Well, the weekend ended up sucking and ending early. Went out for first practice on Friday morning, and second lap, got tagged and smacked into the wall - the guy didn't check up after someone spun in front of me. Worked all day to get the car ready for Qual (in the afternoon), and then raced at night. With the heat, and cranking on fixing the car, drove the whole race with cramped legs (just couldn't do anything) - I think I finished 14. NOW FOR THE WORST PART. Went back to the hotel to sleep, woke up in the morning, and my tow vehicle (F350) was stolen. So, here I was with my 3 little kids, wife, crew member, in a small motel in a French speaking town, with no vehicle (and my wallet was in it, plus all of the other spares/parts). Needless to say, it was rough. Luckily, we found a rental truck, my spec racer buddies helped out completely (fabricated a hitch that would work), someone took my car back to the states, and we just made it home. Needless to say, I don't plan to go to Quebec ever again. Supposedly, big trucks are stolen all of the time. Every year at this event, a few get stolen. I wish I had known that before. I left without racing the second the race. Just one bad experience.
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