[MLIN]

Lane, Josh and I just came back from a NASA weekend. Had a blast.

The comp school was well worth the money. It really prepared me (at least mentally) for the Sat and Sunday race. I didn't realize much room there is on the track until I was forced to do drills like, drive on left only, drive on right only, side-by-side and leap frog drills. We started the comp school on Friday at around 7am and we didn't finish until around 8pm. 5 classes and 4 driving sessions of over 40-min each.

Sat race was a real eye opener. It's like information overload with all the stuff going on all at once. I qualified 10th (out of 10 GTS3 cars) and finished 10th. The cable popping out of my gas pedal didn't help the matter. I am surprised I only lost one lap while fixing it in the infields of T1 and T2. I was more calm on Sunday, but as you see in the video, the start was crazy. I qualified 9th and finished 8th.

The video below is consisted of various clips from the weekend.
http://vimeo.com/1423860

BTW, kudos to NASA for running such a great comp school. For those thinking about racing, I would highly recommend taking the class.

[magnetic1]

Hey Mike! Nice meeting you out there. Sat race was DEFINITELY information overload for any racer, let along a rookie! That was pure madness. Glad the school really prepared you well and the sat "test" really is a testament to the level of preparation they give during the comp. school. They dont joke around when they tell you it will be a long day.

It was also nice seeing more Porsches coming out to play!

[Jazzbass]

You guys suck. All three of you.

[MLIN]

Originally Posted by Jazzbass

You guys suck. All three of you.

[MLIN]

Eric, nice meeting you as well.

I thought by talking to you i would absorb some of your "fastness" thru osmosis but that didn't seem to work too well. I could only imagine what it feels like to finish 1st in both races. Great job!

[magnetic1]

Originally Posted by MLIN

Eric, nice meeting you as well.

I thought by talking to you i would absorb some of your "fastness" thru osmosis but that didn't seem to work too well. I could only imagine what it feels like to finish 1st in both races. Great job!

You picked up positions! Though I think you let the "fastness" slip through you and into Josh. I didnt even know he came in 3rd until the last run through roller coaster. I was expecting to see Denis (black M3) behind Doug (red BMW), but it was Josh! I was like, HOT DAYUM!

My 1st place finishes are more rare than it appeared this weekend. I was due.

[Trak Ratt]

Very nice!! You're still faster than those who stayed home. Heard it was HOT!

[HoodPin]

Congrats Mike and Lane!

[BrianP]

Originally Posted by AJ986S

Congrate Mike and Lane!

You're taking me to the one early next year at VIR, right?

Pretty please?

And congratz to you guys on passing, looks sooooo much fun.

[MLIN]

Originally Posted by magnetic1

You picked up positions! Though I think you let the "fastness" slip through you and into Josh. I didnt even know he came in 3rd until the last run through roller coaster.

Yeah, Josh is a stud. He also had his wife and his brother in-law checking his tire pressure, refilling the ice chest, giving him shoulder and foot massage in between every session.

Sunday was way too hot. I need to get myself a cool shirt. I was sweating by the buckets under my race suit.