09/27/2026
Gentle Giant’s solo weekend at Goodland Raceway ended a little earlier than we’d hoped with a DNF. Mother Nature had already done a number on the track, dumping a whole lot of water on it before race day. The Goodland Raceway crew put in the work and did everything they could to give everyone a place to race — but sometimes there’s only so much you can do when Mother Nature decides she wants to be part of the track-prep crew.
The end result was definitely what most racers would lovingly call a “cowboy-up” track — wet, rough, rutted, and not particularly interested in anyone’s suspension components LOL. And just to be crystal clear: every driver and race team makes their own decision about whether to put their equipment on the track. Nobody forces us through that gate or onto that racing surface. Sometimes racers look at the conditions, know exactly what they’re getting themselves into, strap in anyway and say, “Well…let’s see what happens.” The reality is, some teams decided they weren't willing to put their racers or their equipment at risk. The rest decided to take their chances at a chance to win a 6' trophy 🏆 and a fat check.
Turns out, sometimes what happens is you come home with a broken left-front shock…and we’re guessing we weren’t the only trailer carrying a few extra pieces and parts home after this one. No blame toward the track crew whatsoever. They wanted to give the racers a place to race, the racers wanted to race, and everyone gave it their best shot. Sometimes the track wins. This weekend, the track won. We’ll fix what’s broken, get Gentle Giant put back together, and live to cowboy up another day.
And apparently this photo from earlier in the week was less of a cocktail and more of a premonition. Here’s to bad decisions, expensive hobbies, cowboy-up racetracks, and the confidence to look at something you KNOW is probably going to cost you money and say, “Eh…send it.”
Cheers to the decisions we make willingly…and the parts we replace because of them.