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1998/1999 RACE SEASON
By Lisa Hodges
 Ken drove a full size Chevrolet Camaro totally checkered black and white with a snotty little 350 small block in it. He welded up the rear end and was usually just a blur as he ripped by.
Unfortunately Ken got caught in a couple of dust storms at the World of F.E.A.R. and destroyed what was left of the battered body in the cross with his brother Bryan.
I drove an 1981 Dodge Newport, she was large and safe but not as fast. Everytime the track was wet the computer would crater on me and the old Newport would become a boggin obstacle to fellow racers. I managed to pull off a 1st place in her on my birthday but I think it was pure exhaustion that made me drive around all the bump and grinds as we had been on the road for 4 hours as we were in Foremost competing in a very rough Tuff Truck course where I had the Jeep over crushed cars and up on one wheel.
2000 SEASON
By Lisa Hodges
 We did some racing with the mini cars at Fort MacLeod but mostly played at the races at Race City Motorpark. Ken used his supped up 350 small block in a Monte Carlo, this baby didn't handle near as well on the corners as the Camaro did but it held up until the last race where the engine was forced to the passenger side as far as it would go buy his nephew Jeff, you should see Jeff's car!
I decided to try my hand at the Claimer Class, this was a class that allowed for 4 cylinder automatic cars to go play on the oval. My car was not so fast, but I would like to thank Allen & Sons for donating it to me for the season. After the one and only race on the oval where I tried to punch the gas pedal through the floor to make it go faster I decided to throw some door bars on it and play with the boys on the figure eight track. Well now, that was good, on the corners my front wheel drive Fiesta kicked butt! Come the straight-a-ways I could have ran faster than the car was capable of going. But I managed to block and spin as often as possible and even placed 5th out of 12 the first night. Everyone laughed at me when I pulled in with my mini car but they were pretty humble when all their buddies came down and started to tease them about how the gal in the little 4 cylinder yellow car spun them, bumped them and kicked their butts. Let's call this figure eight style - process of emilination!
The next race - me not so lucky - at the last minute a fellow racer (yep the one I am tangling with in the picture - Jimmy Shilson) came in front of the pack as the rest went behind and - kersmack - I ended up t-boning him and my engine came and visited me in the drivers compartment too. A few aches and pains, pats on the back and that car went back to Allen & Sons for recycling as it had seen its day (good thing it was the last race of the season).
2001 SEASON
By Lisa Hodges
 This year we picked up a Cadillac Seville with front wheel drive, fuel injection and a V8 and she's been a great figure eight racer. It was a mere $ 100.00 investment at the handy dandy Police Auction and she's pretty stylish too with her leather interior.
After much discussion Ken and I decided that a Bobcat was in our future so we are going to share the Cadillac in order to make that purchase for the farm. So the paint scheme changed from pink to Red and White Checkers so be sure to cheer for the His N' Hers checkered figure car numbered #14. There are 7 races scheduled at Race City this year so we'll take turns having some fun.
So far this year Ken has taken two 1st Place trophies, and I have taken a 2nd place and a 5th Place (don't ask).
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Or snail mail it to
Lisa Hodges
Box 27, Site 4, RR 7
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 2G7
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