Ok well since I picked 3 months ago, I want to revise my predictions a little bit upon further intelligence learned.. I'm allowed to do that cause the season hasnt started yet!!LOL
In LLM I picked::: Jongen 1st, Keith McLeod 2nd, and Shepherd 3rd.. I am gonna stick by this order as I'm a firm believer in going with your initial impressions.. Made mention of The Stomper bumping Shepherd outta 3rd of he decided to run Barrie.. That doesnt look to be the case now, as I assume he would of been at practice the other night if BSW was in his 2009 plans. The one guy I think might spoil this for me is #48 Dwayne Baker.. Wasnt sure originally if LUMPY was gonna run the full year or not, and now that appears to be the case.. Dwayne looked to be the quickest of the LLM in practice the other night, although it was tough to get a read on McLeod as he spent much of the night in the #79 car and didnt have a watch on him when he drove his own ride... I feel safe with my outsider/darkhorse pick Jongen for the title though, as he too was a bullet in practice..
In Thunders I predicted Tremblay 1st, Davey 2nd, and Brandon 3rd... Now this is the division I want to make the biggest change in, as Tremblay wont be racing at all this season..I'm gonna substitute #44 Dave Doucette for him, and say that Dave will recapture the title he won in 2007.. Wasnt sure Dave was running Barrie this year but that now appears to be the case, so he's my favorite in this division.. Gonna stick with Davey for 2nd and move St.Onge into 3rd as he too was really quick the other night at practice.
In 4 cyl I called Ben Melenhorst 1st, Mike Meyer 2nd, and Billy Melenhorst 3rd.... Again some changes here, I will stick with Ben for the 2009 track title. Doesnt appear Meyer is points racing as he told me that much himself, and that the car wouldnt be ready until week 2 or 3.. So for 2nd it now becomes #99 Drew Stieler for me.. And Billy Melenhorst is unable to race BSW due to his age and NASCAR mandating you now have to be 16 to run at one of their sanctioned tracks..So for 3rd I'm now going with CRO's own CHARGER #90 Jim McDonald in hopes he runs a full season, something he hasnt done in the past.. If Meyer does happen to make it out tonight for the opener.. Make him 2nd and move everyone else down one slot.. Well there you have it now its final........ Last day to make predictions that will be looked upon as being legit... Anyone else????/
well dave you did pretty well in the pure stock class 2 outa three aint bad but i dunno the other div's not so good try again next year and we'll see ya at the banquet
Yes JIMBO I'm a little disappointed the way my predictions turned out this season. But I did win the NCATS pool on this site so can't have everything!!LOL Was happy with the Pure Stocks, getting two of three in the right order and correctly saying Ben would get the title. I guess your happy with your year eh?? 1st feature win and heat win and top 5 at Varney.. Are you headed to the "fish bowl" Sunday to race???
In Thunders I had "The Deuce" to win and Darryl for 2nd and Donny for 3rd so not all bad there either. Dave had 3 races as a DNF but still won 6 features along the way. Minus those bad finishes he might of gave Darryl a better run. Dave still finished up 3rd in points and Donny was 4th so I was somewhat on the mark. That damned Quaig spoiled my fun!!LOL Great year and much deserved for Jason though, cant wait to celebrate with him at the banquet!!!LOL
In LLM I had the eventual champion Shepherd slated for 3rd, so thats not all bad. My champion forcast of Jongen didnt work out as planned, as Robin had a hard luck year for sure and missed one feature start. And my runner up prediction of McLeod got edged out for 3rd on the last night by Inglis, who had an incredible year himself.. Ron Quesnelle was also very solid much of the season, I'd look for him to threaten for top 3 positioning in 2010.
sorry man moving into my new house this weekend so racing is done for me in 2009 most likely in 2010 as well but we'll have to see 😉
AHHHH understandible.. After all racing is a hobby.. I'm not going to Varney either, will be at Kawartha tomorrow for NCATS race though and lookin forward to that.. Just hope the weather man co operates.. I assume if it does rain tomorrow the race will be run Sunday?? Does anyone know that for sure as it relates to the Kawartha race?? Thats the way it worked last weekend at Riverside so would assume the same deal would be the case