Hey, blog readers! LP here bringing you a quick update from Englishtown, where you really do have to turn right to turn left. What in the heck am I talking about? Some of you might be asking this very question. Well, on main highways here in New Jersey, you literally have to make all turns from the right hand lane, even left ones! I heard this rumor years ago, and being a small town girl from Lexington, Ky., thought it couldn’t possibly be true. It is, and after almost five days here, I’m finally getting used to it. One more interesting tidbit from New Jersey: it’s a state law that you cannot pump your own gas. Now this is one thing I’ve gotten used to in a hurry! I had to fill up the other night during a massive rainstorm, and being able to sit in the relative luxury of my rented Kia Optima the whole time was quite nice. My toes stayed dry and my tank got filled. Nice!

On Tuesday, Donna and I went into New York City. She’s been there quite a few times before having lived in Jersey for 20 years, but this was my first foray into the Big Apple. We saw everything we wanted to see, some things we didn’t expect to see, and some things we never want to see again. The top of the list included visiting the memorial at Ground Zero, both heartbreaking and touching. Like the memorial states: May We Never Forget. We also saw the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Greenwich Village, and even talked to the Naked Cowboy in the middle of Times Square. If you haven’t heard of him, make sure you do a Google search. He’s been on lots of TV shows, and has certainly figured out a unique way to make lots of money.

Some of the guys went into the city on Wednesday night and some of the others went fishing. The ones in the city ran into some celebrities, and Dan and Ed had a fishing contest. I won’t tell you the results, but ask Ed about catching the big one next time you see him. They plan on making another fishing expedition, and have promised to write up a blog. I’m going to hold them to it.

After last nights qualifying session, we are in the No. 9 spot with a 4.55 at 314 mph. We have some special guests with us today, including Doug’s sister Heather, her fiancée Mike (who we’ll put to work again in the T-shirt trailer), some of his family, our good friend Sarah, and several VIPs from LincolnTech. Shirley Muldowney has been taking time out of her busy schedule to hang out with us for a bit, too. The History Channel is filming a TV show featuring her, and they have been shooting footage all morning long. Look for the show to air in late August. I’ll have more details for you soon.

Time to get to work! Until next time, be good,
LP