Well. Watkins Glen came and went, and if I had known prior what the weekend was going to bring I would have dreaded it. Front brake problems, fuel pressure issues, a run in with the turn 12 tire wall, a spin in turn 8, etc. Everyone did an amazing job, and my new team mate Stevan McAleer did a fantastic job of piloting the #14. Just making race 2 was a feat of stubborness and perseverance. Of course I went out, got paranoid about the brakes, waved everyone by, realized they were fine and spun myself in turn 8 pushing too hard to make up ground. But regardless, Crew Chief Michael, Tad and CJ did an insane job just getting the car out there. It was a trying weekend, but I think for the obstacles that were trying to grab our ankles and pull us down into a pit of fail were traversed in satisfactory style.

The weak link in our team at Watkins Glen was me. It's been a learning curve of epic proportions, and while I don't believe I'm failing I'm not making progress as quickly as I had hoped (assumed) I would. It's been tough, coming over from a place where when our team would show up people would actually just leave, to not garnering results I find satisfactory out of myself. My team is number 1. I know I've said this so many times but that's for a reason: it's 100% true. I believe any other driver with my team would be having a better year than I am. I know the car has another few seconds in it, but at this moment my skills and experience aren't up to the task of grabbing them. Unfortunately this is where I need to have patience with myself and for me, that's the hardest thing to do. 

I hope Lime Rock is a step in the right direction.

-Tim