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GOT MY HEARING AID STUFF DONE AT THE VAH; THEY GOT ME IN AND GOT ME OUT LICKITY-SPLIT. A WONDERFUL CHANGE FROM MOST MED RELATED APPOINTMENTS. THE SUN IS SHINING AND IT'S GETTING HOT, 84 NOW, 97 AFTER WHILE THEY SAY. NEED TO LOW THE TRASH OFF THE PATIOS, BUT I MAY WAIT TILL IN THE MORNING WHEN IT'S A LITTLE COOLER. KEEP ON BREATHING IN AND OUT, AMIGOS!
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Warmer than it has been this morning and is threatening to push triple digits. With all the rain, humidity has been high mak9ng things uncomfortable.
Getting things done in the shop. I have a massage appointment this morning. Hope things are going well with all of you.
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Morning guys....
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Good Afternoon CGs!
Tommy, I still work out every day but haven't done kettlebells in a while. I pick them up from time to time. Called my chiropractor today for an appointment and found out the practice was recently sold (no notice) and it's a new doctor. I went in anyway and met the new guy. Older doctor and we got along quite well. Did a pretty thorough exam and an adjustment. I'll be going back for continuing maintenance, just have to remember to call. Life gets in the way. I do feel better, though. Hope everyone has a great day!
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Sunny and projected 90 today, humidity is lower, it was 62 last night, and cool, felt nice. Have a few things on my desk this morning, so taking care of those, I'll be in Little Rock tomorrow for doc visit, prayers he can help me since the others here can't. Surely I'm not meant to hobble around in pain the rest of my life.
Tommy lets hope that doesn't happen that way, but I've always said, if I croak nobody will notice till they smell me later.
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well we sure hope that does not happen Tommy.... there is only a few of us left on here....
 .... gotta dig out the RV and start getting it ready to travel..... hot here also.... a big shout out to Fredrick Jones and Willis Carrier for inventing what we know as AC these days.... load up on water Guru's
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Thanks for all the great healthy tips yesterday. I won't do any of it but thanks for the tips.  I wonder how Matt's kettle bell/ball routine has been doing lately? I was up at 05:45 this morn. Had to drop off the skidsteer at a job site Sue is working. The business is booming this year. Lots of home remodeleing/upgrading going on. Had a couple of customers that told Sue their budget and told her to get it done. it's beenrecord breaking hot this past week. factor in the humidity and it's downright brutal. We've still been working outdoors though. The A/C feels excellent when you walk in to take a break from the heat. Drinking lots of water as well. I'm high risk and they recommend limiting my time outdoors but everybody has to die sometime. Free sauna. If I had a heart attack and died nobody would find me till Sue came home. I've often thought if Sue were not here an I died at home nobody would find me for a long, long time. Guess the dogs and cat would have something to eat while I was waiting to be found. Then in the end it would be a house full of skeletons. Oh well. Such is life .......
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CLOUDY AND STICKY THIS MORNING, 72/84% AT 0849 HR, GOING FOR 90 AFTER NOON. MAY CLEAR OFF, THEY SAY. THIS HAS BEEN AN UNUSUALLY RAINY SUMMER SO FAR. DOG IS FED, I'M NOT. MOST UNSATISFACTORY, BUT DW IS WORKING ON IT :-) THE AGENDA IS OPEN, NOTHING HANGING FIRE. HAVE A VA APPOINTMENT TOMORROW TO GET THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE LOST HEARING AID. ALWAYS FORWARD, Y'ALL.
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For men, low T will affect it Metabolism slows and you lose muscle For women a bazillion different hormone imbalances cause all kinds of ruckus. I agree on the protein, look for a good one that is "complete" as in supplies all aminos, eat clean, eat healthy carbs healthy fats and proteins in balance and moooooove. I'm just now getting where I can do stuff, still get tired real fast though. Did some yard work today so that will count as gym day. I'm not back in gym yet but will soon, now that I see I can do stuff. Was afraid to rip stitches prior. Oh and water and sleep, need lots of both of those. For protein they say .75 gram per lb of body weight. Or, 35% of calories per day. 1 gram of protein is 4 calories. I also do fish oil, vit D3, and a basic daily vitamin.
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you don't need to lift if you are active like I know Tee and Tommy are.... VB hits the gym also.... I am more behind the desk these days so need cardio and resistance work to keep toned... I'm 73 and will not go gentle into that good night...I'm going down swinging old Betsy like Crocket did...
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...yeehaaa....3,000 miles in 8 days in a 67 year old car.... holy mother of pearl.... Grand Canyon, Old Route 66, 4 corners, the Million dollar highway 550 in western Colorado and lots of tourist traps.... we love a good tourist trap... hot dry but da fiddysix rolled right through everything.. never had a problem other than some overheating while sitting in an hour and a half line because some dirtball flipped his Amazon Prime semi in a tight canyon on I70.
