Fowl Mood Racing’s Weekend With the Outlaws Ends With a Crash at Granby, a Mechanical Failure at Brighton and a Rainout at Cornwall

The highly anticipated weekend for Phil Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team has come and gone, as they battled alongside the stars of the World of Outlaw Late Model Series with events planned at Autodrome Granby on Friday night, back home to Brighton Speedway on Saturday night for a 15 lap dash for cash with a pair of World of Outlaw Late Model stars and then back to Cornwall Speedway on Sunday to finish off their swing through Eastern Canada.

Autodrome Granby in almost five hours from the Fowl Mood Racing team shop in Brighton, Ontario, but the team was eager to make the long drive to do battle with the elite Late Model racers from the United States and Canada with the World of Outlaws.  The Series has events throughout the USA, but this was their only swing through the Canadian provinces.  Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team qualified into the 50 lap main event, but they got caught up in a crash late in the race, and suffered heavy damage to the car. 

They made the long drive back to Brighton, and with the damage now fixed from the previous night, they were ready for the 15 lap dash for cash featuring Potts and some of the Brighton Speedway locals against World of Outlaw drivers Bub McCool and Chubb Frank on Saturday night.  A broken gear in the rear end sidelined the team early in the race.

“It certainly wasn’t the result we were looking for, but it is an easy fix, and we will be back at Cornwall tomorrow night for their World of Outlaw show”, says Potts.  “We haven’t had much luck so far this weekend, but hopefully that will change”.

The Fowl Mood Racing team traveled back up the 401 to Cornwall Speedway on Sunday afternoon.  The weather had forecasted rain for later in the evening, but by 3:30 in the afternoon the skies opened up, and about an hour later the track officials had no choice but to cancel their WoO Late Model program. 

“We had just got to the track and got the car unloaded, and before you knew it the clouds started to roll in, and we were putting everything away”, adds Potts.  “The track tried to wait it out, but the rain just kept coming, and there was nothing they could do but cancel”.

This coming week, Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team will be back at Brighton Speedway for the Canada Day Championship.  If history is an indication, the team should have a strong showing, as they have set fast time, and have won the event two years in a row.  Currently second in points, a win would put them with in striking distance for the coveted Brighton Speedway Late Model championship.

Fowl Mood Racing would not be possible without the support of our sponsors.  We would like to thank Hutchinson Fuels, Indewey Excavating, Vanderlaan Building Supplies, Bill’s Johns, Gord’s Water Service and Brighton Recycling Inc. for all their support, and we look forward to a very exciting 2012 season.

For more information on Phil Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team, and to stay up to date with our progress through the 2012 racing season, please visit our website, www.fowlmoodracing.com.   

Fowl Mood Racing to Run With the World of Outlaws This Weekend

After a tough night at the track last weekend at Brighton, Phil Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team are looking to move on as they begin to prepare for an exciting weekend of racing with the World of Outlaw Late Models. 

The team plans to travel to Autodrome Granby on Friday night in Quebec, before coming back home to Brighton on Saturday for a Dash for Cash event with World of Outlaw drivers Chubb Frank and Rick Eckert, as well as other local race teams that have open motors to race with the Outlaws.  On Sunday, the team travels to Cornwall Motor Speedway for another World of Outlaw race at the picturesque facility in Cornwall, Ontario.

“We are really excited about this weekend, as we get to visit some tracks that we don’t get out to very often, and of course, we will be racing with some of the best Late Model racers throughout the United States and Canada with these World of Outlaw guys”, says driver Phil Potts.  “We have a great car, and a great team, and it will be fun for us to compete against these guys and see where we stack up against them”.

Potts and the Fowl Mood Race team may have very limited experience with the Outlaws, but their new Rocket chassis is dialed in, and the team is looking forward to the challenge that they face this weekend.

“We are racing against teams that do this full time, and run 60 or 70 races a year, with a seemingly unlimited budget”, says Potts.  “Competing at this level can only help our program in the long run, and we are excited about that”.

Fowl Mood Racing would not be possible without the support of our sponsors.  We would like to thank Hutchinson Fuels, Indewey Excavating, Vanderlaan Building Supplies, Bill’s Johns, Gord’s Water Service and Brighton Recycling Inc. for all their support, and we look forward to a very exciting 2012 season.

For more information on Phil Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team, and to stay up to date with our progress through the 2012 racing season, please visit our website, www.fowlmoodracing.com.   

Fowl Mood Racing Gets Back to Victory Lane After Impressive Performance at Brighton Speedway on Saturday Night

It took them a few races to get their new Rocket Chassis dialed in, but Phil Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team are firing on all cylinders now, posting their second win in three weeks at their home town Brighton Speedway.  The team also made the trip to Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night for the Go Nuclear Late Model Series.

