Monday, March 5, 2012

His vision endured; Blake overcomes blindness, has dream job as crew chief.(Sports)

Byline: PETE IORIZZO Staff Writer {FACTBOX} HHRA Drag Racing When: Concludes today; gates open at 8 a.m. Where: Lebanon Valley Dragway Cost: $15, or $5 for children age 11 and younger More information: http://www.dragway.com

WEST LEBANON - Everything changed the day Jay Blake stepped into his garage and found his toolbox. He opened it, reached inside and ran his finger along the curves of a wrench. A combo wrench, he thought. He replaced the wrench and pulled out one of the box's drawers. He grabbed a thumbnail-sized part. A distributor module, he knew right away. His smile grew.

"I can do this," he thought. Piece by piece, Blake rifled through his collection of tools, then felt the underbelly of his car. His mental map of an automobile, crafted through a lifetime of tinkering, never steered him off course. An accident robbed his senses of sight, taste and smell, but that night in his garage, Blake refused to …

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