Well...it wasn't Jack. My poor sweet baby. The track was crap. Well, let me clarify that. The track was probably pretty decent as far as desert tracks go. The track ended up being crap because the people that put on the race didn't rent a water truck to wet the dirt down before the races. Seriously...when you live IN THE DESERT and the dust is UNBEARABLE you kinda need a damn water truck. From what Norm told me, every year for the past 5 years it has rained the day before the race. This year...NO RAIN. Not a single drop. Still...these idiots should have been prepared.
Anyhoo...pictures so you can get a "taste" of exactly HOW dusty the race was. I swear I still have the taste of dirt in my mouth and grit in my teeth. nah-stay.
That's my baby in his truck. Yes...please look CLOSELY. If you squint and use your imagination you MIGHT see something in that large brown cloud.
Still coming around the corner. Oh LOOK! I think I maybe might be able to see him??
OH THERE HE IS!!!! HI BABY!!!! Jackson??? Can you SEE ME Jackson? Can you even SEE the TRACK??? (look at his visor...COMPLETELY covered in DUST)
And as he passes me by (I had to stop shooting so I could wave and cheer him on) you STILL can't see his truck much less him or anything else.
BUT...he still LOVES IT and still wants to race. Just look at *THIS* face. Happy it's over but ready for the next one. (which will be MUCH less dusty)
A few detail shots of his sweet face, truck and tires....absolutely FILTHY...all of 'em. That's dirt on his face..that nice golden brown color.
Those aren't freckles...it's DIRT on his nose. His eyelashes? DIRTY TOO.
Tires CAKED in dirt....glad I don't have to wash them LOL
In every crack and crevice...this is some serious DIRT.
And you guessed it....more D-I-R-T.
If you've gotten this far you can probably get a feeling for my distain for dirt in all it's forms. D-I-R-T = G-R-O-S-S or better yet W-O-R-K.
He ended up taking 2nd place. Considering there was only one other kid in his bracket it was either 1st or 2nd place and the kid that took 1st had an EXTREMELY modified truck and ended up lapping EVERYONE in the race. Some of them 3 brackets ahead of him. It was pretty crappy for Jackson. It sucks when a parent puts their kid in beginner's class, gives them a crazy modified truck and then the kid (OF COURSE) takes 1st place and completely sandbags everyone else. Norm made SURE that the race organizers were aware and that this kid will HOPEFULLY be placed in a higher bracket. It's just not fair to the kids that are out there racing because they really LOVE IT or in Jack's case are really GOOD AT IT. (sorry...i had to brag on my baby....he really is a natural at this stuff...his 1st race he was beating kids that have been racing for at least a year if not more...he still took 3rd even after he flipped his truck - he's really good is all i'm sayin' but that's a post for another time)
Anywayyyy.....there you have it. 2nd place in a really not fair race. He didn't really care much, as long as he finished better than his last race (he took 3rd in that one) he was very happy. Although I am disappointed that he didn't want to wait for the awards ceremony. He said "Just tell them to put a stamp on it and mail it to me." Typical Jack-Jack fashion.
Casey and I had already left but entrusted Norm to take video of the awards ceremony. He caved and let Jack leave without accepting his trophy. And before you give me the "you're a bad mom" garbage, we HAD to leave. It was a 3.5 hour drive to get to the race venue. We left at 5am and got there at 8:30. Race was at 11. We left at 2:00pm after hearing the awards wouldn't be until 4:30pm. We left the dog at home and had to get back to him before his bladder busted. We'll plan better next time I guess I'm saying.
If you have made it this far, thank you for reading. I love that little stinker soooo much and him racing makes me one VERY proud momma.
Have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!!
~h
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