2/21/07

A FINAL LOOK AT FLORIDA FOR DELANGE RACING

 
DeLange Racing
Lockport, NY

Media Contact:
Bruce Boucher
(585) 598-3242
modscene@rochester.rr.com

The DeLange Racing team is back at home in Lockport and preparations are already underway for the 2007 racing season up North. But the season began with the 41st Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway in early February and assessing the team’s performance is a major part of planning for what lies ahead.

Driver Bobby Holmes of Lockport made his first trip to New Smyrna in the #22 Original Pizza Logs Modified a memorable one. In seven races he recorded two top-ten and four top-twelve finishes to go with three races he failed to complete due to accidents. It was good enough to garner a tenth place finish in the final point standings. All in all it was a solid inaugural performance against some of the best teams and drivers in Modified racing. That fact was acknowledged by both driver and team owner.

“I had a very good time racing at New Smyrna,” admitted Holmes. “It was a fun time and good experience for me. I was racing against some tough competition and I learned a lot. I haven’t done much time trialing in my career so that was a valuable lesson for the future. The competition was rougher than I had expected but it was just good, hard racing on a level above what I have been exposed to previously. It ended on a disappointing note with two crashes, but that is just part of racing.

“All in all, it was a good learning experience that will help advance my career to the next level. When you race against the best you had better learn and improve, because if you don’t you won’t be successful. That was my goal coming down here and I think we accomplished that. I can’t wait to put these lessons to use when the season starts here at home.”

Team owner Dave DeLange was equally satisfied. “This was a good experience for Bobby Holmes, something he needed. This was definitely moving up a level or two, racing against some of the top Modified drivers and teams. He had almost no experience at time trialing and got to work on that every night. The good thing was he got better each day and I am pleased with that. To be the best you need to race against the best and find out what you are made of. I think you will see the positive effects of this experience all season long.”

Look for announcements on the DeLange Racing schedule and drivers Bobby Holmes and Erick Rudolph very soon.

Source: Bruce Boucher/DeLange Racing PR
Posted: February 22, 2007