Sunday, August 26, 2007

Bummer

Drove all the way up to Milan, MI on Thurs night/Friday morn. Got everything set up, serviced the car, got prepared for Friday nights qualifying run......and the rain came. And kept coming. On Saturday afternoon the IHRA cancelled the race even though the rain had stopped and the weather had turned gorgeous. The Milan area had so much rain that water was percolating up through the ground and they couldn't prep the track adequately. As a driver, I really appreciate the IHRA's focus on driver saftey. The decision the cancel this race, as well as other decisions, like the one to race 1/8th mile in San Antonio, were not popular and cost the IHRA money, but show us drivers that they practice what they preach when it comes to saftey.

The race has been rescheduled for September 20-22 and we are excited about going back, but it will mean the Kelley team will race four weekends in a row. That's a pace we're not used to, and I am grateful for having such a great team.

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