saturday afternoon he tied for 2nd, and placed 3rd on Friday and Saturday evening. During his freestyle run on Saturday afternoon, he shot out early, setting the score high, and holding the lead until the second to last truck came out. He ended up tied for 2nd. Friday night and Sunday afternoon he tied for 4th, with a 6th place finish on Saturday night.