Memo...put on the aux cooling fans...do it now!!! if you have not seen the Grand Canyon words cannot describe what 5 million years of erosion will make..... crazy huge... home a week then up to the Black Hills for some Glamping with the RV.... good to be home though.... there is some rough country down is NM and AZ.... Flagstaff is cool though... sits at 7,000 ft.... mountain air... I was having the same problem with loss of muscle in my chest and arms and did some research and found that I was not getting the 8 essential amino acids the body can't make and has to get from food. Advanced Bio Nutritional's Advanced Amino Formula... I like the powder but it comes in pills also. Started off with 2 scoops a day for the first week or two then back to 1 scoop per day with an packet of Emergency vitamin C in the super orange flavor mixed in water. I am into all this things in plants like amino acids and proteins and thought hell the same would be for people right? damn right.... I also lift weights once a week and do 20 minutes of rowing..... my chest muscles came back I have more energy and the aminos will let your body heal itself over time... chit, just go to the website and listen to the Doc's talk about it...... you gotta help yourself..... this stuff works because it's what the body needs to do it's job... gotta go.....good to be back....
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CORVETTE RACING AT CTMP: Winners in Canada! Garcia, Taylor, No. 3 Corvette C8.R claim season’s first GTD PRO victory BOWMANVILLE, Ontario, Canada (July 9, 2023) – Corvette Racing broke through with a long-awaited victory Sunday at the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, the team’s first win of the season in the GT Daytona (GTD) PRO class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor teamed for the victory in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, which was racing for the second time at CTMP. It’s the first win for Corvette at the circuit since 2014 and gave the team an even dozen victories at the historic Canadian venue. It’s also the 126th win all-time for Corvette Racing and 114 in North American competition. The victory capped a day where Corvette Racing clinched the FIA WEC GTE Am Drivers and Teams World Championships at the Six Hours of Monza. The groundwork for the Canadian Corvette victory began early. Taylor began from fourth and held his position until diving in for a pit stop at the 33-minute mark. He got out and Garcia got in as the Corvette Racing crew changed tires and added fuel. The move set off a chain reaction with three other GTD PRO cars following suit, and the C8.R emerging after the cycle in third place – but second among cars in class that stopped early. An even more critical moment came with 70 minutes remaining. Garcia moved to the lead on a restart with 70 minutes left as the two cars ahead of him fought off-track at the exit of the first corner. The Corvette held the proper line and moved by each. The championship-leading 14 Lexus suffered damage in the incident while the No. 9 Porsche emerged behind Garcia. The top three cars ran within less than four seconds apart for the final 24 minutes with the Corvette taking the win under yellow after a late-race safety car period – the fourth of the day. Corvette Racing’s next event is the FCP Euro Northeast Grand Prix on Saturday, July 22 from Lime Rock Park. ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R – GTD PRO RACE-WINNER: “It was not easy. Probably on the last restart I knew we had the pace to win. Up to that point, the whole class was pretty close. Since the start, everyone was bunched up. We made a good call early just to put stress on everybody to see what they did. Almost everybody followed us on that strategy, which was OK. I believe it’s also smart to follow what Corvette Racing does! We did that expecting the leaders to stay out maybe, but they all came in and I knew from that point that I had to do a good job… especially at the start of the stint when I passed the Mercedes and got very close to the Lexus on cold tires. From that point on, they had really good pace but we were close. On the restart (with 70 minutes left), I knew the Porsche was the only one that gambled on the strategy and jumped us. I was kind of a front-row spectator into Turn One when the 9 and 14 went side-by-side, which I think never works here. Once I saw that, I was alert and went for it to make the move for the lead. We had strong pace at the front, but it was difficult to be at the back of the GTD field with the safety car rules where we cycle completely back to the rear of the GTDs or are always there fighting for positions. It’s always a nightmare. I’m glad we had the pace and nothing against us happened like what happened at Sebring when we were in the middle of the GTDs. That’s the way it is. I don’t think they want us to be there while we are racing, and we don’t want them there while we are racing other PRO cars.” JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R – GTD PRO RACE-WINNER: “It has been awhile. The Sebring 12 Hours was the last one. We’ve struggled here and there, but I feel like we executed very well at a lot of the races and the results haven’t been there. We’ve had a lot of podiums here and there so it’s nice for everything to click and go our way. The guys called a great strategy and undercut everyone at the beginning, picked up a couple more spots and Antonio had a great restart to jump to the lead. Once he got to the lead, it was kind of stressful to watch with him mixed in with the GTDs. He did a great job staying out of trouble and thankfully we had a quick car in clean air. It’s really nice to get a Corvette back in victory lane back here at CTMP for the Chevrolet Grand Prix.” ON WINNING THE RACE AND THE WEC TEAM WINNING THE GTE AM CHAMPIONSHIPS: “It was a very good day. I don’t think it could have gone much better. We have our remote operations here too, and during our pre-race meeting and warmup, we were listening to their intercom of what was going on there. Kyle Millay (chief engineer) is usually on the WEC side but he came here this weekend. They were still talking to him here during our pre-race meeting for their strategy there. It’s a team effort from both sides. Nicky (Catsburg) just texted us and said they were on our intercom during our race. It’s one big family. They’ve had an unbelievable year winning as much as they did, winning Le Mans and clinching the championship. It was a good decision for Corvette to stay in the WEC to execute that championship and open some doors for the future. “They were bouncing some questions off Kyle. He’s been around for so long and seen pretty much everything there is to see even though he’s so young. Ben Johnson (IMSA team manager and program technical director) was on the intercoms too. Both teams on both sides of the ocean are working together. If we have an electronics issues, Neil (Schreiber), who set up our car is on the WEC side now so we can bounce questions off him. It’s nice to have that constant communication between the two.” LAURA WONTROP KLAUSER, GM SPORTS CAR RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: "I can't think of a better weekend for Corvette Racing. A World Championship in the WEC and a race win in IMSA on the same day is something we all will remember. It shows how strong this program is in both series and how much both sides work together to get the most out of these Corvette race cars. I'm incredibly proud of both the No. 33 and No. 3 Corvette teams on this unbelievable day." Ryan Smith Judy Kouba Dominick 
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Good Afternoon CGs!
