{"id":2407,"date":"2021-04-21T10:06:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T15:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dekeyrelracing.com\/news\/?p=2407"},"modified":"2021-04-21T10:06:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T15:06:25","slug":"texplex-race-series-round-2-3-13-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dekeyrelracing.com\/news\/?p=2407","title":{"rendered":"TexPlex Race Series Round 2: 3-13-2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The weekend started out on Friday Morning with the 3 hr drive to TexPlex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was kind of nice because we did not have to leave way early in the&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>morning. My dad and I got on the road at 7:00am and arrived at the track&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>about 10:00am. The office help at Texplex was organized and had&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>everything ready for a quick sign in. We head over to the Progressive&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Powersports pit area and started to set up. ( It is great to have an area that&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>is saved and they offer AMAZING hospitality on race weekends.&nbsp; Bobby,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David, Quinn and the rest of the guys go all out for the team. )&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:00 noon hit and it was time for practice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/weqT5etUSKcOZn2XOFkHYDfDrW6pBHeQOs7zYu2g2VC4hYY-BfF73HT76Mx7YOYjNtVPZT5DeHVfffBMx9znGhvf7f9r1UMsZWtRAKvdHvIcmHmGFf1B01uWJfYEcQtP0x7JeSmm\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was having a blast with the new track layout and was able to get some&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>valuable laps in infront of, with and behind Eddie Ensign. Eddie is new to&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the sport in the amatuer class but really smooth and supper fast. It was&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>great to try to learn a little from him while I was around him. I set my fastest&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>lap of the weekend while running with Eddie. Practiced wrapped up for the&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>day formy group and it was time to clean up and great ready for race day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Mr. Ensign and George White of Double E Racing I had&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jambalaya for the first time. It was really good.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/m2YZrzs-f-wNd5u3zCMG07AXmeB52aA4jtj8nkJ6deFAZg4-MjrQEZnsMVhaYMmDTssvijMQDNaNhA2nINk64B32qDB_3oUhJjJdDqqxrKZw3R7Yruuq2AO0vvX8FiuyeibNcHLX\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday morning we were on track at 7:00am for practice. The Texplex crew<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>had both their water trucks break during the day. That did not stop them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They had two water trucks delivered and water all night. It was the best we&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>have ever seen the track. ( Just started this year ) Tons of grip with&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>moisture coming up out of the track. In practice the grip was awesome.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texplex crew hit the track again with water after practice was&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>complete and I was in the first race. While we were sitting on the line they&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>were still watering out in the back section. So I knew that was still going to&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>be slippery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 12+ 1000cc STK class was set to be the third drop. The womens&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts were the first drop. Womens Amateurs second drop.&nbsp; Then us.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had a terrible start as I thought I jumped so I let off and then went again to&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>not get penalized. Everyone said I had nailed it if I would have just stayed&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>in it but I didn\u2019t. I was in second place and Jace was driving really good. I&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>knew I needed to get around him fast as we would catch some of the class&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>in front of us. I made the pass into first and just worked on consistent laps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trying to look ahead and plan my passes before I got to the next driver.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jace and I both passed all the class that dropped in front of us but the&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>leader. We did not catch her. She drove a great race. I was fun having&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>them out in front of us.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/Stdk8xds74Tj1j4HsHMCrWux1hCI_jq1gAlpEyVGYJPLO_j1IkkHjgrkJsTgf6gZRryHdsbb4Q1DB289y9ATJlT6ow450KY2L3_Vx1LwIf3OoPUAneZcsKxjGLRn3fP0EwF0v-Ax\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second race I am not sure what I did but it bogged right after the line.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I went into the first turn in third. I knew I had my work cut out for me. I&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>passed into second and was pushing really hard to get Jace. I was right on&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>him and he braked earlier then I thought he was going to. I swarved to go&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>around him and spun on the again freshly water track right before our race.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I got back going and it took me almost the entire lap to work back into&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>second place. Jace now had a good jump on me and was driving really&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>good. We were working through the class in front of us and I was really&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>working to close the gap. Just before the white flag I was able to make the&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>pass for first. I wanted to run the fastest lap I could to try to get away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/1QcyFUsspoUkx5kmTK1icD5-U2K6gIkleKdTin8VQtQbopV0T8OkF017bYICi_rjlbzVmZ0-UZUhWz1BaDdN2KEkm4TIHjNRAFt3hvrUF1Jwyt1-42VixQZpBIJ1CpRBt1RiYJzV\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>( Photo Credits to Harlen Foley )<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jace was able to stay right with me and we continued to pass through the&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>class in front of us. I was able to hold on for the win but really had to work&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>for it after that mistake on the first lap and the poor starts. Thankful for the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Win in this one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time to get some practice in to be more prepared for round 3.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/pQO9G7gjeAvmBi2ZPSXh0vG_89D_cS2m2oT3uKbr6s-ikkgtnZX4WztbKsLpZzEk2k1O5pCOrD4zN8aiRCGvk5sJP5pbI0CTXvN8d8yi3R6L6wO8Qmw6UirudMVPiIPpuXKiLmUn\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Levi De Keyrel #53<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2021 Honda Talon 1000R&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Age 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Montgomery TX&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram: LeviTripp53, De_Keyrel_Racing&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dekeyrelracing.com\"><strong>www.DeKeyrelRacing.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Have an AMAZING day and GOD Bless<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank You to all my sponsors: <strong>GOD, Progressive Powersports, PPEI,&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jsportsxs, FOX Suspension, Maxxis Tires, Method Wheels, \u200bKartek Off&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Road, Bell Racing, Axcel Sport, SSI Decals, HMF, PCI Radio&#8217;s, Sparco&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABF Fabrication, Double E Racing<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weekend started out on Friday Morning with the 3 hr drive to TexPlex. It was kind of nice because we did not have to leave way early in the&nbsp; morning. My dad and I got on the road at &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/dekeyrelracing.com\/news\/?p=2407\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dekeyrelracing.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dekeyrelracing.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dekeyrelracing.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dekeyrelracing.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dekeyrelracing.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2407"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/dekeyrelracing.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2408,"href":"http:\/\/dekeyrelracing.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407\/revisions\/2408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dekeyrelracing.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dekeyrelracing.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dekeyrelracing.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}