mitchntx
04-20-2009, 09:36 PM
I've been purposely waiting for the results to be finalized before I post my blog of the time leading up to the event and the 7 hours 20 minutes of racing.
I will say that it was humbling to accept the "Spirit of the Race" award for the entire team. Each person played such a vital role in the results.
First of all, thanks to Bryan for his data logging. That data will prove invaluable during post race scrutiny. And I know that Jermiah (at least) spelled Bryan and if I didn't notice you spelling those guys, I apologize and thank you.
Thanks to Jeremiah and Al for near flawless fueling work, both during pit stops and in between. You guys adapted and over-came issues that would make any Marine proud.
Nick proved to be a huge asset in making sure we weren't killing our right side tires and keeping the drivers able to see where they were going.
Thanks to Randy, Jeremiah's dad and James' parents (I am so bad with names) for stepping up and checking on our competitor's times to give us a fix on where we were.
Steve had his ear planted to his scanner, monitoring us, other teams and race control, feeding vital data. Vital in that he relayed to me when 2 laps were remaining and we were able to get that info to Mike as he was entering pit lane for our last pit stop. That was the difference in us unofficially winning and being on pit road when the checkered flag fell.
Finally, Glenn, James and Mike were driving machines ...
There are lots of anecdotes that will show up in my blog once the results are finalized.
Again, thanks guys!
I will say that it was humbling to accept the "Spirit of the Race" award for the entire team. Each person played such a vital role in the results.
First of all, thanks to Bryan for his data logging. That data will prove invaluable during post race scrutiny. And I know that Jermiah (at least) spelled Bryan and if I didn't notice you spelling those guys, I apologize and thank you.
Thanks to Jeremiah and Al for near flawless fueling work, both during pit stops and in between. You guys adapted and over-came issues that would make any Marine proud.
Nick proved to be a huge asset in making sure we weren't killing our right side tires and keeping the drivers able to see where they were going.
Thanks to Randy, Jeremiah's dad and James' parents (I am so bad with names) for stepping up and checking on our competitor's times to give us a fix on where we were.
Steve had his ear planted to his scanner, monitoring us, other teams and race control, feeding vital data. Vital in that he relayed to me when 2 laps were remaining and we were able to get that info to Mike as he was entering pit lane for our last pit stop. That was the difference in us unofficially winning and being on pit road when the checkered flag fell.
Finally, Glenn, James and Mike were driving machines ...
There are lots of anecdotes that will show up in my blog once the results are finalized.
Again, thanks guys!