Okay again as the age old saying goes "Be careful what you wish for" well, two years ago I wished to be busy. It doesn't even come close. Lets see, since my last post we have traveled to Ft. Lauderdale for our sponsor to open up a new location for an extended campus, debuted our brand new Embry-Riddle Jet Dragster and went to a gala in West Palm Beach. Where to begin...
Ft. Lauderdale May 16th. The Embry-Riddle sponsored Miss Ta Fire headed south to help celebrate the new location of the extended campus of Embry-Riddle in Ft. Lauderdale. You can find out more information about this campus at http://fusion.erau.edu/ec/wwc/centerinfo.cfm?CODE=03 We pulled onto the campus and the weather looked questionable, but we unloaded the dragster and set up the display. It didn't take long for the weather to change. One of the the employees from the building described it best "I tried not laugh when I saw your husband go out and cover the car, but when he went airborn trying to keep the canopy down, I lost it" I don't know how the bad weather surprises us, but it always seems to catch us off guard. But, what makes us strong is how we handle the situation. First we repositioned the car under the covered entryway, then we proceeded to greet the guests and had a wonderful time drawing attention to the new location. It made the day worth it when a couple of guys driving by stopped because they saw the trailer, when they asked why we were there, we told them about Embry-riddles extended campus and they said they had heard a lot about it and were very interested in more information in continuing their education. WOW. We ended the day on a high note.
On the way home we dropped the car and trailer in West Palm Beach at Moroso Motorsports Park until Saturday, headed the rest of the way home. On Wednesday we cleaned up the brand new Embry-Riddle Jet Dragster and the trailer for its debut the next day. This is something we have been looking forward to for many many months.
May 18th, THE DAY IS HERE!!! We travel to Daytona Beach to Embry-Riddle. On the way we stop by Andrew's school to pick him up. The kids in his class came out to see what was going on. As we got closer to Daytona I started to get more excited. They had not seen the car, trailer or uniforms and as we drove through the entry we were not disappointed. When we pulled in, you could see heads turn. We pulled to the Aviation Maintains Building where it all started, and unloaded the dragster. FINALLY!!! We Made it!!! We were scheduled for a photo shoot and then for a party they were hosting for local community colleges. It was wonderful. We loaded the car and left the car and trailer in Daytona for a a display we will be doing on May 24th. Let me tell you it was hard to leave the new baby!!!
Now we are on to May 20th. We were invited to help celebrate Moroso Motorsports Park receive the Providencia Award for Palm Beach County. This was really a honor for Larsen Motorsports. It was time for us to dress up and have some fun. We picked up the Miss Ta Fire Jet Dragster and headed for the convention center to put her in her place for the evening. After that it was time to relax. It is not often we get to dress up in formals, but it is fun. We went to the party and stood by the car to help describe the dragster to the guests. Then it was time to go to the party. I was proud to be there to witness Moroso Motorsports Park receive the award. After we headed back to the hotel and get some deserved sleep. The next morning we headed home. What a wonderful week. The highs with the debut of the new car and the lows of the rain. Keep checking back for our next trip on the road.
