Well, here I am writing about the events of May 31st on the morning of June 3rd, so I'll
try to do my best to remember what I can! Sorry it took so long, when I wasn't at the track
I was catching up on sleep, and was never able to find a phone line to connect to the Internet
with!

  In the morning we got the results from Watkins Glen - Around 43 overall. Not too bad
considering that just about everyone else knew the track by heart, and it was the first time
I had driven it. We'll get another shot at it on Saturday at the end of the event, so I'm
sure we'll place a lot better then.

  Jim ran the event at Gateway, some 800+ miles away from Watkins Glen which we had to do
by driving through the night. Who needs sleep? :)

  Gateway looked like a lot of fun. On the first session we placed somewhere in the low
30's overall, and on the second session, we finished 27th. This was Jim's first time in a
Neon on the track, not to mention his first time in a FWD car! It certainly takes some getting
used to, and I know that he was wishing he could have controlled the rear of the car more
easily, as he's accustomed to. Regardless, one hell of a first showing! 

  As for other cars, a Porsche that just broke on June 1st (getting confused by time now? :)
was in 1st place by a -very- big margin, generally over 10 seconds per track! It looks like
he blew away part of his engine on the highway, but he'll probably be back for Memphis on the
4th. Ron Adee in his Viper GTS is doing very well, and is presently in 4th place. A BMW 318i
driven by Roy Hopkins is 6th overall (he's also got a European spec. M3 engine in that car!).
The Caterham is doing pretty well (hey, it isn't breaking too much!), and is presently in the
20's overall. Hopefully that will continue to improve as my father and Guy get accustomed to
the new 50hp and the car in general.

  We also lost a co-driver: the car owner, PR person for the team, and very good friend
Ari Comet. The heat was starting to get to him (it was awful in St. Louis, very groggy!),
and after spending a few hours in First Aid at the track in a nicely air-conditioned room,
it was decided that it would be best for him to fly home to get some rest and to get out of
the heat. Ari's doing well now, thankfully, and though it means a little bit less rest
for the rest of the team, his health and safety our definitely our first priority. Besides,
he'll be able to take care of the web page from home a bit more easily than I can! :)
Maybe next year Ari!

  Well, that's it for May 31st - Sorry to have kept you so long in suspense!

- Emmanuel