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May 10, 2005

Formula Drift – Round Two (Atlanta)

Category: BMW,Competition,Drifting,E46,Formula Drift,Top Finishes

What an amazing weekend. First and foremost… I want to thank each and every one of you guys who came out this weekend to hang out, cheer me on, and lend a helping hand. I could not have made it through the weekend without you guys. You all know who you are, and I love each and every one of you!!! This weekend was single handedly the craziest weekend of my life. I got to run tandem with Alex for Fox5 News, which was insane… I semi-struggled during practice, but managed to lay it all down for qualifying to make Top 32… we sold out of t-shirts… I only spun twice all weekend… I didn’t get sunburned… my parents came out to cheer me on… I could go on and on. To sum up a shorthand version… it was awesome.

I have to thank Dunlop Tires for supplying me with FM 901’s for the event. They worked GREAT! I was pleasantly surprised how long they lasted. Batlground Engineering gets a HUGE thanks for helping me out with the car… getting the clutch/flywheel installed, suspension, and overall support. The car ran extremely well. A tad underpowered for the elevation changes… but otherwise very solid. The new clutch works great! The flywheel will take some getting used to… I hit redline way faster now.

I had sooo much fun this weekend. It’s hard to beleive that last year I was against the fence at this very event as a spectator thinking “this shxxxt is amazing… I HAVE to get out there and do this”… and then a year later I’m on the other side of that very same fence actually doing it. It’s been a long crazy road… and a rough one at times… but all worth it after this weekend.

hanks again you guys. For real… you are all so awesome… and I love you guys.