Back to Racing

 We're back on the road - drove Tuesday to Stillwater to get the camp trailer, then down to Crandall TX yesterday, arriving at RPM Speedway well after dark.  Right through the heart of Dallas towing the trailer on unfamiliar roads.  Ugh.  And the night made a little longer by a "reunion" gathering in the pits that ran into the morning hours.  Slow start today . . . 

 



We were last here on Sept. 13.  This is our final USMTS event, with 3 nights of racing, before we head for Las Vegas.




We parked last night outside the pit gate in a spectator lot, but this morning track officials had us move into the pits next to Joe Duvall (joeduvall91.com) and close to our rig.  Joe's pit man Danny, who partied with us last night, was up early today and by noon had pulled the motor out of the race car, got another out of the rig trailer, and installed it in the car.  Completely by himself, no assistance from anyone at any time.  Had it fired by 12:30 and has just finished tuning.




And who can resist a hot chick in the Hot Pit.  That little person is Lorna, scoping out a spot for tonight.

Got some work to do, so we'll check out for now.


But thought, before we go, I should mention one thing we saw on the highway in Amarillo a couple days ago.  There was this semi hauling a yellow truck.  Looks to me like maybe a mining truck of some sort.  He had it tied down good, so no problems.  But interesting nonetheless.


That's all I've got.








D & L



Comments

  1. HaroldNovember 5, 2020 at 2:10 PM

    Thanks. I see the semi with the mining rig tied down is from Missouri. Leave it up to a crazy from there to come up with that. Love it! Have fun, be safe. Good luck to your crew.

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  2. HaroldNovember 5, 2020 at 2:10 PM

    Thanks. I see the semi with the mining rig tied down is from Missouri. Leave it up to a crazy from there to come up with that. Love it! Have fun, be safe. Good luck to your crew.

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  3. LoiNovember 13, 2020 at 4:21 PM

    OK, just catching up, but l’m back with ya!

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