All I can say is WOW! The group of friends that came to support our team were AWESOME! I had tons odf compliments from other racers and people stpping by and saying "your pit crew is awesome/great/work great together/were killer/etc"
The crew of guys on site:
Drew Peroni- master planner/rig hauler/help/sponsor OBR w/ N.hopman,B Keeler
Dave Erichsen- general wrench/hauler driver/heckler extrordinaire
Chris Jones- communications/general wrench/heckler
Brian Stewart-sponsor/gen wrench/not quite heckler, but f"ing with U a lot
Steve Stewart- Drove the RV like a MADMAN/gen wrench/ quality 1 liner style heckler
Jason Green- jeep guy /codawg/laid back laughs a lot
AtoZ fab guys- Larry and Zach- there to help when needed
Randy/Pam Silbaugh-helped everywhere they could and laughed @ all of us. Crew funds maximizer/financial stretcher is where he shines
Gary Gibson- came in and helped 4 the day in the pits
Bill Moore- sponsor/resident "hot chic" of the team hung around 2 days with a big smile taking it all in.
These are quick ramblings before I start to "dig out" and go back to the plow.
Our crew did great. Worked every night on the truck finding all the little things before they were a problem. I was the biggest "weiner" on the team. This crew worked/played together better than anything I have ever seen in my years of racing/crawling. I "OWE" a lot of people more than I can ever really repay. This race seemed like a dream when we were planning. The whole crew seemed every bit as excited as we were, to be doing what we do.
Simple fact. The car is in the best mechanical shape it has ever been in. We had 40+ trouble free miles(broken antenna/manufacturer defect) of the "baddest ass race in the states". The truck lost all forward gears on a 2-3 shift in the desert. We drove backwards for another 2.5 miles till we caught fire and decided to call it. It was my best racing experience EVER, bar none.
I wont be back on the boards for a while. I have a lot of work to do. The Crew will start to fill in as they get back into the swing of things.
THANK YOU to all who help get us there. Every donation made a difference and we spent all of it on racing efforts.
BTW: if you live in the MEB/
www.earlybroncos.com ) area and are not a member. You are missing the absolute best group of people I have ever been involved with! An awesome brotherhood and resource!
