Motorsports Geek Level Up.

Okay, just to be clear, the International Motorsports Industry Show was amazing. Amazingly awesome. And fantastic. Yes, most of my time was spent in the Safety and Technical Conference, but a lot of the attendees are THE brains among the sanctioning bodies, the technical advances, and SAFETY advances of course... It was awesome.

Even better? They didn't think I was crazy. Admittedly, they've never really seen me in action outside the conference. It was a bit overwhelming to know that what I said actually had an impact on these guys, who are masters of their craft.

And I'm in with them now??

Is it completely inappropriate to giggle and grin like a fool?

Oh, and based on (not terribly secret) insider information, Austin race is still on.

But it's F1, so nothing is really guaranteed until at least after qualifying.

See? Some real information is here too! (Now, back to grinning like a fool)

In Indy. For motorsports. Woo!

So.... in the morning I'll finally have the opportunity to present my ideas about human performance research in motorsports to (in theory) a group of motorsports engineers.

This is both exciting and a bit freaky. But hey, what else would you expect someone to be doing in Indianapolis? (okay, yeah, Lucas Oil Stadium is across the street, but this isn't really the year to watch the Colts).

Anyway, more on what's actually at the IMIS Safety and Technical Conference tomorrow.

Some follow-up.... Austin's new facility is still up the air. Steve Addington will be Tony Stewart's crew chief next year, and a different Busch brother (Kurt) is looking for work. For a very Busch-like attitude problem.

More craziness later; just because it's the off-season doesn't mean things slow down.