Live from Caygua,Ont.Canada-NHRA Micro Stratgegies Open

[Jack Matyas]

Good morning - And the good news is that it's not raining ......but Brrrrrrr - it's a very chilly 47 degrees and a nice morning to sleep in .Test n tune isn't until 11am and for those who planned on going fast today just forget it - not going to happen with a 29.31 barometer .

So in the states we are always having parking issues - here there is plenty of pit space but our Canadian brothers like closeness - the RV that came in late last evening next to me is parked with maybe 5' between us - it's not just him - there are plenty of others that are parked the same way - good thing I wasn't planning on putting the awning out.

Since I've been here been checking out prices - diesel is 1.95 a litre - some quick math tells me that's about $7.60 a gallon - had breakfast the other day@ the Flying J with 2 eggs 2 pieces of toast and coffee -$11 - the test n tune today is $150 extra - a bit more than us and the entry for this event is $200 per race with crew costs $20 per day per person .Folks here say they get by and are used to their prices - ouch ! ! All that plus i'm told wages are not higher - I just don't see how they do it.Good thing I have my Social Security so I can race.

Speaking of breakfast now's a good time ........later.