We have arrived!

It's a beautiful day in the Brainerd Lakes Area, temp in the upper 70s, sunshine, slight breeze. And we have gotten through scrutineering without a hitch. We even have 8 bonus laps, 5 for a contribution to the local food shelf, and 3 for our theme!

It looks like the final entry list is about 25. There are some very nice cars, and some true Crap Cans.

Darrell and Tim brought their Remote Control Electronic "Whoopie Cushions" and are emitting plenty of ... um ... background noise.

As to the other ChumpCar teams, you can kiss our butt ... literally!

The excitement level continues to build!

Several ChumpCar teams have pages on FB and the chatter level there is high. Likewise on our FB page. I am already in the Brainerd area and will be at the track probably by late morning. The rest of the team and the Fart-hinder Saab will arrive later in the day.

Picked up a new still camera (Nikon L100 on deep discount) and a couple of inexpensive video cameras (Vivitar) to use at the track this weekend. Still need to buy film ... I mean SD cards ... and batteries, lots of batteries.

I found my video camera mount, so it will be installed in the car later today.

The forecast is for rain. Rain is miserable if you are in the pits, but if you're on the track in a Saab, it is great fun!

~ Tim