Thanks guys.
I'm a little sore today but doin' better than the car. Caster is pushed back on the drivers side about a 1/2 inch, so we are hopeful. Think I had a little "red mist" goin' after a "4 off" comin out of T-10. Chris Johnson and Brian Megliola got past me and I think I was peddlin' harder than I should have when I got back to T-3. Those guys drove a great race. Congrats to Jake Guilick on the win, but you gotta love 2nd and 3rd overall for ITC. My crew chief Ken Schielke gave me a heads up waving yellow in T-3, I got on the binders to hard, once I got in the grass it was like being on ice. Seroious brain fade. It was either take out the other cars or hit the jersey barrier, I figured "my bad, eat the wall". I got lucky with the fire afterwards, it was oil on the header, once I turned off the master kill, the accusump shut down and the fire went out. I was ready to pull the switch for the fire bottle, I looked up once more and the fire exhausted itself.
The good news is, money is still coming in for RAL. We are at $3,469.00 pledged. A truly humbling expereince. I found that people were interested in giving to this cause and thought the incentives "Photo Ops", were a little different. I will try this again, or something like it next year.
Not sure that I will make Cheap Date, but I am motivated with a 1:20.04 qualifying time, a personal best for me.
Thanks for all the kind thoughts and concerns.
Tim Klvana
ITC #11
[This message has been edited by Tkczecheredflag (edited August 31, 2004).]
