Although I haven’t seen them since I was 14-ish, a
re-introduction was not necessary. We were in some sense the same people but a bit larger, a bit fatter perhaps but also wiser, and we had larger and
faster toys now J
It was also great to see them as huge petrol heads and track bugs… carrying the Corvette flag. Bikes, cars… and
now also a cute little baby girl J
Since all of us had smelled racing fuel one way or the
other, it was time to get the racing license out of the way. Although I had been racing wheel-2-wheel for quite some time, that crap can racing did
not require SCCA licenses. I definitely plan to race something more in the future,, not sure what,, but I know the license was the
natural next step for me.
All three of us signed up to ProFormance racing school, operating
from a local “old time” track, Pacific Raceways. The school owner Don Kitch was great, he covered all fundamentals and on/off track
exercises with his team in the condensed 2 day school, compared to other school’s which require 3 + 2 days + $$$ to qualify for SCCA licenses.
While walking in the pits, I also met his cute dog ‘GT’. A great name, for a racing family dog… but as I looked at him closely, I noticed quickly that he was the dog, whose picture is on the best seller book “The Art ofRacing in the Rain”. A bit of digging and talking to Don reviled that the book author Garth had used Don’s racing school content “Art of racing in the rain” as inspiration for his nove and the picture of his dog on the book. This is an amazing and emotional book(especially if you are into pets) and highly recommended… trust me you will not be disappointed.
While walking in the pits, I also met his cute dog ‘GT’. A great name, for a racing family dog… but as I looked at him closely, I noticed quickly that he was the dog, whose picture is on the best seller book “The Art ofRacing in the Rain”. A bit of digging and talking to Don reviled that the book author Garth had used Don’s racing school content “Art of racing in the rain” as inspiration for his nove and the picture of his dog on the book. This is an amazing and emotional book(especially if you are into pets) and highly recommended… trust me you will not be disappointed.
Anyways, sitting in the class room, and petting GT, and
feeding him my sandwich… I was thinking of the mock-race we had planned for the
end of the school. I had already qualified with a ~2.5 second margin on pole… and my heart beat
was elevated,, GT definitely was keeping me calm. Hey this was a proper race with equal cars,, and I would be racing with my 2 childhood friends,,, it
doesn’t get any better than that… ‘nough
said, here is that video, enjoy J
