Will Brown  #58

2008 HQMA Lt. 160 & World Formula Track Champion
2007 HQMA Lt. 160 & Senior Honda Track Champion

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September 2008  09/20/08: We had a month off to figure out exactly what we needed to wrap up the championships.  If we could win one more race  in Lt 160  we could lock up the HQMA championship points and be the 2008 champion and that's exactly what Will did.  He came out strong and won both the heat and the Amain races and won the Championship points.  WAY TO GO!!!  Now we can sit back and race without pressure. WHEW!  Will also locked up the World Formula championship with a win in it.   Not a bad weekend.  Next race is this weekend on the 27th.
09/27/08:  Great race day!  Will finished 2nd in the heat and won the Amain in Lt. 160 and also won the feature in World Formula. 

August 2008  This was not a good month for Brown Motorsports! We had 3 DNFs in Lt 160.  The first race of the month was on August 9th.  We were privileged to try the new Hoosier tire out and although the tire held up great and we led with it, it just got too slippery on the long run.  Will spun while leading the race and was hit by another car which broke our axle. UGH!  We were done and finished 8th.  World formula is always good.....we won it. 
Our next race for the month was on August 23rd.  Everything was going pretty good.  We qualified great - got fast times in both classes and finished 2nd in World Formula, but Lt 160 was another DNF!  UGH UGH!  The front bearing locked up and welded itself on.  We could not get it off and therefore could not finish the race.  Oh!  We were leading that one too when it happened.
Finally, our Region 3 race at Huntsville was held on August 30th.   We expected may be a 5th place qualifying run or may be a top 10 due to all the great competition in Region 3, but we got the FAST TIME in Lt 160!!! Wow, Could not believe it!  Of course, that meant we started 5th.   We ran well in the race and even led about 20 laps.  We ended up finishing 2nd.   In World Formula we finished 5th due to mechanical problems, but not a bad day at all.

July 2008   July 5th was a great day.  We seemed to be back on track.  We won Lt 160 and W/F.  July 12th was an okay day.  We won W/F, but could of done better in Lt. 160 - we were leading when we were chopped.  The call made was charging on us! With 10 laps to go, Will came back to finish 3rd, so not too bad.  You win some, you loose some!  That's racing!

June 2008
 
June 7th was the only race for the mont and it was close.....photo finish at the line.  Lt 160 - Shay and Will didn't know who won.  They both drove around the track after the checkered flag until the scorers announced it. Shay won!  Oh well, Will was happy to see Shay get his first Amain win.  He was very happy for him. 
In World Formula, Will won the race, but got DQ'd for the exhaust being loose.  What a raw deal.  He got rear-ended in the race and it caused the exhaust to become loose.  Go figure!


May 2008
After 3 weeks off and no practice we thought we would be junk, but Will came out with a bang.  May 17th was the 4th points race for Huntsville and Will finished with 2 Amain wins, 2 fast times and a new track record in World Formula at 6.312 (old record was 6.352).  What a great day!  Not sure how long the record will last - we have a region 3 race on the 24th and a lot of fast drivers will be there.  At least we had it for awhile. 

April 2008
Will had a great month!  He had races on the 12th and the 19th and won both in Lt. 160 and had decent finishes in World Formula with a 2nd and a 4th place finish in the Feature races.  The month didn't go without some excitement though.  We had mechanical problems but luckily they occured in the heat races and it gave us time to correct the problems.  Will really had to fight for the Lt 160 win on the 19th.  He started last due to a DNF in the heat and was put to the rear twice only to make a come back with 10 laps to go.  He was by no means the fastest the car on the track, but came through the field like he was possessed and took the win.  WAY TO GO, WILL!!

March 2008
HQMA's race season got under way on March 22 -  Will won both his heat race and the Amain in Lt.160 and led most of the heat race in W/F before motor problems took him out of the race.  After correcting the problem, Will finished 3rd in the Amain. 
Gander Mountain had it's annual car show.  Will took his quarter midgets and spoke to potential racers about our sport and handed out brochures. 

February 2008
A press conference was held at Huntsville City Hall to announce that HQMA was awarded the 2009 Eastern Grands. 

January 2008
Will and his dad attended the Region 3 Banquet in Georgia.  It was held at the Andretti Speed Lab and they had a blast.

December 2007
Will attended the HQMA annual banquet along with all his HQMA racing buddies.  He ended the 2007 HQMA points with a 1st place in Sr. Honda and Lt. 160 and a 3rd place in World Formula.  This was Will's 1st year in W/F and only his 2nd in Lt. 160. He has been racing Sr. Honda for 2 years.

November 2007
Will wrapped up the 2007 season with the HQMA's annual Turkey Gobbler Race.  It was extremely cold, but we mananged to set the fast
time in Sr. Honda and qualified 5th in Lt. 160.  That meant the pole for the Amain in Lt. 160.  Competition was tough. This years Turkey Gobbler had over 160 cars registered.  Will raced hard in Sr Honda, leading a lot of the race.  He tangled with another car, but managed to work his way back up to second and gained on the leader.....until the throttle linkage broke.  Luckily Will caught a break and was able to come into the pits and get it fixed.  With 4 laps to go, Will came from last to finish 4th.  In Lt. 160, Will wasn't so lucky.  He started on the pole and went to 3rd pretty quick.  It started raining and the cars were placed under caution.  Racing resumed.  Will stuggled with the handling of his car.  Coming in and out of the pits every caution.  His right rear tire was going flat.  With 10 laps to go we changed the tire and he was able to finish 5th.  Way to stick it out and never give up.

October 2007
Will had a pretty good October.  On 10/13, Will finished 2nd in both Lt. 160 & World Formula.  He did not race Sr Honda. On 10/27, Will set a new track record in Lt. 160 at 6.602.  He would finish 2nd in the Amain.  In Senior Honda he ran a friend's motor for them and finished 6th with it.

September 2007
Will raced 09/29 and had a great day.  He won both the Sr Honda Amain and the Lt. 160 Amain races and finished 3rd in World Formula.  On 09/22 Will had a 3rd place in Sr Honda, a 6th in Lt. 160 and did not race the W/F.