On Friday night, the Fowl Mood Racing team made the three-hour trip to Hogansburg, New York for the first race in the 2012 Go Nuclear Challenge Late Model Series.  As the team was getting ready for the night’s racing action, the skies began to darken, and soon after heavy rain began to fall, and then hail.  The 15 minute storm delayed the events for over two hours, and just as the track was getting packed in, and about 20 minutes away from starting, a second shower saturated the track, forcing track officials to cancel the night’s racing events.

“It is a disappointing that we got rained out after making the long drive here.  I was really looking forward to racing at this place”, says Potts.  “We will be back on July 6^th for the rescheduled race, and again later in the year”.

On Brighton Speedway on Saturday, Potts was back home at Brighton Speedway.  After finishing second in his qualifier, Potts was confident that his new Rocket Chassis would be fast for the 30 lap main event.  Potts would start on the outside of row four in eighth place to start the race, and quickly moved forward.  He would go on to take the win, posting his second victory of 2012, and second in just three weeks.  The win moves Potts up to second in track points.

This coming week, Potts will be back in action at Brighton Speedway on Saturday night, looking for another win.  The following week, Potts will have his big motor in the car, as they battle with the World of Outlaws at Autodrome Granby on Friday, June 22^nd, and Cornwall Speedway on Sunday, June 24^th.  On the Saturday night between the two World of Outlaw dates, the team will return home, and prepare for a dash for cash at Brighton Speedway featuring Late Model stars Chubb Frank and Rick Eckert, as well as Potts, and other Brighton Speedway regulars.

“We are really looking forward to racing with the Outlaws next week”, says Potts.  It will be a lot of fun racing with Chubb Frank here at Brighton as well.  He is one of the biggest names in Late Model racing and it will be great for everyone to have him here at our track”.

Fowl Mood Racing would not be possible without the support of our sponsors.  We would like to thank Hutchinson Fuels, Indewey Excavating, Vanderlaan Building Supplies, Bill’s Johns, Gord’s Water Service and Brighton Recycling Inc. for all their support, and we look forward to a very exciting 2012 season.

For more information on Phil Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team, and to stay up to date with our progress through the 2012 racing season, please visit our website, www.fowlmoodracing.com.   

Fowl Mood Racing Battles Back From Early Race Spin to Record Second Straight Top Five; Go Nuclear Series to Kick Off This Weekend

Fresh off their first win of the 2012 season just one week ago, Phil Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team were looking forward to getting back to their hometown Brighton Speedway to attempt to win their second straight feature.

After a solid second place finish in their qualifier, Phil and the rest of the Brighton Speedway competitors participated in Brighton’s annual meet the driver night. He signed autographs for local fans, and took time out for photos, and to talk to the fans that came out. 

Potts started the 30 lap main event from the 12^th position.  He drove the Fowl Mood Racing car through the field early, but spun on lap seven to avoid another car, and would have to restart from the rear of the field.  On the ensuing restart, Potts got up on the wheel, and was soon back inside the top ten.  On the final restart, he took over the fourth position, and held that spot through the end of the race.  The strong finish now moved Potts to third in Brighton Speedway track points.

“We had a fast car tonight, but we really hurt ourselves with that spin early in the race”, says Potts.  “We were able to bounce back from that and score another strong finish.  I really have to thank Stu Archer and the entire Fowl Mood team for their hard work”.

This coming week Potts has a pair of events scheduled beginning with a Friday night trip to Hogansburg, New York for the first round of the Go Nuclear Late Model Challenge Series at Mohawk International Raceway.  Potts has just one previous start at the track, finishing sixth last season.  On Saturday night, the team will return to Brighton Speedway, looking to continue their strong performances of late, and get back to their home track victory lane.

In other exciting news around the Brighton Speedway, It has been confirmed that World of Outlaw Late Model star Chubb Frank will be in action at the Brighton Speedway on Saturday, June 23^rd taking on the hometown crowd.  This will be Chubb’s first ever appearance at Brighton Speedway. 

“We are very excited to have a star like Chubb Frank come to our track”, says Potts.  “He is a very accomplished racer, and has done a lot for our sport, and I looking forward to racing against him right here at Brighton later this month”.

Fowl Mood Racing would not be possible without the support of our sponsors.  We would like to thank Hutchinson Fuels, Indewey Excavating, Vanderlaan Building Supplies, Bill’s Johns, Gord’s Water Service and Brighton Recycling Inc. for all their support, and we look forward to a very exciting 2012 season.

For more information on Phil Potts and the Fowl Mood Racing team, and to stay up to date with our progress through the 2012 racing season, please visit our website, www.fowlmoodracing.com.