Well, Warren and myself made it back home, after a 5,000 mile ride. As we approached the salt flats last Thursday, it was very evident I would not be racing this year, as there was a 3" to 4" wake on the 12" (plus) of water laying on the surface of the salt.

We only had one mishap, with a "lauch of the truck and trailer" in a construction area east of Gary Indianna.... I managed to gather the out of control truck and trailer, however; I cracked one of the water boxes in the Belly Tank, due to the violent lauch of the truck and trailer. You would have thought a BMX racer designed the temporary roadway.....

Thanks to all who called or sent emails :) I was hoping this would have been the year to make a 180 MPH (plus) pass on the salt, on a 200 MPH record for the XO/GL class....  Oh well, no broken parts..... I didn't even take the car out fo the trailer in Wendover and change to the race tires....

As Jimi Hendrix once stated: "Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel". Well I am a fustrated blues guitar player as well, however; if playing the guitar or racing on the salt flats was easy, everyone would be doing it !

Warren, thanks for the memories and friendship, it was a pleasure. Next year will be different "wuga", bucket list part two, EH buddy :)

BTW, I should mention it was wonderful speaking to Danny Thompson, Mickey Thompson's son, who had Challanger II at the motel on display, hoping to make a 400 MPH pass with a single motor and naturally aspirated !   Stunning, considering other 400 MPH teams were using turbo's etc.....  Not bad for 1967 technology.