Readers.. START...YOUR....ENGINES!!!!!

OK so I'll be nicer then normal and get the update done here up front so as not to keep you impatient folks waiting... hahahah what am I talking about no way.. you all get to read the pre-race show and all about the burnin' rubber, the awesome drivers and all the fun and excitement that was had at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe on Saturday 6/21/08 Kelton Little Day!!! Before you get the good news about today's scans!!! So without further ado let's get the pre-race festivities underway shall we..........

So the Little's and extended family and a few friends of KK's and TT's arrived at the track at around 5:30PM they got in their pre-race-junk food fix, you know the typical corn dogs, hot dogs, greasy onion burgers, cotton candy etc.. you get the point, good ol' fair kinda food mmmm mmm mmmm gets you fueled up for the long haul...ok so they headed up to find some choice seats just above the start/finish line,it's a picture perfect day as you'll see in the pictures in the Gallery Sun is shining, it's mid 70's, some puffy clouds,a rainbow, the American flag, my Son and good friends, a race track with cars turning some practice laps and qualifying going on, my personal version of heaven on earth, all that was missing for me was Auntie Christy (awwwwww you know you ladies said awwwww right there....but it's true) ok back on "track"... ugh oh the puns are starting to flow, but they are so easy with racing they just come outta no where.. so we've established that it was a gorgeous
Saturday evening KK and family got to meet Amy Chavez, the Nascar Mom who helped coordinate this exhilarating event!! (it was her idea, sent in to idea@keltonlittle.com THANKS AMY!!)So Qualifying for the NASCAR Whelen All American Super Stock's got underway and wrapped up fairly quickly setting the tone for the night: fast, loud, exciting but safe! With the field set for the heat races
they brought several cars from each series up to the the start finish line so fans could go down and meet the stars, get some autographs and see the racing machines up close and personal. The NASCAR Whelen All American Mini Stocks was the division that really put the pedal to the metal for KK, they all signed a helmet for KK and presented him with a HUGE trophy and lots of "goodies"! KK got to sit in the red 01 Car of Mark Weedin and was thrilled! When KK was asked by Reporter Scott Whitmore of the Everett Herald who he thought would win, he replied Hands down, the Red 01! Scott was sceptical but KK was firm and said there was no doubt about it...well we'll see if his prediction came true around turn 4 later..this is still the pre-race show after all, I haven't heard a boogity, boogity, boogity yet have you??

Ok so they clear the track of all the eager fans , the pace car pulls out onto the front stretch, predictions are duly noted, someone ( I wish I could plug her but I don't know her name) beautifully sang our National anthem it's time to go racin'!!!! but wait... Richard, Alanna and KK step out onto the track and what?? they are getting INTO the Pace car!! WOO HOOO so they get buckled in, and man they got a bugs eye view of the whole track! They did a couple laps in the pace car and then pulled to the infield. So I got the honor of being on the flag stand to take some pictures and video of KK in the pace car (again see the Gallery) NOW Pull those belts down tight and now you can all say it... together .. 3...2....1...BOOGITY BOOGITY BOOOGITY LET"S GO RACIN' FOLKS!! So here's where I'm probably supposed to get down from the flag stand and go sit and watch the races with the rest of the fans..well you all really don't know how big a race nut I am.... so I stayed up there until they had to ask me to get down, ( It was about 30 mins or so of good racing from the best vantage point in the place ha!!) Ok so after a couple warm up the ole tire laps, the cars line up 2 by 2 for the first heat race of the night, the green flag drops on the official racing for the evening and boy was it exciting! 10 Lap heat races for the Super Stocks, 8 lap heats for the mini stocks, Bombers and figure eights..then on to the main events! All of the racing was exciting but I know you are all wondering if KK's prediction came true well the Mini Stock Main started out a little hairy for the Red 01 but you guessed it by the end of the event Mark Weedin had really gotten up on the wheel and drove it home in 1st place for Kelton. During his post race interview he called Kelton up onto the podium with him and presented KK with his Trophy for the hard won race. You can read more about that in the Herald article and also here on the Mini-stock blog page definitely check them both out they are very cool write-ups on the event!! We all sat and watched the rest of the races and enjoyed the company, corn dog burps and all, as always it's fun to watch everyone's reactions to the near misses in the figure eights the DOH!s and OH's!! and jumping out of yours seats yellin' oh man how did they not wreck?? Were a blast! And man I tell ya....No, no, he didn't slam you, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you... he *rubbed* you. And rubbin, son, is racin'! It was all that! Look for a "racey" video of the evening coming to the gallery soon! Special thanks for the event go out to Amy Chavez, Steve Kelley, Steve Green #10, Mark Weedin #01, Mikey Fritz #2,Dale Creager #21, Rod Helmuth #05, Nat Barber #97 and Terry Buell from the track who made the pace car ride happen! And all of Evergreen Speedway and the Mini-Stock Division!!! It was all over the top..oh wait wrong movie... it was a Day of Thunder!!

Ok so the moment you've all been racing through that portion to get to... the update on how KK is doing and how his Scans went today.... Well the news continues to be positive!! All the tumors with the exception of the ones in his lungs are still completely gone! There are also no new tumors. The tumors in his lungs are still the same size, but the Dr's think it's possible that they are dying form the inside out and may not shrink with the Chemo. They may do a biopsy in the future to see if that is the case or not, but for now it's "stay the course". The spot in his leg seems to be leftover radiation and the area affected has decreased considerably since their last scan which is great news, though it's still his main pain point! So the plan now is a total of 8 rounds of chemo treatments, they start round 5 next week and will decide to biopsy or not to biopsy between round 6 and 7. SO please keep the love and support flowing! pass on the website to friends and family to keep this momentum up and have them (and you) sign the guestbook! This weekend should be exciting too..it's the big ( or should I say "Little" motorcycle ride up Stevens Pass!! Be sure to tell all your Biker Buddies about it and check out the ride page!!

Ok so we're coming around turn four for this update and the winner, he's lapped the whole field is Kelton "KK", "Cole Trickle" Little taking the Checkers and the crowd goes wild, fireworks are flying and I can't wait to hear his victory lane speech once he wins the whole championship and takes the Victory Cup out of the hands of Cancer!!!! Keep Kickin' it KK! But do me a favor won't ya? While we're under caution between races, I want you to go back out on that track and hit the pace car..... ;-)
Until Next time

Uncle Mikey will be hangin' out on Pit road eatin' Ice cream :-P



Oh and Mr. Denton, the Lightning Thief is a good book I hear, my son loved it and I just got him the most recent one in the series (book 4 I think) so be ready for more then just one book A little rebellious pre-teen boy meets greek mythology, I think I'm going to read the series myself :-)