My 18 days of Madness... VIR, TGPR, AutoX, etc...

[Brent]

I came home from Afghanistan for 18 days of leave back in the good ol' USA after being deployed for 8 months. I did a few track days and a couple of AutoX's. I had a blast both events and both days had a good turnout of FD's. I think each event had 7-8 FD's there. Big thanks to Fritz. I learned more from him at VIR than I have at my previous three track weekends. Holy shit can he drive!!! Thanks for letting me tag along on most of your sessions. Fritz, you'll def. see me back at VIR next summer once I get back home. It was great to meet everyone at the various events and it was good to see some old familiar faces as well. I arrived back in Afghanistan earlier this week and have 7 more months to go until I can get some more seat time.

I also need to thank David Jerome, Dan Chadwick, and Mike Lashlee for helping me out while I was home. Besides the track events I also was able to install my coilovers, porsche big red front brakes, 99spec RZ/RS rear brakes, install the passenger side oil cooler and R1 lines, Widefoot Sway bar mounts and bronze bushings, TP Sway Bar, 3 Defi Gauges, weld in an additional bung for my wideband,install my wideband and gauge, do a little tuning, and a few other things.

None of the pictures are that great as my camera is nothing special and my girlfriend was taking these, but they are pretty good for what she was working with

I was planning on leaving for Virginia around noon on Saturday. After a couple of issues while installing my Sway Bar and Mounts, I didn't leave Dan's shop until around 3 or 4. I hit traffic on the interstate due to a wreck and arrived home around 5:30pm. After getting everything together and loaded up, eating dinner, and a quick shower, it was 10:30pm CST and we were leaving finally.

Luckily my dad and girlfriend came with me and my dad drove all night. We got there(thanks to daylight savings time changing) with just enough time to check into the hotel, throw our bags in the room, and head straight to the track just in time to sign in and head straight to the driver's meeting

Pictures of the Chin Motorsports Event at VIR Nov. 2 and 3:


Me at VIR:








My rice burner exhaust as Brian and Dan tell me:



Fritz's "back up car" 26k 95 SSM R2(Sevenlust's old car):



Fritz's Track Monster:





I have a bunch more of Fritz on the track, I'll upload them when I get time.

Other 7's at VIR:





I know I have some of I think his username is DigDug, but I can't find them to save my life.

Other Pictures from VIR:










Pictures from the Speed For Sale TGPR event Oct. 24(as you can tell... it rained all day but I still had a blast):







20b:





Phil(herblenny) in his RX-8:



Bryan, owner of BNR Turbo wife's car:


Kevin from Knoxville's 500r FD:

4 GTR's at the event:


Chris M's FD that had the fastest lap last year:


Mine and Kevin's FD's:




And a couple from the AutoX when I first got home just for good measure:



And one more of my cars right before I got back on the plane for Afghanistan:



All in all, it was a great 18 days in regards to cars and family and friends. It was the fastest 18 days of my life. There were several nights I didn't sleep at all and I wouldn't of had it any other way. I don't think I could of fit anything else into those 18 days. As I'm sitting here back in my room in Afghanistan I'm thinking back and saying "helluva time... helluva time" I'm planning on doing in between 10-12 track days once I get home next summer between June and September. I want to hit VIR, Road Atlanta, TGPR, Putnam Park(close to where my little brother lives), and where ever else I can... all I want is seat time