As it applies to the 2011 One Lap of America, it was opportunity lost, then somehow regained. I think we've all been there, and if you haven't experienced it, you've certainly seen it. It's the visiting team hitting the go-ahead home run in the top of the 9th; with the home team on the verge of defeat, there's the lead-off walk in the bottom of the 9th......the agony of a 3 & 2 count with 2 outs and a 2-run home run to catapult the Cubbies.....ahem, I mean, the home team to a frenzied win!
Apologies for the baseball analogy, but I can only assume you get my point. We almost didn't make it to 1 Lap this year, but a last minute email from Brock Jr. (the event organizer) stirred us into action. All be told, Sebastian, Ric, and I had all resigned to skipping the 2011 One Lap due to various lame reasons, and up to 3 weeks ago, none of us were signed up.
Needless to say, here we are three days prior to the event, signed up and ready to "race". With the shortened prep time and lack of any semblance of planning, it's been a scramble to get things ready. As it stands, we have Sebastian, Ric, and me taking Sebastian's Audi S4 wagon to the event. Now some of you may wonder how we're going to compete in a station wagon, but know that the equipment again will not be our downfall, as this particular chariot boasts a 4.2 liter, 340hp V-8. Certainly, it will be our lack of driving skill that keeps us out of the top 20, but with what looks to be a pretty stacked field, I think top 40 would be astonishing.
What may, however, put a bigger burr in our collective shorts may be the 3 grown men forced to tolerate 10 days in a car xizang-ing the midwest to the right coast to the depths of the deep south. This year we will be re-visiting a handful of tracks, but our route takes us from IN > VA > SC > FL > GA > LA > IL and finally back to IN.
As in the past, we've had local competition and it's no different this year. Our friends Eric and Scott will be participating also in an Audi S4........a small inside bet has been made so I'm sure we'll be jabbing at them along the way.
Wish us luck and we'll be sure to keep the posts coming.
Ladies and gents, start your engines!
Tony
Audi wagon? This'll be good. Glad you're back at it. It was going to be a tough year...but now all is right with the world.
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