Hey All!
Its Thursday afternoon & I'm in the office. The truck, trailer & racecar have just arrived in Indianapolis to complete the rain delayed divsion 3 race from 2 weeks ago. Its weird, being at the office & having the car somewhere else. But, I'm thrilled to be speaking for a group of blind vets tomorrow in Hyannis, MA, where Alan Hadfield & I will have the show car on display. Then off to the airport to meet up with the crew in Indy.
The week was filled with car maintenance, office work, & shop organization (continued improvements). Monday morning I spoke for a group at Career Opportunities in Hyannis. Great folks & I wish them all success in their job search. Tuesday night Charlie & I went up to Norwood, MA, where I spoke for a group from the Association of Fleet Maintenance Supervisors. Didn't think we'd get to show the car off with the weather but got lucky & had access to a carport. Another great group of folks & lots of fun.
Its been a busy week but a good week. This is always a busy week in my head-May 22 is the anniversay of the accident that caused me to lose my sight thirteen years ago. Because of this, the race this weekend adds a bit to the pressure to do well-just because of the timing. It's truly amazing what we've accomplished since that bad day at the office as I like to call it.
Thank you to my wonderful family, the dream team, & all of you for your support & encouragement throughout the years-it means so much to me.
Get back at you next week.
Jay
May 20, 2010
May 13, 2010
CHECKING BACK
Hey All,
Jared from Red's Reconditioning got the truck & trailer all beautified and ready for the road again. Terri's been hard at work behind the computer & Alan's still cutting discs. I've been tinkering, cleaning, & doing office work. The truck & trailer will leave next Wednesday for our return engagement in Indy. We've got three speaking events next week & have to get the whole operation loaded and ready to hit the road. Ozzie's done some great fabrication to the body dolly so the Impala body fits, the dolly was originally built for the old Avenger-now the showcar. Nothing too exciting but wanted to update you all. Will be back in touch at the beginning of next week.
Have a great weekend!
Jay
Jared from Red's Reconditioning got the truck & trailer all beautified and ready for the road again. Terri's been hard at work behind the computer & Alan's still cutting discs. I've been tinkering, cleaning, & doing office work. The truck & trailer will leave next Wednesday for our return engagement in Indy. We've got three speaking events next week & have to get the whole operation loaded and ready to hit the road. Ozzie's done some great fabrication to the body dolly so the Impala body fits, the dolly was originally built for the old Avenger-now the showcar. Nothing too exciting but wanted to update you all. Will be back in touch at the beginning of next week.
Have a great weekend!
Jay
May 3, 2010
RAINED OUT IN INDY & NOW WE'RE HOME
Sorry everybody, I lost track of time. We traveled from Vegas to Indy for the division 3 race, April 23-25. Rain was predicted all weekend and they weren't far off the mark. Thursday morning we made a stop at BOSMA Enterprises in Indianapolis to speak for their group. The BOSMA organization is dedicated to empowering people who are blind or visually impaired by creating opportunities that lead to the achievement of each individual's employment, economic, social, and self-determination goals-a terrific program & a great group of people. Thursday afternoon we visited the Whitestown, IN TA Truck Stop-thanks to Lorie & the whole crew for their hospitality.
After arriving at the track we set up the pit area. Thursday night Todd & his fiance Jackie invited us to Todd's for a homemade dinner. Division 3 TAFC racer & old friend of Todds, Andy Bohl & his team were also invited. We had a great time & enjoyed the company.
Friday was a complete wash out, no racing at all. Saturday we were able to make one qualifying pass. Tommy did a great job tuning. We were the first car down the track, ran a 5.72 which held up as the #3 qualifier. It was a perfect tune up to send us right down the track to put us safely in the field. Unfortunately, the weatherman was right and Sunday was a complete washout too. The race has been rescheduled for May 21 & 22-we'll be returning to Indy to finish up then.
We had a major brake failure in the trailer on our way to Indy so Sunday morning Ed & I braved the wet weather & put new brakes on. In the meantime, the rest of the crew started to load up for the trip back East. Lupo flew home to Florida, Tommy flew home to Massachusetts, & Ed, Charlie, & I jumped in the truck & headed home. By Monday morning around 9:15 we had arrived home & had unloaded at the shop. Everybody headed home to get some much deserved rest. The odometer on the truck had increased by about 8500 miles. It was quite a journey & thanks to our crew-both the travelers & those at home-we were able to get it done. Since we've been home I've been working at the shop cleaning up, trying to organize, & working the phones. Alan's been hard at work cutting floaters & discs. This week will be more of the same-I'll check back later in the week.
Thanks & have a great day.
Jay
After arriving at the track we set up the pit area. Thursday night Todd & his fiance Jackie invited us to Todd's for a homemade dinner. Division 3 TAFC racer & old friend of Todds, Andy Bohl & his team were also invited. We had a great time & enjoyed the company.
Friday was a complete wash out, no racing at all. Saturday we were able to make one qualifying pass. Tommy did a great job tuning. We were the first car down the track, ran a 5.72 which held up as the #3 qualifier. It was a perfect tune up to send us right down the track to put us safely in the field. Unfortunately, the weatherman was right and Sunday was a complete washout too. The race has been rescheduled for May 21 & 22-we'll be returning to Indy to finish up then.
We had a major brake failure in the trailer on our way to Indy so Sunday morning Ed & I braved the wet weather & put new brakes on. In the meantime, the rest of the crew started to load up for the trip back East. Lupo flew home to Florida, Tommy flew home to Massachusetts, & Ed, Charlie, & I jumped in the truck & headed home. By Monday morning around 9:15 we had arrived home & had unloaded at the shop. Everybody headed home to get some much deserved rest. The odometer on the truck had increased by about 8500 miles. It was quite a journey & thanks to our crew-both the travelers & those at home-we were able to get it done. Since we've been home I've been working at the shop cleaning up, trying to organize, & working the phones. Alan's been hard at work cutting floaters & discs. This week will be more of the same-I'll check back later in the week.
Thanks & have a great day.
Jay
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