The alarm goes off.
My clock reads 4:30.
My eyes struggle to open as I am still dazed as to why I am waking up
so early on a Sunday morning.
I glance around;
there is a helmet, a tire pressure gauge, and my pair of cheap driving shoes
waiting to be slipped on. Next to me, my car keys patiently wait for me to grab them and go.
What is this all for? But of course, nothing else but an autocross.
After throwing
everything in the car and driving off to meet up with the rest of the crew at
Great Mall, Mike, Jeff, Joseph, and I embarked on the long journey to
Being the first UFO
event that I've been to, I was pleased to find that they were more lenient than
another club I've frequented in the past, and that there was a wide variety of
cars that showed up! From Mustangs, to minitrucks, to Civics, to stock 240SXs,
to fully prepped Evos, it was a very enjoyable event to watch as well as
participate in.
While Mike threw
down some excellent low 58s with his R-comp ES Miata, Joseph also put down some
VERY respectable numbers running on his craptacular Fuzion HRi tires! In
addition, Jeff surpassed some obstacles and tore up the circuit, achieving a
personal best in the low 57s! Congrats to all of you! To my surprise, the Fit
handled quite respectably and I am pleased to have regained much confidence in
it's abilities.
UFO put on an excellent event, and I was especially pleased with the friendliness of the people that attended. It was a very positive and fun environment, and we hope that everybody can join us next time we head out!