Back home from the UP of Michigan. Had a good time and got some work done around the farm. Still have a few days off before I go back to work. I need to do motor mounts in the mustang, hopefully this week. Hope everyone has a great day!
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Tommy, they claim 'low T' will cause those issues.....among other things.
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STILL COULD BE HIM, BLOODIED BUT UNBOWED, OR HE COULD HAVE CHASED SOMETHING AROUND IN THE BARN, CAUGHT IT, KILLED IT, AND CARRIED IT OUTSIDE TO EAT. OR MAYBE THERE'S BEEN A HOSTILE TAKEOVER---IT MUST HAVE BEEN AN EPIC CHASE IN ANY EVENT.
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Good morning,
I was reading his post from yesterday too and it made me think of how I'm way older than I feel like I ought to be and starting to see issues I only thought "older" folks had. Some days I feel 17 some I feel 87. Depressing. Gris did you figure out what got bloodied up since it wasn't the barn cat? Storms heavy yesterday , I don't know the real figure from the weatherman on what we got but it overflowed our pool. Saw up out on the interstate an excavator was sitting in a deep hole he'd dug and only the top little bit of the cab was sticking out, they'd pumped it down a bit but yesterdays rains probably buried it again. Sun is out today so probably will just sit in pool all day since I'm off. I need to cut all the hedges down but not up to it today.
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Was reading tee's post yesterday about loss of strenghth. I don't understand it. I am pysically pretty active yet my muscle strenghth seems to deteriorate. A little more wobbly on my feet. Arms and back seem to be holding up OK. Makes no sense to me. I definately get in 10,000 or more steps a day. Had a nice family breakfast with my inlaws yesterday. The table was less full than in days past.
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Morning guys... Cool and sunny today, but supposed to warm into the low 90s. That's more like July in SW Kansas. T-storms are predicted for later this evening.
Headed to the shop.
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THE SUN IS SHINING AND IT'S 70 DEGREES ON THE FRONT PORCH; HUMIDITY 84% PREDICTED HIGH OF 90. BIG IMPROVEMENT---BUT MAYBE NOT FOR LONG. THERE WERE ABOUT A HALF DOZEN DEER OUT TO THE WEST OF THE HOUSE THIS MORNING, DOES AND FAWNS. AUTO ROTATION DAY, HARVEY GOES IN THE READY RACK. THE INVISIBLE BARNCAT IS OK; AT LEAST HIS APPETITE IS UNAFFECTED. I REALLY NEED TO DO SOME YARD STUFF, BUT I'M WAY SHORT ON MOTIVATION.
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ON THIS DAY LADY GODIVA MADE HER FAMOUS RIDE THRU COVENTRY AND TOM PEEPED :-)
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Morning guys...Not drippy here, more like soaked to the gills...and I'm NOT complaining. Another inch last night. We've had rain every day the last week and a half. We are well over 20" for the last 60 days. That's double our yearly average, but more than we've had the last three years put together.
Work in the shop continues. Finished the dresser and 3 chests. Started on a bathroom vanity which will go in a complete bath remodel. Which I will start as soon as the Onyx shower comes in. On the health front: my shoulders are starting to return back to aching and losing strength like they were before I had the steroid shots back in April. Was hoping they would heal up over the time the steroids were active. Not sure the shoulder doc will give me another shot this soon... The other thing is, my shoulder doc sent out a letter saying he is moving his practice and cutting back on his hours starting July 1. Only good thing about that is, he's moving the practice about an hours drive closer than he was before. I've got bad ankles too. Sprained them so many times that the ligaments aren't even attached anymore. Stepping on a medium sized pebble can cause the ankle to go out and me falling on my butt. So, when I walk, I have to watch where I'm stepping so I don't step on something that will allow the ankle to roll. We have a surprise birthday party for a friend this afternoon, she's turning 60.
