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So today is a good day, and I hope to have an announcement as to why a little later.

As for real stuff I can share now, the plan is to head to the race shop after work today to see how much we can get done on the front suspension of that #68 Toyota. You know, the white elephant we keep trying to ignore. Hopefully I can get the front end put together or at least close to it.

Stay tuned for more news and updates. . .

So my little trip to Texas is over and I’m trying to get back into the normal mode of things. That means I better post something here!

Having been back to Texas for the first time in a very long time, I have to say, I miss it more now than ever before. It truly is “Home” to me. It was funny how fast I felt like I belonged there and how bad I did not want to get on that plane. No place in the world compares to Texas. You will never find a place with that amount of pride in simply being from there. It shows in every thing they do and it is proudly on display everywhere you look. Simply stating “I was born here” was met every time with “Well, welcome home!” And as for the chili rellenos, I found the right place and I have to say it was the best I’ve ever eaten. But enough of my babbling about being homesick, let’s get on with the update!

I had a chat with Pops last night. He got me up to speed on the ‘low down’ that ‘went down’ while I was ‘out of town’! The guys took the opportunity to set the engine in the #92 Super Stock, putting Tommy in a much better position to continue hanging that new body without fear of it being messed up later had the engine went in last. We’ve done that before, it isn’t the best method. I was very happy to hear they got that done. A great decision and a great thing to have finished up. Also, Mom started applying the numbers to the #29 Street Stock. I hear she will be finishing them up this week, putting Donny on track for his debut in the driver’s seat this coming Saturday for the first practice session. That’s right, This Saturday!

As for the #68 Limited, Pops did some work on it, but nothing major. Just a few items that needed assembled so we could measure and order more parts. We should get back on track with that car during the week or this coming Sunday.

I’m looking forward to Saturday. If it is sunny I get to watch Donny take his first laps around the track. Something we’ve all been waiting on for a very long time. And if the weather doesn’t cooperate, there is tons of work to do on that Toyota that I’m also very excited about digging into. The next 3 weeks should be a very energetic time as we will be watching Donny as he learns what the view looks like from behind the windshield and seeing the other two team cars start to come together.

Stay tuned for more news and updates. . .

Ok, here we go. This week will be a bit of a mess, I’m going on a little vacation. Sort of.

My wife has to take a business trip, so I’m tagging along. This means I will be gone all weekend. So you may not see a post until I get back next week. I know, what a great time to take a vacation, right in the middle of a car build. My crew is loving me, for sure.

For those of you here, be patient until I get back. For those of you in San Antonio, Texas, if you see a long haired freaky looking dude wandering around looking for good chili rellenos, stop and say hi and then point me in the right direction.

I do want to post a couple thanks. First to Nick at Racecar Supply for some very long phone conversations and a pile of great information regarding spindles. Nick has been and continues to be a huge help with the information to keep me heading in the right (or left?) path. Next goes to Mike Barrett for some great deals on parts to get us back on track with our build and doing so without wrecking our budget. It is always nice to see the racing community come together to help a fellow racer out, even if he drives a Toyota.

I think Dad’s plan is to continue on the front suspension on the #68 Toyota Camry while I’m away. Hopefully we will be in shape to put an engine in it the following weekend, which is also Donny’s first practice which I can NOT wait for!

Stay tuned for more news and updates. . .

I know, I forgot to post a Weekend Preview. Sorry.

Anyway, we spent the day working on the #68 Limited Late Model again. Still tons of work to do, so this thing is taking all the time we can find. We got the rear suspension completed today aside from some painting that needs to take place. The front suspension took a major setback as we found our spindle to be bent. The front suspension will be held up until we find some new spindles. Again, this is what we get for buying swap meet stuff. Some day we’ll learn.

We also took some time to fix the shift linkage on the #29 Street Stock. That is another small item we are glad to have finished.

Also, Tommy finally released his 2010 race schedule. Be sure to visit the SCHEDULE page to see the chosen events.

We will be back at it tomorrow as we focus on brakes and sway bar and what ever other little thing we can find to do to keep moving forward anywhere possible. Stay tuned for more news and updates. . .

Just downloaded a new Wordpress app for my Blackberry. So I figured I’d see how it works.

It will be nice to be able to blog from anywhere. A good app for this is long overdue for us Blackberry users. You iPhone peeps have it too good.