[Tom Vaught]

Ray,

I am one of your biggest fans and also one of your "reality check" friends.

I asked the same questions when I was in Marty Palbykin's team.

Rodney Butler has been able to get deals (due to the family business) and I have sent people his way to help him, (like the Turbonetics deal). Dave Austin,
Turbonetics Turbo Geru, is one of my best friends. I have known Brad, (the general manager of Turbonetics, George Spears (of Spearco intercoolers) and Bob Keller
(former owner of Turbonetics) from doing Ford work with them.

Keep trying to develop relationships with people (as you have done) and work the sponsorship side as much as you can. Everytime you talk to someone, ask if they
know anyone who likes racing and race cars. Sponsorship money
may come from formerly strange sources like in NASCAR with the Viagra deal.

Agree that it is hard to kill $10,000 in NOS equipment
(even taking out all of the pistons, rods, and crank
but a fast supercharger car can do it if you have some sabotage like we did from one of Bill's fans. Billy
was ready to kill the guy (if he found him) as he is tight with the Keen's and likes to win fair and square.
(We lost three superchargers due to that idiot before we found the chrome nut in the last one).

Tom V.