Despite my determination, in front of the narrow dark opening I hesitated, considering to take a little snack before entering the cave, but this attem...t at delaying what I had come for failed due to the fact that I had forgotten to bring one of the can openers with me. So, I lit the lamp, braved myself, and entered the cave.Even with the lamp, all I could see at first was darkness, but then my eyes adapted, and I took in the same scene that I had seen once before, only I saw it more clearly. It looks like we may be able to lock-in our first choice. Tomorrow we could make the partnership official." I'm so glad the trip is paying off. I may have a possible job lead here as well, pretty exciting really, as an aide to Bart Quinn." The congressman? That's a big change." Janice was pleased to hear him looking for work, but wasn't sure if that was the best direction."Yeah, but it's nearby. It's a first step into local politics, and although it doesn't pay a lot, the potential is there,. -------------------------------Eighteen hours later, Nick was at the rendezvous. He had managed to obtain the money and it was now just a case of waiting for the exchange. A car slowly appeared and stopped about 50 metres away, the occupants taking care to check that Nick was there and was quite alone. Satisfied that no one else was around, the car drew up alongside him and a door opened. A man got out, opened the rear door and pulled Amanda out roughly. She staggered, her ankles still hobbled. Very springy hedge.Competition was tough: Skoda, VW, Citroen, Peugeot, Ford, BMW Jaguar, Kia, Honda, Nissan, Porsche, Laaka, Volvo, Saab, Fiat, Lancia, Vauxhall, Liger, Simca, Daewoo, Bentley, Geely and Holden all had three or four factory sponsored teams with four hundred thousand dollar cars, support teams with lorries and there were independents with new cars.Then came the regular F-Cup racers, dealer sponsored teams and backyard mechanic built cars, daddy hobbies, and old restored.