1981- The "Pressure Check Year"

"The Gang"...Rick, myself & Tom have one son each. We said when the boys turned 15 they could start going to Indy. 1981 Tom's son Brent, turned 15 and became a member of the Wisconsin Good-Time Gang. We were still "camping @ Teresa's with the Fords. We sat in Grandstand C, Sec 23, Row E. It started raining hard after race, and Tom and I almost drowned walking back to camp. As we were walking back we noticed 2 young ladies carrying a styrofoam cooler. One of ladies thought it was a good time to take a break and decided to sit on her cooler. After we stopped laughing, Tom said "she must of been pressure checking it". That saying is with us to this day.

"The Race"...Bobby Unser won the race on Sunday, lost the race on Monday (officials said he passed cars under the yellow, awarding the race to Mario Andretti) and was re-awarded the winner in October by USAC. He was fined tho' $40,000 for his infraction. Note: The $40,000 was the same amount USAC had to pay for lawyer fees and court costs.