Wednesdays back to normal
Well a while back BFE, our favorite little bar closed from a flood. Well it is back now and Betas are back to our routine. They have 40cent wings and we head up there, eat cheap wings and relax. Then 10cent drafts which we are all over as well... poor college students living large in Allendale!

Last night was great. The night started slow and we all chatted and caught up. Chris finally said it is over with his girl... Hermen worked at the Kirk until 9, Maximo was there and thuggin, Ramiro came and we clowned him about his smacked up truck (LTR What?), Ramon was there and skinny as ever... and I was being the big spender and buying 10cent drafts for the guys and for some fellow grads who swung by (what up Ken, Mike and Von!).

Yes it is called BFE... Beer Food and Entertainment. Only fun when the Betas are there!

Hermen, Ramon and Chris... and yeah Ramiro is in the back trying jump and get in the pic.

Most of the guys left before it started to get really busy in there. Chris and I held down the fort. My friend Kristen showed up, and reminded me of how small the world is. She goes to CMU, and somehow her friend knew Chris. Funny how small the world is and everyone knows everyone. So we danced and had a good time.

Chris gave me a ride home and I had to show him some of my Allendale traditions. Speedway Hot Dogs! We stopped on the way and got some hot dogs. Can't beat 2 dogs for 99 cents. We grabbed some dogs and went home.

Nicole and Kristen got their first BFE experience with the Betas.

Me and Stephanie, she always works at night when I come in for hot dogs.

I came in and knocked out, it was not even that late but it was a long day and buying food and drinks with spare change can be tiring.

Tonight we all roll to Kalamazoo. Another photo adventure... maybe. Stay tuned as the GV Betas storm Kalamazoo and Club Soda... after watching the Pistons.

PLP... in the Game!
So this was a race weekend. Friday night Hermen was able to come with me and Team PLP (Parking Lot Performance) ran all over the place on Friday night. We each got about 8 runs around the course and it was sweet! Check out the pics:

Ready and set for the first run of the weekend.

Lined up and ready to hit the course.

Hermen was really handling the NX well and making some good times.

The sun was hot and so was the NX... had to have the heater blowing to keep it cool.

The course was very technical and had hard curves and turns.

Hermen posing before his last run of the night.

The night was awesome! I really got to push the NX and get a feel for the course. I hope Furrin Group (my car club) keeps hosting these Test-And-Tune nights the night before the races. Also as a final treat I got another cool video of the NX running to post...
Video
First clip is curve three, second is Hermen killing a cone, third is the slalom, and fourth is Hermen getting it right.

So Saturday was the big day and I had to go it alone. Hermen had to work and Team PLP was left to just me. The Auto Auction had an exotic car auction and before the racing I headed to check out the rides. They were better then last year! Check these out:

This old Ford GT... 600Hp! Sounded like a true race car.

They had some older classics as well... old 57 Chevys, 64 Impalas, and this nice Benz.

A Porsche Boxter and a few Ferraris... wish my garage looked like that.

Hands down one of the greatest super cars ever... Ferrari Testarossa.

So after the car dreaming it was back to the track area. There were more cars in my category then usual. There was 15 cars entered, 2 ended up not running due to technical problems so I had 13 cars to deal with. I am posting here a few pics of the types of cars that race with me, people have been asking what my competition is... so here are some typical cars you will see out there with me.

From left to right... Pontiac Firebird, Porsche 914, Subaru WRX, and a Dodge Neon.

This Eclipse took fasted time of the time.

In front a Honda S2000 and behind a Corvette.

Miatas really clean up in a few different divisions. So light, so small... just zippy.

In my class typically are newer model imports. This weekend I had a few Neons, Acura Integras, Honda Civics, an Eclipse, VWs, and even a Ford Contour with the SVT package.

So here is the breakdown of the day. Each car got 6 runs. I was feeling good and after the first run I was in 7th out of 13. I ran it clean and stayed on course. Each run after that I shaved time off... (my first run was 51.120 seconds). After the 5th run I was in 9th place with a time of 49.361 seconds. A great improvement from my first run. The final run I was set to move up a few spots. The guys ahead of me did not make any better times... I started the run. I hit the first two corners perfect... the slalom I nailed like a pro... and then on the fourth corner, heading toward the finish... I overshot the gate cone. I nearly missed it... I had to slam on the breaks to make it. I was just going too fast.

I ended the day 9th out of 13. Not to bad for my second season out there, and having the second oldest car in my class. I went home, washed the car, rubbed the cone marks off of it (a few did get hit) and then went out for the night with the Brothers in Kalamazoo. Sorry no pics this time...