ON OUR WAY TO INDY

Hello All!

We're on the road headed East to Indy.

We pulled into Vegas excited for a great weekend. Charlie was going to get to visit with his youngest son Andrew, who is going to school in Vegas. Friday nights presentation at the Petro in North Vegas went well, we met some great techs, service writers, managers, & drivers. Thanks so much to Frank & Mary for their hospitality & efforts!

Qualifying did not go as well as we'd hoped. The first qualifying pass we had a wire tie break that holds the throttle cable lock-only allowing us to go to half throttle. After losing that run, each run kept getting better. We qualified 11th & prepared for first round Saturday evening. We ran a 5.72 @ 254mph in the first elimination round & lost to a 5.67. It was a close race, but losing that first qualifying pass kept us a run behind all weekend. Everybody was very disappointed. Sunday we spent the day servicing the car & getting ready for the race in Indianapolis. Monday morning we went back to the North Vegas Petro & had new Bridgestone tires mounted on the trailer. Thanks much to Petro for their assistance & service, we really appreciate it.

As you read this, we're driving across America-3pm EST. Ed's driving, Tommy's in the passenger seat, Lupo is resting on the couch, & Charlie & I are at the dinette working.

Thanks for checking in, we'll get back to you in a few days.

Jay