When I grow up....

"I wanna be a race car driver." Hmmm. Who do you think said this? Yep. Baeleigh. And unprompted. Her teacher asked everyone what they wanted to be when they grow up, and this is what my daughter shouts out. Skeptical, the teacher says, "are you sure, Baeleigh?" But the director of the daycare knows better and says, "Oh, yeah, that family. I believe it!"

Well, there are more and more girls joining drag racing now. Maybe she'll be the next SUPERSTAR!

Another Championship Under His Belt

As we speak Tommy is driving back from his 2nd year Championship win from Bowling Green, KY. After a shakey start with a new car and several racers torn down and caught cheating, Tommy managed to pull through in the end and with a record time in one of his qualifying runs as well - 11.09 seconds.

Here are the results: http://www.nmradigital.com/forums/showthread.php?s=8d067464906927aa2acc4a3527e69349&t=81114

Good job, babe.

Locking In on His Second Championship

A snippet from NMRAracing.com:

“All shook up” is a good way to describe the state of ACT Factory Stock going into Columbus, and more was in store over the weekend. Defending champ Tommy Godfrey was first in qualifying with an 11.262, followed by the only guy left to unseat him, John Leslie, Jr., who was carrying an 11.472. Louis Sylvester was third at 11.612, while Jay Dold was batting cleanup with an 11.713. A dropped valve and holed piston in the burnout box in the last round of quals put Leslie out of the picture, and Godfrey made the most of it, going all the way to the finals on Sunday, where he’d be matched against Matt Amrine, the FS rookie who scored a shocking win over Godfrey in the final round at Joliet. Amrine broke out the chainsaw and left the tree in Godfrey’s lap with a .034-.147 holeshot, but the eleven-sixty pace he’d been on all day wasn’t going to do it as Godfrey pulled an 11.224 out of his bag of tricks and earned his first winner’s circle appearance since Bradenton last year.

Tommy's New Race Car

Freshly painted, I have yet to detach him from it... Next up: Kicking ass in Michigan in June.

Tominator Misses in Bradenton Semi-finals by 0.05 of a Second

Tommy can't win'em all but he certainly gave it his all. After qualifying as #1 all weekend, he lost in the semi-finals by .05 of a second. The hardest part will be telling Baeleigh that "Daddy didn't winned" this weekend. She popped up first thing this morning, huge smile on her face, "you know what, mommy? I think daddy winned and is bringing me a trophy." All I could say is, "oh, you do huh?" I'll leave that one for him to break to her.

To see the breakdown, go to http://www.nmraracing.com/.

I'm just glad to have him return home tonight. It's been a hard six days on my own. I don't normally sleep very well when Tommy's away: 1) because I just miss him in general, and 2) because I'm worrying that every noise I hear is someone trying to break in. I've put Baeleigh in bed with me the last five nights, mostly as a pacifier for myself that she's close. Not that it helps, I spend the whole night waking up every hour or so to flip through channels and listen to the heat kick on and off, maybe pace around a little. Once I see that daylight is approaching, I finally fall asleep - as if no one wants to break in the house at 5:30am. (I didn't say my logic made sense.) I told Baeleigh the first night, "OK, this is only for tonight. Tomorrow night you need to sleep in your own bed." Mostly, I think this was really just me saying it aloud to myself, especially when my daughter replies, "but Mommy you told me to get into bed with you." Couple that with being 22 weeks pregnant and I think you'd understand why I'm ready to just drop on the floor when I get home tonight.

What are Those Flutters I'm Feeling In My Belly?

Recently I've begin feeling little flutters here and there. I know it's kind of early but I felt the same thing early on with Baeleigh. Sometimes it's just like a tickle, other times it's like something just scrambling around inside me for a couple seconds. It just feels like there's a little action going on in there.

So, Tommy sent me this little video to explain exactly what's going on in there. Leave it to Tommy. As if one little race-crazy daugher isn't enough.. :)

NMRA Factory Stock Champion AND Rookie of the Year

Tommy and I flew down to Orlando to the 2007 National Mustang Racer Association's Award Ceremony for him to accept his award as NMRA's Factory Stock Champion. I think this is the first time I've had Tommy in a suit since our vacation to the Homestead. It was also the first time that I've seen him nervous in a long time. This would be his first speech in front of a very large audience. And, although he unexpectedly won Rookie of the Year as well, he did a great job on both speeches. It's a huge accomplishment to win both in the same year.

He thinks I don't know what I started, but I have a better idea than what he thinks -- as if he hasn't raced for the last seven years that we've been together. I'm glad I could be there to experience this accomplishment with him. I know how important this is to him and I'm excited to see him chasing his dream.

Here's to a new race season, which starts in just three short months.

The Tominator Wins NMRA Factory Stock World Championship

From the NMRA Website, "In the first round of qualifying, Tommy “The Tominator” Godfrey came out and ran a HUGE number. His 11.33 at over 119 mph is the quickest and fastest a pushrod has even run in the class. Big numbers from the rookie show that he wants that championship something fierce. Who says pushrods can’t hang with the Modulars in K&N Filters Factory Stock?"

For more details, visit http://208.122.20.138/forums/showthread.php?t=69239.

The Bobbleheads

Fun Ford Weekend, one of the last races of the year, and Baeleigh's first official introduction to the racing world. She's helped Dad out in the garage on numerous occasions. (As a matter of fact, the kid can probably identify more tools than I can.) There was a litte trepidation on my part, given that she's been scared before at the starting up of the Cobra, but boy did she prove me wrong.

Apparently, Bae had the idea that SHE actually would be doing the driving. After several "Why?" sessions later, she seemed resolved to just watch. Yeah right... Bae spent the day running after Dad, dodging in and out of the trailer, testing out Dad's ride, and walking around pretending to be a race car driver (hence the helmets). Corita and I dubbed them "The Bobbleheads". If it weren't for the fact that they were top heavy and prone to just toppling over, I think they would have worn those helmets ALL DAY LONG. The Bobbleheads passed out for a nap in the car somewhere late that afternoon. Thanks to the DVD system in the car. After a long weekend, Baeleigh was glad to have another trophy on brief display in her room with Tommy winning the Factory Stock class.