One of the fun things about people reading landracing is how fast the information arrives. I was getting text messages and phone calls asking this and that after runs. One of the crew members from a rival team sent me a voice mail after two of what turned out to be our final three runs offering congratulations on a great effort, and more or less condolences on our getting close but coming up short. We had one more run left in us, and after that a second voicemail came sounding somewhat surprised but congratulating us none the less. Thank you Jon and Nancy and Ray for doing such a great job.
Each morning and each evening we passed by LandsEnd Linda and shared stories of the day's events. She's such a great, warm person. She never gave up on us even when we didn't know if we had anything left. Thank you Linda...
A special THANK YOU goes out to Mike Akatiff and the crew and Top 1 Oil for allowing me the opportunity of a lifetime. I'm fortunate to be involved with these people and it is because of them that the Ack Attack is the world's fastest motorcycle. We had our share of problems from tire failures to motor changes to a stubborn tranny that just wouldn't shift. Nobody gave up and in the final hour we somehow pulled it off. I can only imagine how fast that thing could really go had it had all 6 gears and two fresh motors instead of only the one that was changed. The press guys, Brian Leckey, Vince, and the rest worked their butts off out there. Between helicopters flying, cameras being mounted everywhere, and their ever present cheery attitude, it made it all worth it.
The folks from Loctite plus Mike Cook, Mike Junior and the rest put on the best meet on earth for guys like us fortunate enough to get to run on the ultimate race course. Thanks to everyone involved!
