Thank you all for the compliments. Yes, it's nice when your efforts finally start paying off. I got involved in this sport back in 2002 when my students and I began construction on our first car. At first we had trouble just finishing a race and it didn't matter if I had students driving or if I was doing it myself. When we finally got one of our three cars to run the full hour in a race it was usually at the tail of the field. After a few years of tinkering we got so we could finish in the top 5, then the top 3. I retired in 2010 just as the race schedule began to expand from 3 races a year to 7. Finally, in 2011, with no more students to mentor, more races to run, and intensified focus on what I was doing, the cars I build became contenders for a win at every event. That gives me a good feeling.

Formula E? I look for that type of racing to expand rapidly. It may need a few tweaks to really gain fan acceptance, but it's cool. As for me, I think I'm a bit old for any teams to be interested in me.

What's next? More of the same for now; I'm still having fun. I'm rapidly approaching the day when I'll probably give up this sport, though, and leave it to the younger folks (I'll soon be 67). I still have my coupe and roadster to keep me busy.