Nashville and Oshkosh here we come!!!!!

The Larsen family hits the road, air, for our next race in Nashville, TN. We had left the rig at the race track as we were pulling through town, so I booked us a flight to go back out for the race. It was Nitro's first flight, and I am happy to say that he was wonderful.

We landed and we went to the car rental to pick up our surprise, I had rented us a Nitro from Dodge. We loaded up and met up with George from Team Synergy. He was our guest for the weekend. The next day it was time for a display at Tennessee Speed Sport and then off to the race track to drop the trailer.

Saturday morning and it is sunny and blue skies. We hang out by the pool to relax before the busy night. We head out to the track. Charlotte and Rick, owners of the track, have done a lot of work to make the track really nice for the racers. We were scheduled to make 3 passes for the evening. Just before my first pass I look up and Big John, my ERAU buddy shows up after a 500 mile drive just to come and see me!!!!!

We make 3 good passes, and the crowd went wild. It was a late night, and he loaded everything quickly as we had to hit the road very early 4:00 a.m. to head to Oshkosh, WI. 45 minutes of sleep was not even near enough, but it had to do.

We were very tired on the drive, but we had to be at the airport to set-up the display by 5:00. The rest of the ERAU team were waiting for us to help and then it was time to get some well needed sleep.

Monday morning and it is show time. They say that for the entire week over 700,000 people attend the World's Largest Air Show. I can believe it. For the third year in a row, we had a wonderful show. I love watching the airshow every afternoon, and we have a great spot. The Beach Boys performed sounded great.

My new sponsor Vedalo HD, expect to hear more about them in the near future, was also at this event and I was able to show off some of the newest line of sunglasses.

For the entire week we were there to talk to prospective students about their career goals. Then on Friday we had a Lunch with the Stars scheduled. It was a one on one time for them to ask questions with some of the air show performers. It was a honor to be a part of this panel. Later that evening it was the kick off party for my newest sponsor, Vedalo HD. I invited all of the ERAU staff, and we all enjoyed ourselves. By the end of the week, we were all very tired, but I am already ready to do it all over again next year.

Thanks to everyone that took the time to stop and say HI. Right now I am in Missouri at a Comfort Inn watching Shark Week eating pizza heading for Texas to race. Nitro is going crazy in the room, jumping from bed to bed trying to get our food. I will check in later.

see ya,
e

Time to get back to work!!!

Okay, we have had a couple of weeks off and it is time to get back to work. We are going to be on the road for the next 6 weeks straight, and I can't wait.

We start out in Nashville, then Oshkosh, Texas, we make a quick stop at home and then back on the road. This is going to be fun. I will be finishing up this week packing, and getting everything ready for next weeks.

If you see us on the road, make sure to stop and say HI!!! Check out our schedule and see if we are coming to a city near you!!!

see ya on the road.
e

Skills USA

Skills USA, for those of you who do not what this is, let me send you to their website for help. http://www.skillsusa.org/ Now that you may know more about this organization, let me tell you HOW COOL IS THIS!!!!! It is like the Olympics for any type of trade. Students compete in everything from aviation maintenance to dental assisting. To be able to watch these students work so hard for the ultimate goal.....being the best of the best.

This is defiantly something that I was so proud to be a part of. We had the opportunity to meet some other great vendors. On Tuesday morning, I took a break to walk around and see what was there, and you would never guess who I ran into, a fellow drag racer. 2 time NHRA world champ Tony Schumacher. Years ago he got his start racing in a jet dragster, so of course I had to ask him which one he liked driving the best, well top fuel won, but he did have some great times in a jet. For those of you who have never taken the time to go to a NHRA national event, make sure you stop by and tell Tony HI. He is one of the good guys.

The next day we started out with cloudy skies. The event areas were still full and there was a lot going on. We snuck out for lunch to the world's famous barbecue place called Arthur Bryants. You have to go to this place to believe it. When you ask for pork, they slap down two pieces of wonder bread, and use TWO hands to shovel the pork onto the bread. It was HUGE!!!!! I have to tell you amazing doesn't even cover it. We ate until our stomachs couldn't put anything else in. The bad part was we had to go back to work when all we wanted was a nap.

Thursday was the main day of competition for the students. It was a rainy day, which didn't upset us as we wanted to be up stairs to watch all of the events unfold. At the end of the day, everyone had a wonderful time and was ready to relax. But rest if not for us, we loaded up and hit the road yet again. This time was for HOME!!!! We arrived home in the middle of the night, and man my bed never felt so good. We are now home for 18 days. Time to get some laundry done and get things ready for the next trip. We also have to have a party for Chris, as he turns 40 on July 5th. Wow he does pretty good for an old man!!!! I hope everyone has a great 4th of July. We are going to spend it with friends and family. I will check in later.

see ya,

e