MacAulay Racing Team

07/28/2024

Another awesome night at Oyster Bed Speedway!

Our division was on the same card as the Pro Stock Tour which means we only had two races, a heat and a feature last night. There wasn't a whole lot of time to catch my breath from the heat to the feature as they were pounding in the house divisions before the 150 lapper.

In the heat race we started on the pole! I was definitely nervous heading into it because I had never started up front let alone on the pole before. The green dropped and I was foot to the floor trying to keep it out front. I can officially say I've led laps at Oyster Bed Speedway! It was so cool seeing the #17 in first place on the scoreboard. The combination of the track temperature, the traction compound put down on the bottom line, and the crazy buildup of rubber on the track made the car quite tight. It was difficult for me to run the bottom and eventually by the end of the 10 lap heat I had gotten passed by the Bridges to bring her home in third place in my heat.

In the feature, I once again started on the pole. The track temp dropped a bit and the track became just a touch more grippier. I was leading laps again at the very start and a caution came out. We stacked the field back up and went green again. Jeff Bridges in the #95 tore through the field starting last (what's new, right?), caught me looking in the mirror and gave me a little bump n' run in turn 1. He got by me but then the next lap near gave me a heart attack. Coming into turn 3 I was running lower on the track but because of the tightness I was slowing up a lot and the #3 of Campbell Stewart sent it up the inside and got into my left rear and near sent me spinning to the infield. I somehow saved the car and got it pointed straight. He came up and apologized in the pits but it was all okay, just a racing deal! Hate that it blew his right front tire and he couldn't keep going. There's an on-board as well as outside video of what happened attached in this post, I was blown away at how much I was sawing on the wheel! I held my position in second but then near the end of the race Cash Bridges in the #69 was hot on my tail and he managed to get by me while trying to also navigate lap traffic. In the end, I brought it home 3rd place in the feature, winning my very first trophy at the track! It was such an awesome feeling and I cannot wait to be back out next weekend.

Of course, this all wouldn't be possible without incredible sponsors.

Bolger Motorsports Inc.
ARC Carpentry & Flooring
Cavendish Farms
Captain Mike MacAulay
O'Connor Glass Ltd
Shaw's Towing

07/14/2024

What a night at Oyster Bed Speedway

It's hard to put it into words how incredibly amazing last night was. Racing a real car has been a dream of mine for basically my entire life, and I got to live that dream. The car feels amazing, I think we nailed the setup, just have to get more experience and more laps in the car and I think it's gonna be a really good piece.

In practice, we took it easy on the car as it had a new motor because as everyone knows, the first motor in the car blew up. Just got some laps into it, got everything warmed up and got the oil flowing, to ensure that we got it into the heats, semi, and feature.

In the first heat, I can tell you one thing, my heart was absolutely pounding during the pace laps. I was incredibly nervous, I won't lie, but once the green flag dropped, it was hammer down, and honest to god, even though I had never raced before, it just felt completely natural. I knew that this heat was just to feel everything out, so I didn't push too hard, we started 5th, and we finished 5th. Kept the car clean, and brought her back at the end.

Then, in the semi race, things kind of took a turn. We started off 5th and the car fired off really good again, then all of a sudden I noticed the water temps were starting to climb a little, then I noticed a steam coming up over the windshield. That's when the car started to become incredibly loose and something just didn't feel right. Coming into turn 1, the car near looped itself, I kept it straight, but it almost felt like I had a flat or my brakes were locking up or something. Turns out, the radiator hose blew off and I was dumping water all over the track. I was told over the radio to pull into the infield because of that. I'm just really glad nobody spun out or hit anything in the water that I dumped onto the track. We bring it back to the pits, get the hose put back on, fill it with water, and thankfully, everything was okay and we were ready for the 30 lap Super Series feature.

I'll tell ya one thing, a 30 lapper being your first ever feature race surely is something else. But during the pace laps, I was absolutely ready to go. When the green flag dropped, it was hammer down and honest to god I couldn't believe how fast those 30 laps went. We ended up starting 5th once again, and the race went about as smooth as it could be. I was up with all the fast guys for most of the race, it was really fun racing the #95 of Jeff Bridges, was definitely a cool feeling knowing how experienced he is and how I was able to pull him on the outside for a few laps before he did end up getting by me. I believe I passed one car, but then he passed me, so I ended up back to where I started which was 5th, and brought the car back for a 5th place finish in the feature. I cannot complain getting a top 5 finish in my first ever feature race.

All in all, the racing bug has bit me hard. Last night was one of the coolest nights of my life, and I just want to thank each and every person who has helped me get to this point, everyone in the pits, everyone that's worked on this car, it's truly an honour I get to be behind the wheel of it. I simply cannot wait for the next one in two weeks time. Of course, all of this is made possible by incredible sponsors as well.

Bolger Motorsports Inc.
ARC Carpentry & Flooring
Cavendish Farms
Captain Mike MacAulay
O'Connor Glass Ltd
Shaw's Towing

Photo Creds to my brother and the social media guy at the track, Reegan MacAulay

07/13/2024

IT’S RACE DAY!

An engine has been put into the car and it is ready to go SUPER SERIES racing today at Oyster Bed Speedway!! Can’t thank everyone enough for the help that’s gone into getting this car back and ready for racing, especially one specific individual who I will never be able to thank enough for everything he’s done for me. If you’re out and about in the Charlottetown area this morning, the car is on display in the Bolger Motorsports Inc. parking lot till around 11:30, come check out the car! The racing at the track begins tonight at 6. SEE EVERYONE THERE!!!

Bolger Motorsports Inc.
ARC Carpentry & Flooring
Cavendish Farms
Captain Mike MacAulay
O'Connor Glass Ltd
Shaw's Towing LTD

07/11/2024

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Photo by Ernest Pothier (CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – July 11, 2024) – Oyster Bed Speedway is set to commence its first of two Saturday night shows in July on Saturday, July 13 with its fifth round of championship point racing in 2024. On the race card for this weekend will be six classes ready to do...

06/01/2024

Well.. as of now the car is a showpiece. We had the car out for practice and it was working extremely well. It had some really good drive but started making some noise and well long story short.. engine has left the chat. We’re thinking the timing has jumped in the motor. Just extremely unfortunate and I’m really bummed I won’t be making my racing debut tonight. Thanks to everyone that’s complimented the car, as well as to all the folks in the pits that helped us out tremendously. We will be back June 29th!! (hopefully)

Bolger Motorsports Inc.
ARC Carpentry & Flooring
Cavendish Farms
Captain Mike MacAulay
O'Connor Glass Ltd