Okay okay okay I know I haven't been the best at updating the blog!!!
Between running the business and flying out to some different part of the world every week (nearly at this stage!!) ..not much has happened on the blog -
Which I suppose is silly when its been the most interesting few months EVER!!
Let me try and fill you guys in on whats happened in the life of D-MAC the past few months.....
Let's start where it finished.. LONG BEACH ARRIVAL! Arrived in Sunny L.A. and went straight to the track where the Brand New FALKEN Tire / Sears Autocenter, Saturn Sky was parked and ready for testing! It had only just been completed the day before and its only drive was onto the trailer! The Ske didn't have any stickers on, virgin white it was for the first session on the oval!
After taking a few laps of the oval to get use to the massive 6.7L V8 (740HP - 680NM!!) it was time for some sideways testing! The Sky was at that point still in need of a lot of aftermarket parts, infact the cars suspension was from a different model, no adjustment posobility of camber, toe, caster... the car didn't even have an antiroll bar OR EXTRA LOCK!!!
The next day the Saturn Sky was fully wrapped in its company colors after Mickey had stayed back to do it personally. The Street of Long Beach drift track it tricky enough as it is sourounded by concrete airbags...
The car was very "nervous" to say the least during practice, however I managed to qualify 2nd which was a great result considering...
A good day out at the track all season was all we were aiming for, so to get 2nd qualifyer and get into Top 16 was fantastic! Unfortunately we hit the boundary limites of the Sky when in the battle for a great 8 spot was lost due to a spin.. The brakes weren't doing their job and the lack of extra angle meant that we had to gracefully bow out.
Have a look at the Sky...
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