Nicely put Doc. I remember the light in his eyes when he described how great it was driving Sebring for the first time at night after years of dominating in daylight.
What I'll always recall was Gerardo bounding into the BSI parts trailer we were using as a changing room with the good news that he'd just been invited to tryout for the LMP2 car he's now driving. Never touching a step, he literally flew into the trailer his feet landing several feet inside. His face was having trouble containing his oversize grin and big eyes, looking more like Mickey Mouse than Mickey himself. He had the demeanor of an orphan who'd been led into the living room of a mansion with an enormous Christmas tree and told that all the gifts around the big tree were only for him.
He wasn't at liberty to divulge the team but "Zoom Zoom" was ooozing out of his pours. It was an opportunity he'd been working towards for years and he has made and will continue to make the best of it. :-) Good stuff for a very good guy and racer.
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Originally Posted by Doc Racer
Some folks on this site will recall the energy and enthusiasm you shared with us mere mortals when you came running down the pit lane in the six-hour PBOC a few months back, having set fast lap in spec miata (!) while the other drivers were scratchin' their heads....with a big smile you breathlessly shook hands and chatted with us and then said " Wanna know how i did it? ", explaining your braking points and strategy. That was so you -- enthusiasm, joy of the sport, energy, and a great willingness to help others. To me, that's what it's all about - that's being a real Racer! You deserve every success! Go, Gerardo!
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04-08-2008
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