Timothy O'Dell

Friendly Competitors Equal Family Fun

2011-10-01T15:32:00.001-04:00

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One of the things that we quickly noticed racing this year is that everyone is incredibly friendly.

We don't know everyone by name (yet) but these are some of their Karts

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Second and Final Race of the season

2011-09-25T18:22:00.001-04:00

We only raced 2 times this season just to get our feet wet and to see if racing would hold the boys interest.

Its one thing to race a simulated NASCAR Sprint cup car on xbox and quite another to race a real go kart against real competitors.

The big difference, as the boys learned today, is consequences. When you wreck on xbox you hit reset and race again, when you wreck in a go kart, sometimes it takes some work to get back on the track..

The boys reversed their results from last time. Robert had 2 wins and Michael had 1.

Robert won the first and third race by a big margin. The second race Robert started in the back. As he was aggressively working his way through the field he tried a move a touch outside of his talent envelope just as Michael was going through a narrow turn. Michael's kart washed up the track and....... WHAM!, Robert hit Michael and the other driver in the race ran into the back of both of them.

Michael's kart started pretty easy and he went on to win that heat race. Robert wasn't so lucky. His kart broke a throttle cable and he had to sit out the rest (90%) of that race.

Thanks so much to the friends and family that came to see the boys race today, they really appreciated it. And a special thanks again to Paul B. from Raging Eagle Racing for being a great crew chief and an exceptional driver (and drivers parents) coach

Tim

I'll post some videos and pictures of some of the other competitors at Flat Rock over the next few days

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Tang Soo Do - Red Belt Promotions

2011-09-13T20:23:00.001-04:00

Great Night at PKSA

Julie and Robert are brand new "Red Two Stripes" and Michael is a "Red One Stripe"
Congratulations, team I am proud of you!!!

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Nothing Like a Good Coach!

2011-09-12T19:00:00.001-04:00

We have thanked Paul B. from Raging Eagle Racing for everything he has done, but we also wanted to post this for the sake of posterity!

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Hot Laps at Flat Rock Speedway

2011-09-10T13:57:00.001-04:00

I wasn't going to post this video because of the "quality" of it. I got to thinking about it and since I want this site to chronicle our racing journey, here it is warts and all.

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O'Dell Motorsports Is Born!!

2011-09-10T13:13:00.001-04:00

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Wow!!! What an outstanding day!

The boys raced for the first time ever on the road course at Flat Rock Speedway with the Thunderbird Kart Club.

The First thing we did was walk the track with Paul B. crew chief extraordinaire at Raging Eagle Racing (pic1,2)

They race a few different types of Karts here at all skill levels (pic3)

After walking the track we started getting the karts and the drivers ready to go! (pic4,5)

Getting the racers on the grid for the first time was barely controlled chaos (pic6,7)

But after they were on the track, it was like both boys had been doing this for a really long time. (pic 8,9.5, 9, 10.5, 10)

They ran two practices and 3 races. Of the 3 races Michael won 2 and Robert won 1. (in all fairness to Robert, he had engine trouble in race two and a tire go down in race three... Good Training!!)

There is a fair amount of work in between to get the karts ready for the next heat race, but it was an absolute blast, so it's fun for Dad too (pic11)

And a good (and tiring) time was had by all!! (pic12)

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