I feel ya, I think I'm 99% sure I got called for the Vaistech iPod integration kit but I lost my ticket as well!

 

i've been awake for 19 hours with three hours of sleep the night before, so i'm using what little energy i have left to put together a few thoughts. unfortunately, there are so many thoughts, i don't know where to begin. but regardless, here it goes...

as part of the event volunteer staff, i'm grateful to have been a part of making this unique, record-setting experience enjoyable for everyone that attended this meet. your attedance and participation is a clear sign that the CL community is not only big but also active.

a very big thank you to Longo Lexus and all the sponsors for their sponsorship, contributions, and overall presence at The Pursuit. without you all, the meet staff would not have been able to provide such a great experience for all the attendees.

i would also like to thank the meet staff: james + cinda + "junior" + tony, ryan, javy, tommy, doug, terrance + rachel, john, justin (i finally figure out who you are!), anna, phillip + joyce, joe z, norcal glen, DJ + Longo Lexus staff, and whoever else i've missed but had the opportunity to work with. without the grassroots marketing, forum postings, precise planning, dedication, and coordiation, this could have very possibly turned into a lesser experience. working with you all was my greatest pleasure and priviledge this time.

also, thanks to all the socal CL members old and new for coming out to this meet. some of you may have gotten prizes, and/or some of you may have gotten shirts, but EVERYONE got free in-n-out (generous, aren't we? ). also, thank you all for following speedway rules and regulations and not ruining the experience for others by behaving properly. you all represented yourselves as lexus owners well, and it reflects positively upon clublexus in general. i'm sorry i didn't get a chance to meet you all, but there were so many new faces in addition to the familiar ones that i barely had a chance to stop and chat with.

also, props go out to the norcal CL contingency. i can not thank you all enough for making the long drive to southern california and spending the weekend here, in addition to allowing us to extend to you all a bit of "southern hospitality". have a safe return trip, and i'm sure we'll be seeing each other in the near future.

on a personal note, i'd like to congratulate windex for the fastest lexus in the 1/8-mile at The Pursuit. you not only had the bravado to run the 1/8-mile, you did it against some serious competition (see: is350's, is-f, 1jz's, 2jz's). you earned that title, and no one can take that away from you or discount your time - especially those that didn't even run for whatever reason.

right now, the event is still oven-fresh in my mind, so i'm curious to share more thoughts and memories with you all over the next several days. i'll just need to get some rest before i do that.

btw, for those of you who didn't stick around after the raffle prize winners were drawn, you missed some of the best drag racing of the day. just my $0.02.

 

Wow great meet guys! Nice to see many familiar faces and meeting new people. I had a blast! Thank you James, the staffs, Longo Lexus, Toyota Speedway, In & Out and especially our sponsors who put all this together. It was fun,especially my first time racing But I did get a little sun burned Anyway, here some teasers pix taken by me.

 

Impressive meet! I almost stayed for the whole thing (left at 3) but I was cooking out there and had to wuss out and go to some A/C hehe—Thanks to Tommy and Nigel for allowing us to sit under your tent in some shade!!

I shot some video and took some pics, which I’ll edit and try to get up tonight or tomorrow. =D

Hey, I think that's me and Eric in the back there, to the left


fliptrix- I saw the free candy van and took a pic too! Hahaha



My first thought was, “Really? I wonder what kind….” Hahah j/k j/k j/k j/k

 

that van cracks me up hahaha

 

Here's a link to my pics

http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/f...ursuit%202009/

 

thanks alot for the amazing event all who are responsible for it, it was pretty dope

 

That was actually a vendor van Made me crack up when they first pulled in

 

Serious lol?
That's really funny hahah
Wait were they the ones that gave out the lollipops?

 

it was an attempt at humor by one of our sponsors.

i'd say they succeeded.

 

No idea because by the time I left the front gate I was too tired to walk around to the vendor booths I believe it belonged to 5-Axis, and they also mentioned that the van was painted in house paint, to go with the whole shady van motif

 

lol that's awesome-- they did a good job pulling off the whole shady look

 

The 562 Cerritos Best Buy caravan:

 

562-Cerritos Best Buy Caravan

 

very nice pics buddy!