The photo was taken on the way to Nashville Speedway on a crisp fall morning. As we drove along I caught our shadow out of the corner of my eye. It was a very impulsive thing to grab the camera and SNAP. It wasn't until I downloaded the photo and looked at it on the computer that I realized how interesting it is. If you look at it full size you see things that aren't really there like the illusion of a front wheel.

David and I are both instructors for the Phil Wicks Driving Academy. This was the maiden voyage to the track for David's new GP. It did great right out of the box. Highlights of the day - The LSD let us put ALL the power down in the carrousel leading onto the long strait. This let us reach 134 by the end of the straight when we had to jump on the brakes going into and through the long sweeping first turn. The GP rotates nicely on turn-in with a bit of trail braking. This helped us blaze through the twisty bits of the infield at Nashville. Not even the mighty Corvette Z06 could get away from us in the twisties. You can't imagine the feeling of seeing a Z06 pull to the right to let a MINI by. This was serious fun in an awesome car.

David and I met through our cars many years ago and have been the best of friends since. How do I know we are true friends? Only a true friend would let you drive his BRAND NEW Mini GP on the race track. ;)

Taken at my home in Dublin, Ohio on October 27th, 2006. The car is a Hot Orange, 2006 MCS Cabrio