Southern Indiana's Crawford County Fair was the site for Round 4 of the MAORA Racing Series as cool weather with overcast skies prevailed. Timmy and Vern made the trek on Friday to participate in the Fair events and get a line on the new course set in Marengo, Indiana. On raceday a nice crowd welcomed the racers waiting eagerly to witness a new style racing that MAORA provides. Both Timmy and Vern made post practice adjustments as they were trying to get dialed in to the short, twisty 7 turn track.
Heat 1 Vern grabbed the holeshot and was followed closely by the Lucas Oil hot rod in front of the hometown crowd meanwhile Timmy was struggling with equipment problems. In turn 4 Lucas made the move to the lead as Vern fell in line adjusting to the freshly watered track. Timmy worked hard for the next several laps and got back to 3rd as Vern and the young Oilman traded the lead with the hometown hero prevailing.
Heat 2 The Lucas hot rod wasted little time grabbing the holeshot and checked out as Timmy and Vern diced and battled the entire heat for 2nd. On lap 5 the Double W duo encountered lap traffic which bunched the field, Timmy battled tough and held the 2nd postion to the finish as Vern struggled to adapt to the changing conditions of turn 1
Heat 3-Feature With Vern grabbing the point, this heat was action packed at the front as the Lucas machine stalked in every turn. Timmy meanwhile got stuck in traffic and bicycled in turn 1 was fighting to get back to the front. Vern settled into a quick pace turning some of the fastest laps of the day hitting his marks holding the lead, Timmy was back to fighting traffic and roost working his way to 3rd. On lap 8 Vern had worked hard to get the edge when the Lucas car was knocked out with a rear suspension problem, Timmy assumed the 2nd spot as team Double W swept the top 2 spots and held them to the finish.
Overall Vern 1st, Timmy 3rd
Sunday Enduro The Enduro race was the last event of the weekend with a track consisting of the Saturday's Short Course and a loop carved out of the Southern Indiana wilderness amounting to 1.5 miles in length. Team Double W chose to run Vern's Magnum in this event bumping to Class 10 making a strong field of 8 competitors. With a back row starting spot the strategy was to outlast the higher powered Class 10 regulars a feat that Double W worked with success. Timmy got out to steady pace settling in the 5th spot running on the heels of the Fat Guy racing entry. On lap 5 Timmy made the move to the 4th position as the Drew's racing entry pitted on lap 8 the FGR entry was out and Timmy moved to 3rd with a steady pace. On lap 19 Timmy entered the pits and Vern grabbed the wheel after a quick splash of fuel from Hog the action continued with TDW 2 laps down. In the 2nd half of the race Vern ran the same steady pace sticking to the original plan of outlasting the competition. On lap 28 The Weaver Racing team had a minor problem allowing Vern to grab the 2nd spot and setting up a sprint to the finish. Vern and the Magnum were up to the task arriving at the checkers with lap to spare in 2nd place and 3rd overall.
Enduro Overall
Scherer/Rising-Moore Class 10 42 laps Scherer Racing Class 7 40 laps Double W Racing Class 10 39 laps Weaver Racing Class 10 38 laps