2006 Wrap Up

As Halloween has come and gone, Mean Streak has finally been put away for the winter and plans for 2007 are already underway. Both the jeep and the website will see improvements so stay tuned for them. Anyone who was at Indy knows what the big story was - THE WEATHER! The old saying "when it rains it pours" was never more true. I didn't see the sun until I was in Ohio on the way home. The short track trend continued with Indy shrinking to 180'. The right lane had some really nice pitch to the left and a hole just off the starting line which combined for just 1 top 10 pass in the Pro Stock class. By this point the results from Indy have been posted elsewhere so I will not post them here but Mean Streak did finish 9th with a 3.113 which at least is consistent with the rest of the 180' times we have run this year. As for the year end points I would like to congratulate Sam Franklin and Jason Massie for their co-championship. Both had strong seasons and they accounted for all 4 wins on the Jambo circuit. Brendan Kinsella finished 2nd and Mean Streak came in 3rd. This was the first year for the year end points bonus and we just received our $500 gift certificate from TCI. Many thanks to the folks at TCI and Comp Cams for their sponsorship of our class and sport.

One week after Indy the Mean Streak team was at the Chatham County Fairgrounds for Mike Zibella's Motor Madness. As usual we weren't fast but we were spectacular, or at least the damage to the rear drive shaft was. With the help of Mike Z, Frank O, Gary H, and Shamrock Welding, Mean Streak had a new rear drive shaft just in time for more rain on Sunday. 2006 ended just the way it started, Broke. On the upside for us northern racers was the fact that Mike Z had been contacted by a regional fair board that was interested in a race over Memorial Day weekend for 2007. As more info is available I will let you know.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Amy Nagele for her photos, Chris Courty for all her work on the website and photos, the Mudgician crew and Chuck II for all their help on and off the track, without these people our success would be impossible. Last and certainly not least I need to thank my main man, Chuck III. His ability to leave on time, get down the track and relate information gets better with each passing year. Chuckie is a very large part of Mean Streak's success and I look foward to many more seasons with him behind the wheel. That's all for now.