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This weekend's racing theme was "rain and more rain".  This was called due to rain.
 
Next up on the schedule:  July 4th & July 5th at Ohsweken Speedway in Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
 
I'm not sure if they race both nights, or if July 5th is a rain date.........
 
Linda-gail Case for Team Broderick

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Did you always want to follow in the footsteps of your father/grandfather? Yes, with my father I first wanted to race on asphalt, but then I started on dirt and I fell in love with  dirt racing. I've tried it on both but over these past years I've decided that as much as I love asphalt racing like my dad, for myself now, I want to stick to dirt. I want to be successful like him but I want to also grow to be a name for myself. But yes, I've always want to follow in my dads foot steps of becoming a successful driver like him.

What made you ultimately decide to race? Watching my dad over the years when I was a kid and loving the sport, I decided that I wanted to try racing cars. I raced BMX for a while and got far with that, but I really wanted the thrill of trying to race cars. I saw how my father raced and it inspired me to do it too.

What made you choose dirt racing over asphalt racing like your Dad? I chose dirt over asphalt mainly because I like the racing better on dirt, I feel like on dirt there is a little more 2 or 3 wide racing instead of just all "fighting for the bottom" on most asphalt dirt tracks.

What was the biggest obstacle to overcome as a multi-generational driver? To make a name for mysellf instead of people comparing me to my dad or knowing me as his son, I want to have people know me as Bubba Broderick the dedicated, and passionate racecar driver.

Comparisons are inevitable. How do you feel being compared to your Dad? It's always nice to get compared to my dad, he was such a great driver, but I also want to have my own name for myself seperately than his.

What makes you different from your father as a racer? Not much, since we both race for simply the love of the sport and expept nothing less but our best.

What characteristic of your father’s would you most like to have as a racer? I always went to the races as a child and I noticed how my dad had more patience that most drivers he raced with had. He held back for most of the race and then when it was most important he would come up for the win. He also was highly adaptable to the other tracks he traveled to and continued to be a top runner whereever he went.

What is the best advice your Dad ever gave you? Before every race he always told me to "think."

What is the worst advice he ever gave you? When I first started racing he told me how to drive in and out of the corners on the dirt tracks, when he never raced a car on dirt, he only raced on asphalt and thought it would have been the same.   
 

Is your father you harshest critic, biggest fan, or both? He's definitely  both. He has his moments of being both my harshest critic and my biggest fan, but in the end I know he's my father and he just wants to see me succeed and be happy.

What is your most memorable father/son racing moment? The day I won my first race ever at Whip City Speedway in Westfield,Mass., because I saw how proud he was of me. It was the first time that instead of me running into his Victory Lane, it was now him running into mine.  

Is there a story that your father told you about your grandfather that sticks out in your mind? He told me not too long ago that my grandfather broke the speed record in NHRA drag racing.

W hat one thing would you like for the racing community to know about your father? I want people to know that he's really one of the great drivers out there and should be an inspiration to anyone out there: to follow their dreams no matter what age, or who they are. Even though he started racing at an older age then some, he still had that dream of driving and went out there and followed his dreams, and look at where he got, it's awesome!

What is the one thing you would like to say to your Dad this Father’s Day? Thank you for everything you've done for me with racing and outside of racing. You've been such a great supporter to me, allowing me to follow my dreams...I can't thank you enough.  Happy Father's Day....I Love you Dad.......... 

I just got off the phone again with Bubba and here's an update that needed to be added to the recap of his win:
 
He started 4th in the feature, fell back to 11th, and actually thought he was going to drop out of the race as the car wasn't handling quite right.  On a restart he indicated to the guy who was on the inside to just go by him, so that left Bubba on the high side.
 
Going into turns 1 and 2 on the restart, they were side by side, by the time they got to turns 3 and 4, Bubba blew right past him.  Then he started passing cars and thought the could possibly get a top five finish out of the night!
 
He got a Top five just fine - he said he could not believe how fast the upper groove was for that car.
 
Let's hope tomorrow ends the same as tonight! 

 
Saturday, June 7th, finds the team back in the big car at Canandaigua Speedway in Canandaigua, New York
 
I'll be back Saturday with an update on that race.

 
Congrats to Bubba, Jimmy and the Mini Sprint Team.....Linda-gail Case for Team Broderick

“Bubba” Broderick Bounces Back to Top Four Finish
 
BROOKFIELD, CONN. – Jimmy “Bubba” Broderick is rapidly becoming acclimated to his new 360 cubic inch sprint car, scoring a good top 15 in his first big car race, on Saturday night, then a strong fourth place Sunday at Eriez Speedway in Erie, Pa.
 
On Saturday night, “Bubba” competed in the American Sprint Car Series Patriot Division sprint car race at Woodhull Raceway in Woodhull, N.Y. and had to race into the A-Feature from the B-Feature after finishing only sixth in his heat race. Rising to the challenge, he drove to fourth in the B-Feature and went on to score fourteenth in his first feature race. Along the way, he earned one of the ASCS special awards, recognizing his team’s perseverance with the ISC Racer’s Tape ‘Keeping Things Rolling’ award.
 
The next day, the No. 5 Broderick Maxim chassis got towed to Eriez Speedway, where Bubba got right back in the groove, scoring a fourth-place in the first heat to move into the A-Feature. The first lap nearly ended his race, as a spin in front of the 18-year-old nearly took out his car but he recovered and drove around the top of the speedway for the next 25 laps, coming within a short stone’s throw of the lead trio as they approached the checkered flag. Had the race gone one additional lap, ‘Bubba’ might well have won his first ASCS Sprint car race, as the leaders all started running short of fuel.
 
“Wow” said Broderick. “We knew we had a good car and I really like running around the high side of a track, but this is awesome! Now we need to concentrate on getting ready for Merrittville next week and make sure we keep getting top five finishes.”
 
Broderick’s next race as he pursues the Patriot Region’s Rookie of the Year award is on the four-tenths mile D-shaped track at Merrittville Speedway in Thorold, Ontario. Located just west of Niagara Falls, N.Y., the track is hosting its sole ASCS event of 2008 Saturday evening, May 31.