Taking care of my buddy "Fred" at Christmas time isn't easy. Fred is well known for his charm and cross-country excursions behind the wheel of the "Fred-mobile".

Anyone who drives cross-country will sooner or later meet up with someone from the State Police, Highway Patrol, Sheriff's Department, or local Police.

In order to provide Fred with that extra margin of safety, and to reduce his travel time while traveling from the west coast to the east coast (where it is 40 degrees and raining heavily at the moment), I have chosen a very special gift for Fred:

www.raceschool.com

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Fred will enroll in Danny McKeever's Fast Lane Driving School where their motto is, "The speed limit?, Your ability is the only speed limit!"

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Fred will be enrolled in the three day High Performance Road Racing Course. Fred will trade the oxygen for nitrous oxide! Let's see if the cops in Nevada will be able to catch up to him when he passes through headed for the next Harbour Lights Reunion in ______________(insert your own location here) in 2004.

Merry Christmas, Fred!

From your buddy on the east coast, where as stated above, it's raining!

Bob