When you're stuck on the couch for long periods of time, channel surfing becomes second nature. Oddly enough, I still end up on only a handful of channels, one of which is SpeedTV. I already watched my Tivo'd qualifying from Turkey, so now its some yahoo testing Lexus hybrids at Infineon Raceway up in Sonoma. Hey, I know that track...I ran there last year. Road trip with Calvin, staying with Pelican friend Don and family. Great trip.
Well, it's Saturday a little before 11am. I was *supposed* to be up at Laguna Seca, turning hot laps in the SC. This evening is also the silent auction and wine tasting (it is also a charity event). And I could have also instructed as they needed people. Well, I guess that will teach me. I ran Laguna for the first time last year and it was amazing. The minute I left the track last year I began looking forward to this year's event. And especially with a better prepped car and another year experience under my foot. But life had other plans. As a friend quoted, nothing makes God laugh harder than people making plans.
I'll also miss instructing at the Driver's Clinic, running and instructing at the STS event, and doing my first time trial at Buttonwillow. Hard lesson to swallow. I suppose I should just be happy that I was incredibly lucky, that Sharon wasn't hurt too bad (so I don't have crushing guilt), and focus on avoiding infection in my wounds. Fine. I'll do that. But you'll have to forgive me if I occasionally swallow a little hard when I think about laps I'm not turning. But there will be another day. And another track. At least that's the plan. Hmmm...
