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Will need some time to think about it. It is two weeks before Knapp.

blueosprey90

C.A.R.T. has cancelled Pocono for August 27, and I can't run with them at Lime Rock in September, since Nancy has made conflicting plans.

I've been in contact with MOHUD SCCA about running the MGA with them in October. They must want an instructor in every car regardless of track experience. After a series of e-mails, they decided that the "Petty Bar" (if that is what it is called) did not provide enough space for an instructor and declined my participation in that car.

I'm rather depressed. I've lost 5 days of racing because of event cancellations and an additional 9 days because Nancy had other, more important plans. I don't know why posting the race dates on her calendar was so important to her last March, since she completely ignored them anyway! AARGH!

What makes it even worse, I have to go pay for that cruise to Buenos Aires and Uraguay which was the quid pro quo for Watkins Glen!

I have 2 choices: Sell the car or be less accomodating to her wishes in the future.


On the medical portion of the race entry form for the Heacock Classic Gold Cup in November, they ask:

"Check if applicable: ( ) Epileptic ( ) Asthmatic ( ) Diabetic ( ) Contacts ( ) Lunatic"

I thought that was some sort of joke, but now I have a greater appreciation of why they asked for that information on the last category. They must know something about racing and wives.

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Sorry that MOHUD responded that way. I dont see why they rejected your car based on not having seen it and you have the Skip Barber credentials as well.

Check out this link. PCA has an event at Lime Rock Park in October. It would not hurt to try with them as well
http://www.cvrpca.org/

Here is a list of all events at Lime Rock Park through November
http://www.limerock.com/index.php?op...d=61&Itemid=74

If in Buenos Aires, make sure you plan a visit to the Juan Manuel Fangio Museum. There is also a statue erected in his memory in Buenos Aires that you can see

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What about the Sept 22nd CART event at Lime Rock? Are you not doing that?

blueosprey90

No, Nancy scheduled her eye surgery for that day yesterday knowing full well that C.A.R.T. was on the schedule. I don't know why it was so important to have the surgery on that date, and not the week before or the week after. That's why I'm depressed and thinking I might as well sell the car. No sense owning it if I can't use it.

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If selling the car will make you happy then you must do it. I doubt it will. You got in a season that most can only dream of. You ran the MG A in several events as well as Skip Barber and then the S2000 with SCDA. If it is the end of the season, might as well enjoy the post-season activities and plan with vengeance for 2012.

We often tie ourselves up to objects we own, and groups we belong to and take happiness and despair from such associations. Attachment is the cause of all grief. From where I'm standing you had a splendid season on track

You have nothing to be depressed about. May I also suggest that coming to the Tri-State Drive will be a good cure for the track time blues

NH_s2k_Guy

If you're starting to plan for next year, be sure to include SCDA at WGI around the end of April!

That goes for you too Aashish!

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^ aye, aye Cap'n

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Jeff - not sure if this will be of any use to you. I got this e-mail from track time photos.

blueosprey90

Thanks Aashish,

Nancy has prohibited labor day weekend. I was all set to race at Lime Rock but the bans on racing that weekend were announced long ago.

My daughter Susan and her family are coming to Camp 6 that weekend anyway.

Jeff