Traveling down to the Lime Rock Grand Am race on Thursday, the 3 D Guardian Angel race team got a chance
Maynard Fueling Up
to bond as only a trailer haul can create. The team took two 40′trailers. That’s what it takes to haul all the gear and the car to a Grand Am race . The preparation and equipment needed to support a single car team can make you do a double take.
The two trailer’s required two trucks and the team split up to fill the seats in each. Interestingly, the trucks divvied up by age and musical taste. The Young truck with speed metal spilling out of the windows. The Senior Race team members (40 plus) old men in this game. I am proud to be a member of the old guys in racing. I am 41 and I do feel it. Dan Maynard is the glue on the team. This guy is incredible. I was having trouble diagnosing a trailer break problem and had spent the early part of Thursday pulling fuses and relay’s attempting to fix the lack of trailer breaks. I had driven back from Ohio in this state. Continue reading ‘Bonding as only a trailer haul can’
- By Tommy Sheehan Guardian Angel Emptor Co-Driver Continential Challenge ST #82
Texting last minute details and delegating tasks that I am incapable of delivering ( that list is quit long) Preparing for the May 20th Guardian Angel Motorsports presents “Liberty for Lime rock “ I am walking a fine line between doing the good work and being a road hazard that will result in more good work needing to be done. I am managing but at moments I may have been a road Hazard texting while driving a F-350 with a 40’ goose neck half way across American in search of Mid Ohio.
I heard it on the radio in a song “Misery loves company but she will never foot the bill” I had a day that will flip that lyric
This all feels good there is no doubt, I am on the right side of this. I am traveling to mid Ohio. I needing to familiarize myself with the race track. This is my first trip to Mid Ohio. I will be returning latter this season to Race the BMW flying the Guardian Angel wings. I want to be ready I want to be worthy.
O crap I have to be honest. I am really escaping. I am escaping the madness of life. I am living the dream traversing the county in search of track time. Did I say that out loud? Continue reading ‘Driving half way across America…..’
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