HotRodPilot
May 8th, 2006, 10:13 AM
On a group drive with agranger on NAM in the 11AM group just after we drove through the Dragon, we passed a C6 Z06 and a Ford GT headed into the Dragon together. I wish I could have watched that one....
Then later in the drive, agranger (Aaron) went to pull off into the grass for a group photo op, and it turned out to be mud, so we had to help push him out. His Pepper White/ Pepper White MINI with painted arches was throwing mud for the next half mile :D
After driving back from the Dragon on 28 very early Saturday morning, which is still really curvy, I was followed by an orginal red Mini. After turning off of 129 onto 28, we were about a 1/4 mile apart, and when he heard me squealing my tires and going as fast as the car could move, he gained fast. There was one awesome corner that wasn't blind so I could set myself up properly for it and gave it 100%. After I made that turn that little bugger was all over my rear. After I saw that, I pulled over and let him by and went about my business
Later that day I was down by Fontana village and the gas station just outside and there he was filling up, so I pulled over and went to talk to him.
As it turns out he was one of the guys who runs the shop in Georgia that turns out those VTEC MINIs. And guess what his car was equipped with? :D I spent a while just talking with him aboot the car that Car and Driver reviewed, he let me sit in it, and what he has in store for his car. Turns out that he's shooting for about 235whp after some mods he'll do when he gets back. I'll p0st a picture of his car that I took when I get "home".
Then later in the drive, agranger (Aaron) went to pull off into the grass for a group photo op, and it turned out to be mud, so we had to help push him out. His Pepper White/ Pepper White MINI with painted arches was throwing mud for the next half mile :D
After driving back from the Dragon on 28 very early Saturday morning, which is still really curvy, I was followed by an orginal red Mini. After turning off of 129 onto 28, we were about a 1/4 mile apart, and when he heard me squealing my tires and going as fast as the car could move, he gained fast. There was one awesome corner that wasn't blind so I could set myself up properly for it and gave it 100%. After I made that turn that little bugger was all over my rear. After I saw that, I pulled over and let him by and went about my business
Later that day I was down by Fontana village and the gas station just outside and there he was filling up, so I pulled over and went to talk to him.
As it turns out he was one of the guys who runs the shop in Georgia that turns out those VTEC MINIs. And guess what his car was equipped with? :D I spent a while just talking with him aboot the car that Car and Driver reviewed, he let me sit in it, and what he has in store for his car. Turns out that he's shooting for about 235whp after some mods he'll do when he gets back. I'll p0st a picture of his car that I took when I get "home".