Connor and Colin or Connor?

In the beginning, we thought that Connor and Colin could alternate driving in the races. If Connor drives in Race #1, then Colin drives in Race #2 and so on. The two boys could not race on the same day because it would be too much to modify the kart and adjust the strategy to fit each boy's skills and personality. They could always practice on the same day since we could take our time and there is no pressure in getting things done in a short period of time. But as the race season neared, we realized that it would be too much for Tom to coach two boys of different ages and skills in one season. So we decided for Connor, since he is older and only has two years left before he moves up to the next class, to drive in all the races. (At first, we also thought that we would just randomly run the races but that has changed also. We will try to participate in all the points races even the ones held in Illinois.) It took a long time to break the news to Colin who was expecting to race this year and when we did break it to him, needless to say, he was disappointed but was a good sport about it. He would still be practicing and would be gaining and building up some good experience to prepare him for next year. For now, he'll be daddy's big helper in wheeling the starter and helping in other ways as daddy works on the go kart. He can also run all the laps he wants at practice! That's the exact same smile he wore on his face on the photograph below when we declared this last bit of information. :o)