By JFR_LastPLace
Middletown, NY, (September 7 2014)- VLR headed into the friendly confines of Orange County Fairgrounds with expectations that it would be business as normal for the usual suspects of top tier drivers vying for the win in the mid point of the season. It was not to be, however.
After spending years driving a grader and bulldozer, setting up port-a-potties, bribing local zoning officials, building the tracks many of us enjoy, and racing weekly against the likes of Scott Bloomquist and Jimmy Owens in his offline series, AIR_69 goes on to win his first ever Team VLR sanctioned race in a stunning upset.
The night started off normal, with BLS_18 taking a closely contested pole award. Ho hum, no surprise there at all. It was BLS_18's 62,328th pole at VLR, and his first since the last race. First through sixth in qualifying were only separated by .017544 seconds. AIR_RB, VLR_0, JFR_LP and BLS_Jmac rounded out the top 5.
Heats were won by BLS_18 and Doit 10. With BLS_J-Mac taking a wild B-main win. Some drivers thought they were going to punch their ticket to the DTR2 Hall of Fame on the first lap, but luckily cooler heads prevailed.
Once the dust settled, Team VLR was, with the exception of JFR_LP, left with a stout field of drivers. VLR was so embarrassed that JFR_LP made the A Main that they forced him to start dead last in hopes that nobody would notice how far off the pace his car was during the race.
BLS_Jmac started on the outside pole of the A Main and took control of the early portions of the race. Many were worried because Shock vowed that if Jmac won, he would suspend all VLR operations immediately and possibly become a nudist.
AIR_69, meanwhile, was quickly moving up through the field after starting fifth. OCFS has the reputation of being a one lane track, but somebody forgot to tell Ray, as he took the lead after a good battle with Jmac on the highside. Like a midget at a urinal, AIR_69 would have to be on his toes for the rest of the race.
After starting in the back, VLR_0 and BLS_18 had worked their way up to 2nd and 3rd. Shock pressured AIR_69 and was closing in until he screwed up and let point leader BLS_18 catch him, and a battle ensued. As the laps were winding down, Ray started to get the shakes, and was waiting for an errant tree to fall down and take out his internet and all hope of winning. On lap 42 of 45, Ray's cat Miko jumped into his lap and nearly was the villain that ended Ray's first major league win.
Fortunately, Ray was able to kick the shit out of his cat and hang on for the win. Many well wishes were passed onto to Ray after the win. Even President Ronald Reagan took time from his busy schedule of counting Jelly beans and making movies with chimpanzees, to congratulate him. (Editors note: upon thorough investigation, it was determined that Ronald Reagan had indeed passed away some time ago, and in fact is not the current the President of the United States. We will update this story when we receive word on who is currently in command.)
Wheel took the second spot, with Shock coming in third, D!0 taking 4th, and BLS_BW rounding out the top 5. Jmac, LP, RB, Duster and XCR_Fly completed the running order for the A-main.
Hopefully this is just the first of many wins for Ray, and the entire AIR team.
Next week, Team VLR heads to Gaffney, SC to invade Cherokee Speedway for the annual Blue/Gray 60. Local officials have already stocked up on toilet plungers and home pregnancy kits.