| In 2004 "A New Era" began!! Kathy(my wife) and Dennis Shutt Jr.(my stepson) began racing in the "Mini Thunder Car" class at Mottville(MI) Speedway. A "mini thunder car" is a front wheel drive car, and must be 4-cylinder, or a V-6 automatic. No DOHC or turbocharged engines are allowed. Tires must be DOT radials no wider than 65 series. No modifications other than safety equipment are allowed. They are intended to put the fun back into racing, without spending mega-bucks, which they do. Without a class like this it wouldn't have been possible for us to put 2 cars on the track. |
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| Dennis, Kathy, and I ready to go to the track with Kathy's '92 Beretta. Kathy had raced the Nissan Sentra for a few weeks, but it was a little underpowered, so she used the money she had been saving for new living-room carpet to buy this Beretta with a winning history from Chuck Hall. It seems Kathy had a "change in priorities"!! What have I done...created another racing addict....and we need that carpet!! HaHa |
| This was Kathy's first ever win!! She won the dash, and was so excited about winning that she didn't even think to take her helmet off for the victory pic!! |
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| Kathy's first heat win, the same day as her first win in the dash. This time she took her helmet off for the victory pic!! |
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