From my vantage point in the stands, I could see the crew working rapidly to get the car back for the regular heat and feature, but I wasn't optimistic.  Turns out we had a broken shock, flat tire, bent rim, and damage to the "bird cage" suspension.  This required serious work, including removing the driveshaft.  But Bill, Skyler and crew members from other teams (thanks, Davey Mills team) got Skyler back on the track for the third heat of the Midwest Mods.  

He placed 5th of 8 cars in his heat, and started the feature in 12th place.  The dusty conditions returned--bringing out the red flag.  The cars were waved into the infield, and the watering truck attempted to lay down some moisture.  But Bemidji Speedway suffers from a lack of clay, and the water is quickly burned off. ...

Racing resumed, with single file action in the growing dusty.  Skyler got as high as 9th, and eventually settled for 10th place of the 24 cars.  It was a hold-your-breath race, and Team Weaver decided it won't race at Bemidji Speedway, aka "The Dust Bowl",  with any regularity.  Our options for Sunday night include Buffalo River Speedway in Glyndon--which has that sticky black, dust-free clay.   Check our schedule, as we have some more repairs to do....

Enough for tonight.