Things are moving forward at a good clip. It's amazing how much work is involved in putting together websites, sponsor proposals, Targa entries, spares lists, accommodation, I would say that it would be a full time job if I didn't have the support of so many good people. People like Miles Udy.
I was woken yesterday morning by a phone call, the voice on the other end was Miles. Miles has been around the motorsport scene since I was a school boy. He's competed in Targa and in his work as a Gearbox specialist has had a hand in hundreds if not thousands of competition cars over the years.
He asked me what the race tyres for Targa were worth and I replied that I wasn't quite sure yet but they aren't cheap. Miles then offered to pay for one of the eight tyres needed to complete the event. The proviso being that I "went like hell" on that tyre. Rest assured it will be labelled with his name and given the treatment he has requested. :-)
Tatiana Massey has done a fantastic job of designing our website http://www.targalifechallenge.co.nz/ and I can't thank her enough for the great job she has done in such a short period of time.
There's still a bit more info to be put up over the coming days, but check it out, I think it's great!
This weekend we will have the race car on display at TePapa as part of their Formula 1 fathers day exhibition . TePapa have asked the local car clubs for cars to display out the front of the building over the weekend, so we thought it was a perfect opportunity to hand out some flyers promoting our fundraising for the cancer society.
I mentioned on Monday that I had a terrible night's sleep with running a fever and sweating.
Monday night I had the best nights sleep I've had in weeks, and then Tuesday night I was locked in frozen rigor all night as I burned up running another fever. The weird thing is during the day I feel 100% and feel perfectly well. I can't wait to start taking those steroids again to knock back my immune system from overdrive to something a little less full-on.!
I'm a little worried that the hospital will be too efficient once the CT scan results are back in, and there could be some big decisions to be made.
A biopsy to my neck would mean I was unable to wear a racing harness or Hans device, and if they schedule me for chemo prior to Targa I would have blood counts too low to race safely.
I may actually have to ask the doctors to schedule treatment to fit in with my motorsport! They are going to think I'm nuts, but I really feel that this Targa Life Challenge is just that: A life Challenge. Live for today as tomorrow may never come.
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