This year was Team Everlee’s first time attending the winter nationals as competitors. Needless to say we were a little intimidated since it’s such a large event that people across Canada and the states attend. Yet, we forged ahead.
After months of trying to make sure we had every part that we could imagine breaking, and some we could not, we arrived in Red Deer for the event.
The first thing that we noticed was that the track layout was much different from last year. It has quite a few challenging turns, six packs, bumps and even a quad jump!
During practice Chris and I were both so nervous that we came down pit lane and forgot to turn, placing is directly into the weeping tile 
As the weekend progressed we got to run four time trials, where they took your best time and place you in a heat with others of similar skill. Of course trials also took there toll. I found out a I had a blown, header gasket, then and blown engine. While Chris, had is throttle stick and the truck run away!
We were able to get everything repaired and ready to go for our main events! There is really no way to describe the main events other then chaos,mayhem and fun!
Our ladies came up to visit us and watch the final event and even grabbed some footage!
Both Chris and I placed third in our Heat! I even set the fastest lap time in my heat at 51.127 seconds!! A little more consistency and I would have taken 1st or 2nd and moved up a level.
Below is a link to some of Chris’s third place run! Unfortunately, I’m experiencing some difficulty downloading my third place run, but will keep you updated when you can see it!