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ANOTHER DRIPPY MORNING, 68/96% AT 0816 HR, 82 THE PREDICTED HIGH. MAY CLEAR OFF SOME LATER???
NOTHING ON THE AGENDA TODAY. YESTERDAY DURING A BRIEF PERIOD OF SUNSHINE, PUT THE TOP DOWN ON THE TOMATO AND MADE A RUN TO MUSKOGEE AND TOOK THE SCENIC ROUTE BACK. GOT A VITAMIN D OVERDOSE, AKA SUNBURN :-) ALSO NOTICED SIGNS OF CONFLICT IN THE BARN, THINGS KNOCKED DOWN, TURNED OVER, EVEN UNPLUGGED. THERE WAS A BLOOD TRAIL BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE WALL WITH A BIG BLOODY SMEAR AT THE END. HOPE MY INVISIBLE BARNCAT IS OK. MAY YOUR DAY BE SUNNY AND BRIGHT!
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Press Release CORVETTE RACING AT MONZA: Third-Row Start for Title Push Keating qualifies sixth in GTE Am with an eye toward championship clinch MONZA, Italy (July 8, 2023) – Corvette Racing will roll off from the third row of the GTE Am grid Sunday in its push to wrap up FIA World Endurance Championship class titles at the Six Hours of Monza. Ben Keating qualified the No. 33 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R sixth with a lap of 1:48.519 during Saturday’s 15-minute session at the 3.60-mile, 11-turn Autodromo Nazionale Di Monza circuit with a red-flag period in the middle. He, Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone can wrap up the Drivers and Teams championships in a number of different scenarios – the easiest being finishing first or second in class Sunday. Keating ended 0.887 seconds off Sarah Bovy’s class pole-winning time in the No. 85 Porsche. The trio and the No. 33 Corvette team have been nearly perfect all season with three wins and runner-up finish in four races. It’s a remarkable achievement for a first-year trio and the team’s first season in GTE Am. A podium finish this weekend would be just as impressive. The Corvette will carry 40 additional kilograms of “success ballast” in accordance with GTE Am sporting rules. That is due to the victory in the previous race at Le Mans, 10 kilograms for taking the runner-up spot at Spa (the race prior to Le Mans) and another 15 for leading the championship. In addition, the C8.R received 10 additional kilograms of pre-event weight by the rules-makers, making the Corvette 50 kilograms (110 pounds) heavier than how it began the season at Sebring. On a positive note, the No. 33 C8.R raced at Spa with 45 extra kilograms over its minimum weight and placed second, highlighted by a furious late-race defense by Catsburg to hold on to the second position. In addition to a championship, Corvette Racing is going for its second straight class win at Monza. It was the site of the program’s lone 2022 WEC victory in GTE Pro for the duo of Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy. The Six Hours of Monza is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. CET / 6:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 9. MotorTrend and MotorTrend Plus will provide both live television and streaming coverage, as will the FIA WEC app. Radio Le Mans will stream audio coverage of the race, as well. BEN KEATING, NO. 33 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R – QUALIFIED SIXTH IN GTE AM: “I had hoped we would be higher than P6. It was an unfortunate red flag in the middle of qualifying. I was on my best lap at the peak of the tire and had the best sector one and a pretty good sector two before I had to shut it down at the end. I think that was going to be a really good lap. Because we’re at the end of pitlane, we made the decision to go to the pit exit and queue up there rather than go to the box and change tires. It’s hard to know whether having track position is more important or having the peak of the tire one more time is more important. Hindsight being 20-20, I think I would have preferred to have new tires. The tires just didn’t feel the same to get those last three- or four-tenths out of a lap. We’re carrying 50 kilograms more weight than we were at the beginning of the season. That’s the penalty of the amazing success that we’ve had. If you look at how much 50 kilograms is worth around this track, it’s probably not far from the pole. From a points perspective, I’d rather Sarah Bovy got the pole instead Ahmad Al-Harthy. That gives us a little bit more margin in the championship, but the fact that both will start up front means they will have a little bit of an advantage at the beginning of the race. We’ll see. We have a really, really good racecar. As a team and a car, we carry the weight well. We’ll have to work our way up one hour at a time. We’ve got a lot of experience doing that.” 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Am (After four of seven events) Driver Standings 1. Ben Keating/Nicky Catsburg/Nico Varrone – 133 2. Ahmad Al Harthy/Charlie Eastwood/Michael Dinan – 59 3. Michelle Gatting/Rahel Frey/Sarah Bovy – 56 4. Francesco Castellacci/Thomas Flohr/Davide Rigon – 47 5. Alessio Rovera/Lilou Wadoux/Luis Perez Companc – 43 Team Standings 1. No. 33 Corvette Racing – 133 2. No. 25 ORT by TF – 59 3. No. 85 Iron Dames – 56 4. No. 54 AF Corse – 47 5. No 83 Richard Mille AF Corse – 43 Ryan Smith Judy Kouba Dominick j
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Looking at the June/July AARP magazine I came across an article written about one of Sue's customers. It's about a woman that wrangles pythons for a bounty. Interesting when you read about people you actually know. We know lots of people that have made a their mark on the world. I'm always happy for their success.
