FAIL!!!

So yeah, on the way to work, coming in a little to hot onto the freeway...this happens. God please let this be fixable.

Just drift or die tryin.

So recently I attened my very first Formula D competition held in Long Beach Ca 4/11/09. It was great. I saw tons of teams competing and witnessed a lot of activity which made me feel left out. So much was occuring, everyone was doing something. It felt good being there and a steady thought kept reoccuring in my head. I asked myself over and over.." How badly do I want to drift?". Seeing Justin Pawlak in his Rx7 and Mike Essa in his FC3S competing on a professional level made me want to be involved so much more. I even remember a remark Justin Pawlak made one day as we were hanging out at his old shop a few years back in East LA...he said something regarding my level of passion for drifting and how Im a dedicated "enthusiast"...and not a driver pursuing the drift motorsport. Wow!!! This thought as painful as it sounded when I initially heard it, still serves as a constant reminder present day. How badly do I want to drift? I recently tried letting go of my 1974 Mazda Rx3. ( Im keeping her though, so it all good) The money from this would help me afford a helmet, extra tires for practice, some shoes for practicing in (mine are totally beat) and finally a much needed camera for capturing my driving. That plan failed and so I stll think about money, what I cant afford to practice and actually compete. Im not going to let go of my vision. I have to keep going. Painful thought's of money wasted in the past on ridiculous things and moments constantly tear away at me. In ending, Im going to drift/drive. Regardless of what Ive been through and how other's might perceive me, Im going to do it.

Driveshaft of destiny.

Man, finding this part was such a pain. The T2 driveshaft was pretty much the last part i needed in completing my rear end swap. Here is my celebration pic.

Radiator Install.

Got really sick of my engine on the verge of blowing up due to overheating, it sucked really bad. Solution? Picking up a Koyo radiator for $80 from a fellow rx7 club member. Issue resolved. Big thanks to my boy jason from San diego for helping with the install, and Santos for the great price on an engine saving part.