Jan 20/10 - BURLINGTON, ON - Mitchell Boyd opened the first two rounds of the 2010 Florida Winter Tour surrounded by adversity. Poor qualifying in round 1 due to a broken bead lock and flat tire resulted in Mitchell having to start at the back of the 32-driver Rotax Micro Max field.
While trying to get used to the new engine and chassis combination Mitchell proved to be quite competitive. Mitchell finished round 1 by battling his way to 17th position overall.
Round 2 qualifying started similar to round 1. Mitchell qualified in 14th position even though he suffered a bent tie rod during the session.
Off the start in the pre-final of round 2, approximately 10 other drivers passed Mitchell due too congestion in turn 1. Mitchell fought back from 3rd last too end up 14th for the session.
During the final Mitchell was collected in an incident on the track that allowed 5 drivers to pass. With 9 laps remaining Mitchell caught and passed each one of those drivers to finish 17th overall position while setting his fastest lap times of the weekend.
It was truly a fantastic weekend. This weekend has left us with many great memories as well as some things to work on.
Mitchell would like to thank Extreme Measures.ca Kustom Paint, Portcullis Realty Corp., Inside Track Motorsport News, Pserra Racing, Birel Chassis, Rotax Engines, Mojo Tires, Mom & Dad, all the other competitors and the Florida Winter Tour for making this all possible.
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