diff --git a/scratch.lisp b/scratch.lisp
index fe8a974..abdfaba 100644
--- a/scratch.lisp
+++ b/scratch.lisp
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
 (asdf:load-system :scopes)
 
 (in-package :cl-user)
-(ext:add-package-local-nickname :scf :scopes/forge)
-(ext:add-package-local-nickname :sctf :scopes/test-forge)
-
-(scopes/test-forge:run)
-
 
 ;;; real scratch area
 
diff --git a/storage/tracking.lisp b/storage/tracking.lisp
index af272ab..42b041d 100644
--- a/storage/tracking.lisp
+++ b/storage/tracking.lisp
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
   (:local-nicknames (:jzon :com.inuoe.jzon)
                     (:storage :scopes/storage))
   (:export #:track #:trackid #:head #:head-plist #:time-stamp #:data
-           #:container 
+           #:container #:insert
            #:make-item
-           #:insert
+           #:get-track
            #:create-indexes #:create-table))
 
 (in-package :scopes/storage/tracking)
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
                    (storage:timestamp-to-sql (engine track) ts)))
       (if data (setf (getf vl :data) (jzon:stringify data))))
     vl))
-    
+
+   
 (defun insert (track)
   (ensure-timestamp track)
   (let* ((cont (container track))
@@ -67,7 +68,17 @@
     (setf (trackid track) (cadr res))
     track))
 
-(defun create-table (cont) 
+(defun get-track (cont trid) 
+  (let* ((st (storage cont))
+         (table (storage:qualified-table-name st (table-name cont)))
+         (cols (append (head-fields cont) '(:timestamp :data)))
+         (res (storage:normalize-plist (car (storage:query st
+           (sxql:select cols
+             (sxql:from table) 
+             (sxql:where (:= :trackid trid))))))))
+    res))
+
+ (defun create-table (cont) 
   (let*
     ((st (storage cont))
      (tn (table-name cont))
diff --git a/test/test-storage.lisp b/test/test-storage.lisp
index 65e34b3..aae6b12 100644
--- a/test/test-storage.lisp
+++ b/test/test-storage.lisp
@@ -50,4 +50,5 @@
     (setf (tracking:data tr) data)
     (tracking:insert tr)
     (== (tracking:trackid tr) 1)
+    (print (tracking:get-track cont 1))
     ))