Racing ends... Friends forever ?

Here we are true believers!  It’s just rolling around to September, and there are only 3 more Fridays left of racing.  The Sign Crew (as we have become affectionally known) has had quite a year.  We started out with 2 signs, and at the end of this season we are pushing 16.   We’ve cheered, we’ve even booed, and we’ve had a fantastic time.  We feel a level of sadness as we approach September 15^th, and the final race of the year.  We had so much fun.  We were lucky to be included in several pictures by McCarthy Photographic for Fanfest, we were lucky to make friends with incredible individuals like Tim Terry, Pat Healey, Richard and Paige Drake, Megan Parrott, Rob Bowness and Rick Sellars, to name a few.  We took in our first Pro Stock race this year, and were part of the first ever Scotia Speedworld antique car show and food truck rally.  Adora was featured on the Kiddy ride night promo in this year’s program, and she was also featured in the Enfield Weekly Press for our time spent at the food truck rally and car show.

 To say we had a hell of a time would be an understatement.  We greatly enjoyed our time, and the racing was great.  We did our best to make the staff and racers know we appreciate them.  The Sign Crew has also gotten a fair back in return. Though we were not looking for such, we have been humbled and blessed by a few key things.  Like Tim Terry asking me every night how the sound is down in front, and doing all he can to include our little rag tag group of misfits in his commentary.   Pat Healey making a point to come down and autograph his Twitter Guy sign, and snap a few pics.  How about when Drew MacEachern posted video of him doing shout outs to the Sign Crew from inside the car?  That was amazing, and such a cool thing.  On the night we debuted the Richard Drake sign, he took first place, and made a point to giving us a personal shout out in his victory speech, and then did it again 2 weeks later, welcoming us back when he had to miss a week.  Or even Megan Parrott coming to tell Adora how much she loved her sign, and becoming an instant role model?  It wasn’t terribly clear prior to that moment, but soon after it was clear, Adora wanted to race.

 These are just a few key moments, really, I couldn’t relay them all to you, there are just so many.  Most of you know that this all started with a few signs for Brentley Pirri, and he remains the top choice for Kiddie Ride night, and will always be the racer that started it all. 

I’ve watched our band of misfits grow over the year, the kids in size, and all of us in relationship to one another.  Erin coined a phrase early in the year….  “Track Time is Family Time”.  This couldn’t be more true.  For the six of us that go every week, to the guest stars that come from time to time, a good time is had by everyone.  There are no difficulties, no judgments, just racing and family time. 

So with the season drawing to a close, I don’t know what the next 8 months of Fridays holds for us, but I can say whatever it is, we will do it as a family, and will counting the days till May 2018.  Next spring may hold a lot more excitement than this past year, as we hope to be able to have Adora (and maybe even me) race go-karts next year.  Nothing for sure yet, but keep an eye out. 

 Two members of the crew, (myself and Erin) will be showing one final sign on September 15^th.   I can’t give anything away, but you won’t want to miss it, so stay tuned to social media on the 15^th. 

So in closing, I want to extend a huge thank you to everyone at Scotia Speedworld, racers, staff and fans alike, for letting us enjoy the season with you, and we look forward to seeing you all in May. 

I will borrow my parting words from the Voice of Scotia Speedworld, the Voice of The Parts for Trucks Prostock tour and the League of Legends Tour, Tim Terry…..

 

“Keep the Hammer Down… and We’ll see you at the Track”.