STLRaceChicks' Blog

(Val) This weekend marks the end of the local racing season for me, and for most of the race tracks. There are still a few specials on the schedules, like demolition derbies and such, but this is the last weekend for regular shows in the area so after Sunday it's time to put away my race boots until spring. (Okay, I'll leave them out until after the big Outlaw Kart event down in Hartville, but that's it!)

In a nutshell, this is the perfect sports weekend in St. Louis. With the Cards playing on Saturday afternoon, and hopefully wrapping up the series against the Padres, that leaves the evening open to head out to the local dirt track. For the Girls, it will be Belle Clair Speedway for their O'Reilly POWERi Midget event. I would expect a good field of cars for this race, as it is the second-to-last points event of the year. The finale is Sunday night at Tri-City, and we'll be at that one too. The weather is shaping up to be outstanding, which is exciting since the last time we were at Tri-City the temps were close to 100 and the humidity wasn't much lower.

We will be wandering the pits before the races both nights, talking to drivers and teams and taking those all-important photographs.

My out-of-town Girls Gone Racin' partner, and RaceFan co-worker, Ashley will be at the NASCAR races at Talladega all weekend and she will be posting about her adventures there. Her first post went up bright and early this morning and she had me laughing as I read it. I have already urged her to continue her tale as soon as possible. Ashley is fortunate enough to be in possession of a "hot" garage pass so she will be about as close as a person can get to the action without actually putting on Nomex and a helmet. She will have to follow the NASCAR dress code though: Long pants, close-toed shoes and no shoulders showing. Wow, what I wouldn't give to get that code enforced at my kid's high school!

Ashley was supposed to interview Kasey Kahne yesterday, but things got a little crazy due to some mixed up scheduling. There are several other drivers on her list though, so we should be able to get something up on the GGR site about them. We talked this morning about taking a decent camera along so she will have some good shots for us to use. Keep your fingers crossed race fans! Along with the driver interview sessions, there is a book signing today for Janet Evanovich's new book Motor Mouth and Ashley is going to talk to the author about her just-released book which has a NASCAR theme.

So yes, it will be a busy, but fun weekend. And after the racing, the work begins as we update the girlsgoneracin.com site with stories and photos about the events. Be sure to check that out when you get the chance. Good luck to all the drivers this weekend, and keep it safe!