Race Report – Page 9

aj009 Despite going for a spin, A.J. Emms rebounded to post a runner-up finish at Flamboro Speedway.

The Orillia, Ontario native started off the weekend on a high, winning both of his heats to set himself up for a strong starting spot for the feature.

“We unloaded Saturday not knowing what to expect going into practice,” Emms said. “After the first few laps we realized we had some fine tuning to do to get the balance where we wanted it. J.R. Fitzpatrick and Mike Westwood were a big influence in helping us doing this, and without their advice our weekend wouldn’t have been as smooth.

“Winning my first two heat races Saturday was a big moral booster to our whole team after a long winter of hard work.”

When it came time for the feature on Sunday, the speed was there, but luck had her way of playing nasty games. Contact was part of the nature of the day, and some resulted in a spin for Emms. Despite that, though, Emms stayed determined for a strong finish, which is what ended up happening.

When the checkered flag flew on the day, he’d cross the line in the second spot for his best career finish.

“After a wild feature on Sunday, I was very fortunate to come out of Flamboro with a second place finish, and was really impressed with how the car worked,” he said. “Big thank you to my crew for all their hard work all weekend.”

With a solid start to the year, Emms will head to Delaware Speedway on June 3, which was the sight of a third-place finish last season.

“With last weekend behind us, I’m really am looking forward to getting to Delaware speedway next week to see how we stack up against some of the province’s best,” Emms commented.

Emms and team thank Sunshine Super Wash – Orillia, Davenport Subaru, Creecher’s Design, Klotz Canada, Artech Promotional Wear – Orillia, Bromley Automotive, and TSS Top Shops – Barrie for the support.

Fans can keep up with A.J. Emms all year by visiting his website athttp://www.ajemms.com. You can also follow Emms on twitter via http://www.twitter.com/ajemms.

By: Ashley McCubbin

PETERBOROUGH, Ontario — Staying out of trouble throughout the whole feature and running up near the front, A.J. Emms would complete his Hoosier OSCAAR Modified rookie season with a fourth place finish at the Autumn Colours Classic.

Emms started off the weekend by finishing second in his heat on Friday, followed by a sixth in his heat on Saturday. As a result, that would set him up to start eighth for the 50-lap feature on Sunday night.

Emms would manage to escape the early wreck that happened involving multiple cars, keeping himself set for a strong run in the feature. He’d fall back in the early laps, though, but was able to work his way back up to 11^th on lap 10. He would continue to un 11^th all the way till an incident happened up ahead involving the race leader and a lap car, bumping Emms up to the eighth spot.

Emms would get a good solid restart and escaped an incident up ahead of him to move up to sixth with 11 laps to go. He then avoided the contact that happened the rest of the feature, while battling hard, to cross the finish line with a fourth place finish.

“After learning a ton, and having a good season, huge thanks goes out to Allen Adams for letting me pilot the #99 Oscaar Mod, it was definitely a privilege I won’t forget,” Emms commented following the Classic. “Big thanks to all of our sponsors and crew for all of their support, without you this season wouldn’t have been possible. Looking forward to some new challenges in the 2016 racing season in a different ride.”

Keep up with ADAMS Motorsports all season long via their website at http://www.adammotorsports99.com. You can also follow Emms on twitter via http://www.twitter.com/ajemms.

Thanks to Adams Home Comfort, Barrie Auto Flea Market, Dwinnels Family Movers, Wolseley Canada, TSS Top Shops, Duckworths Fish and Chips Orillia, Wix Filters, Klotz Canada, Heritage Heating Contractors Incorporated, Hastings Home Hardware, Whitechurch Towing, Accurate Industrial Liquid Waste Ltd, Kitchen Tire 2013, Morton Metals and Orillia Trim and Door for their continued support.

Race Report by Ashley McCubbin