It’s been a while since I posted, but it’s been a very busy month or so. I’ve been working hard to get the car ready for the new season, I’ve been working, and over the past weekend I actually had some relaxation in with some racing.
This weekend was the annual Cruise-in for one of the Forums I am on. There’s a lot of great stuff to do there, and between road tours, poker runs, drag racing, autocross and tons of food, drink and friendship it was a great time. Kim and I had a great 5 days together making new friends and getting to catch up with people we’ve met along the way.The weather was beautiful for the entire time while there, and only rained on the day we went back to her place. The additions to the museum were top notch and the staff as usual were great to all of us.

. I decided this year that I would compete in the yearly autocross there and it was quite a day. The guys there are a bunch of really good drivers and a number of them were past winners there. I was just hoping to keep close to the top guys. 2 other cars were on racing tires like I was, and one car had 4 drivers, so I had 5 others to compete directly against.
My 1st run there was hairy and I made a big mistake and it cost me time. My 2nd run was much more controlled and while I wasn’t really “happy” with it, I was only 1 tenth of a second behind the leader. Our last runs saw me drop 7 tenths and now it was their turn to catch up.
In the end, I came out on top with 2nd and 3rd not far behind. I never won anything outright like that, and I have to admit it was a great feeling. I had a lot of genuine congratulations while there, and a number of people came up to me the rest of the weekend to say “good job”.
We later had a great dinner with 60+ of our fellow Corvette friends and then some go-kart driving. Kim did really well, and while there was no official “winner” she was very fast and in my eyes won.
The rest of the weekend was Kim and I getting to spend some time on our own. That was perhaps the best of the whole weekend. We had time together the whole weekend, but we had something to do or somewhere to be until Sunday. We napped… washed her car, we got to work on it and show her how to do some new tricks to the car. Had a nice dinner together , and then watched a movie. It was a great quiet night with just the two of us. Monday morning we had a nice breakfast @ our favorite spot and after fighting with her van’s headlight to replace it was time for me to go.
The fact that the rain was there most of the drive home was fitting, as that was my mood. I had a really great time, and didn’t want it to end. But like everything in life, it has to sometime.
So, now we have at least 3 weeks before the next visit and more of that thru the summer. Niether of us are thrilled about it, but so far we’re making it work. I hope it goes easier than I have thoughts about.
I’ll post some pics up here as well