We were honored with Bill Montgomery from International Allstars coming down with Will to take video of us racing. I can't wait to see the video. BTW, Bill is one of our sponsors, please take a moment to check out his web site.
This event was interesting for several reasons:
This is the first event where our class is now called ST instead of STS. What a mess this class rename is.
Jeff Wong joined the class with his 'new' Civic that is being built.
Mike Palero also joined the class for the first time, co-driving Jon's car.
Kyle Williams started the season with us as well.
This is the start of the tire wars - Bridgestone RE-01R vs. Toyo R1R vs Kumho XS.
The course was a tricky one designed by Tom Berry. I struggled to find my way around the course quickly. Jason did a lot better than I did, staying clean throughout the event. I hit a cone on my first run and take out a wall on my second run, leaving me with just one attempt to come clean and try to win. I hit enough cones that some folks are commenting how unusual that is for me. I think I hit close to my quota for all of 2008 - all in one event.
Tom's course is difficult enough that I decided to just try and get a clean run. More runs would have been nice to attack the course. As it is, I manage a respectable time, but that leaves me 3/10 behind the class leaders. Sebastian wins, Kyle finishes second, I'm third, Jon is 4th and Jason is 5th. Wow - the top three spots are occupied by a different tire brand. The tire war plot thickens.
This should be a very interesting year. Hang on and stay tuned for some updates. A lot of changes are coming for 2009. I'm sure of it.
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