From all of us to all of you, we wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and fantastic New Year. The holiday season gives us time to reflect on all that we have and the people that we share this with. It gives us a chance to put down the wrenches and be thankful for the things that really matter in our lives: our family and friends. If just for one brief moment, we stop brainstorming over set-ups and the newest trick part that MUST be on the kart for next season and focus on others.
And a brief moment it was.
Moving on to other things, the '06 schedule hasn't been printed yet and we're counting the days to the next race season. I figure around 160 more days until it will be safe to get out and practice without the fear of frostbite. Leaving the track at a high rate of speed in cold weather is another concern of ours, so it goes without saying that it could be longer.
We're almost certain that we will be going with a brand new Margay chassis next year for Sam. Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies was in negotiations with several manufacturers for some time now but couldn't ink a deal with any of them for assorted reasons. Margay was always on our minds, but certain restrictions from the manufacturer made it nearly impossible for us to become a dealer with them for several years. I'm proud to say that these obstacles are no longer a concern since I had a lengthy discussion with Keith Freber at the Performance Racing Industry trade show in Orlando this year. We've pretty much sewn up a deal of becoming one of the newest Margay dealers in the country, and can't express how proud we are to be a part of their family. Absolutely everyone that represented that company was extremely professional, and just plain easy to talk to. Their level of knowledge combined with their enthusiasm for this sport assures me that this was the right decision to make.
That leaves one used CRG chassis to ponder. Do we sell it? or do I roll the dice on my daughter taking over the driving duties with this one? We've put her behind the wheel a couple of times last year on Dousman's practice track and have mixed emotions on what we've seen. Yeah, Sam was dirt slow the first few times in it himself. I can remember when he was scared stiff to finally go on the big track and drive with other people around him. No more than a couple of times out and he was right in the groove of things. My Daughter on the other hand is telling me that she needs a larger track to drive on so she can "stretch her legs" a bit. Pretty reassuring, but I told her it's a whole different ballgame when there's other people out there with you from many different classes. All we can do is try her out. If she does well and wants to do it, she gets the seat. If not, I sell it and I also get my tire person back for the season.
Well, unless something earth shattering happens with us like me getting a call from the Renault F1 team looking for a test driver, or my son signs on as the youngest driver in history to race for a Formula BMW team, this should be my last post for a while. Thank you again, goes out to everyone who has helped us and showed up at the track to lend support in this first season. We can't wait to see you all again in '06.
