By Dave Sully - (Pt Colborne, ON) - The intention to run the Big Block exclusively at Humberstone for its series of Modified shows may be altered, after it became apparent on Sunday, June 9th that the 358s are clearly superior there. After a dominating run from the pole in the heat, Mat started eighth in the feature as a result of the redraw and got into immediate trouble, with contact between himself and Bill Bleich going into turn one of the initial lap costing him a few positions.
From there, it was a case of trying to out perform the Small Blocks in a race with plenty of rubbing by all concerned, which ultimately resulted in a ninth place finish in the field of nineteen cars.
Regarding the start of the race, Mat explained, “I just hopped my right rear. You couldn’t really see much. The track was dusty, and that happens on tracks like this. It’s tough to pass to begin with, and then you go and put nine hundred horsepower on it, and it makes it even tougher. That was the only hard part. Other than that, it was pretty good.”
“We should have had our Small Block. It’s tough when you’re running for points. We’ve got to get that out of our heads and run for wins. We’re just going to bring the Small Block the next time and not worry about it. It was a good night. I can’t complain.”
It’s always dicey when you have to decide between the Big Block and the Small Block. Anticipating track conditions, which guides that choice for the most part, is not an exact science, but it seems apparent that, at Humberstone, at least, the Small Block is the way to go. The Big Block program is still a work in progress. The key is to learn something every time out. Rest assured that the team is doing just that.
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