Final pics of Dover 2006 trip...

This is the victory lap by Jeff Burton 31 car. Congrats. It's been since the Phoenix 2004 race since he won. Right after all this it rained. Which is pretty funny because the Phoenix race won by Jeff Burton was because of rain. Rain is Jeff good luck charm I guess.
One last look at the back yard of the house before we trek home to Philly. Sweet weekend.

More pics of Dover 2006 trip.

Scott Riggs hard into the wall and car on fire. He made it out alright.

The car in the orange is 31 Jeff Burton. This is the very last lap of the race. He won. Notice the very dark sky? Yes, 5 minutes after the race it rained like I was in Hilo again.

So proud of my family!

My family (I'm so proud) at the Nextel Cup race. In front, Amy then Mom, Dad and looking away is Aaron.
Thought I'd put some crashes in here for you guys.
Big crash and lots of smoke to prove it. Love that smell, no really I do!!!

Beginning of the Dover race!

The very beginning of the Nextel Cup Series race.
My brother Aaron, in the black 18 Bobby Labonte cap and shades. The guy in the tan cap ( a bit out of focus) is my pop!!
First complete lap of 400. Ryan Newman (pop's driver) is leading the pack.

More of the September 23-24th Dover race.

Nicole showing off her new Kasey Kane hat.
The beginning of the Nextel race at Dover. A lot of people, huh?
I think this was on Friday before the races just a few houses down from the place we were at. Killer view right?

Nicole and I at the Busch Race Dover 2006

This is the winner of the Busch Series, finally -his first win of the season-, Clint Bowyer.
My wife took like 8 pictures of us turning the camera around and towards us. Finally I did this. What's even better than me was the dude right behind us. Classic stuff.
This is from the back yard of my dad's friends house that he doesn't stay at during the weekend of the races. Too bad for him, hooray for US!!! This house is in Lipseic, DE. Three minutes from the Dover, De 1 mile (nicknamed the Monster Mile) Speedway. Also, check Nicole and I in this photo. Notice my Rusty Wallace hat and Dale Jr. butt pad and the Kasey Kane #9 car we're posing in front of. Guess I just love any and all cool drivers. P.s. #24 is evil. I won't mention his name even. My family knows that I'm just this obsessed about things like this. Coke products only and no Pepsi. The Devil's product is Pepsi besides, Coke is the official soft drink of NASCAR. Oh yeah, the website of Nicole and I is... http://www.eshots.com/photos/10932/535/02867.jpg also notice my 'cool' pose. Go me.

Too easy to resist!

This is my buddy Paul. He is as crazy as he looks here. Thank goodness we don't drink anymore, huh?

This is Paul and Matt. We are at the Busch Series race on Saturday, September 23rd, 2006. This is chalked up to be one of the best weekends we all had in a long time.

These are a few of my favorite things...

These are a few of my favorite things....
Look at this carefully... on the Navy pitbox (big blue box thingy) is it's owner of the 88 - Dale Earnhardt JR! He's in the tan t-shirt. Very Cool.
This is New Jersey's Martin Truex JR. In the 8 car, a teammate of Dale JR. This was during the Nascar Busch Series held on Saturday Sept 23rd.
This is my lovely wife (with the John Force-NHRA king- hat), with my very good friend Matt and his son Jonathon and his friend Dave. This was taken before the Sunday race of the Nextel series at Dover, DE. I love living in Philly with these kinda opportunities. This was also Nicole's 26th BIRTHDAY!!! Happy BDay, honey. I arranged for 164,000 of our closest friends to get together, hang out and 43 of my favorite drivers to entertain us for 4 hours. How bad have we Got IT!!!!

Sept 12, 2006

This is the day after. No photos. Very mixed emotions. For one, the media has just have to stop. Not only do they just over do the 9-11 incident, they just plain kill the personal view of it. This was the time in my life were I was still to have my first date with my now wife. Two weeks later, we had our first date. Stevie Nicks (more on that on a later date). At the shop that I am still working on, our neighbor, and friend, Bruce came over and told us that a bomb went off at the WTC building, the three of us, John, Dan and I took turns going next door to Bruce's TV and watch in astonishment what was really going on. We had customers and friends and family affected directly to all three incidents. For all that went on, I keep saying, the next 2-3 weeks I remember everyone in the area were very nice, and courteous with each other. I didn't hear a horn honk on the very busy Germantown Ave at all. Days later, people that came in realized that our lives were Not all that bad and that we all had a greater idea of how well we had things.
Not only at work but, everywhere else. From the streets I drove to the grocery store to the malls and everywhere else. Sometimes it didn't have to be said but, felt with one on one. The only thing about 9-11 I wish remained were those 2-3 weeks with each other to have lasted longer than it did. I hope everyone remembers those days after as I did and take time to ignite those feelings about others if you already don't already. I do not always, but try to. That's all I, and you can do. God Bless Us.

Tribute to Rusty, and others.

I love Rusty Wallace. Even though he's retired, still like him. Really glad that NFL is back. Eagles won today. Rules. Even better, Cowgirls lost!! Put Redskins in the 'L' category for this week and the 1 week will be complete. Too bad for the Bills. Pop's and my brother's favorite team. Michael Shumaker called this year (two races left) in F1 his final year. My wife is happy and I don't route for him but, don't really care too much. Still, it's motorsports. Nascar, the Chase (10 of them) are set after one of the better races of the season, after Saturday's race at Richmond, VA. Kenseth, J.Johnson, K.Harvick, K.Busch, Denny Hamlin (rookie), Jr., Mark Martin (possibly last year), J. Burton, The Devil(J.Gordon), and Kasey Kane is 10th. Red Sox are only 7.5 out of wild card race, gotta keep the faith. Phillies are 2 out with there loss today. Keep the Faith for the both of them. It's a must. I love Sundays. Had a bunch of real football folks over today for the Eagles game. A great way to start the season. My wife even got into the game. Tomorrow, God Bless America. A lot of people in my area were affected. I was too. Brings a tear every time I think of it. Really. Just please, remember and don't put too much politics into it. That's not what it is for me. I feel it would defeat the day by doing so. God Bless us.

More pics of Canadian trip...

These are various pics and are pretty self explanatory, or least should be.

Did I mention the fish in Canada...hmmmm

Dudes, they were the best and plentiful, only if you were lucky and knew where to find them. I'm not too sure which of those two were more important.

This is a view from the cottage's deck.

These are views from the cottage. By the way, yes, we know we are blessed to have such a place.

My Family

This was on the second day of our trip. The kids got Mom and Dad a surprise 50 wedding anniversary party up at the cottage. We successfully pulled it off without a hitch. M&D were totally surprised. Go Us Kids!!! In the picture from left (why is it always starting on the left?) Karen and my brother, Aaron, Nicole and Me, Ian, Amy, M&D, Dejon, Jessie and Ilima. Ok here it goes... Karen and Aaron are married, Nicole is my wife, Ian is my nephew from Amy, my sister, Dejon is my brothers daughter, Jessie is Amy's and Ilima is my brothers daughter. Phew. TMI.

Canadian sense of humor.

No kidding, this is on our way to our cottage in Canada. Who says the Canadians have no sense of humor.