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Good morning, sunny here, cooler but muggy. Apparently got a bunch of rain last night, it started right before I went to bed, woke up to the pool having about 4"extra in there. Car club meeting last night, I had forgot, all I wanted to do was go home and go to bed, so ended up out a lot later than I'd wanted to be. There's quite a few new '23 vettes in the club now, wish I had their cash flow, the Z06 that we did paint protection up here on is due to join this month also, couldn't make it due to prior commitments for the meeting. his wife is the one who left the snotty message on my work phone while I was out for surgery, that should be an interesting meeting in person when they get there lol. I don't care how much money you got, it's still "just a car" and we've done cars that cost 5x as much as those things up here so no need to advance an attitude toward an employee that don't even have anything to do with your job at hand. She got the wrong extension by mistake when she called up here to schedule her car and started off being an entitled brat. Hoping peopley things are at a minimum today
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Hey guys, Like Gris, it was dark and drippy when we got up. Had the pickup loaded and off to the town south of us to build a ramp into a storage shed for a ZTr mower. Leo and I had that done and home shortly after lunchtime. Did a little cleaning up in the shop and putting tools away, then we decided it was golf time. So we went out to the course and played golf this afternoon. Cool all day long, with the promise of nasty weather after midnight. Daughter, SIL and Leo have a plan if it gets really nasty to load up the dogs ad come over and into the basement if need-be. Let's hope we don't have THAT nasty of weather tonight.
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DETROIT (July 6, 2023) – Winning a race as big of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is something special. It’s the culmination of a year’s worth of work, preparation and execution. In the case of Corvette Racing, winning this year’s GTE Am class didn’t just validate all of that effort. It also exorcised some very painful memories of near-misses, most notably the team’s end to the 2022 race. Ahead of this weekend’s Six Hours of Monza in the FIA World Endurance Championship, a few Corvette Racing team members shared their thoughts on a sweet and redemptive victory… NICKY CATSBURG, DRIVER, NO. 33 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: "We’ve been trying to win Le Mans with the C8.R for a couple of years. We managed to get P2 in 2021, and last year Alex (Sims), Tommy (Milner) and Nick (Tandy) seemed to have it all sorted before a crazy spell of bad luck took them out of the race. We knew this was our last chance for our car to win it before the end of the GTE category. It’s clear with Ben and Nico that we have a strong lineup, and we had an insanely successful season in WEC going into Le Mans. But that never means winning there is easy. All the ingredients were there, but you still need to make it happen. We lost a lot of time at the beginning of the race, and I really felt like that was the end of it. But this team never gives up. Corvette Racing is an insane team with a lot of young guys so incredibly eager to win races. They were on top of their game! The flawless pitlane work and flawless drives by both Nico and Ben brought us to the top step of the podium. It was the one big 24-hour race that I didn’t have on my CV, and now I do. I can’t begin to thank everyone on this program enough. The whole team has such a good dynamic going on, and the atmosphere is so cool. I’m very thankful and grateful.” LAURA WONTROP KLAUSER, GM SPORTS CAR RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: "Any Le Mans win is incredible, but this year’s was above and beyond. After the heartbreak of 2022 and with this year being the last year of the C8.R, the win was extra special to honor the team and our Corvette racecar. From the first hour, I think many believed there was no possibility for us to overcome the time we spent in the garage. But by sticking with the plan and staying focused, we again demonstrated that never-give-up spirit that defines Corvette Racing. What a great way to close the chapter at Le Mans with the C8.R while we look forward to writing the next one with the Z06 GT3.R.” KYLE MILLAY, CORVETTE RACING CHIEF ENGINEER: “This Le Mans had a much different feel than years past. We always had the same two-car effort, garages, engineering offices, hospitality, driver rotations and so on. This year, not having that feel of familiarity while not impacting our approach added to the feeling of finality from the 2022 event. With about six hours to go we found ourselves with a comfortable lead that would have allowed us to easily bring the car home. I can distinctly remember feeling the buzz that we can win this race from here, but tempering that with knowing that six hours is a long way to go. What seemed like not five minutes later, I happened to look up at the TV feed and saw a yellow car spearing into the wall. I quickly glanced at my telemetry screen and confirmed it was us. The next thing was the radio call to Sims asking if he was ok and confirming our day was done. After sitting there for a few minutes letting it sink in, you close your computer and walk back from the wall. It went the way a lot of Le Mans have gone for us: with good cars not making it to the end. For me personally, it stung as much or more than 2017 when we lost the lead coming to the white flag. “As with all Le Mans I headed into this year’s race anticipating some kind of setback that we would need to recover from. It came in Hour Two with a suspension issue. When something like that happens, you assess the situation and move on. In this case, I felt we had 22 hours to make up two laps and with the new safety car regs, that was a possibility. Everyone kept focused and knew that we still had options to get us back in the fight. We stuck to our plan to try and execute our driver and tire strategy