Day 9: Oh Shit

Pictures lead to questions lead to answers that I don't have....

Apologies for the tease on the pic, but it's been a whirlwind 2 days since the mishap at Nelson Ledges in Ohio. I'm very happy to report that only free range, grass fed, organically massaged, non-genetically altered fiberglass was sacrificed in the making of this blog. No human sacrifices were made and nary a band-aid was used......although if there were a first aid kit to patch a bruised ego, it would have been used to its fullest.

The situation at the track had us running both morning and afternoon events, per usual, but the difference today had the track open to some hot lapping for any of the event's participants. With it being the second to last day, a few of us hopped in different cars as we all wanted to experience the track from a different perspective. I rolled around in a beautiful 1980 Porsche 911SC, while Sebastian offered up (later to his chagrin) Little Skittle to a couple competitor friends we made during the week. Needless to say, it was a wee mistake as I watched the car roll into the pits with some missing teeth. Apparently, John (our new found friend from NY), got a bit squirrely going into a hard left hander and with two wheels off the pavement, the car squirted forward into a tire barrier. To look on the bright side of the situation, no one was hurt and the car was drivable back to South Bend. It's a bit of an ego bender for John, but all things considered, it's just a bit of expensive body work; it certainly could have been much worse.

With respect to the race, then, we started the day in a precarious 38th and finished in 39th to end the day, battling to stay in the top 40 for the week. We were sandwiched between the twin turbo Dodge Stealth and the SVT Lightning and a mere 30 points separating the three of us. Tomorrow's dry skidpad event will determine who stays within the top 40! Sebastian better be on his game because I know that I'll be a bit hazy from the aftermath of adult beverages.

Cheers.