Guys, I really don't know what to say...Other then I am really sorry...
This is how my morning began - (no exaggeration 100% truth)
I wake up this morning at 7AM, get the directions off the internet, post on a couple of threads on Lextreme.com and then I was out the door and on the road at 7:15AM... I then drive to Olympic Blvd in the City of Santa Monica to test the new Nitrous bottle and system.....It's a business district and all business's are closed on Sunday and it's on the way to the freeway... So I stop the car and light it up real quick, I spin the rears in first and then let off the gas, next thing I know there are lights flashing and the police siren is going load behind me....(I think damn this is just my luck) It's THE COPS and they are on me like flies on crap... The cop gets out the police cruiser in a hurry with his hand on his gun and say's "Are you the owner of this car?, and stay where you are don't get out of the car"... I said officer, "Yes, I am the owner of this Lexus and I was just testing my nitrous system out here in this empty business district early on a Sunday morning".. He said, I thought you might be stealing the car and running or something, I said "What?" (confused) and then said no way, as I am just testing the nitrous system as I don't know where else to test it in this city"... He said "Well, I can give you an Exibition of speeding ticket", "now can I please see your license and registation"... He takes my info. and walks back to his cruiser to check it all out...The Copper then comes back to me and says, "I am going to let you off with a warning this time but don't ever let me see you doing that again"... He said, "go to a track or on private property to test your car"... I said "thank you officer you got it, and you are too kind"..
I take a deep breath and drive off on the freeway to the City of Diamond Bar to race. I then realise I got crappy map directions that are not very clear at all and over shoot Diamond Bar on the freeway and end up in the City of Pomona.. I get off the freeway and call David for better directions as it is now 8AM (race time)... No answer, and I call again, voice message.... I then get back onto the freeway and immediately experience a front tire blowout going 70mph. The SC400 gets really squeerly, noisy and pulls to the right and bit...I'm not sure what it is.. I get the car over to the shoulder of the road and off the freeway and thought maybe my back end fell off or something from that prior vibration.. To my suprise it was just a front wheel blowout and the tire absolutely had shreaded to pieces on me... NO SPARE...
I then call AAA for towing assistance as I do not carry a spare tire. It's now 8:30am and I finally talk to David and tell him what happened.. He offers to bring over a spare tire over but I decline because the tow truck is already on the way.. The race is delayed I thought... I get towed on a flat bed to Firestone Tire Shop and get two front new tires installed ($450 dollars later).. I then call David again to see if all you guys are saround and still want to do this race.....No answer on Davids phone and I get voice mail..It's now about 10am...
I get in my Lexus and head back home dead tired... I got 4 hours sleep the night before... Now I am home and going to nap... Not happy...
Sorry guys, I know we all planned to meet and showed up..No telling how many of your frieinds showed up too... I feel so bad... All I can say it's been one hell-of-a day for me so far and if we can do this race meet again "ANYTIME" I promise I will drive and show... SO SORRY GUYS, there was nothing I could do!!!!
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