WE'RE IN VEGAS!

Hello All!

Sorry for the lapse in communication-its been a busy time. Visit to the Greater New York Auto Dealers Assoc. Tech Competition in New York went very well. It's a great program & I'm always happy to be involved. It's also great to touch base with the terrific students & instructors that we meet each year.

The Houston race is behind us and unfortunately, it was not one of our better outings. The first qualifying pass went well where we ran a 5.63. After that nothing went as planned. Our second qualifying pass, we had battery problems & the car shut off at about 100'. Saturday we fought rain most of the day & got in the first round of eliminations late Saturday night, which ended with a red light in our lane. It was a disappointing weekend for everybody & on top of not running well we had much of the crew struggling with illness. Marybeth, Spenc, Joe, Ozzie, & Pam flew home to Boston on Monday. Lupo, Charlie, Tommy, Ed, Todd, & I worked on the car Sunday putting another motor in the car. This allowed us to take out the motor that was in the car & keep it as a spare, all ready to run if we have a catistrophic problem. Tested in Houston on Monday to prep for Vegas race this weekennd. We made three test passes & then broke down the pit area & headed west toward Vegas. It was approx. 12:30am when we had done all our chores, had dinner, & were on our way. Arrived in Vegas on Wednesday morning. Todd & I did a display at the Petro truck stop in North Vegas with the racecar Wednesday afternoon-lots of fun. I'll be going back Friday evening to speak for some managers & techs that work at the facility. Today we'll service the car & get it ready to race tomorrow.

Will probably not have the opportunity to blog over the weekend, will try to update you all on Monday. Wish us luck!

Thanks for checking in,

Jay