The mayor told the petitioners we won't come back on the north side. He was trying to smooth the waters and spoke too soon, and got into a jam.

For folks who have a hard time finding time to build cars, this is an excellent opportunity. We will have what it takes to build a car in an afternoon, and people there to help.

I'm not going to let the city get by with anything. They have blown a lot of smoke in the last few years, saying we need to do something for the youth of the area. They will probably laugh at me and tell me to go home.

This is our last year for sure, racing on Jeffers Street. Merchants started complaining to the city they were losing business, and the city council got involved. I was concerned we weren't going to be allowed to race this year.

Everybody is again trying to second guess what the Fed is going to do. The assumption is when they stop, the market will do well. But we are at a very delicate time.

We were trying to understand the emotional relevance of every move and gesture.