03-09-2009 What a nice winter break we had from racing! I don't know if Tracy and Gary would actually agree with me; but I enjoyed not having so much racing going on. :) But now the season has started back up and we're back in it in full force! Round 1 of the TQRA 2009 Series was February 15 at Village Creek. Tracy signed up in the Open A class and was doing great! He got 1st place in moto 1 and was working his way through the pack in moto 2 when his quad seized up. He was unable to finish the race and it was disappointing, but what are you going to do?  Round 2 was March 8 at Tracy's favorite track, Cooperland. It could not have been a more perfect weekend for racing! The weather was beautiful and the track was perfect. And Dale (the owner) told me that we had a record turnout!  As a matter of fact, it was the biggest turnout in TQRA history with 240 rider entries and 475 through the gate! That is awesome! I know I saw some great racing myself. Tracy signed up in the Open A and the Open Quad. He got 1st overall in the Open A and 2nd overall in the Open. He rode his butt off on that new Yamaha and it was awesome! Speaking of the '09 Yamaha, we are so grateful to K&N Motorcycles in Tulsa Oklahoma for giving Tracy a ride this year. They gave Tracy this quad to ride, but technically he does not own it. It is for sale the entire time, you can even buy it at the track if you're interested. And I think that after this weekend, Tracy has proven that you can go out and win on a stock quad. The only things that were done were a new pipe and a new filter. Everything else is stock as it came off the showroom floor! Tracy said he even likes it better than his Honda! That surprises me! See ya at the races!