Originally Posted by
Master Oil Racing Team
On March 7 the paint job on my new Butt's laydown was complete. I had the American flag decals for it and lined up the signpainter to do the lettering. It was painted in our own shop by Frank Moreno.
While getting all this stuff ready for Laredo, my Dad, Tim and I were corresponding with lead man Tom Bates for the Pro 700 hydro nationals at DePue as well as Fred Schletty on the North American Championships at La Crosse. In addition I was putting together photos and bios of all that I thought would be coming to Laredo as well as sending out press releases and stories. And I had letters and phone calls going out all over the U.S. as well as Europe. It was a busy time. The oilfield was booming so I had that stuff to contend with as well.