Well, I guess we are ready to go !
Finished up with the afternoon practices yesterday. Richard was cranking. He got down near 1:52 Flat in the am session. In the afternoon, the car started to feel light in the front end and picked up a little left front vibration. My goal was to stay away from everyone one the track, and just shift some gears. Unfortunately, you can't do that on a race track. I was tippy toeing around in the high 55 low 56’s. Then the Ferrari wants to race I lift to left him by, he doesn’t go in the bus stop. I have more speed down in to turn one. I lift again he takes me on the outside then throws it off the track into turn one and turns back right in front of me as I turn in. Luckily, knowing these guys are idiots I was ready and went off to avoid. Car was placed in the garage safely. The Ferrari wrecked my 63 car last year and our wreck our sister car 64 last year and took them out of contention. So we’ll suit up tomorrow and run with what we got !
Before the afternoon session we had an autograph session with the kids, they were having a great time crawling all over the car. Jill and Bob Beck did a great job putting it together. All of the CTF people have been awesome to be around. Looking forward to today’s session.
We then had a CTF dinner in the Evening, It again was a well planned great event. It was moving for the team to get autographed plaques from the kids, and talk with some of the parents. I think the non-medical members of the team got a lesson on how tough it is to deal with a chronic disease process and what we as physicians have to do every day when we see patients.
Tomorrow(today) will be busy. The goal is to stay rested before the race !
Finished up with the afternoon practices yesterday. Richard was cranking. He got down near 1:52 Flat in the am session. In the afternoon, the car started to feel light in the front end and picked up a little left front vibration. My goal was to stay away from everyone one the track, and just shift some gears. Unfortunately, you can't do that on a race track. I was tippy toeing around in the high 55 low 56’s. Then the Ferrari wants to race I lift to left him by, he doesn’t go in the bus stop. I have more speed down in to turn one. I lift again he takes me on the outside then throws it off the track into turn one and turns back right in front of me as I turn in. Luckily, knowing these guys are idiots I was ready and went off to avoid. Car was placed in the garage safely. The Ferrari wrecked my 63 car last year and our wreck our sister car 64 last year and took them out of contention. So we’ll suit up tomorrow and run with what we got !
Before the afternoon session we had an autograph session with the kids, they were having a great time crawling all over the car. Jill and Bob Beck did a great job putting it together. All of the CTF people have been awesome to be around. Looking forward to today’s session.
We then had a CTF dinner in the Evening, It again was a well planned great event. It was moving for the team to get autographed plaques from the kids, and talk with some of the parents. I think the non-medical members of the team got a lesson on how tough it is to deal with a chronic disease process and what we as physicians have to do every day when we see patients.
Tomorrow(today) will be busy. The goal is to stay rested before the race !
AND GET IN A CAR! Hopefully in the top ten, then I can start my march to the back ! My goal is to be on the lead lap when I get out of the car.
May the race gods be with us !! and EJ too
Ron
1 comment:
Wishing that I were there with you in Florida enjoying the race. I have been watching it on t.v.
Keep up the great work. And hi to all of my CTF Friends and the Farnbacher Loles Team.
Lynne S
Utah
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