Sunday, August 19, 2007

Clay City Kentucky Here We Come!!!

Okay so our plans did not work to fly home for a couple of days, so we made the best and visited Washington D.C. After a couple of days there, we headed to our race in Clay City, Kentucky. We arrived into town on Wednesday evening and met up with Pepi and Danny from the Xtreme Machine. We had dinner with them and then back to the hotel. Thursday we were a bunch of veggies. I laid out in the sun, Chris worked on the race car, Andrew watched TV and Nitro chased his tail. It felt good to just relax for a change.

Friday morning and it was time for some action, so we got in the truck and headed for something fun to do. We had heard that there was this Natural Bridge you could climb up, so we headed in that direction. Wow if you are ever in the area, this is a must see. I wish we would have known about this when we first got into town, as there are cabins you can rent and so many trails to explore. Next time we are in the area, this is the place to stay.

Saturday morning and it is race day. Chris washed the truck and I had to do some last minute school shopping for Andrew as we get home on Sunday evening and he starts school on Monday morning.

We headed out to the track and met up with Fran and Phil Peppler, Pepi, and Danny O'Day. The Bars Leak team was also there to help put on a great show. This race track has been around for over 40 years. We were scheduled to make three runs at 7:00, 8:30 and 10:00 and right on the dot they were pulling us in the staging lanes. We made three passes, no problems, the car ran great and the crowd was standing room only. The stands filled in by 4:00, and the rest of the people lined the fence. Not a bad way spend a Saturday night.

We loaded up everything and headed for the hotel as we had to hit the road by 4:00 a.m. to make our flight out and get some rest before Andrew starts the 5th grade. Wow time is flying.

I want to thank Mike for coming out and filling in for E. Lowe. Also all of the fans that stopped by to see the car and say HI. Next stop Wilkesboro N.C.

See you on the road.

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