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Reno Diaries 2022 – Ep. 3
Smiling through the chaos. We got to Reno-Stead early this morning so that Jeff could make his mandatory 7:45 A.M. Sport brief. I ran into Mark Voss, Andrew Findlay’s engine...
Reno Diaries 2022 – Ep. 1
Happy to report I’ve made it to the Reno-Stead Airport! The drive was… uneventful. Not too much traffic. However, we did get in late. And by late, I mean early....
Reno Diaries 2023 – Ep. 1
...until I started going to Reno in 2017 that I had a yearly tradition again. This vacation checks all the boxes—I get to go on a road trip to an...
Reno Diaries 2023 – Ep. 3
...my first friends at Reno. He and his former Crew Chief Thomas Windom welcomed me with open arms and together we were the three youngsters on field. We used to...
Reno Diaries 2022 – Ep. 5
...leaving Jeff in the lead. Sounds like the spray bar fitting got clogged and cylinder six got too hot. Air quality in Reno remains unhealthy so we’re all still hacking…...
Reno Diaries 2022 – Ep. 6
...worked with Jeff he left Race 39 in Reno at the end of the NCAR and road home with me. These are some of my fondest memories. We’d talk about...
Reno Diaries 2023 – Ep. 4
...want but they will never fully capture the true feeling of being here. I’m really gonna miss this place. Reality it starting to set in—we’re not coming back to Reno....
Reno Diaries 2022 – Ep. 2
Our Sport Class ramp boss, Armando Carrion, going over ramp rules with us this morning. He looks aggressive here, but I promise you he’s very nice! Hello and happy Monday!...
Reno Diaries 2022 – Ep. 4
...never seen it so smoky here at Reno-Stead. On the way in, sure. But not at the actual event. We really weren’t sure what the day would entail. Jeff and...
Reno Diaries 2023 – Ep. 2
Darryl Lowell, one of Jeff’s mechanics, partaking in some margarita drinking with me at Alan Crawford’s tent. Our team tends to get ourselves into late night projects so we don’t...
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