RECENT EVENTS

We had a great vacation this past weekend. Rick enjoyed it because I was smart this time and incorporated motorized events. We left Friday afternoon and headed to Jackson, MI where we went and watched go kart races. They had just a few of Mason's type of kart and several of what they referred to as "Future Stars". They also had some super modifieds that were really cool. Saturday morning we headed down to Brooklyn, MI where Michigan International Speedway is so Rick and Don (brother-in-law) could do a 3-lap ride along in an actual race truck. They loved it and of course, now they want to go back and do the driving experience. Maybe in a couple years. :) Once that was done, we headed to Montague where we camped at White River Campground. This was an awesome campground. We started Sunday out with a trip to Silver Lake and rented dune buggys and rode the dunes. Mason kept yelling at Rick to slow down. Some racer he is! :P After that we found Duck Lake State Park and swam. It fed into Lake Michigan where we all went for a dip. It was a fun time but as always, it goes way too fast.

This weekend we will be heading to Reese so Mason can race. He hasn't been in a couple of weeks. Hopefully he will finish good.

I received a letter today from the North Branch Lions Club in response to the letter I wrote voicing my opinions & concerns regarding the Auto Cross race. They took the letter before the whole club & talked to the flaggers that were at the July race. They agreed with my comments & assured me that that type of aggressiveness will not be tolerated in the future. Someone had to do something; just hope they stick to it. I hope the other Lions Clubs stick to it as well. We will be racing in Imlay City on Friday the 13th. 13 is Rick's lucky number so we are thinking positive!