Let's Light This Candle!!!

Gentlemen,

Loaded up and headed to Monterey.

Chip

Monterey

Gentlemen,

After a plesant 10 hour drive fueled by Red Bull, fast food, and old rock & roll I've landed at the Hyatt Regency bar in Monterey. A couple Makers Mark Manhattens have taken the edge off nicely and I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Earlier today I completed insurance arrangements with our good friend Drew at Classic Auto Insurance. Drew presented about 10 different options and with a multi car discount I was really happy with the rate. And honestly, even if you don't buy your insurance from him, Drew is just a great GT enthusiast and all around good guy that everybody here should know.

I checked in with Mike at Reliable Carriers and everything is dialed in for my Tuesday delivery. Now all I need is a Ford victory on Sunday and I'm all set.

I've had some great experiences in my life. A month long East African dangerous game safari is a special time in a man's life. A rare experience that few will ever have. That's what this week feels like. I've abandoned my business and I'm living in an alternate reality that's really fun.

Ok, it's just a car. It's got 4 wheels and a V-6 just like my Taurus. No big deal right? Ah, no. This is better than bagging an elephant with 8 foot long tusks (before anybody gets upset I haven't been successful in taking a trophy elephant despite a Herculean effort).

Perhaps one more cocktail before I head to my room. Tomorrow I'll meet up with Terry & Monica. The smell of race fuel and the sound of endurance racers will fill the air. I'll bump into many Forum members and it's going to be a great day. For those that are here, my cell is (602) 430-4877. Send me a text.

It's all a dream and it's all real. And if it's not I'm going to be really pissed when I wake up. Cheers.

Chip

Laguna Seca

Gentlemen,

This is my first time here and it's very different from how it looks on TV. The corkscrew is insanely steep. Walking the track with Terry & Monica. Sunshine, cool & nice.

Chip

Practice

Gentlemen,

A fine day to be sure but my plan isn't working quite as well as I hoped it would. I still have 3 more days as a non-owner and they are going agonizingly slow. Team Apollo were most gracious showing the old man around today. Joey Hand gave us all some insight on the teams BOP hurdles. He said that even with less HP and torque the GT is as fast as the other cars on a clean lap that's traffic free. But there is always trafffic and when you get bottled up and need to get around other cars the lack of power (and I assume the extra ballast) make it tough.

Is it Tuesday yet??

Chip

Good times.

Wonderful.