as planned and see what would happen. We didn’t have to wait too long when the first of a few rain storms came to bring out a safety car. This was our first opportunity to get one of our laps back except race control executed the pit exit sequence incorrectly and it kept us trapped two laps back. The weather of the next few hours was pretty messy with car starting to drop out due to heavy accidents and issues. Nico had to drive a crazy stint in mixed conditions and then heavy rain while on slick tires after a gamble didn’t pay off. Over the next few hours, we just slowly narrowed the gap, and more cars dropped out. We luckily caught another safety car which did bring us a lap closer. That was it for safety cars giving us the freebies, and we had to race are way back for the rest. The car was fast and we were in a position with the driver rotation where we could really take out massive chunks of time to the leaders. We raced ourselves back on the lead lap, and then got the lead while building the gap. “In the last few hours of the race, time seems to slow to a crawl when you are at the front. The last hour can be excruciating because there is nothing left to do but watch and think about everything that can go wrong. This time it was smooth sailing. This win had some extra meaning for the guys who had been so close over the last eight years, the ones who worked so hard to develop and build the C8.R and to see it check this one off the list. It was super special, and I was glad I could be a part of it.” TIM KAVANAGH, CAR CHIEF, NO. 33 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “For me, the events of last year at Le Mans served as a reminder of how tough this race can be. It’s just like the events of our crash at the end of the first practice this year and the suspension issue early in the race. This group never gives up. We don’t know how. “Our success in Le Mans came down to every single person involved executing to their maximum potential and staying determined to achieve our goals together. This is truly the best group of men and women I have ever had the privilege to work with. “We came into the 2023 season not knowing what to expect but proud to be part of the final season of GTE competition and of the C8.R. So many people at GM and Pratt Miller have poured their hearts and souls into this project. A proper send off with a Le Mans win and championship is the only option.” The Six Hours of Monza is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. CET / 6:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 9. MotorTrend and MotorTrend Plus will provide both live television and streaming coverage, as will the FIA WEC app. Radio Le Mans will stream audio coverage of qualifying and the race. 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Am (After four of seven events) Driver Standings 1. Ben Keating/Nicky Catsburg/Nico Varrone – 133 2. Ahmad Al Harthy/Charlie Eastwood/Michael Dinan – 59 3. Michelle Gatting/Rahel Frey/Sarah Bovy – 56 4. Francesco Castellacci/Thomas Flohr/Davide Rigon – 47 5. Alessio Rovera/Lilou Wadoux/Luis Perez Companc – 43 Team Standings 1. No. 33 Corvette Racing – 133 2. No. 25 ORT by TF – 59 3. No. 85 Iron Dames – 56 4. No. 54 AF Corse – 47 5. No 83 Richard Mille AF Corse – 43 CORVETTE RACING AT CTMP & MONZA: By the Numbers • 1: As in one team, one manufacturer and one model of car for 25 years of racing: Corvette Racing, Chevrolet and the Chevrolet Corvette • 3: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at CTMP since 2000 – Corvette C5-R (2004), Corvette C6.R (2005-13) and Corvette C7.R (2016-2019). The Corvette C8.R raced at the track for the first time last season. • 3: Number of GTE Am wins in four FIA WEC races this season for Nicky Catsburg, Ben Keating and Nico Varrone with the No. 33 Corvette C8.R. • 6: Hours difference between the IMSA team competing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and the Corvette Racing WEC team competing at Monza on the same days. • 7: Number of drivers who have won races at CTMP for Corvette Racing. Johnny O’Connell (six), Jan Magnussen (five), Oliver Gavin (four), Ron Fellows (three) and Olivier Beretta (two) each have multiple wins there with the team. • 7: Pole positions for Corvette Racing drivers at CTMP. Oliver Gavin leads with three with Antonio Garcia (2016) being the most recent. • 11: Class victories at Corvette Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – all since 2001. • 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001 • 27: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Daytona, Detroit, Houston, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen • 34: Number of drivers for Corvette Racing since 1999. Ben Keating and Nico Varrone joined that list with their participation – and victory – in the 1,000 Miles of Sebring for the World Endurance Championship. • 125: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 113 in North America, nine at Le Mans – including two weeks ago – and three in the FIA WEC. • 275: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999. • 11,080.25: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing in its 20 previous trips to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. That represents 4,506 laps. • 358,144.93: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon… and then some! Corvette Racing at Monza (wins in bold) 2022 No. 64 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 1st in GTE Pro Ryan Smith Judy Kouba Dominick
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good morning, it stormed sometime during the night, woke up to wet back patio and grass. We needed it, but I didn't set my rain bucket out for plant watering rainwater. missed out. It's sunny and hot again, getting to the office to see what the day brings, hopefully smoothness and no stress. I do need to call the hip doc in Little Rock, I have an appt over there Wednesday, so after all the kidney issues, I'm sure there's some records they might need. I got numbers for four docs they can get in touch with. You know you're getting old when you all of a sudden have more doctors than you do friends.
