Thanksgiving Race and Jackson's PERFECT light .000

I gave Jackson's dad my Thanksgiving and he gave me his weekend.  Jackson has been wanting to go to Montgomery Motorsports to race ever since he started racing.  We have several friends that go to the Thanksgiving race and a few that race there normal race days.  It didn't disappoint.  It was a super fun laid back track.  It was a SEJRA race and those races are fun in it self!

It didn't start off to great.  We blew a tire at spaghetti junction.  Thankfully my inlaws followed us down there and were behind us.  Bart and Farrell changed it pretty fast!! 

I don't know why I take pictures of his dial in???

In between time trials and runs the kids had a ball playing.

Jackson got a PERFECT light while there!  He lost the round itself, but we were super proud of the .000 light.  His first one ever!  Thank God for buy backs cause he was actually able to win a few rounds each night! 

Stephen wanted to display he was proud of his Skelton racin shirt so he wore it with the Skelton on the front!!

After the race Saturday Bart took all the weight out of his car.  Since Jackson is now 10 he is able to run his car 8.90 instead of the 12.90.  He took all the weight out and he only went like 11.40???  The wind and weather plays so much in this racing that is was soooo slow.

Here's a video of him running his car.  

Stephen had been SOOOO sick from the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and this was Saturday night.  His fever finally broke sometime in the night and he had a nasty fever blister.

Didn't want to wear his frog hat anymore and his hair looked like this!

Oh that face gets me every time!!

Didn't want a pic with his mom!

My dream vs. his 9 year old dream

Jackson pretty much loves Drag Racing.  Thats about all he thinks about is my next race, next time I race, blah blah blah!  Ever since he started racing he hasn't been able to get enough.  Last year he did really well.  He came in 7th place out of about 30 kids.  He runnered up at the Night of Fire and came home with 3 qualifier shoot out trophies.  He also came in 3rd place in Greer and brought home $100!  This year he has came home with 1 qualifier trophy, 1 runner up trophy and 1 semi finalist trophy.  

Last year he would bring home his papers and I would look through them and notice several about drag racing.  Well this year is no different.  He is constantly thinking about drag racing and any opportunity he gets while at school he is drawing or writing about it.  

His dream is to get a sponsor and make it big in drag racing history!  I have always had a dream or a vision for my children.  I always dream about the day they will get saved.  They day they walk down the isle, not to get married, but to take that step to the alter to be saved.  I have never cared if they go to UGA or North Ga Technical School.  I don't care if they will be a doctor or lawyer or garbage truck driver.  As long as they are saved I don't care what they do for schooling or career.  OF COURSE I want them to be successful, but I know if they have God in their life they will be successful.  

So anyways Jackson's dream is to be a famous drag racer!  You ask how I know???  Well by the stories he writes, the drawings he draws and by the things he makes.  

For instance he wrote about his dragster in his "Too Good for Drugs" workbook.
It says "I am proud that I can drive my dragsters.  I am not scared."
"Today Jackson reached a lifetime goal.  The goal was to drive my dragster.  The steps Jackson took to reach the goal were Step 1: to get a good light, Step 2 Concentrate, Step 3 good sportsmanship.  Jackson celebrated reaching this goal by: I got a trophy."  Obviously if you enlarge the picture you will see several spelling mistakes, but I wrote out the right spelling so you would understand it better! 

A close up picture of  the picture he drew.  He is holding up a qualifier shootout trophy and the other hand is holding up a #1!!!

a close up of the writing.  Don't judge his misspellings!!

This picture might have been drew in second grade.  When we first bought his car it was black.  And I think he drew it then.  If not then he couldn't find a burgundy crayon ;)  I love the smoke and all!!! 

This one was actually 3rd grade.  He wrote a story about how to make a dragster!
"First you get a lot of metal.  Then you melt all the together.  Get seat belts, glove, helmet and shoes.  Then get spray paint and the body coler (color) it what ever you want.  And get tires and a morder (motor)."

This he made during the summer out of molding clay.  I really think it looks alot like a dragster!

This is on his door.  He got the stickers at the Southern Nationals and stuck it on his door along with 5 or 6 more.  He took his bendaroos and made his name, is and an arrow pointing down to the dragster!

Bristol Day 5

Saturday was for the kids that won 1st round Friday.  Sadly we had to put our car on the trailer.  bummer :( Even though we lost we still stayed for the finishing of the Eastern Conference Finals.  We were part of Team Atlanta and we wanted to cheer on our fellow team mates!

Our theme this year was "We are going to take the track by storm."  You know cause we were at THUNDER Valley!  Awesome theme BTW!  Don't know who thought of it, but who ever it was is a total genius!!  Last year it was a "We Bring It.  A Perfect Package"  You know our dial in time, and our reaction time.  You want to have a PERFECT light and a PERFECT dial in time!  It was awesome last year!

Anyways Team ATLANTA won the spirit award for the second year in a row.  Next year we are totally going to go for 3!!  Here are some of the people in our stands cheering for one of our racers!  Team Atl did really good this year!

This is the parade to the winners circle!

Stephen was so dirty!!

Who doesn't love dirty feet!  ugh so gross!!

This little boy won second place.  I actually don't even know where he is from, but I totally had to get a picture of his car.  You know cause my Jackson is Jackson Bailey and so was this boy! I totally wanted them to get a picture together, but I didn't want to embarrass my Jackson!  I kept hearing his name!!  So at the end of the race while he was getting his trophy I snuck in a picture!!

Bristol Day 4

Friday morning we were up way to early.  I didn't mind cause it was picture time!  You know mama loves her some pictures!

Stephen likes him some girls!!

He doesn't give that sweet smile to just anyone!!

Trying to get us all in there.

You know I kinda like where we were last year.  We were a lot closer to the tower and we had more people last year! 

Its blurry, but I added it any way!

Number 1!

Had to get the parents in there and all!!

Were number 1!!  We know it!!

Stephen wearing Jackson's helmet!

I was wanting a picture together, but Stephen wasn't in the mood.  Too early!!

Atleast he smiled here!

Love my sweet racing family!!!

Stephen was so over this day!!

Getting ready to race!

Sadly this was all for us.  Jackson went WAY to fast.  

It was late that night and Stephen was hungry.  

Don't I look beautiful!  Thats how I look after living out of our Toy Hauler for a week!!  Just keepin it real!  

So we lost Friday's race, but we still had a great time!  We all went to the stands to cheer on our team mates!!  We had several win 1st round!!