Hello and welcome to the first annual Toy Car 200. My name is Austin and I will be your announcer for this exciting event. It’s a gorgeous day here at Grandma’s Kitchen Race Track. The sun is shining and it is a wonderful 70 degrees track side. This 25 foot oval is fast and can be treacherous for the less experienced drivers. Focus and concentration are keys to winning this race. There is a large field of cars entered for the race so there will be a lot of great racing. I can see crews starting to push cars towards the pits in preparation for the green flag. Let’s go track side with Laura to talk with some drivers.
Thanks Austin! The excitement down here is very high. Pit crews have been making adjustments to the cars due to the large rain storm last night that mopped the track clean. I’m standing here with the pole winner Mason who recorded a record qualifying time! Mason, it must be exciting to have beaten the old track record?
“Vrooom”
Yes, your time was very impressive. However, the rain last night has definitely changed track conditions. Do you anticipate that you can continue your record breaking lap times?
“Ya”
Is your crew making any adjustments to your car to handle the clean track?
“No”
Well, good luck today Mason!
Austin, as you can see, Mason is confident that he has the fastest car today and will not be making any changes to compensate for track conditions.
I am now standing next to Monkey who had the second fastest qualifying time. Monkey, I know you are not a driver of many words, but, what is your strategy for winning this race knowing that Mason posted the fastest qualifying time?
“…”
I see, well, umm…
Austin, we seem to have a driver disagreement down here. Mason just walked over to Monkey and started yelling at him. Monkey is showing a great deal of restraint and isn’t saying a word back. Mason has now picked Monkey up and … OH NO…Mason just THREW Monkey across the track!! This is a clear violation of track rules! Normally, violence on the track results in immediate ejection of both drivers, but race officials seem not to have noticed.
Things seemingly have calmed down now. Mason has gone over and helped Monkey back to his car. We are about ready to start, so I will send it back to you Austin.
Thanks Laura. Seems like there is some high emotion on the track today. Hopefully, this will translate into a lot great racing! Everyone, please rise and remove your hats for the singing of our National Anthem.
That was wonderful. Let’s give a big applause for Grandma who will now say those four infamous words in racing:
“Gentlemen, START YOUR ENGINES!”
Wow, listen to the roar! Pure horsepower. The pace car has now entered the track and is letting the field get lined up. One more lap and the green flag will fly.
“BOOGETY, BOOGETY, BOOGEY BOYS! Let’s go racing!!!”
Ten laps in and the field has really been scrambled. Monkey has a sizable lead over Mason who has dropped to third place. Pit crews are preparing for the first pit stop which will be coming up at about lap 15. Fuel economy is going to play a big factor in…
Oh No! Monkey has brushed the wall and is wildly out of control! He is sliding sideways, sending up a LOT of smoke that is going to make it hard for the other drivers to see. He has finally come to a stop against the wall but with all the blinding smoke, second place has slowed way down and gone to the bottom of the track to avoid hitting Monkey. Mason is coming up fast! He does not even appear to be slowing down! The smoke is so thick; I cannot see what’s going on. Mason has just come out of the smoke, his car rolling over and over again!! He must have made contact with Monkey! What a horrendous wreck! I can see the emergency crews flooding the track before Mason’s car has even stopped moving.
Mason has been rushed to the track side Mom Care Center. Looks like he was crying pretty hard. But with a crash of that magnitude, who can blame him. I am being told that he may require stitches; the medic can’t get a good enough look at his injuries to make a determination yet. We will just have to wait and see.
While we are waiting, let’s take a look at the replay from the in car camera. Looks like Mason headed into the smoke at full speed and went high to miss the car at the bottom of the track. Unfortunately, that’s where Monkey’s car was. Mason turned hard left in a last ditch effort to miss Monkey, but it was too late. It appears that as the two cars collided, Mason flew forward hitting his chin on the dash. Ouch! At this point you can see him getting thrashed around as the car flips over an
d over. What a horrible accident!
The medic has just informed me that Mason bit through the inside of his lower lip. He will not need stitches and the bleeding has stopped, but his lip will be sore for several days. He considers himself very lucky and thanks his fans for their support.
Race officials have decided to call the race on account of tears.
This concludes our coverage of the Toy Car 200. From the broadcast crew, Laura and myself, thanks for watching and we look forward to seeing you again!
