Making Up Lost Time

Sorry for the lack of updates lately! Partially it's because i started a new job on 10/5, but also because i've been cramming as many car related events as i could into the past three weeks. On the plus side, i have lots of new photos to share, so let's get started!

The weekend after i "finished" my car, i got in touch with my good friend Ted who owns the yellow RE FD. Originally we were planning a short drive to Round Valley to help break in my car and build up my confidence in the car to make sure everything was ok, but at the last minute, we decided to crash a Nissan meet 35 minutes away from my house. Ted had some friends at the show already who promised to save us some spots so we headed over. Naomi wanted to join us so we took her along for the first drive out of our town. Needless to say, i was super nervous the whole time. Ted asked me to lead since he knew i would drive real slow. Luckily we made it to the meet without any issues!

When we arrived, amidst a sea of Nissans was a lone white FD waiting for us to join him.



The meet had already been underway for a while, so we didn't waste any time and started checking out some of the cars right away. There were a nice selection of cars on hand and this row of S14s were some of my favorite:



After walking a little further down, we came across this deadly looking R35. This is not a car i would want to bump into on the free way that's for sure!



I was also happy to see some classics on hand as well, including this classic Z



and this not quite classic yet, R33



We were expecting another friend to arrive, Darren, the one with the itasha S14 drift car, but even after making our rounds, was no where to be seen. Until, we look down the street and lo and behold there's a bunch of guys rolling the carpet queen down the road like he was some kind of royalty



Turns out his fuel pump was acting up so he didn't want to start the car, although, later on he did figure it out and was able to fire the car back up. As a side note, i gotta say, Darren is one of the nicest people i have ever met since Ted introduced me to all the local car people. Even though i've only hung out with him a couple of times and hadn't seen him in months, he treats you like you're his best friend. Definitely a great guy to be around.

Along with Darren was this purple Supra that looked like it meant business. Another car i wouldn't want to bump into on the freeway.



I didn't stay too long and had to leave first because it was the day before i started my new job and wanted to make sure i got some rest before my first day. Although it was short, it was nice to see some old friends and meet some new ones as well. It's good to be back.

Here's a shot that a local photographer took that came out pretty cool. That's me sitting on the curb and that's Ted sitting on the ground with Naomi behind my car.



And of course, i had to take one of my little princess to commemorate our first real drive in the revived REsuper7



Originally i was just going to do one post to cover all the events i've done since i finished the car, but after i started collecting pictures i realized it would be foolish to even try. Instead, i will split them up and dedicate one post to each, so stay tuned for more updates!