Hi John and all race fans -

interesting side story on CapeCanaveral"s private security force .--Back in the 87 race we were forced to beach there in an area called mosquito bch ,-unknown to us a restricted area ,-we were greeted by 2 jeeps of security officers armed with what looked like oozies and assorted side arms .

Some resent years of the race we went right along the Cape beach ,-other years when there were scheduled shuttle takeoffs or landings we were chased far offshore by small military craft with loudspeakers .-

Hope all kept their distance today ,-thats always a fun leg of the race being able to see the many Mercury mission launchpads and what was the largest building by volume that housed the Lunar missle projects inside .

Wishing all a fast safe journey
-Go Rick !