(from Chartier Motorsports)
Chartier Motorsports made our way to Wausau, Wisconsin for the 525 Flip Merwin Championship. It was an exciting weekend with its ups and downs. Our team arrived Friday night just in time to wash off the rig and check out the new facility.
Saturday was rough, with poor starts Malcolm struggled to get into a good groove. He was able to qualify for the front row in the 7th position, not what he was hoping for. He had a bad start and struggled with visibility for the 15 lap final. #33 stuck it out strong and finished with an 8th place; we did not have as much top speed as the competition, along with Malcolm’s struggle for line choice.
Sunday we were optimistic, with a good night’s rest the team was determined to improve on our previous days results. Saturday night we put a game plan together and tried some other parts on the sled that we thought could help with horse power. Our plan worked, Malcolm came flying out of the gates in his qualifiers placing 1st, 1st, and 2nd qualifying 2nd in the front row for the final. Our starts were great thanks to Mike Houle; after the start #33 came out of turn two in 2nd place. It was a great race up front, Malcolm rode smart with his line choice and made a few attempts to pass for the front but was unable to in the end. Malcolm finished 2nd for the day, only a sled length behind the winner.
After our poor start to the weekend, the team is very happy to put Team Woody’s / Mike Houle Racing / Skidoo on the TLR Cup Podium. A special thanks to all our great sponsors: Grace Performance, Hydro X, Tuzinwoski Landscaping, Ajax Paving, Fly Racing, DP Schweihofer, Pamar Enterprises, EVS Sports, and M.L. Chartier Inc.
