Friday, June 5, 2009

Formula D @ Wall: Day 2

On Fri., the weather forecast was "100% Rain", and of course...it was raining all day long!
Taka's AE86 wasn't ready for rain, so he kinda did quick jobs to make the air filter covers (before the turbo & fuel vent.)





Before the driver's meeting, Taka checked engine bay...and found out the alternator wire was broken! :o He fixed this problem...but again, it doesn't mean it would fix the problem...Frustrating! :(





In the beginning, Formula D decided to have a practice...but ended up it was cancelled!! Yay.
Sorry for the spectators, but most of the car owners wouldn't like sucking the water into their engine...The track was soaked!!





O ya...I finished the contributors stickers yesterday...but didn't have chance to take pix.
Thank you very much for your support!!





I told Taka to smile...and this was what I got...Hey Taka..."are you frozen??"





Oooo...BTW, this is the difference between the privateer and the factory/tire manufacture backed-up team.


Factory/tire manufacture backed-up team
Big rigs w/ roof/cover. I don't know how to spell the roof thingy... :(




Privateer: some w/ tire support & some w/out tire support
Own pick up w/ 10x10 tent
(From left: John Wagner, Middle: Joon Maeng, Right: Taka Aono)



Team Falken was nice enough to offer Taka to park his AE86 under the roof/cover thingy even he is not a Falken sponsored driver.

O, if anyone who competes Formula D and needs to buy the tires like Taka...Falken Tire has a contingency program for you!


Of course, if Taka has a full tire sponsorship, then that would really help reducing the cost of the events...but o well, I hope he will do good this year and start looking for the sponsors earlier for next year...or even THIS YEAR!! ;)




After the event cancellation notice, we stayed for a while @ pit. In the beginning, there were a few people talking to Taka...





And...sometimes after...
Was that AE86 101 or 4AG 101 class instead of Drift 101/102?? haha





O...I forgot to post a pic of "Umbrella Geek"...




Yoshie

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Please more pics of racecars and less pics of umbrella geeks....!

Love,
John

Yoshie said...

John: Darng! You know how suck I am taking pix!! HAHAHA ;)