CS - I'll talk today about bringing the car back to Eureka, where it is now in the shop and we're doing preparation work for China. We're adding quarter inch steel plates to protect the radiator, steering, engine, transmission, rear end and gas tank, because in western China, as we get to higher elevations, we will encounter pot holes and rocks - landslide rocks from the monsoon season which we hope will have ended by the time we get there. We're making those additions and we're changing the seat of the car to accommodate Don's greater stature. We're making a few other modifications that we found necessary. We put a heat shield on the carburetor because of the high heat that was generating from the exhaust manifold would almost boil the gasoline sometimes. The other additions that we're making are very small, minor things and we're getting ready to pack the car up and take it down to the Oakland docks this weekend and prepare it for the container to ship it to China.

The car ran very well when I came up 101. We found that there is a possibility that we could change the anti-sway bar on it and get it even more stable on the curve than it has been, so we're going to try that this afternoon. We're going to take the car up into the coastal range of mountains outside of Eureka where in 20 minutes we can go from sea level to 3,000 feet. There is an old, old highway across the top of the ridges that the logging companies use which is the kind of road we'll probably encounter in western China. It's not paved and it has pot holes and wash outs. That will give us another little test run on our steel plates that are going on today.

Don had touched briefly on the amount of paperwork that is involved in a trip of this nature and it is staggering. Getting insurance for the car for each country we're going to be in became a problem. The car itself has to have a carnet, which is like the human version of a passport. We've been working with a company in San Francisco on the documentation needed for the car and I believe that's been handled. Getting visas for our passports has also been a problem because some of the countries take longer to give you a visa than you're going to spend in the country as you drive through it. But we believe that's all taken care of. Looks like most of the problems were surmountable and we have surmounted them. We now look forward to starting out in China on September 6th. I hope that everyone who dials in will stay with us through that. I'll leave now and get back to working on the car. Thank you for calling.

On Monday evening, I had the pleasure of watching the Hollywood version of "The Great Race", a movie about the theme of The Great Race from New York to Paris. While it's not a documentary of the actual race, it does use the occasion of the race as a theme for a Hollywood spoof and comedy featuring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood. Warner Brothers Classics has the movie available at any of the video stores and I found a Blockbuster store that had the film for $9.95 and purchased a copy. I'd recommend it. It's light, funny and a little different era of film making and it is based on the theme of Around The World - New York to Paris, which makes it just that much more interesting. There are also some books on the 1907 and 1908 races that are available in libraries and a couple of current issues done in the 1960's. We'll report those titles, publishers and authors to you at another time. I want to finish this report by again reminding you that it is our intent to carry on with the updates here for the period until the race reconvenes in Peking and additional channels have made it convenient for you to gain access. We're glad you joined us for this update and come on back again for another in the next 24 to 48 hours. On behalf of Carl, this is Don saying so long.