Off the starting line..November 29,1945... posted 11/28/2007 3:23:54 AM | 5 kudos what's this?     report abuse

beckyiv42000

................finished the race September 6, 2007

By the time I finish writing this it will be my brothers birthday...Edward John Conrad .. my big brother... my baby brother (my only bro I could call him what I wanted ).. the brat.. Edwart... CORVETTE EDDIE .. Ed.. SONNY...Dad...(and a few other choice names) all one in the same..


"Hey EDDIE!! I did it!!! I ran again at Irwindale!! I know , I know .. about damn time huh? I was scared shitless when I pulled up to the tree on the first run.. you woulda laughed .. hell you prolly did... I blew past the staging lights and had to back up.. they were nice enough to ignore that boo boo.. but silly me being all nervous n stuff I didn't shift the gearshift all the way into drive so when the lights hit I went no where fast .. good recovery though I slammed it in gear and kept going.. crappy reaction time .. felt really good to be back on the track.. the smells... the tension... the damn announcer picking on me AGAIN just like old days...

A few more passes and it was time for brackets...

One of your buddies came up to me just before I ran and said
"your Bro always told me this before I'd race... f***em UP!! " then did the knuckle punch thingy .. I was floored .. was just like ya was there...

First round ya woulda been so proud Eddie... I psyched the dude out BIG time haha he red lit ... Just like Don lord you razzed him for years over that... btw you owe me for that still ...

I was stoked came flying back the return road and my kids were there cheering me on and all your friends were there cheering me on.. was just like ya was there

Second round I faced my biggest fear.. not only was I racing another woman driver but I was in the lane you ran your last pass in .. thank God they had painted over the marks where you road the K rails down the track ..I would never have been able to race if they hadn't ...
Beat her too..

was flying even higher by then.. then someone oiled down the track and we had to wait for cleanup... and duh me forgot to factor in the cooling air in my dial in...so I broke out ..

Third round I raced a good friend of yours... kinda hard to beat someone driving one of your motors yanno?? yeah I lost but eh not a big deal the RACE is the thing right?? winning is NOT everything is the camaraderie and the thrill that is what its all about.. right?? the building of something that goes fast and running it is what matters!!! Oh btw I have my own Pit Crew Eddie .. Yeah my Mina was washing windows and my Tommy was filing tires with air and helped me get the car ready for racing...they both are hooked.. guess it IS in the blood huh?? I so wish I could run one last race with you Eddie.. but yanno what ?? ya WAS with me.. I had your helmet in the car with me...

I didn't realize how much I would miss you until the day before thanksgiving.. I was making punkin pies and counting how many I needed to make and stopped cause I automatically counted one for you to take with... Hell I made it anyways ...and just like I knew it would it poofed... I hope ya liked it...

Okay Edwart Im gonna say Hippo Birday two Ewes and eat this piece of choc cake Marianne made in your honor and hope you are up there giving em heck!! oh and give mom, clair, lil a hug for me k?? love you .. bedee.. yer little bubblehead"

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