I started off on the right foot with the Rumble in Fort Wayne won by Dave Darland on the first day of the year. Downhill from there, and it's not looking good. Overtime at my day job and current gas prices at $4.50 a gallon may limit travel. No World of Outlaws late model race in Canada for the first time in three years, but the Whelen Modifieds will be racing here in September. This is the first year I haven't been South before the start of our short season up here.