It's a NUMBERS game

Despite appearance for months that the Purple Machine has been flying around the Northeast emblazoned in its race dress, for the most part, those early promotional shots are a figment of our digital imagination. Yes, once the team's race number is assigned, it does take a couple of months to build a web presence, get the ladies new duds to show off , as well as print info, cards, and pins.

Well finally last week, to end April and to get in the spirit of the Handicap run, the gang met plane-side to officially christen the cowling of the Archer with its new '38' designation for the next couple of months. With a bout of sporadic but heavy rain we had to break off in the middle of mounting the numbers but by the early afternoon, the plane looked happily 'race-ready' and ready to run. - ed