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Journal 2001

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the 2001 season was a blast i hadn't yet bought my digital camera.. the best adventures were yet to come!

Sat 12/08/01
 Buttonwillow Test Day: Went to Buttonwillow to test run the right hand drive ITR(i got to take tire temp and pressure..). he he.. went for car rides(140+ mph!!). dude.. get outta the way old school rotary rx7's.. pesky.. they think they can punk you out of a spot and block you. Yes i love road racing. i should be a driver. if you need me i'll be at Laguna Seca for the USTCC Finals on Fri-Sun. I've been playing Gran Turismo for so long.. stared at Andretti, Fittipaldi and Tracy take the corkscrew.. i have to experience the real thing. Perhaps i'll be a driver after i get my racin' license. then i'll have my own genuine right hand drive ITR. (you think i'd drive Applekat? NOOT!!)
Cars are Fun!


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Mon 12/12/01
 LS835298-11.jpg (41516 bytes)ROAD RACING! "Motorhome trip to Laguna Seca with Import Lifestyle Video Magazine & Special Projects/KMAC.." WhOOO HooOO.. the corkscrew was bomb!! i didn't know laguna seca's track has a freakin decibel limit of 90dB.. Booo!! luckily we were able to modify the exhaust to get her running at 88.5dB ($$i'm gonna open a do-it-yourself exhaust shop next door to the track.$$$)went on sound tests around the track..(i was a passenger of course. didn't ride-slut myself out to other cars.. like some people.. EheM m@rk.."mr. i got 10+laps in from 5 different cars") i took so many pictues my head is spinning that and i had to run up to the corkscrew to the top of the hill(7 min) then run back down after 10mins to take pressure/tire temp measurements. the track was perfect this weekend. friday was open track day $280 to play.. there were tons of subarus.. a few type r's, nsx and s2000. Saturday was practice and trip down the super sharp path along the corkscrew with my razor scooter. daym what a rush! no brakes either.. took me 5 mins to razor down the steep hill. i lingered around the Mazda bridge in awe of the 3rd to last turn. Sunday included the final USTCC race in which a BMW and Subaru ran neck and neck.. daym what a fierce battle.. they had to have passed each other at least 3 times.. once on the last turn the bmw tried to get by but the subaru bumped him outta the way.. he he.. they would brake over the corkscrew and floor it outta the turn all the way back to the start.. sadly the subaru ran out of gas and dropped out. you've gotta see this.. Import Lifestyle Video Magazine guys have the best footage!! on board cameras that capture the subaru and bmw action!! They are also lots of fun to hang around.=P

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ARGH!! ..some guys get all the fun. road and track was there to showoff some cars. A Porsche GT2(my future car), Ferrari, Signal Auto's Skyline, a complete Mugen S2000(with carbon fiber hardtop), USTCC cars and more. talk about eye candy. the firestone tire was a bit disappointing but i'm so syked i got to go! the corkscrew was awesome! look how small the cars are!!  
Thank you Kiwi & Don!