[maddrtwinkletoes]

The twin turbo is languishing in the garage ... Work's been nuts with some crazy hours, and I've barely been able to see my kids over the last little while. Now I am being tossed to Silicon Valley for a biddness trip ... and all of a sudden I am feeling a little better about work. ;-)

Is there anything going on in the San José area, or at Laguna Seca? It's been a long time since I've even been able to hitch a ride as a passenger, and I'd love to attend an event on the weekend. Even if not, I still plan to drive down to Laguna Seca, just so I've seen the place.

Pointers, suggestions, invitations (? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) ), all are welcome!

Nik

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Black [-----] LT1 twin turbo (neglected)

[maddrtwinkletoes]

Thanks, everyone! I got some excellent pointers.

RedHardSupra--I didn't realize until I looked at your profile that you were right by Laguna Seca. Man! Lucky you ... The only thing we've got around here is a bunch of gravel encrusted circle track courses, with trees and boulders way too close for comfort. When I lived out east, at least we were close to a real racetrack (in that case near Mosport in Toronto).

Not to mention that the local Corvette and Porsche clubs are pretty serious about racing here on Vancouver Island--I thought I'd walked into a wasp's nest the first time I saw a bunch of 911 turbos and Z06s shod in R rubber sitting casually next to a line of cars painted white to be crushed by monster trucks that evening.

Julia and Alan--thanks for the pointer to Sears Point for April 29-30! I'm going to try and make it to the track at least one of those days. I've never seen a NASA practice or race, so this is really tempting.

I also found the karting place--http://www.lemanskarting.com/maphrs.shtml. Looks quite neat, maybe if work absorbs too much of my waking cycles, I'll double up on my sthma puffers and try to feel a little younger to regain some sanity. I haven't driven a kart since the mid-'80s.

Alan, where's your shop located in Santa Cruz? I looked at your profile, but I didn't see the address. I might pop in, if I get a chance. I'm not a paying customer at the moment, so I won't try to zap any of your time ... I might beg you to let me sit in a car with a cage and a Kirkey seat in it, to think that over as a future mod for my car.

Generally, after logging a bit of time with Google Earth, I was surprised how relatively close we are to central CA from Vancouver Island (Sears Point seems to be about 730 miles from my house). I'll have to keep that in mind for future trips. ;-)

Cheers!

Nik

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Black [-----] LT1 twin turbo (yearning for a blast down the coastal highways)