A Work in Progress

This picture of Crew Chief Don Roberts sums up the weekend at the track.

We missed the race by .007 of a second...that's less than a human hair.

As down and the team was it these guy's are good at what they do. To miss by that little when we are battling teams with allot more money and drivers like Ryan Newman sucks but we are battling the best of the best.

We went from only battling 2-3 teams for the spot to battling 10 or more for the spot.

So while J.C. and the team take the next month and get ready for Michigan I'll be getting ready for the start of some new fun stuff. When Michigan rolls around I'm set to cover both Nationwide and Sprint races for another company but I guarantee that the #19 will be ready and it will make the show.

I'm sitting in the hotel getting ready for the race track. It wasn't a bad day yesterday.

I can't say that for today. Its suppose to be hot and rainy and that's not good. We need the rain to hold off until after qualifying but I'm not hopeful it will.

I've enjoyed Chicagoland so far. The track and the people I've had to work with are great. It makes my job that much easier with people like those that work for Chicagoland Speedway.

Oh and I'm not far from the setting of one of the greatest comedy movies of all-time's setting. The track is in Joliet which is where the Blues Brothers starts out...a great, great movie.

The start of Little League District 3 All-stars started yesterday. It was a good day to get outside. Geneseo's squad shut down Waylands 10-0.

I'm off to Chicago for the rest of the week so post will be sporatice at best.

Last night was the annual Eddie Meath All-Star Football game. A bunch of high school players who have just graduated playing a game for a good cause. Its typically a fun game.

Typically until the second half when tempers flared capped with a fight at mid-field with 5 minutes left in the game. It was sad to see on what is really a game that means nothing.

All-in-all it was a good game that was almost ruined by a few poor sports.

Last night was the annual Ring of Fire at Conesus Lake.

I spent the night at my Cousin's in-law's house at the lake with family and friends.

Young Explosives out of Canandaigua launches off of 2 docks in the north end. One happens to be the dock for the house I'm at.

Its a great show that last for a half an hour. Its enhanced by the rest of the lake lighting flares and many houses launching small fireworks before and after the big show.

A friend of mine who had never been to the Ring of Fire and his wife where blown away by the beauty of the night.

So here's one of many shots. I'm saving my favorite for the paper though I was tempted to add it here, maybe later in the week.