Saturday, July 18, 2009

On a Race Track in a Porche

Today was a memorable experience for me. My brother-in-law has a GT-3 Porsche. For his birthday yesterday he drove it on a track and today he did it again. Tino and I headed out there after a baptism to watch him drive. Brett and Nix were already out there. But James didn't drive when we were there. Brett rode as a passenger with an instructor in the GT-3 and then when he stepped out he pointed at me. I thought "ME?!? Really?" I was not expecting that at all! So I put Brett's helmet on and it made my head hurt with a piercing pain as it began squeezing my brains out. I took it off and James let me use his helmet. The instructor was racing around the track super fast, breaking super heard, turning super sharp. It was Awesome! He said he only pushed the cars capacity about 4 or 5 out of 10. What a great, fast track car. The tires were hot, we went 3 laps around and he only screeched around one turn. Thanks James!!

This morning Brett and Nix went to Bellflower and spent 2 hours on the BMX track out there. They had about 30 minutes of instruction and the rest of the time they practiced. At the end Nix raced another boy out there and won 3 out of 5 times around the track. Brett said that the instructor told him that Nix needs a race bike. We hear that about every time we go out to the track. We want to make sure this is something he REALLY wants to do before we buy all the stuff for it. He wants to earn it. He needs to ride the track 10 times before he receives a new bike. He has practiced 4 times, this next Wednesday will be 5, he's almost halfway there.

We have a neighbor who owns a "Porky's Pizza" in Aliso Viejo. So tonight Brett went out there and picked up two pizzas and our neighbor gave them to us, no charge! How awesome is there? He full on made us dinner! And the pizza is excellent. I think we have just become loyal Porky Pizza customers.

4 comments:

Vanessa said...

You guys are just having too much fun! I think it's wonderful! That is what life is all about! Racing and free pizza, what could be better! :)

TheKeilShpeel said...

How cool that you got to ride in a porsche. Nixon always amazes me too. He's so driven when it comes to biking.

Gina woodhouse said...

Sounds like you're having a great summer so far!

Beach Mommy said...

Lots of fun! and cheap fun for you too!! Nixon's awesome, we'd love to see him race some weekend!