New Season - April 29-30, 2000



I didn't race this weekend, 'cause I suck. Actually, there are a lot more
reasons than that, but it's the predominant one. 

I don't have much to say in a race report that doesn't have any racing in
it, however, I thought I'd jot down some highlights from the weekend.

Now, of course, I have to remember them. :)

Let's see... in no particular order:

	- Ann moved up to Amateur Yellow in practice, and 
	  altho we weren't sure if that was quite a comfortable 
	  place to be, she seemed to be really getting into it, 
	  after awhile. She was looking really good. Until...

	- Ann crashed in Turn 10. Oops. 

	- I worked in Turn 6 with Scott Sargent on Saturday.
	  We had something like 10 crashes, and 3 mechanicals.

	- I worked in Turn 10 on Sunday. Ted Temple crashed
	  pretty hard. I'm really psyched he's okay.

	- The weather was gorgeous on Saturday, but it got
	  windy and cold for Sunday. Bizarre weather. I felt 
	  like all the moisture had been sucked out of my head
	  by the time I got home, what with Saturday's sunburn
	  and Sunday's gusts.

	- Friday night all of the NEDODers went out for the
	  chinese buffet in Dave's new van. Post-dinner, I led
	  a shopping expedition, and got to spend way too much 
	  time and money in Wal-Mart. Then I forgot to buy a 
	  heater and an electric blanket, the things I actually
	  went there for. Sigh.

	- The Team Daemon canopy (yeah, the one that I bought
	  originally 3 years ago, back in the good old days :)
	  blew away in the night. Fortunately, I'd had the 
	  (good?) sense to wake up in what felt like a hurricane
	  at 2:30 am and tie my teeny little crap canopy from 
	  Wal-Mart to it, for additional "stability". Little did 
	  I know that my el cheapo canopy would save theirs from 
	  a certain and no doubt very grisly death at the hands 
	  of the swamp thing a mere two hours later.

	- Tim Atwood, Dane Walther, Andy Ettinger, and Dave
	  Siple all got their licenses this weekend. Huge 
	  number of new guys. Only Tim crashed, as far as I
	  know, all weekend.

	- Dane and I gave Phil the rest of the money for our 
	  new van!!! Dane has already affectionately named it
	  "The Fuck Truck".


More details later as I remember them...