Thursday, January 22, 2009

Tom's New Ride

THE BEFORE




THE AFTER




Shane & DJ have spent the last few days building a body for his dad's new mod-4. He was in the short tracker division at Golden Spike and Willmar, and now moved up to the mini mod class. They will be racing this class at Willmar and also the Spike this year. Tom doesn't want to run for any track points, but just go out there and have a good time. I'm sure this will be quite the learning experience for him this year. The car looked pretty worn out....But when they were finally finished, they made it look really cool. They ended up custom making every piece, and redesigning all of it (that is why it took days to finish)!




Sunday, January 18, 2009

A Little Bit of Everything!

Mason's Birthday Cake

Even the dog joined the festivities!


He insisted he carry it by himself to the table


Loves Coyote hunting, but was a little scared of the coyote!


The A-mod's new tin!
I'm a little behind, but last Sunday (Jan. 11) was Mason's 2nd birthday! He had a cold, so was a bit whiney, but had fun blowing out the candles, hitting the pinata (pinyata?), and opening all his presents! I am not looking forward to the terrible 2's, but I doubt it can get any worse~he was born part devil!
On Saturday, we had the Princeton Speedway banquet, and went out afterward with some friends~ I will leave it at that - we had a good time! Sunday we went coyote hunting with my Dad (it was me & Mason's first time). The coyote took a liking to Jenny's house, but not a pet I would want wandering around~he looked mean!
Shane has been busy making a body for his dad's mod-4 racecar. And has finished his A-mod body~ I really like the blue and black. I was beginning to get a little bored with orange! I have been busy planning our Hawaiian vacation, that we will be taking in March! I did some clearance shopping yesterday for shorts and tanks, and will probably pack my suitcase tomorrow (jk)! Not that anyone cares, but the plans to race in Florida have been cancelled! Only 3 more months til racing, and chaos begin!





Sunday, January 11, 2009

Our Weekend Idols

Dan Ebert giving a shout-out to his "stock car buddies"
Dan won the Semi-Pro Open class & took 2nd in the Stock Class


Tucker Hibbert won both Pro Classes (stock & open)


The Clan trying to stay warm!


Our SnoCross Hero ~ Dan Ebert.....



And Our Football Hero ~ Jared Allen (from the Vikes)






This weekend was the most fun I've had in a while! It was a wonderful change of pace, yet still on the lines of racing....so everyone was happy! Denis, Shane and I headed down to Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN for the ISOC Nationals. Friday was practice and the Sledneck Invasion Tour. We got a hotel room, and attended Saturdays races as well! Russ & Joni Ebert invited us to pits, and wow are those rigs amazing! There is so much behind the scenes that race teams do, that you wouldn't even imagine. Dan won both his qualifying heats, and took 2nd in the Semi-Pro Stock main event, and won the Semi-Pro Open main event! Tucker Hibbert won both his qualifying heats in the Pro Classes and won both Pro Main Events ~ GO CATS!
We were having a ton of fun....reminiscing about when Shane used to race sleds, meeting new and old drivers, and watching the tricksters flip their snowmobile! Then, to top it off....we meet Jared Allen, a defensive end from the Minnesota Vikings!!! We're going down the escalator, and he is going up. Shane is staring, and Denis is kicking Shane in the leg..."that's Jared Allen"! So what do we do? We take the escalator back up and follow him! With our hearts pounding, we ask him if he would mind taking a picture with us, and he gladly said Yes! He was very friendly, and also, very tall! When we were bragging about getting our picture with him, not many people really thought of him as a celebrity, but he is one of Shane and Denis's favorite player, and I love his mullet!