Tom,
Well, when you gain 4 seconds a lap, and you have not done anything mechanical to the car, then it says a little about how poorly you were driving previously....
You are absolutely right, no race is ever an individual effort, it takes a team to race well. I had a ton of support and would have given my kudos early, but was just too tired when I got home and had to eat and rest. I do not eat much during a race weekend as I am the primary mechanic as well as driver and also since my crew are volunteers and family I try to do as much as I can to not take advantage of them. I usually lose about 5 lbs on a race weekend.
First and foremost, a big thank you to my wife Brenda for being there to help with crew, moral support and to help with the big pasta dinner that is a lot of work. We probably served 30-35 people.
I could not have gotten this far without the support of Rick Muck, Ross Henry and Dennis Olthoff. Time Machines has been a great sponsor and hopefully we will get some more SPF 289 FIA's on the race track. Their knowledge and hands-on support keeps me on the track. Olthoff Racing has been there consistently for me. It amazes me how much Dennis steps up to the plate and offers his assistance and guidance without asking. Finally, there are my cousins and friends who take the time to be there to help with car prep, offer advice and support.
I could not ask for a better crew!
For those of you looking for video, I will go out and get a monitor today and will not post again until I have some video to show. I have not had time to view them all, but just to warn you, Friday's races both finished under a black flag all. So the video's will be a little short. The first one happened because a corvette stared to drop
oil and they wanted to get us off the track so that it could be cleaned. The second one was due to a pretty bad collision. I have not been able to fully view the video yet.
Jim
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