I want to go back and thank you

Well, another fantastic and unforgettable trip has come to an end.
Once again I have had the privilege to meet, work and travel with the great group of people known as the NHRA Safety Safari. I have learned and experienced so much during this trip, I have listen to so many stories, I have had so many good laughs. Also have I seen a lot of beautiful places and parts of this diverse country when travelling from race to race, always in the best of company.

Of course it has  been a lot of hard work, long hours and difficult weather to deal with from time to time, but I have loved every second of it, and I am ready to go back there any day again. I'm very proud to have been part of this great and skilled crew.

So to all of you who made my trip so exciting, memorable and fun, I would hereby like to express my gratitude!
Throughout this trip I met a lot of people, some known to me and some new, and I don't remember all the names but let me put it this way, if we came across during my stay, you are one of them I like to thank. Below are some of the names I remember, so once again guys, THANK YOU !


Mr Light, Mr Peterson, Mr Lang, LoCal, Robin, John, Mark Wayno, Cara, Jumper, Bullit, Jerry, Tim, Jodi, Tanya, Cindi, Mark, Rick, Kevin, Terry, Freddy, Rowland, Gary, Brandon, Brian, Jonathan, Paul, Cody, Ron, Celena, Laura, Bob, Randy, Russel, Jeff, Buggy, Cowboy, Mike, Sam, Jason, Darren, Tim K, Rick C, Coop, Donovan, Dwayne, Cheri, Tuffy, Staff of:  Pacific Raceway, Brainerd International Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway and NHRA as a whole.

                

U.S. Nationals or doing The Marathon

Update

Well, trying to update during this race turned out to be almost impossible due to very long working hours, but I'll try to do a summary.

First of all, U.S. Nationals is a looooong race. A race over 6 days and nearly 900 contestants is brutal. And when you constantly have to fight mother nature, it doesn't get any easier. I don't know how many hours we put in during these days, but we slept an average of 4-5 hours as most. But we had fun and, I'm very glad I did it, but I'm not sure I will do it again ;-)

 Throughout the whole race a stayed at truck #1, which was fun as we covered trackside up to 1000 foot, aswell as part of the startline. Big nitro fix!

We finally got through it and about 5 o'clock on Monday evening all the winners were crowned. Richie Crampton in Top Fuel and Alexis in Funny Car, which was awesome.

As usual we started to pack and store all the equipment, tractors, Power Boss, tires, quads, scooters, Tuffy and tool boxes. Some hooked up their trailers and prepare to leave for Charlotte.

Then came the sad moment when we had to say good bye to each other. We took some good pictures, hugged and promised each other to get back together again in the future. I hate this moment. 

But as I was so worn out this time, it was actually a bit easier to leave, because I know I'm going to get some rest after these exausting days.

 But at this very moment after a good night sleep, I just wish I was in one of them trucks going to the next race in Charlotte.

Tuesday

10 o'clock this morning Stanley picked me up at my hotel and we went for a ride.

Went to Castleton Mall for some shopping and we also had lunch there. Then on to Indiana Motor Speedway. Cool and huge place! Cruised around Indy for a while, before he dropped me off by my hotel. I took a short nap before I got down town for some sightseeing, and had dinner at Hooters on my way home ( one more thing off the bucket list Cowboy). 

Packed my bags and arranged my transport to the airport tomorrow.