Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Slow week

I am in the middle of one of the slowest weeks of my life right now. I have nothing much to accomplish at work outside of end of the month stats for my boss to turn in. I have them for the most part finished, just need to double check them.
I got off of work yesterday and picked up some items for the kids, got some donations for the Thrift Store and rushed home to get to work on my car. We got the rearend torn down last night and found a staple in one of my slicks. I had to take it apart and now take it to see about getting it patched or have a tube put in it. Luckily I already have tubes, I just need to see if Richard will patch it instead. (This saves on weight and shaves a little off of elapsed time). So, we will see about that. I am excited about the new season and the prospect of a chance at chasing points. I have not chased after a points championship in almost 10 years. I won the track championship in Orlando in 2001 and other than that I have never been able to race for points. So, as you can bet that is one of my goals. They have switched from 1/4 mile racing to 1/8 mile racing at both local tracks so we can change the gear and pick up a little time there.
We are also in the midst of finishing off my good motor which has been sitting off and on for about 2 seasons now. I'm excited about this as well. As soon as the parts come in we will be putting it together and then putting it in the car.
My racing goals, to win a championship. Get the new motor in and running. Race the full season. If I can come away with a championship I win a gold card good for free racing the entire following year. Therefore, I can then start looking to find a junior dragster for Alexa to race. That is my long term, big picture goal. ALexa in a race car.
So thanks for reading and have a great day!

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