By Dave Sully - PT. COLBORNE, ON- After suffering through a disappointing Saturday at Merrittville, the team regained a measure of respect and renewal with a solid performance at Humberstone, capped off by a top five finish. The most significant development on the night was that the car actually contended for positions, without Mat having to perform Herculean efforts just to pass somebody.
Mat got pinched off while making a move early in his heat, after a bad draw put him in a tough starting position, but worked his way up to a qualifying position for the feature. Starting ninth, it was evident that the car was going to be competitive, as he stayed with the pack as it accelerated at the start. He passed Scott Wood, Chris Steele, Robbie Krull, and Chad Chevalier during the race, and ended up in a spirited battle with Todd Gordon for the fourth spot which lasted a number of laps, with Gordon holding the spot by half a car length at the line. Dale Planck won the race.
It was definitely an encouraging sign, giving the team something on which to build. Mat felt a lot better than he did the previous night. Though still not doing handsprings, he noted, “We changed some stuff today, put it on the scales. We went back to basics and changed some little things around. It seemed to make a difference. I can’t complain about it. We went forward tonight, instead of backwards. I’m just happy we’re back in the ball park.”
“(This week) we’re going to keep getting back to basics. It’ll be good.”
Sometimes, you say things to make the listener feel good, even though you may not be totally convinced yourself. Other times, you say those things when you really sense something good is going to happen. I’m leaning toward the latter here.
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