Prelude V. 01
Race Day - Willow Springs April 16 -o- The Story Part 3
Sorry didn't get any action shots of the 350Z... I did get to ride in it for the
first round that it was there.
But here are more pics..
It hurt my neck... Talk about a muscle car... Whew... Most of the 350Z was on the
video, which I have a story about too..
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10:30AM - After Round 2.... Richard had Blown his Rear Right Shock.... Yeah that's Dirt mixed in with Shock oil...
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We still drive on it anways... Cuz it's tough like that...
My Car Setup...
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Yes, we drove like this...
A power converter to power my VCR.... and...
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3:30pm... Near the end of the day.... and Drift Master James missed a turn
and fell off the track...
Check out the carnage...
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All other video is to be reviewed and will partake in the video reel as soon as Richard can get off his ass and fix his computer.
I didn't sit in with Steve, but most everyone else did and they said he was consistently maxing out his car's given potential based on setup...
Kenny's Z33 is all about the torque... I think I got whiplash. That is one brute of a car with lots of gears... It was fun none the less.
The 86.. scared the crap out of me.. After wittnessing Chris's slide out. I hit that same corner incorrectly after that lap. Slid out on the left side. my foot slipped on the accelerator and I shot back over the course onto the other side. I was lucky no one was behind me. I was pretty shooken up and found that I couldn't control my car... I left it to James to test the car out further through the day.
I am sure Mariam had a blast sitting in with everyone and catching a ride... She really has no fear.... I swear next time you can sit in when I am driving.
I sat in with James as he tested the 86.. I don't know how the F* he got the 86 to over steer through the turns. We never went fast but if you got 3 wheelson the course at any time and the 4th is still in the air and the car is turning it's a definite roller coaster ride. Even with the blown shock. the car took the turns. We used the whole track and didn't mind the cars around us even the lan evo that was teasing us with it's blow off. Yeah we spun out once or twice but it never felt sooo exhilerating... I know Mariam got the worst of it cuz she was in the spin out where the rocks got lodged into the 86 rims... What a dust cloud....
Jay sat in the background and hitched rides to do the video. Not wanting to show off his skills that day.... I believe his only coaching to everybody was that was too slow, you gotta go faster...
The barbeque was cookin, the wind was blowing hard, we had two canopy's out and had to bring one down cuz it almost blew away. The Lan Evo's had one that actaully flew onto the track twice and had to be removed..
The only downer that day was the loud RX-7 that almost hit us on the turns. Illegal passing .. I was pissed cuz he creeped up on me. I didn't let him pass but ran out of fuel so my throttle cut off on the tight turns...
Oh by the way the dent on the 86 has been fixed. All the fendors re-rolled. Any areas that were chipped painted primer black yet again... The Rims have been cleaned of the rocks.
And last but not least... We got video of Kenny Rounding the last corner... He was the only one who remembered to wave to the camera... He flashed the peace symbol... while trying to take the tight turn... Showman, always a Showman.
Hope to see ya on the next Race day...
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Extra photo's a-la Mariam, and Steve.
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created 04/21/04
updated 04/29/04
original images from Steve, Mariam, and Richard's Camera
Thanks Steve and Mariam