This post comes a bit late as it has been rather busy for us. Our first Daytona 200 placed us under the lights on a chilly night. For this at one time seemingly unreachable milestone in our roadracing adventures was achieved with the help of family and friends. My cousin Lucy and her husband Robert came to the rescue along with a couple of compatriots from the Danis Group, Rob and Andrew. Andrew recruited long time college buddy Jim who flew down from Ohio to help. Next thing you know we actually had a pit crew. These folks had to take time from their families, work and not to mention their wallets to help us out during this race. With little practice and lots of enthusiasm they helped make it happen.
We had the good fortune of having Mr. and Mrs. Wikle along with Paul James as garage neighbors and an occasional visit from a variety of interesting characters. When all was said and done Alex had collected an 18th place finish after starting 32nd. Not a bad showing for our first Daytona 200. Next round for us will be Road Atlanta.