I personally agree with Jason about the courses--they were do-able by someone with the experience and ability of someone like Jason, Tracy, John, Mitch, Johnny, etc. These competitors are masters at what they do, and as such were able to get through the weekend a little bit better than the rest of us. We would have liked to see a choice of lines for the Extreem Series and the Stock Mods. That way we would have at least had the choice as to which line to take, instead of given no choice at all. Michelle, for instance is in the Extreem series to gain the experience needed to be able to some day move up to the pros, and she's not the only driver in that series to make that statement. Frankly the coursed this weekend were a little out of our league at this point.
We are hoping that the safety issue is addressed as the most important issue at hand. A good suggestion might be to at least have all the judges trained in basic first aid--so that if an EMT is not readily available they at least have the basic skills to assist an injured person.
We for the most part are just happy to have been able to participate. At the last minute we discovered that we were not going to be able to bring our rig, and were very fortunate to have a great friend in Andy Holm from Six States who allowed us to put his personal vehicle to the test. Thank you so much for your generosity! One thing for certain, you build a really strong cage!!!!
As far as the next event, we'll be there! We are optimistic in the thinking that much will be learned about what not to do in the future. Look for the girls to be ready to go in June--by the way, does anyone know where the next Extreem event will be held? Vernal was mentioned at the drivers meeting, but only in reference to the Pro National Series.
Wild Bill and Michelle Billington
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