[Layla's Keeper]

It's kind of neat that you're writing this. I hope you're actually actively pursuing it as a series of novellas. It's kind of cool, because back in the 50's and 60's a lot of pulp fiction novellas were written around racing for teens. They weren't exactly Chaucer, but they're something that's sorely missing from today's import scene. I happen to own a few of these old books, including the champ-car centric "Speedway Challenge" (Meyer-Drakes doing battle on the dirt ovals around the midwest) and "The Sinister Signpost" from the Hardy Boys series of mysteries (sabotage on an experimental racing engine, kidnapping of a race horse, and all sorts of drag and sports car racing).

If anyone is interested, alongside of the fantasy/sci-fi originals I write, I write a bit of anime fan-fiction. One of the pieces I've written is called "No Need for Truenos". It's a Tenchi Muyo/Initial D crossover that's still a work in progress, but I think it's pretty enjoyable. As soon as the site that it's on is back up (someone hacked their server and messed up the login section pretty bad) I'll post a link.

But ONLY if you folks are interested.