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Press Release: Chevrolet Grand Prix is second race in Canada for No. 3 C8.R CORVETTE RACING AT CTMP: Almost Like Home Chevrolet Grand Prix is second race in Canada for No. 3 C8.R DETROIT (July 5, 2023) – In its 25-year history, Corvette Racing has taken victories at 27 racetracks around the world. Very few have witnessed more Corvette successes than Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, which plays host this weekend to the Chevrolet Grand Prix for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor will team in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R – the mid-engine racecar’s second race at the venerable Canadian circuit. After a second-place finish in the GT Daytona (GTD) PRO class a year ago, Garcia and Taylor, plus the entire Corvette Racing effort, will look to finish one step higher on the class podium this time around. The program first raced at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – formerly Mosport International Raceway – in 2000. Since then, Corvette Racing has won at the 2.459-mile, 10-turn circuit 11 times… more than any other track except Sebring International Raceway. Both drivers have victories to their credit at CTMP in Corvette racecars. Garcia won the GT Le Mans (GTLM) category in 2014, driving a Corvette C7.R with Jan Magnussen. Taylor was victorious the following year in a Corvette Daytona Prototype for Wayne Taylor Racing. Garcia also is a former pole-winner at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (2016) and set the fastest GTLM race lap in 2015. The No. 3 Corvette drivers, the team and manufacturer Chevrolet enter CTMP third in their respective GTD PRO points standings. Only 73 points separate second through fourth with a maximum of 385 points available this weekend. Lexus and its No. 14 drivers and teams lead the class by 172 points after five races and with six events left in the season. In addition to the extensive success and following at CTMP, Corvette Racing legend Ron Fellows is part-owner of the circuit and is largely responsible for operations at the facility. In his Corvette Racing driving career – spanning 1999-2008 – Fellows won 30 races (three times at CTMP) and three championships in the American Le Mans Series. He also was one of the founding members of the team and a key development driver starting in 1997. The Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 9. The race will air live on NBC and stream live on Peacock inside the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. IMSA Radio will air on-track sessions beginning with Saturday morning’s practice at IMSA.com with the race call also on XM 207 and SiriusXM Online 992. ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “Last year was nice to get back to Canada and finally race the C8.R there. Our result was good. Last year, we finished second behind the Porsche and the Lexus was behind us. So I don’t know where we will fit in once we get on the track. Hopefully we can find our way to the front for all our fans there. It’s always a really big turnout for Corvette Racing. I was happy with our race at Watkins Glen, with our pit stops, how clean we were and always gaining positions with strategy. We’ll hopefully carry on doing that.” JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “It was cool driving the C8.R around Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the first time last year. We were actually not bad last year there. We saved a lot of fuel and were in the top-three, sitting behind the Porsche and Aston Martin. Looking at the pace at Watkins Glen, it’s a little concerning because the tracks are kind of similar. But since last year, we’ve done some development so hopefully that can work to our advantage. It’s another sprint race, so we’ll take a couple of pit stops with some strategy and hopefully work some Corvette Racing magic.” 2023 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – GTD PRO (After five of 11 events) Driver Standings 1. Ben Barnicoat/Jack Hawksworth – 1,795 2. Daniel Juncadella/Jules Gounon – 1,682 3. Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 1,623 4. Klaus Bachler/Patrick Pilet – 1,609 5. Alex Riberas/Ross Gunn – 1,408 Team Standings 1. No. 14 Vasser Sullivan – 1,795 2. No. 79 WeatherTech Racing – 1,682 3. No. 3 Corvette Racing – 1,623 4. No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports – 1,609 5. No. 23 Heart of Racing Team – 1,408 Manufacturer Standings 1. Lexus – 1,795 2. Mercedes-AMG – 1,682 3. Chevrolet – 1,623 4. Porsche – 1,609 5. Aston Martin – 1,419 CORVETTE RACING AT CTMP & MONZA: By the Numbers • 1: As in one team, one manufacturer and one model of car for 25 years of racing: Corvette Racing, Chevrolet and the Chevrolet Corvette • 3: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at CTMP since 2000 – Corvette C5-R (2004), Corvette C6.R (2005-13) and Corvette C7.R (2016-2019). The Corvette C8.R raced at the track for the first time last season. • 3: Number of GTE Am wins in four FIA WEC races this season for Nicky Catsburg, Ben Keating and Nico Varrone with the No. 33 Corvette C8.R. • 6: Hours difference between the IMSA team competing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and the Corvette Racing WEC team competing at Monza on the same days. • 7: Number of drivers who have won races at CTMP for Corvette Racing. Johnny O’Connell (six), Jan Magnussen (five), Oliver Gavin (four), Ron Fellows (three) and Olivier Beretta (two) each have multiple wins there with the team. • 7: Pole positions for Corvette Racing drivers at CTMP. Oliver Gavin leads with three with Antonio Garcia (2016) being the most recent. • 11: Class victories at Corvette Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – all since 2001. • 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001 • 27: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Daytona, Detroit, Houston, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen • 34: Number of drivers for Corvette Racing since 1999. Ben Keating and Nico Varrone joined that list with their participation – and victory – in the 1,000 Miles of