FormulaD is Over, Round 7 is in the Books

Irwindale, CA –  Round 7 is in the books and well, we didn’t do as well as we wanted.  The important thing is that we ahd fun and learned a ton.  Seriously, we learned, and we are going to take what we learned and kick some butt next year.

If you read my blog, you remember I blew my engine at Sonoma.

Working on the car to get the blown engine out. Thanks Sams Autoland for all the support this year. Couldn’t have done it without you.
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engines out
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Engine we got from Garage Boso…Thanks Ross and Frank
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Brad under the hood of the car putting the finishing touches on the engine change after blowing it in Sonoma.
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the man, uh the……..man….wow, not flattering…I’m just saying
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Lining up for practice.
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Thanks to Brad@Groundwerksgarage the car was running great.
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We were having some setup issues, so here are the guys working hard to make some changes. Thanks Dave Epifano, Brad Hettinger and Sean Smithson for the support.
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Getting a little bit closer to the wall.
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not sure why I like this picture, but I do.
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nothing beats this race support vehicle. It was an automatic manual…it shifted the manual automatically, weird car.
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my office, were I do my work
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another cool picture, this one I’m warming up the Kenda tires
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All the competitors getting ready for qualifying.
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screen shot of the driftstream live and there I am on my 1st qualifying run.
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my 1st run score….a 1 for speed, really????
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second run is looking good
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uhh, what????? reverse entry OMG
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oops, good setup, but too close to the wall….next time
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Now I have an excuse for my brake light being out.

getting some love from Nikolay-scissor-hands
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ok, I put alot of pictures in this one, so I hope you like it.

I’d like to thank:
Kenda Tires
Strack Inc
Konig Wheels
Extreme Dimensions

and in no particular order:
Eugene Chou
Brad Hettinger
Sean Smithson
Dave Epifano “The Fonz”
Jelani Winston
JC Robinson
Mark Lenardon “Makeshift Films”
Sam, Jim and Dwight from Sams Autoland
Tony B
The Gardella Racing guys, Gary, Scott, Moose and Bruce,
maybe Angerman but he didnt do anything ;)
Matt Powers for some suspension parts.
Drift Emporium for the spacers
David at WORKS Motorsports
Rob at Z-Car Garage
Frank at Garage Boso
Erik Jacobs with Atlelite.com
Toyo Tire changer guys, all of them, BIG THANKS
and of course my girlfriend Susan, needless to say, my biggest fan and greatest supporter.
and whoever else I have forgotten

and of course the fans, without you there would be no one in the stands.

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October 10, 2010
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