Saturday, May 9, 2009

Hey, we did it. Finished and in 2nd place in class. We drove over 3700 miles and 8 tracks with nothing more then having to fix a wiper blade. Not bad 4 a 1973
Here @ skid pad Temp is 55 and wind is 30 knots. Wind chill is 20 I think. We unloading the car 4 the 20th tme and the last
Made it back to S bend. Today is the dry skidpad. We r in 2 place 46/55. It is cold again. Ineed to get back to FL

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Midnight thru mtns of W vA. Fog cops trucks and more fog. 600 miles to drive, gone 450/150 to go. Piuts us in @230. Audi got a ticket
Just finished BMW center think I did well. Caught 986S on last lap. Thinking is we R solid 2nd place in class. All we have to do is finish beaverrun
Should get into beaverfallls 3am tomorow. Tried to full throttle turn 4 @ CMP almost made it. Stayed on track. Corner workers loved it
Done @ kershaw. Nice easy trak. Drove both times as we were behind in pts. Wx was to rain but stayed dry all day headed to BMW factory 4 autox then 11 hrs drive

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

So far only 2 cars out 65 mustang, 470 hp. Lost hyd clutch. No parts. Suburu STI @ sebring, blew head gasket. Only issue 4 us lose wiper blade. Stopped to fix
Wow finished Daytona John drove both times. I think it is boring. Now headed to CMP. No issues only one car broke not us. Two P cars needed repair. Eurotech fix

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Hot and dry @ sebring Did well in drive came in top half 45 pts behind RX7. John is driving PM then off to Gainsville 4 drag race
7 am Tues @ sebring. Got here @ 1230 am. Lots of cops on 27. Ithink they knew we were coming. Trip was good. No rain. Will play with tire pres 4 handling

Monday, May 4, 2009

12am 30 mins to sebring. Viper is in front and BMW behind us on US 27 We R hitting every red lite
11pm jiust got on fl turnpike. No rain and no cops. Avge speed is over 80 Sebring next
430 @ AtL no rain ave speed 80 mph. Car was very lose. Need to change tire pres @ sebring. Got too exited to B on track, almost overshot the start line.
Finished talladaga Rained hard in am, john dove, finished 46 Still in 2nd behind chev,rx7 Idrove pm Left track 4 Sebring 11 hour drive about 3 am
40 pts behind

Sunday, May 3, 2009

1115 pm got to hotel after they cxled the 1/4 mile oval. Rained most of the drive. Talladaga tommorow. All 65 cars left the track at the same time what a site
Oh it is still raining. We R 30 miles from Tenn and the oval Hoping they will call off oval racing in rain. If so only 5 hoirs to talladaga 4 tommorws event
3 35 yrs autox I forgot to put on my helmet. First clue, it hit my foot on the first corner DNF
Best of three count
On to the quarter mile trak in Tenn
Wow. Did 3 runs on autox 1 thought Iwas off course, was not but cost me 2 seconds because I hesitated.
2 did good clean run a 46 second
Sunday am. Headed to autox site. Raining and that way all day We R in 53 ovrall 3rd in class. Autox should helP us Got walk course 2 cars broke already

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Here @ autobaun Joliet john is driv ing this track We have a 6 hour drive to next race

Friday, May 1, 2009

Passed tech and had drivers mtg. Met old friends. Again this year lost sirius radio. Bummer. Tommorow
8 am and ready to lve cincy 4 S bend. Will b back here Saturday night 4 autox incincy

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Got the 911 wired 4 sat radio, GPS and radar detecter. Tool kit is being put together. Picture was taken for local paper. Leave am Friday
Got Dayton. Waiting 4 ride to pick up 911 in cincy and B interviewed by cincy paper. Kool!! It ois raining here.
Made it airport @ 6 am Hope I did not forget anything. Had 2 leave brake fluid home. Not ovr 3 Oz allowed. Will pick up on way2 Daytona Tues

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Wed pm and I had to go out get last minute items, like a smaller folding bag tofit the 73 911. 6 cars R in our class.with 4 being 911. The 911sc is really turbo
I think we now have blog working 4 the 1 lap. Hats off 2 our webmaster Brian 4 setting this up. We don't have enough room in the 911 4 paper and stamps.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Hey it works. Now I can bore u with my ongoing bull.
I an now trying to set up my blog onthis crackberry Hope works

The strat of one lap

just got word we will be sposored by the local Porsche dealer in Cincy, Porsche of the villages
Leaving on thurday to pick up the 73 911 and head to south Bend for the start on S.aturday