Sebring for the World Endurance Championship. • 125: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 113 in North America, nine at Le Mans – including two weeks ago – and three in the FIA WEC. • 275: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999. • 11,080.25: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing in its 20 previous trips to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. That represents 4,506 laps. • 358,144.93: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon… and then some! Corvette Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (wins in bold) 2000 No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Andy Pilgrim – 2nd in GTS (Fellows pole, fastest race lap) 2001 No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 1st in GTS No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins – 3rd in GTS 2002 No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 1st in GTS No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins – 2nd in GTS (Pilgrim fastest race lap) 2003 No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 1st in GTS No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Oliver Gavin/Kelly Collins – 7th in GTS (Gavin pole) 2004 No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 2nd in GTS No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin – 1st in GTS (Gavin pole, fastest race lap) 2005 No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 2nd in GT1 No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin – 1st in GT1 2006 No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 4th in GT1 No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin – 2nd in GT1 2007 No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Johnny O'Connell – 1st in GT1 No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin – 2nd in GT1 (Gavin pole, fastest race lap) No. 33 Corvette C6.R: Ron Fellows/Andy Pilgrim – 3rd in GT1 2008 No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Johnny O'Connell/Jan Magnussen – 1st in GT1 (O’Connell pole) No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin – 2nd in GT1 (Beretta fastest race lap) 2009 No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Johnny O'Connell – 1st in GT2 No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin – 3rd in GT2 2010 No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Johnny O’Connell – 5th in GT2 No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Jan Magnussen – 4th in GT2 2011 No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Tommy Milner – 6th in GT No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Jan Magnussen – 1st in GT 2012 No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 2nd in GT (Magnussen pole) No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 10th in GT 2013 No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 4th in GT No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 1st in GT 2014 No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 1st in GTLM No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 7th in GTLM 2015 No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 3rd in GTLM (Garcia fastest race lap) No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 5th in GTLM 2016 No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 3rd in GTLM (Garcia pole) No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 2nd in GTLM 2017 No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 4th in GTLM No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 8th in GTLM 2018 No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 2nd in GTLM No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 3rd in GTLM 2019 No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 7th in GTLM No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Marcel Fässler – 8th in GTLM 2023 No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 2nd in GTD PRO 
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IT'S A DARK AND DRIPPY MORNING, GOING TO RAIN ALL DAY THEY SAY. 71/96% AT O831, PREDICTED HIGH OF 86. THE WORD OF THE DAY: DISMAL. A TWO NAP DAY FO'SHO'.
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BIRTHDATE IN 331 AD OF JULIAN THE APOSTATE. THIS WAS AN INTERESTING CHARACTER. THE LAST ROMAN EMPEROR FROM THE LINE OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT. HE APPARENTLY SURVIVED BECAUSE HIS MURDEROUS FAMILY THOUGHT HE WAS TOO INSIGNIFICANT TO KILL. BROUGHT UP BY POLITICAL PRIESTS, HE CAME TO HATE THE CHURCH SO MUCH HE TRIED TO WIPE OUT CHRISTIANITY IN THE EMPIRE. HE HAD NO MILITARY TRAINING, BUT LIKE BEDFORD FORREST, HE WAS A NATURAL WAR LEADER JULIAN WAS AN EFFECTIVE EMPEROR UNTIL HIS RASHNESS GOT HIM KILLED.
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Good Evening CGs!
Had a good 4th here, nice little BBQ with the family. Finished the trans on the mustang the other day only to find out all of the shifting around was the final death sentence for the motor mounts.....ugh. Ordered a new set, hope to get those installed next week. Headed out tomorrow to the backwoods for a few days off with the family. Tommy, how was the concert? Hope everyone had a great day!
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Busy day here. The storm that came through last night left a trail of destruction due to high winds. Trees uprooted and limbs down all over town. Got a call from one of my 'regulars' asking if I could pull some branches off his house. So when Leo got here we grabbed saws and ladders and went over to do that. took a couple hours to cut it out and clean it up. City workers came by and picked up what we cut out.
Then back to the shop to finish up the chests of drawers and gather tools and materials needed for the job we're going to be doing tomorrow, in the town about 30 miles south of us. Still tired, more storms due in late tonight.
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How hot is it? It's Vulcan hot. I was out in it till the sweat pouring into my eyes forced a retreat. Got in 3 truckloads of mulch (36 buckets). Used to do 48 buckets. I'm slowing down a little. Live long and prosper.
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