MDM Struggles to 14th Place Finish

 

Berkley, MA - (May 18, 2009) – It is often said that “the third time is the charm,” but that was not the case for the Mad Dog Motorsports (MDM) team on Saturday.  Fighting damp weather conditions and an ill-handling racecar, MDM diver, Jake Vanada, became the victim of a mid-race accident, relegating him to the pits for the latter half of the race.
With qualifying having been completed on May 3, it was already determined that Jake would be starting in the second position.  At the drop of the green flag, Jake immediately began fighting a tight condition which made the car nearly impossible to drive.  Falling back to the rear of the field, Jake rode around until the first caution flag, when he brought the #46 Skater’s Edge/Grey Wolf Design Chevrolet to the attention of his crew.
“We had to make that stop early on because the car was just awful.  I could not get it to turn at all.  When we came in and made some adjustments it made it a lot better, but that only lasted for about 10 laps.  After that we began to fight the same problem,” Jake recanted.  
Just after the halfway signal, the MDM team’s day went from bad to worse when the drivers in front of Jake checked up, causing him to climb the left front tire of the car in front of him.  As a result, Jake spun only to be clipped by the #99 of Dan O’Brien.  This accident ended the MDM team’s day early.
“That race was just a racing deal.  It’s really unfortunate that it happened like this in the first race, though, because money is tight for everyone this year.  To bend the clip in the first race and have to it replaced is just a devastating blow.  We definitely are going to be out for a bit.  We’ll work on it and hope to get it back together, though,” the downtrodden driver said after the race.  
Stay tuned to www.mad-dogmotorsports.com for all of the latest information and news regarding the team’s plans.