Hey Everyone!
If you haven't seen it yet, I'd like to let you all know that Todd Veney will be the new driver for the Follow A Dream/Permatex Funny Car. We're ery excited to have Todd in the seat, he's a great team member and an all around terrific guy! The entire team is very excited and can't wait to start racing. I've been working in the office with Terri on the new race schedule and readying a new newsletter. Working a bit in the shop as well. Tonight Scott Spencer and I are working on the pit floor-nothing overly exciting but something that need to be done. I received a message from Eddie a few minutes ago-he's in Flagstaff, AZ on his way to Vegas. All is well and he's making great time.
Thanks for checking in! Talk to you again toward the end of the week.
Jay
October 27, 2009
October 26, 2009
BACK TO BLOG LAND
Hey everybody, sorry I've been missing in action. Things have been busy since I returned from Florida & DC. We've been preparing the racecar for its trip to Las Vegas to be displayed at the AAPEX Show. The body has been @ Circus Custom Paint in NJ where Jesse put a brand new beautiful paint job on the car. Pictures coming soon! Eddie departed the shop on Friday, picked the body up on Saturday, and is headed West to Vegas. He's hoping to get there in time to catch the National event there this coming weekend. Terri & I went to Hartford, CT-home of Permatex World Headquarters and we're excited that Permatex will again be on the car next year. We had a good meeting and as always, it was great to see our friends & supporters there. They're all such great people, with great products, it makes our job so easy to represent them.
We've been extremely busy in the office-working on a variety of major changes that are happening around here. Check the website tomorrow to look for a big announcement. I'm such a tease!
Will be in touch again tomorrow folks, thanks for checking in.
Jay
We've been extremely busy in the office-working on a variety of major changes that are happening around here. Check the website tomorrow to look for a big announcement. I'm such a tease!
Will be in touch again tomorrow folks, thanks for checking in.
Jay
October 8, 2009
Advance Auto Parts
Hello Friends!
Have been working the Advance Auto Parts Commercial Sales Conference & Auto Show here in Orlando all week. Yesterday morning I spoke to a group of about 500 Commercial Sales Managers and we displayed the racecar throughout the day. It was a great day and the energy was amazing. We moved the car out of the vendor show last evening and Eddie is on his way back to Massachusetts. I fly to DC this evening to speak tomorrow morning for Service Specialists Assoc. at their annual conference-then home tomorrow afternoon.
Wanted to let you all know that our 2009 team t-shirts have been discounted, you can see them and place an order from the home page of our site!
Will be in touch soon,
Jay
Have been working the Advance Auto Parts Commercial Sales Conference & Auto Show here in Orlando all week. Yesterday morning I spoke to a group of about 500 Commercial Sales Managers and we displayed the racecar throughout the day. It was a great day and the energy was amazing. We moved the car out of the vendor show last evening and Eddie is on his way back to Massachusetts. I fly to DC this evening to speak tomorrow morning for Service Specialists Assoc. at their annual conference-then home tomorrow afternoon.
Wanted to let you all know that our 2009 team t-shirts have been discounted, you can see them and place an order from the home page of our site!
Will be in touch soon,
Jay
October 6, 2009
Sunny Florida
Hey All,
I'm in Florida, where it's 95 & sunny! We're down here with Advance Auto Parts & Permatex. Tonight we're moving the racecar into a trade fair, and tomorrow I speak for 500 commercial sales people. Eddie and I had an uneventful trip down South until we got to Southern Georgia, where we lost an air valve on the trailer. Thanks to Petro for their help, they had us back on the road pretty quickly. Great people, great service! This morning I spoke for a leadership group for Advance. Spilt orange juice on my Braille N' Speak this morning as well-have sent that out for repair but in the meantime, I'm without my "life"-contacts, schedule, all lost....until I get it back. I've been having a problem with my ear so I went to a walk in medical place this morning. Diagnosed with an ear infection and prescribed antibiotics-should be feeling better soon. That's it for the time being-will be in touch soon.
Jay
I'm in Florida, where it's 95 & sunny! We're down here with Advance Auto Parts & Permatex. Tonight we're moving the racecar into a trade fair, and tomorrow I speak for 500 commercial sales people. Eddie and I had an uneventful trip down South until we got to Southern Georgia, where we lost an air valve on the trailer. Thanks to Petro for their help, they had us back on the road pretty quickly. Great people, great service! This morning I spoke for a leadership group for Advance. Spilt orange juice on my Braille N' Speak this morning as well-have sent that out for repair but in the meantime, I'm without my "life"-contacts, schedule, all lost....until I get it back. I've been having a problem with my ear so I went to a walk in medical place this morning. Diagnosed with an ear infection and prescribed antibiotics-should be feeling better soon. That's it for the time being-will be in touch soon.
