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Slide To Side Homicide Tour: Sonoma

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:01 am
by andysapp
The cross country mayhem unleashment is under way!!!!

We ended up hitting the road some time around 5 pm today after a stop in L5P for sunglasses and a plastic George Bush mask. :D

We've been steadily trucking at a not-so-super-fast pace... Taking is easy watching (well... I'm just listening to) Team America & other assorted DVD's, lol.

We're about to cross the border into Louisiana! I've got my Slidekick armed, so I'll post up a li'l later with an update!

Holy shxxxt, we've gone like... 1/10th the distance, lol.

Lata, ya'll!!!

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:49 am
by CubanMike
Glad to hear you're on your way. Keep us informed!

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:05 am
by CodyW
sweet, sounds like fun! keep us updated and have fun on the rest of the trip!

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:55 am
by captobvious
i leave tomorrow around 12 with the bubba drift guys, i'll see you there andy

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:23 am
by icantdrift
have a safe trip.

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:50 am
by down_shift
Are you driving the BMW both ways? Have a safe trip and tear it up.

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:23 am
by CodyW
no, luckily he's trailering it with the land rover this time

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:11 pm
by andysapp
Thanks guys! So far the trip has indeed been safe. What should take a 13 hour drive to Dallas has successfully taken us 24. We stopped and slept twice in the Rover... Once for 3 hours... And again early this morning for another 4-5. That atop stops for gas and food I guess account for the remainder of the 24 hourzzz.

We're crashing for the night here in Arlington... So we can tackle Dallas to Vegas tomorrow with a full nights rest.

Driving through Mississippi and Louisiana especially sucked. It took us 60 miles to find an exit with a gas station that has air for the tyres, lol. Then they "couldn't spare the quarters" for change to get air. Everywhere we stopped we get staired at like aliens. IT'S FUN!!!

Anyway... I'm going to crash the eff oot now and get some sleep so the anarchy can continue tomorrow with more alertness.
:D

I'll holla at ya'll laterrr!!!

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:40 am
by Silonius
Dude, LA and MS are wastelands up there. Only the coasts are okay.

You are driving cross country without an air pump? Brave man.

Tell Western Texas that it's long and boring.

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:44 pm
by Zach
Good to hear the trips going pretty well. Have a safe trip there, tear it up while there, and have a safe return home man. Best of luck to you, and anyone else competeing, Andy.
-Zach

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:45 pm
by high plains drifter
Hey good luck big Guy!

I hope you can smoke em' all!!

there is a cool photo of you at the houston event on Jtuned.com

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:42 pm
by DTCdrift
Good luck Andy

Sorry I wont see you there!

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:33 am
by revel
bump for update

hopefully everything has gone well thus far. good luck with the event.

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:57 pm
by andysapp
What UPPPP???
We made it to Sonoma... It was insane to say the least. I drove for 25 hours straight from Dallas to Vegas... and another 14 last night to make it to the hotel with 4 hours to spare. My Slidekick brike in Vegas... and I still can't believe that I just pulled the e46 across the continent to get here.

Wild... just plain wild.

I'm sitting on track right now at Infineon. We have been practicing for the past two hours... Giving me three runs to test and tune for qualifying. Not a lot.

I'm struggling hardcore... The motor is acting up, and I don't have enough power. The car is understeering bad... But the tyres aren't rolling the edges... So I dunno what's up.

There are a ton of drivers here... And they are all really really good. Hampton has the Camaro out sporting full Falken paint... And there's even an 80's Firebird out here. That gorgeous white Drift Unit s14 hit the wall as the second car out. It was crazy!

Aye aye... Five minutes 'til qualifying... So I'm gonna scoot and look over the car. I'll keep you guys update in a li' bit!!! I sure do wish ya'l were here.

Time to rawk and rowlll!!!

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:02 pm
by down_shift
:shock: Wow you got a lot going on! Best of luck out there Andy. I'm sure you'll hold your own out there. Tear it up!

Man too bad about the Drift Unit car. Car was/is awesome.