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[CAR MOTOR]
When they first asked me to go race Tulsa
I was kind of skeptical, because I've never road raced before.
Never driven my car that hard before.
But I figured I'd never get a chance like that again,
so I went ahead and took it.
When I first did the parade lap, Scotty rode with me.
He's done it before.
He's done it year after year.
Kind of showing me where the apex was, what lines to run.
So he gave me a lot of instructions,
and after that, I felt pretty confidence.
When I pulled up to the starting line on my first race,
I was really nervous.
Heart was racing.
Hand was sweating.
But as soon as they dropped that flag, I just put it into gear
and went, and started getting passed by cars.
Kind of lowered my confidence a little bit.
But as soon as I started getting towards the back,
then I could go and feel out the track for myself.
I got more confidence, and started
hitting them a little harder, taking more curves,
and started getting used to it.
When Scott took my car for three laps, it was pretty crazy.
He's been doing it for about 10 years or so.
And he was passing GT 500s, brand new Bosses.
And we're basically [INAUDIBLE] 2004 Mustang GT.
And he was just tearing my car apart.
And I was in the edge of my seat.
And he would hit the corners harder
than I'd ever expected my car would do.
He was jut like, pedal to the medal.
It was just crazy.
On the second day, after riding with Scott,
I was way more comfortable driving.
I could hit the corners harder, come out in the right gear,
pass cars on my own, and just drive it a whole lot better.
The whole race experience, I was pretty nervous
at the beginning.
But after that, I just was super excited.
My adrenaline was pumping.
And I just couldn't wait for the next event,
so I could take my car back out.
On the second day, I took the Fox body out.
It's built for road courses.
And that was way better than taking my car out.
That felt way more comfortable.
Being in the Fox body that's built to road race,
it's almost like being in a go cart.
You can just pretty much throw it all over the track,
and it'll stick.
You don't have to worry about the wheels coming up.
You don't have to worry about spinning out,
or anything like that.
It just really feels panted to the ground.
To anybody who's wondering, if you want to road race, or is it
fun, or anything like that, I would definitely recommend it.
I was skeptical at first, but I would definitely say go forward
and try it out.
Push the limits of your car, and really
see how good you can drive.
The people at the track, they're real helpful.
When we got off the track, they would tell me, oh, you
should do this.
You should've done this.
And that really helped me learn about the curves,
learn how to drive.
When somebody's coming up behind you, and the faster
you let them by.
And they were just really helpful.
Before we took the car to the track,
we put some supporting mods on it.
We did the 13 inch SVE cover breaks.
We did the low control arm, new springs, new shocks.
All those modifications, they really helped out at the track.
The tires, the shocks.
They made the ride more comfortable.
The springs.
The SVE lowering springs.
They kept the car on the ground.
Kept all the wheels on the ground.
The SVE breaks, they really helped out
to reduce brake fade.
There was no kind of brake fade at all.
Going through the corners, I was able to slow down just
when I needed to.
No tires screech, or anything like that.
Overall, it was really fun.
I really tested out my car.
Pushed the limits of it.
Saw what I can do.
Really learned a lot about my driving skills,
and really had a lot of fun with all the guys from work,
and just looking for the next event.