Jay
October 1, 2009
Back To Blogging
Hello Friends!
Been a long time and I apologize. We've been in and out of MA for the last several weeks, racing and speaking. Went to the finals at Etown divisional and lost to Frank Manzo. The computer read 4 points past the decimal and all 4 were zeros. It was the closest race in history according to what we've heard since. It was a great race and a terrific way to gear up for NC Nats. On the way to Charlotte, we stopped in Raleigh and participated in the TMC SuperTech Competion, where we display the car and I spoke to all of the attendees to kick off the event. Wednesday evening we visited sponsor Texas Roadhouse's Charlotte location, where we displayed the car and met some customers. Then we headed to the track where we spent late Wednesday night setting up the pit. Spent Thursday putting new connecting rods in the motor, servicing cylinder heads, and the clutch-pretty much getting ready for the team to arrive and Fridays qualifying rounds. We worked through rain delays most of the weekend but qualified 6th. Friday evening I left the team and flew to Washington, DC where I spoke at a national meeting of Mack & Volvo Parts, Service, & Body Shop Managers. I spent Saturday evening in the Permatex booth at that event and met alot of great people. I returned to NC Sunday morning for the races. We lost in the semi finals to none other than Frank Manzo-again! That guy kills me! That was a wrap on our season. We dropped the racecar body off at Circus Custom Paint in NJ on our way home to get it ready to go to Vegas for the AAPEX/SEMA Show in November with our sponsors Permatex & Wynns. Have put the old car together for a show car. Went to The Carroll Center for the Blind to introduce their new President, Mike Festa. Mr. Fest is replacing outgoing President Rachel Rosenbaum, who is retiring. Went to the Touch-A-Truck event in Hyannis, MA last Saturday, which was part of the grand opening of the new recreation center there. Monday morning I spoke to some 20 students from the Southeast Alternative School based in Hyannis. We're preparing to head out this weekend to Orlando, FL with the racecar for an Advance Auto Parts convention. I will leave there and fly to DC again to speak for the Service Specialist Assoc. at their annual convention. Between events I've been cleaning up the shop and squeezing in some office work. Terri & I will work harder at keeping you all up to date. Thanks for visiting!
Jay
Been a long time and I apologize. We've been in and out of MA for the last several weeks, racing and speaking. Went to the finals at Etown divisional and lost to Frank Manzo. The computer read 4 points past the decimal and all 4 were zeros. It was the closest race in history according to what we've heard since. It was a great race and a terrific way to gear up for NC Nats. On the way to Charlotte, we stopped in Raleigh and participated in the TMC SuperTech Competion, where we display the car and I spoke to all of the attendees to kick off the event. Wednesday evening we visited sponsor Texas Roadhouse's Charlotte location, where we displayed the car and met some customers. Then we headed to the track where we spent late Wednesday night setting up the pit. Spent Thursday putting new connecting rods in the motor, servicing cylinder heads, and the clutch-pretty much getting ready for the team to arrive and Fridays qualifying rounds. We worked through rain delays most of the weekend but qualified 6th. Friday evening I left the team and flew to Washington, DC where I spoke at a national meeting of Mack & Volvo Parts, Service, & Body Shop Managers. I spent Saturday evening in the Permatex booth at that event and met alot of great people. I returned to NC Sunday morning for the races. We lost in the semi finals to none other than Frank Manzo-again! That guy kills me! That was a wrap on our season. We dropped the racecar body off at Circus Custom Paint in NJ on our way home to get it ready to go to Vegas for the AAPEX/SEMA Show in November with our sponsors Permatex & Wynns. Have put the old car together for a show car. Went to The Carroll Center for the Blind to introduce their new President, Mike Festa. Mr. Fest is replacing outgoing President Rachel Rosenbaum, who is retiring. Went to the Touch-A-Truck event in Hyannis, MA last Saturday, which was part of the grand opening of the new recreation center there. Monday morning I spoke to some 20 students from the Southeast Alternative School based in Hyannis. We're preparing to head out this weekend to Orlando, FL with the racecar for an Advance Auto Parts convention. I will leave there and fly to DC again to speak for the Service Specialist Assoc. at their annual convention. Between events I've been cleaning up the shop and squeezing in some office work. Terri & I will work harder at keeping you all up to date. Thanks for visiting!
Jay
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