Hey guys.
Been gone for a couple months while I spent time in Basic Training. Got two weeks of leave for Christmas and then I am sent back out to the woods again :). Still got a week and a half left of basic left on the schedule and then 6-7 weeks of AIT thereafter. So, hopefully I'll catch some racing action with the little time I have.
Glad to see R2P is still alive and kickin'. What's everybody been up to?
After 9 years being away from the closest racing venue to me, I finally got off my ass and down to Long Beach to catch this year's action on "Super Saturday". When I first arrived in the gates mid morning and heard those screeching Cosworth turbos firing up and running, I was glad to be back :)
When I was younger, I would go on Fridays because of the smaller crowds and such, but this time, I REALLY wanted to watch the ALMS for the first time since I missed out last year. Boy, was I not disappointed. The race was a blast and the perspective is entirely different compared to what is shown on TV. Lots of battles within the separate classes that I bet were not televised and the sounds...my god, they were awesome. Tremendous event from a racing perspective, too. Lots of passing and intriguing in-class and out of class fights and without giving too many details, two of the c [... more]
