Mark Smith turns pro

[Casey_SS]

Outstanding!!

Ditto. Awesome job Mark!

[smitty328]

Thanks everybody.

It was an awesome experience (would have been better without the wall.) It is a really fun track and I think I could have gotten little faster, never figured out turns 1 and 9.

After going into the wall, I was terrified to go back out in the rain. I REALLY didn’t want to run the championship race, but Ford Racing gave me the parts (I’m still at a loss of words for that) to get the car back out on track. And the guys at Motorsports Development Group busted their asses until 1:00 am getting the car ready.

I let everyone pass me on the start and drove the first 20 min. like my Grandmother. I finally got some nerve back and settled into some “ok” driving. I’m little disappointed with the way I drove in the final race, but the overall experience was awesome!! My best showing was 10th in the first qualifying race; technically it was 9th after a dsq.

I can’t say enough about the generosity from Ford Racing (Mark Wilson.) Without their support, I wouldn’t be racing until next season.

[kbrewmr2]

that sealer they use on the dry line is like ice in the wet - rain line is VERY dramatically different there. Good to hear you got back on the horse and got back out there after all that adversity!

[AllZWay]

That is pretty cool Mark. Nice to have that level of support. Sorry to see the car beat up.

[ShadowBolt]

WOW! What great support.


JJ

[GlennCMC70]

Great job Ford!

I learned that track in the wet. I was scared shitless. Once the dry weather showed, I felt like Superman. It is a fun track and is very rewarding when you figure it out. Lots of gut check sections and turns there.

[smitty328]

Here are a couple of videos.

Qualifying Race 1 thursday



The last few minutes of QR 2 Friday



My hands are all over the place!

[Crumpacker]

Wow, those vids were intense! Awesome Driving Mark! ..except for that one part It didn't look like you did anything wrong, your car just wanted to play driftos. It looked really slick out there, is that normal for Mid-O?



I'm still cringing from the end of QR2...

[BlueFirePony]

Great job Mark and sorry you hit the wall. Looked/sounded like the tires started spinning just as you came off the corner and got back to throttle...seemed to be a fair amount of sealer there.

[Al Fernandez]

Great videos!