Q & A with H.A. ARNARSON – Celine Dion and Soul Searching help H.A. return to racing

Q & A with H.A. ARNARSON – Celine Dion and Soul Searching help H.A. return to racing
Wed 2 May, 4:41 PM

Round 4 of the Tri-C TAG MASTERS World Championship will mark the return of H.A. Arnarson. Always controversial and with a sharp tongue, Arnarson set down with Bruce Walker, International Correspondent of AEIOU Racing Radio Network.

AEIOU: “Congratulations in your return to the world championship! It has certainly surprised us all in the world of motorsports, let me ask you first – why did you quit the sport anyway earlier this year?”

HA: “Disillusioned with modern kart racing and my 7th blown engine in 3 years, I decided to take a sabbatical and do some soul-searching.”

AEIOU: “So you are telling me that you never officially retired?”

HA: “That’s right. It was just a sabbatical.”

AEIOU: You were out of the racing scene, at least in the world premier level of Tri-C TAG MASTERS, for over 60 days, almost 90 days – what have you done with the extra time?”

HA: “I implemented a new three-year Domestic Plan whereby my home goes from Me and MiniMe, to a Brady-like alliance with my Fiance and her Cantankerous Daughter.

AEIOU: “Go ahead, don’t stop there and please tell me more. Show me your emotions.”

HA: “The kart-free future looked bright, and my rebuilt engine sat on the garage floor, collecting dust. But then, the bomb dropped. My son quit karting on me, leaving me to take stock in why I have a truck, trailer, 3 kart stands, 2 karts, and a garage full of shiny aluminum parts that are either bent, or waiting to be bent.”

AEIOU: “I must confess that you got me lost at kart-free, what are you trying to say here H.A.?”

HA: “I was lost in the desert; socked, even angry – then came denial.”

AEIOU: “So you announced your retirement from the sport, I mean a sabbatical earlier this year and you thought you would return to race sooner than originally planned but suddenly you had to accept the reality that you were actually going to be out of the sport longer than planned. What happened next?”

HA: “I started to listen to Celine Dion in my garage. I really like that Titanic song. Anyways, Celine Dion was playing as I mounted a fresh 2005 Leopard to my 2002-Spec Topkart with the 2004-spec frame weld, the 2005-spec frame weld update #2, and the 2006-spec front porch “overextension” update, and I was able to do some grief work.”

AEIOU: “So are you telling me that Celine Dion is what made you return to racing?”

HA: “What I can tell you is that a week later, I enjoyed a very healing and cleansing engine break-in in Perris, France, and fully recaptured the passion for kart racing. In fact, it happened on the back straight, right when I managed to pass a kid in an HPV-1.”

AEIOU: “It is great to see you returning to the world championship. You have obviously been involved in many controversial issues. It is said that you are adored by some and hated by others. What do you have to say to your fans and to your critics today?”

HA: “The Wild Man from Borneo” is BACK!”

AEIOU: Round 4 will be a fantastic event and it will be great to see you there again. Thanks for your time today.”

HA: “Seeya there!”