To quote Tim O’Neil – “The best that I ever did in rally was to get most of my expenses covered. Most of them.”

In late April I lost my job and thus all funding for project Neon was canceled. There were hopes that a decent unemployment turnaround and savings could carry me long enough to compete in July, but I have to be a realist. I’m scrounging money to make car payments. How the hell can I go rally? Let alone ignoring the fact that I don’t have health insurance.

Right now the sport of rally is in a lull. The freight train of manufacturer support has whooshed through town and we’re back to a basic grassroots effort. I hope to re-join that effort in a year or so.

But for now. I’m on hold.
What looks good to me is for about $2000 I can go rallying. I have a car. That’s the hardest part. I finally feel that project Neon is somewhat finished. Except for the rally part. I thought that I wouldn’t get the car done in time for me, and now it looks like the car is waiting for me to catch up.

Updates will be few and far for a while. Feel free to see what I’m up to over at planetkris.com if you like.

I’m heading of to California to start what you could call a new chapter. Ze’Neon will be in Jersey in storage. Maybe we’ll pick her up on an already planned return trip this December? “Cross country in a rally car.” Who knows?

Once again I’d like to thank all the people who have helped make this dream of mine possible and help to keep it alive. I especially want to thank the Wittish family for putting up with a Neon in the driveway while I’m gone. – Kris