D-2

Two days until winter begins for the Independence Racing Team. It's hard to explain the effect of this accelerated schedule. Tuning and waxing 8 sets of skis since early August, walking around the house in ski boots for two hours a day to ensure fit, hours on the phone programming six months of travel, stacking wood and cleaning chimneys while everyone else is still boating and playing golf... but it's all worth it! Soon we'll be in Zermatt, standing on real snow by day and consuming fondue by night. So welcome to day one of my new blog. Scott has one of his own which will give the racer's perspective. Mine will be the reality of travel, tuning, coaching, waxing and parenting -- ho humm.