Jerry Jacumin Nationals at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina

Yesterday morning was the beginning of my race weekend in South Carolina at the track where the popular Speed TV show "R U Faster Than a Redneck" is filmed.  But I'm here to see if i am faster than a redneck, I'm here to race.  This track is a great blend of high speed turns and tight almost-hairpins.  I am here for the third round of the WKA (World Karting Association)'s Road Race Series. I attended the first round at the Daytona Road Course, home of the 24 Hours of Daytona.  I came into this race as points leader in my class by one point.  Friday was an all practice day, and i was going to need it because I've never been to this course before.  Luckily, all of my practice runs went smoothly, and i was able to increase my lap times considerably, while braking later and later in each corner.  So presumably, i was going into the final practice of the day fairly confident.  But it was not to be.  ON the third lap, in turn 8, which is a high speed corner.  I was taking my normal line in when somebody thought they could sneak through as i was diving to the apex.  This wasn't entirely safe, and we ended up making contact, sending me into the wet red dirt of the southern states.  This was no easy chore to remove, with about 10 pounds of it on the floor pan.
Though the dirt got everywhere, up to and including my shirt, we managed to get the kart ready for my first race, which was earlier today.  The races are usually about 30 minutes in length, and each of the races include many classes.  My race was the largest of the seven, with about 30 karts on track.  Most of my first race at the Carolina Motorsports Park was uneventful, though i started to lose grip quite significantly after the midway point.  My kart is no easy thing to control, its very much like a car with boat loads of power but no real handling, making for a very tail happy ride.  It is fun though.  And hey, i won! (i wasn't going to tell you i was the only person in my class, but i did)
Tomorrow is my second race, and though nobody is currently registered for the event tomorrow, i still look forward to it.  And it isn't like there isn't any traffic to deal with.  Just like in the World Endurance Series, there are cars faster than me and cars slower than i am.  That's all for now, there will be an article on tomorrows race either tomorrow or Monday.