LOL....I tend to be an ladies ass man myself, but I have to agree this is one hot ass end.
I haven't even seen the magazine yet :-(
Mike and Chris were at the Modified Magazine Tuner Shoot out I was asked to compete in back in April at Firebird. When I first got asked to compete, I looked over the competition and who was going to be there and thought, what am I doing in this crowd with full blown race cars with a street car. I still have A/C, stereo, GPS, DVD player and a boombox :biggrin: But I figured what the hell, would be a good chance to see where the car sits and just deal with the potential embarrassment. So we rushed to get a few things finished and there we were. I remember pulling in that morning, setting up and looking around and saying to my self, WTF am I doing here with these guys and their teams, many of which I already knew from previous competitions with them and knew how fast they are....But decided to just do the best we could and see how it goes. Best decision I could have made. We had a blast in a field of monsters. Met a lot of great new people and other teams that have become friends, supporters and sponsors. Not to mention we were able to field an NSX which was the only one there. So that in itself was a good thing no matter how we did. At least we didn't finish last considering we got somewhat screwed out of our TA effort :biggrin: All said and done, we gained a lot of respect from the other teams for never giving up and continuing on with a smile on our faces. Which goes right back to just being happy to just be there with such an elite group of guys, cars and teams. All this was in the August issue of Modified Magazine.
So yes, it was bad ass to be there...It really is an honor to be invited to any of these kinds of events, and the way I look at it, you're already a winner because of it. But I don't care what anyone says, its nerve racking as hell knowing you're a guppy in a sea of sharks just starting out.
The Castrol Top Car Challenge we just did in July was also a blast. The honor in this event was just being chosen by Import Tuner to represent them in the competition. They could have picked any car they wanted in the US, and there were many, many fine cars to choose from. But they chose our NSX and that in itself made us winners again just for being chosen in my book no matter how we ended up. We are still learning & trying new things, but we are making progress and getting better all the time. My skills as a driver are getting better all the time again and it's all just something we'll continue to work on and hopefully continue to get better every time we hit the track.
The Castrol event was pretty hectic. The weather was very hot and humid, the drag racing part of the competition was on part of the road course, and the events were non stop for 3 days. Not much sleep, but there was plenty of time for beer and great time with friends, family, those that supported us throughout the event and the other competitors :biggrin:
There was really never a time that I didn't have a big grin on my face while being there and doing it except for maybe a moment or two here and there.
I can't tell anyone the results just yet since Castrol still has a voting competition going and doesn't end until October and we were all threatened with death if we said anything. We did extremely well and will finish in a position we can be proud of considering this is only our second major event we've been to with this NSX.
Once the results are released by Castrol, which none of us are really sure of yet because it was so close. I will be able to go into how we did in each event of the competition, what happened and more on my thoughts about the competition and those that we competed against.
Now, we have been invited to the Superlap Battle Finals in October...So we'll have a chance to put our best foot forward once again with all we've learned so far no matter how we finish. Keep in mind I am doing this for fun, have no shop to represent, no parts to sell to anyone, and really nothing to gain other than just pure enjoyment and the love for being on the track and driving my NSX.
We have some things we have to get done before then and it's going to be a very tight schedule, but I think we'll be there for the Superlap Battle Finals competition with the help and support of our sponsors who are really stepping up at a time of need.
Thanks for the thoughts and encouragement, it means a lot to us and is very much appreciated.
It keeps us motivated, inspired and pushing forward...
Funny thing is, I've seen chicks with ass ends that weren't this hot. LMAO...:tongue:
I gotta say, with guys like Mike Speck, and Chris Rado there as well at this event... Man, that would have been bad ass to just be there. You actually gotta stand back, and in the grand scheme of things appreciate who you keep company with.
The event has to be a total blast to attend in the first place. I can only imagine the fun. It's competitive sure. That kinda works the nerves and makes you forget what a total BAD ASS TIME the whole thing is. LOL :biggrin:
