Well yesterday was our last event of the year at Hershey Giant Center. It was FRICKING WINDY! Our course would change at the whim of the wind. We had so many reruns and false laser tripping it started to turn into a nightmare. Wind gusts were up above 40-50mph. Our timing lights kept moving, cones would blow across the course, leaves were tripping the lights... UGH.

In the end though I was rewarded by driving one of our sponsor's BM Tigger.

It's his hillclimb/road racing car. I'd have to say on a scale of coolest things I have done in my life this rates HIGH as a 10. The car was built by him over the course of several years. Large wings, slicks, carbon fiber pieces, and just amazing car. Getting into the car was an act itself as he built the car around him not my fat butt, but with some coaxing I was able to slide in. You basically lie down semi flat. The pedals are about 2" wide and about 1" apart. That took some getting used to. I kept pressing on the wrong pedals with my regular shoes when I went in to test fit it. Sunday I wore my racing shoes which made things easier. My shoulders barely fit in the driver's area. Shifter had about 1/2" of play, gas pedal, brakes and clutch had about 1" of take up.

My first run out I got on the gas too hard in our turn around and spun. I also hit like 8 cones cause I wasn't used to how wide the car was and it would turn almost instinctively. I think I ran a 55 seconds.
Second run I stalled the car at the start and was a little better. ONly hit 4 cones I believe. My last run I finally got to learn how to dive in hard with the brakes and ease on the gas slowly. Didn't hit any cones and got FTD with a 33 second run.

I'm going to try to post videos but the vids were pointed too low so you cannot see much. Still a hoot to watch.