E D O M O T O R S P O R T S
Race Report: Willow Springs International Raceway, September 2005

We got the new motor in the car and ready in time to make the Willow Springs event. We were still breaking in the motor during practice. Qualifying went well as Edik took 2nd with Steve 1st by a full second in the BernardoMobile and Jeremy 3rd in his new H4 CRX. The weather was cooler than usual but the wind picked up in the afternoon. Green flag dropped and looked like Steve took a nap and was passed Edik, Jeremy, and Thawley(H1) by turn one. It was a very entertaining race as Edik, Jeremy and Steve swapped podium positions throughout the race. With Jeremy taking the lead and Edik following closely, Edik went sideways in turn 9 with the help of the wind. The tires finally gripped and shot him across the dirt onto the front straightaway while missing a big dip by a couple of feet. Steve was able to pass Edik and went on to pass Jeremy for the lead as well with Edik a couple of seconds behind. As Steve and Jeremy hit traffic, Edik fought back with great skill and was able to pass Jeremy and overtook Steve with 2 laps to go. Steve attempted a pass at the checkered, but came up a bumper short of a win, with Jeremy taking 3rd place. Steve had the fastest lap for H4 but that did not help him as Edik's consistent driving earned him a well deserved win.

On Sunday, Edik did even better in qualifying as he took the pole. With Steve's splitter touching the ground through the turns on Saturday, he attempted to qualify without it, but came in 2nd with Sam in 3rd. Steve passed Edik in turn one, but Edik stayed right behind him. After a lap or so Edik and Steve went side-by-side into turn 1 and had some minor Racing Contact. Edik took the lead with Steve right behind and Jeremy in third. Steve pushed the car too hard and went off and fell into 3rd. Edik slowly pulled away as Jeremy and Steve fought for second. Steve was able to overtake Jeremy for 2nd place. Edik was able to take the win again with great driving.

Steve was frustrated as he couldn't fight his way back to a win just like Edik did on Saturday. He talked to the director's about the racing contact. Edik was later told that he was dropped to 2nd for having some contact. Steve finally got his first win of the season.