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 The
2006 season for the Southern
Ontario Sprints kicked off at the
Brighton Speedway on Saturday May
6th. Dick Mahoney and the #79 team
were back at the track to help get
the 11th season for the SOS
underway.
After a tough offseason
physically Dick came out with all
cylinders firing as he cruised to
dominating win the second SOS heat
race. He held off defending series
champion Adam West and a late
charge by Ken Swan for the win.
The night though would slowly get
worse from that point on. On the
cool down lap the rear brake
locked up and would keep the #79
from competing in the Dash for
Cash. The crew with help from
others in the pit area worked
feverishly on the car and had Dick
ready to run just in time for the
20 lap feature.
Starting on the outside of the
front row Dick would stay in the
front pack for the majority of the
opening laps. However the earlier
brake problem was still evident as
the rotor was cherry red
throughout most of the feature.
Finally the night would come to an
abrupt halt as the #79 lost its
left front wheel coming out of
corner four and came to rest at
the start finish line. The bad
fortune would relegate Mahoney to
an 18th place finish in the first
SOS feature of the season.
Dick Mahoney and the #79 team
will get back into action on
Friday May 19th at the Ohsweken
Speedway followed by a trip to the
Humberstone Speedway on Sunday May
21st. |
