our first track day of the year went extremely well. and so i guess it's official, my integra will now be the official track car. it's kinda sad, cuz she's my baby! but W thought it did really well on the track, and would be easy to do simple modifications to make it faster and handle better. the event overall was pretty cool, with all levels of drivers on the track, from super beginner to very skilled drivers with very fast cars. there was actually racing going on too. this was our first NASA event, and the first time for W on thunderhill with a car (he rode his bike for a track day years ago), and it turned out to be a great experience. especially for W, who drove on the track with an instructor who gave him a few pointers to sharpen his skills. and his instructor had an NSX too! later that afternoon, we were just hanging out by our cars, and met a guy who was part of opak racing, who introduced us to some of the spoon sports guys. and we got to take a closer look at the spoon sports/opak racing DC5. it was built in japan, and shipped over here. it's right-hand drive and soooo cool! i got to sit in it, which was the highlight for me! i'm hoping we get more involved with the NSX groups in the bay area, and also get to know the opak guys better so they can help tune the integra. hmm...i wonder if they're hiring? ;)

i can't wait to go to more of these, and maybe next time i'll drive on the track too. one thing's for sure, i will definitely protect myself better from the hot-hot sun (they said it was going to reach 90 degrees, and looking at my beautiful sunburn lines on my arms, i think they were right).

here are some pictures...