This past week has been a hectic one for Rob and the team. The week began on Sunday with Shawn
Linder polishing the trailer to a brilliant shine and Rob and Bob putting the finishing touches to
the car. Tuesday Autotrim came and installed the Sylvite decals on the car to show their great
support they gave us for the race in Grand Bend. The care was loaded and ready for the Charity Car
show on the grounds of Sylvite in Putnam, Ontario.
Wednesday came and Rob, Maxine and I headed to Putnam to meet our fans and raise money for the
Sunshine Foundation. The turnout for the display was excellent for a first year venue on a
Wednesday and we managed to raise over a thousand dollars for the Sunshine Foundation as well as
spread the word on how great a job they do.
After the show we returned to the race shop and finished the job loading the car and all the
gear to head to Grand Bend Thursday for the "Clash of the Titans" battle between Paul Noakes and
Rob for bragging rights in our home town.
It was great to see our fellow IHRA competitors who we used to see on a regular basis but the
race was definitely void with a small car count and only 4 Funny Cars. It was the tracks idea to
bring Rob and Paul there which helped satisfy some of the diehard Funny Car fans. I wish I had a
dollar for every person that asked me why Funny Cars were dropped as my December cruise would be
paid for. I knew there were a lot of Funny Car fans but I never realized how adamant they were
until they talked to me.
Rob was supposed to race Paul twice Saturday but Mother Nature, a few oil downs and a couple
crashes delayed the program so they only got to race once. Rob ran a 5.79 at 246 mph to put away
Noakes 5.86 at 244. Sunday the cars were supposed to run at 11.00 but IHRA delayed that until 2.00
PM where Rob defeated Paul again with a very stellar 5.79 in humid conditions and a slippery track.
This weekend also marked the first appearance of Rob and Julie's son Wyatt to the races at
Grand Bend and he wooed the fans as he got lot's of attention. Thanks to all who stopped by and
thanks for the great support.
