The busy Double W Racing team was back in action the week
after Labor Day with another MAORA event at Marengo Indiana's
4H Fairgrounds.
Team drivers Timmy, Vern and Alvin all saw action as Double W
was one of the favorites after capturing the previous event on the
7 turn twisty "Short Track" in Southern Indiana. This event was a
night race under the lights which fit nicely into the teams hectic schedule.
Team member Alvin even brought along a grill complete with BBQ pork
and all the fixins that the boys gnarled on all evening.
Mechanics Race
Alvin took the helm of Vern's Magnum and wasted little time bolting to
the lead on the slick technical track, running consistent laps hitting his
marks was never headed completing the six laps without a hitch to claim
the victory complete with a winners circle interview in front of the crowd.
Heat 1
With Timmy fresh off claiming the 3rd place award in the long jump contest
and Vern on pole the action was fast paced at the start. Vern used the hole
shot to his advantage to grab the lead while Timmy wrestled his way to 2nd
place after 2 laps. Both Double W drivers were the class of the field as they
distanced themselves from the Off Road Center hot rod who was in 3rd place.
Vern was able to hang on to the lead until the finish with Timmy close behind as
the laps wound down.
Heat 2
The Lucas Oil entry, a local fan favorite, grabbed the lead in Heat 2 with Vern on
his heels and Timmy close behind. On lap 2 the Oil rod spun in turn 3 allowing
both Double W cars by as Vern set sail to the finish, the Lucas entry and Timmy
battled long and hard swapping positions several times with a lot of contact being
 made.
Finally on lap 6 Timmy's pace slowed as the noise from his right rear suspension
began to grow. At the finish Vern took the heat win, Lucas came across in 2nd,
and Timmy limped home in 3rd.
Feature
In this heat the young Oil man grabbed the lead and never looked back as he set
a quick pace as Vern tried hard to reel him in to no avail, Timmy meanwhile
cruised to the 3rd place finish scoring enough points to capture 2nd overall for the
day giving Team Double W a sweep in the 2nd MAORA event in a row.

Overall
Vern 1st
Timmy 2nd

Sunday Enduro
With Alvin at the wheel of the Magnum taking the fight to the High powered Class
10 cars the team readied for the 2 hour endurance race.
At the start Alvin fell in line grabbing the 4th place position as he adjusted to the
1.6 mile wooded course and navigating in the dust. He was running consistent laps
not far off the pace set by the Lucas Oil Class 10 car who was the leader.
On lap 8 the 4wd Real Source car was in the pits after a clutch failure and Alvin
was there to grab the 3rd overall position. Lap 13 saw the retirement of pre-race
favorite and tough competitor the Off Road Center Class 10 car, meanwhile the
Drew's racing entry was in and out of the pits with and engine anomaly allowing
Alvin to climb to the 2nd overall position.The Lucas car was setting a blistering
pace getting out to a 1 lap lead as the field navigated through the middle portion
of the race. On lap 38 turn 1 snuck up and got Alvin inducing a roll as he caught
a rut, the MAORA track workers quickly got him upright and he rejoined the
fight now 3 laps in arrears still in 2nd place. A quick pit stop for fuel on lap 45
allowed Alvin the means to cruise to the finish struggling with clutch failure in the
last few laps finishing in 2nd place in class and 3rd overall duplicating the feat
Timmy and Vern had done in July.

Overall

1. Lucas Oil
2. Team Scherer
3. Double W Racing
4. S&S Racing
5. Drew's Off Road

Thanks to our sponsors:
Lucas Oil, Howard Packaging, WebCam, Raceready, Phil's Inc., Goodyear Tires

   

Double W Racing teamed up with Casper Racing to attend the
TORC Series Round 9 and 10 held in Crandon, Wisconsin Labor
day weekend. Dubbed as the "World Championship Off Road Races"
it has become famous nationwide as the best of the best attend this yearly
festival of speed.
Team members Walter, Timmy, Vern and Donnie were in attendance as they
participated in the downtown parade and racing Saturday and Sunday.
World Championship Saturday
Vern was at the helm of the trusty Phazer on Saturday with only 2 laps of practice
turned in the 8th quickest time out of the 15 cars that participated.
With a 17th place starting position in the back row it was going to be a tough
task to make it to the top 10 with some of the fastest racers in the country.
Vern got a clean start and crossed the line in 17th begin the 8 lap dash to the
checkers, in the early stages of the race there were several caution flags due to
crashes and spins, Vern was able to navigate past these while climbing to the
12th position at the 1/2 way mark. On lap 5 Vern made it to the 10th position
with 2 passes, and on lap 8 got to the 9th position after a competitor blew an
engine where he was able to finish.
Sara Lee 1600 Buggy Sunday
Casper Racing's Don Ponder took the wheel on Sunday to put his 20 plus
With a 18th place starting position Ponder got a good start and was in the
fight in turn 1 as he hung on the heels of the points leaders crossing the line
in 12th position on lap 1 as the dicing began. Ponder held his position as he