Like I said in an earlier blog, things are happening fast. I am currently taking advantage of my flight to Nashville to write this blog. This will be my first public racing appearance since my door accident. Gary has the digital camera with him, so I will have pictures for you when I get there. I am going to the Mac Tools Fair. I haven’t seen the team, or any racing partner, since my accident, so this will be a good weekend. I miss them during the off-season. The Mac Tools group is great; they’ve been a partner with us from the beginning.

When I return from Nashville on Sunday, I will begin a three-day “offsite” meeting with my GE team. This is basically an opportunity to gather our group together from around the world, and strategically plan the year. One of the team building events will be a snowmobile tour through the Sierras. I really wanted to go with the group on the tour, but was not sure I could. The doctor said, “You can go if you do not speed or jump the snowmobile, and DO NOT hit a tree.” That, I can handle. I will also have a group of co-workers, and friends, who will be sure that I do not do anything remotely extreme. (My manager was the most emphatic and sternly informed me of that before I left to catch my plane today.) I’ll be sure to get the camera back from Gary so I can take pictures of the trip for a blog.

Next Tuesday, I will then be back on a plane to Virginia Beach, GEICO Motorcycle’s headquarters. We always have a great time there. It’s somewhat of a “Year in Review” for GEICO, from Financials to Marketing. It seems as if each employee is involved in some way. They give away awards and recognitions, have a luncheon, and bring all the teams in that they sponsor, for the celebration. We will have the bike, transporter and team there. Scott will be the only team member who won’t be there. Hopefully, next year he can go.

When I return from Nashville, I am hopeful that the shop will be completed. Jesse was here Tuesday and began to erect it. Wednesday, we were expecting the weather to be bad, however the predicted storm shifted north, so there was more work completed on the shop. I’m crossing my fingers that we have it done by the weekend.

Oh by the way, for those fans who have written me, I will post a picture of the team on my next blog (including me). You can judge for yourself if I am recovering okay. Thanks for the input and suggestions.

Time to get back to work.