Todd Covini
11-24-2007, 01:40 AM
With all the administrative banquet items underway, Al & I decided to take Wednesday off (while all of you were at work :twisted: ) to hone our karting skills in preparaton for the 5th Annual Banquet on January 12 at Speedzone (www.speedzone.com) in Dallas.
A close family friend of Al's from Europe was in town for the holidays. He has done quite a lot of coaching with other drivers in the past. (Some of you might of heard of Flavio Briatore.)
http://www.leblogauto.com/images/alonso_briatore.jpg
In any case, Flavio, Al & I took to the track in equally prepared shifter karts in preparation for this year's celebration (and to kick some AI/CMC butt in karting!)
http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/3324/7708/208357.jpg
Unfamiliar with F1-like power/weight/g-forces, at first, Al skidded off the track trying to outbrake...I took out a number of cones trying to put the power down on corner exit...but at the end of the day, thanks to Flavio and a day at the track, we were able to maximize our first training day in the karts in preparation of the big event on Jan. 12.
http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/3324/7708/208359.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/3324/7708/208358.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/3324/7708/208356.jpg
Mr. Briatore has engagements on Jan. 12th and can't make our event, but he assures us that we're the fastest drivers he's ever coached...and wished he could see us smoke the field of drivers. I can't wait.
-=- Todd
A close family friend of Al's from Europe was in town for the holidays. He has done quite a lot of coaching with other drivers in the past. (Some of you might of heard of Flavio Briatore.)
http://www.leblogauto.com/images/alonso_briatore.jpg
In any case, Flavio, Al & I took to the track in equally prepared shifter karts in preparation for this year's celebration (and to kick some AI/CMC butt in karting!)
http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/3324/7708/208357.jpg
Unfamiliar with F1-like power/weight/g-forces, at first, Al skidded off the track trying to outbrake...I took out a number of cones trying to put the power down on corner exit...but at the end of the day, thanks to Flavio and a day at the track, we were able to maximize our first training day in the karts in preparation of the big event on Jan. 12.
http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/3324/7708/208359.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/3324/7708/208358.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/3324/7708/208356.jpg
Mr. Briatore has engagements on Jan. 12th and can't make our event, but he assures us that we're the fastest drivers he's ever coached...and wished he could see us smoke the field of drivers. I can't wait.
-=- Todd