This blog. is very hard to write. I have been putting it off this week, but I guess it is time. Chris Gould, driver of the Firepower jet funny car lost his life piloting his funny car at the Citrus Nationals this past weekend. We were rained out on Saturday and had made our first pass on Sunday, on the last pass of the day Sunday he lost control of the funny car. We do not at this time know what happened, except a friend lost his life. Words can not describe the feelings that you have at a time like this. We all take our cars for granted, we all feel like Superman and indestructible, but unfortunately, we are human, and tragedy happens at the race track.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Chris's family and friends. Chris licensed for the jet funny car about the same time I did. We raced with him at all of the Moroso events. The jet racing community is so very small, that this loss will be felt by everyone.
Life is precious, live everyday to its fullest.
e
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Winding Down
Well it has been a while for me to write, but we have been very busy. In the past few weeks, we have displayed the ERAU dragster, displayed Miss Ta Fire and in the middle I have licensed a brand new jet funny car driver.
We started off the displays at Middleton High School over in Tampa. It was great to see the cool ideas the students have. Then we went to an Admissions Fair at ERAU. Miss Ta Fire was feeling a little left out, so we put her on display in South Florida and in the middle of all of it I licensed a new jet funny car guy.
Last weekend we headed Homestead for the last race of the year in Homestead where we were on display in the fan zone. It was amazing again this year.
Now it is Thanksgiving evening and we spent the day with friends and family. I ate too much turkey and stuffing. Every year I say not again, but it seems as if I do it anyway. I am trying to decide if I am going to be like everyone else tomorrow and hit the malls running. Right now I am too tired to think about it, but tomorrow the stores may be calling me.
This weekend we are head to West Palm Beach for the Citrus Nationals. Then we go to the other coast to Bradenton Motorsports Park for the Snowbirds. We finish up the year at the PRI (performance racing industry) show in Orlando.
I hope everyone has wonderful plans for the holidays. If you are in the area, please stop by and see us in our last few races of the year.
Happy Thanksgiving,
e
We started off the displays at Middleton High School over in Tampa. It was great to see the cool ideas the students have. Then we went to an Admissions Fair at ERAU. Miss Ta Fire was feeling a little left out, so we put her on display in South Florida and in the middle of all of it I licensed a new jet funny car guy.
Last weekend we headed Homestead for the last race of the year in Homestead where we were on display in the fan zone. It was amazing again this year.
Now it is Thanksgiving evening and we spent the day with friends and family. I ate too much turkey and stuffing. Every year I say not again, but it seems as if I do it anyway. I am trying to decide if I am going to be like everyone else tomorrow and hit the malls running. Right now I am too tired to think about it, but tomorrow the stores may be calling me.
This weekend we are head to West Palm Beach for the Citrus Nationals. Then we go to the other coast to Bradenton Motorsports Park for the Snowbirds. We finish up the year at the PRI (performance racing industry) show in Orlando.
I hope everyone has wonderful plans for the holidays. If you are in the area, please stop by and see us in our last few races of the year.
Happy Thanksgiving,
e
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