One Lap

Should I go??

www.onelapofamerica.com

Pics from Lauren

http://lscheller.smugmug.com/gallery/4739098_nwfKD#280726084_5iu29

A good link to Lauren's blog, daughter of car #43, who followed the race with Denise.

Break out your short shorts and leg warmers

Mark here - I've finally been released from Jury Duty! Apparently the prosecution didn't like it when I said, "I think this case is a waste of time." It's kind of too bad, I was hearing some great stuff during the selection process. Like this nugget from Juror 23, "I saw on Barbara Walters that kids born today will easily live to 150 years old because we'll have stem cells that can regenerate any part of the body, but they won't be the bad stem cells, these don't even need a fetus!" and Juror 11, "I don't do any drugs or drink alcohol because if Mohammed doesn't go to the mountain, the mountain won't come to Mohammed." Hard to believe she was excused...

Now I should have some time to get a few pictures uploaded here.

Additionally, Kevin and I are thinking of kicking out the jams and making a proper website. When we started this blog we didn't want to jinx ourselves by having a super slick site and then get smoked in races. Now that we have determined our racing in Mexico is as unstoppable as Jazzercise in the 80s, we may be ready for the jump. More later...

one more...

another first day stage...

A Stage from our point of view

Still waiting for Mark to publish the blog, he has jury duty so cut him some slack. this is a vid of a short stage on the first day. Unfortunately I am not sure which stage... more to come...

blogging soon

We will be posting a full report of our trip in Chihuahua soon. We were unable to blog due to time constraints and some internet issues. be patient, our story will come soon! Right mark?!

Chihuahua

We made it down!! It is about 24 hours after we left and we are pretty exhausted. One of us will post a more comprehensive update tomorrow. no we did not have any problems at the border:)

Looks like it is official...

January 24 , 2008

Dear: Kevin Race # 43
Organizers of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) are pleased to announce your acceptance as a competitor in this the 86th running of the “Race to the Clouds”.

Race officials for the 2008 event are as follows:
• Phil Layton – Race Director
 Randy Ruyle – Director of Competition
 Sonny Anderson – Motorcycle Referee
 Marla Wiseman - Registrar
 Chris Early – Timing Director
 Todd Kueker – Safety Director

Since the last race there have been changes to the Pikes Peak Highway. Restorative and paving efforts continued up the mountain. 2008 competitors will face an expanded section of pavement thru Devil’s Playground. We are pleased to continue utilizing a transponder based timing system which is an improved and efficient timing masterpiece. AMB-it is world renouned for its hardware and software products.

The 2008 Race Headquarters will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, (Formerly the Sheraton). All race related meetings, registration, and press facilities will be there. Practice days will be limited to three with the course being divided into three sections. Qualifying times will be obtained when you practice in the Lower Section.

There are some mandatory meetings and events. Those are listed below:
• Rookie School
• Drivers’ Meeting
• Riders’ Meeting
• Other events as necessary.

Race day order has yet to be determined. There will however be no intermission, as in years past.

I look forward to renewing old friendships and establishing new. Good luck in the preparation of your race team and if we can be of any assistance don’t hesitate to contact us through the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb offices at (719) 685-4400. The web site, www.ppihc.com, is currently under revision with the new format projected to be on-line in January 2007. Regards.

Phil Layton
Race Director
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

To Pull...

After spending many long hours in the cab of my 2006 Ford F 250 and clocking just over 50k miles i have decided to sell the truck. To tell you the truth it was like sitting on top of a jackhammer. I have looked long and hard for the appropriate replacement and have decided to side with Mr. T. I am the proud owner of a black Chevy Express Diesel cargo van. stay tuned as this will get the same love that the A Team put into their ride. Don't hate me because I am a genius:)

on to the hill

Well, now that we have won the Carrera Panamericana we wasted no time in finding new events to sign up for. The list is pretty short at the moment
Chihuahua Express
Targa Newfoundland
Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Chihuahua is a go for us. money has changed hands and we are eager to head back down to mex, this time with better video, and see how we do.

Pikes Peak, this one I am really excited for, second oldest race in the US. Application has been sent in and I am waiting to get approved. having never driven at speed on dirt this should be quite exciting. I need to find time to practice my Scandinavian flick.

The car is down at Crawfords having the engine rebuilt and the shocks replaced. over a year of competition on the setup i had and then we went down to La C, that just killed it.

Targa is not 100% for this year. not sure i can find the time to drive all the way over there....that being said, I did just drive all the way down to Oaxaca and back. Speaking of which, not 100% on doing the La C again this year. definitely an event that needs to be done again, just not sure I can do all of these events in one year.

pics from this years event are up, I ust need to put them all in one place. they can be found at www.theunlimitedclass.com/blog and at http://crawfordperformance.com/v2/results/db_imgview.cgi?linkID=38