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As many of you know, I'm back from my third year of volunteering in the Impound Yard at Speed Week. While I've had many wonderful and interesting experiences, I just HAD to share this one.
Seth Hammond's daughter, Tegan, qualified late in the day for a class record AND her 200 Club, 300 Chapter hat (she's already a 200 Club member). As one of the Impound volunteers I (along with a co-worker) were there to supervise Impound until closing time at 8:00.
Seth and the crew were doing those things to the Lakester that one does to a 300MPH + car to get it ready for the back-up run. Remember, that was going to be his DAUGHTER in it so they were crossing every "i" and dotting every "t" (or something like that).
As we wandered around, Seth's wife Tanice (a "2 Club"/"3 Chapter member) INSISTED that we join them for dinner at their pits in Impound. Turns out that she LOVES to cook when they're in Impound as sort of a "Half Way There" celebration.
So here we are at sunset on the salt with the breathtaking Seth Hammond Lakester on the trailer beside us, eating a gourmet meal and swapping stories with Seth, his crew members, the family, and several other bums who had the good fortune to be in the area at the time.
So I'm trying to explain what this is like to ME, my not-a-car-gal wife. She's a violinist so I explained it like this: Say you're at a concert and Mrs. Perlman invites you for dinner backstage. So you're sitting around with Itzak and his crew and family discussing performances past and present. Just for atmosphere his Strad is sitting on the table, ready for it's next performance. And it turns out that the Perlmans and the others are great folks and super to hang out with. THEN she got it.
Here's a pic that I hope works OK. I took some shots with my cell but they suck so I stole a pic from online. Yes - it really IS that beautiful.
Dan
Seth Hammond's daughter, Tegan, qualified late in the day for a class record AND her 200 Club, 300 Chapter hat (she's already a 200 Club member). As one of the Impound volunteers I (along with a co-worker) were there to supervise Impound until closing time at 8:00.
Seth and the crew were doing those things to the Lakester that one does to a 300MPH + car to get it ready for the back-up run. Remember, that was going to be his DAUGHTER in it so they were crossing every "i" and dotting every "t" (or something like that).
As we wandered around, Seth's wife Tanice (a "2 Club"/"3 Chapter member) INSISTED that we join them for dinner at their pits in Impound. Turns out that she LOVES to cook when they're in Impound as sort of a "Half Way There" celebration.
So here we are at sunset on the salt with the breathtaking Seth Hammond Lakester on the trailer beside us, eating a gourmet meal and swapping stories with Seth, his crew members, the family, and several other bums who had the good fortune to be in the area at the time.
So I'm trying to explain what this is like to ME, my not-a-car-gal wife. She's a violinist so I explained it like this: Say you're at a concert and Mrs. Perlman invites you for dinner backstage. So you're sitting around with Itzak and his crew and family discussing performances past and present. Just for atmosphere his Strad is sitting on the table, ready for it's next performance. And it turns out that the Perlmans and the others are great folks and super to hang out with. THEN she got it.
Here's a pic that I hope works OK. I took some shots with my cell but they suck so I stole a pic from online. Yes - it really IS that beautiful.
Dan
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