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2010 Racing Season
2010 was an eventful year, to say the least! It was a milestone of sorts for us as we were able to keep
one car throughout the season (lol). We started off the year at the World Dirt Track Championships at Texas Motor Speedway.
We were able to make about 1/2 of a lap before the motor started pouring smoke out of the headers. After working through Thursday
nights practice in 30 degree weather, we felt we had the problem solved. Unfortunately, the problem was much worse than we
anticipated, and we ended our weekend without ever completing a lap officially. We came back to Shreveport still feeling optimistic
about the year, but it was a frustrating first few months as we fought problem after problem with the Shaw. After weeks of
re-doing things done by the original owners, (overhaul of entire brake system, new birdcages, etc), we were finally able to
start dialing in the car around the first part of July. The addition of Crew Chief Johnny Vaught proved to be instrumental
in turning around the performance of the car as we were able to drive to several strong finishes toward the end of the season,
with a season high 5th at Sabine Speedway after starting 16th, and a 6th at Champion Park the final night of the season.
But the 2010 season was not just limited to the local dirt tracks. July 19th-20th Ryan and Ronnie were part of a 7 person
team that raced in in a 24 hour endurance race at Texas Motor Speedway. We were able to drive a severely underpowered '91
BMW home to a 12th place finish after running as low as 29th. All in all, it was a great season for Humphrey Racing, and we
are very excited about 2011!
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| Right side view for 2011. |
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| Side shot of new body for '11 season. |
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| Second night of work...new decking, and sides added to nose and hood. |
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| Heat race action at Champion Park. |
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| Repair work after a little racing incident. |
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| Racing through the field at Champion Park |
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| It was another long night at Ark-La-Tex as the car ran on about 6 cylinders the whole night. |
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| The whole crew after the finish...what a blast! |
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| Taking the checkered flag after 24 hours! |
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| Ryan catching some early morning zZz's. |
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| Tire change at sunset...it finally cooled down! |
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| First driver change...Scott Worn giving Ronnie some last minutes instructions as Gene looks on. |
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| Not too many people can say they have pitted in the infield at TMS...pretty cool! |
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| Right side view of custom cage...Ronnie, Greg, and Ryan did an excellent job, |
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| Ready to head to the Track! |
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| Side view of seat brackets, and door bars. |
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| '91 BMW before it began it's transformation... |
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| This look pretty much summed up the first 1/2 of our season. |
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| The night started off promising... |
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| Packing the track with family friend Cade Dillard in the background. |
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| We ran more than half the year with the back-up motor as our Dart motor was being repaired. |
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| Putting all new gaskets in the motor (thanks to Bill Waller). This is around 11:00 PM? |
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| Thursday at TMS...it is as cold as it looks! |
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| Pulling into TMS Thursday afternoon. |
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| Right side before the season...too bad it didn't stay that way! |
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| Car wrapped and ready for 2011! |
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| First day of work...new sides, hood, and nose finished. |
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| Checkered flag flying over the best night of the year at Sabine Speedway, resulting in a 5th! |
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| Champion Park has a very tricky surface; definitely keeps you on your toes! |
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| Amy getting footage of Ryan at Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, LA. |
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| Final standings! Team Shade Tree Engineering ended up 12th! |
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| Ronnie catching a nap before his "night shift." |
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| Ronnie after executing a pass through the lowest speed corner on the track...22 MPH! |
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| Cool shot of Ryan and Ronnie re-fueling. |
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| Ronnie taking his second turn...notice the poor-mans A/C on the A-post. |
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| Ryan getting his first turn in the car as Ronnie re-fuels. |
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| Inside the garage area...we all tried to do our best Chad Knaus impressions. |
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| Roll Cage 100% complete (and no, we didn't install the Brinn for TMS) |
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| Working with the fans at Champion Park. |
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| ...but ended when the brakes locked up in the feature. |
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| At speed at Sabine Speedway in Many. |
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| Trying to clean the car after it was coated with oil...it warmed up to 50 or so on Saturday! |
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| Another before practice shot |
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| Ready for practice at TMS...right before the motor problems, |
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| Ryan and his cousin Trent at a play-day before TMS. |
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| Before the season shots of the car |
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