Long Beach,Day 1 Update.
April 6, 2010 Feature Box, News
After 13 hours with American Airlines, we have finally arrived in Southern California for final prep for Formula Drift Round 1. We headed straight to the Dynamic Autosports HQ from LAX to check the progress of the Subaru. When we arrived we were met by the noise of the new motor being put through its paces on the Mustang Dyno, happy days.
Later that evening however, whilst we were enjoying a hockey game, the bad news came through that the engine had developed some problems whilst mapping and that it was was being transferred to a specialist for some immediate work. Not Good!
The result was that I’ve unfortunately missed todays Media Day at the track and at a venue where practice laps are scarce, this could hurt. The good news however is that today is still only Tuesday and alternative testing arrangements are being organised as I blog. Car will be back in full working order tomorrow.
At the Dynamic workshop the team are working flat out on both the Hankook GTR and my new look Seibon/Hankook Sti in order to get us set for Friday and Saturday. The atmosphere trackside today was great. Some of the teams are already looking strong and its great to catch up with friends and fellow competitors following what seemed like an eternity of an off season.
Stay tuned for updates over the coming days. Things are going to get a little crazy, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. In other news, my bike arrived safely so its time to get out into the Californian Sunshine and hit some skate parks!
