Blade Edge

So things went a little differently than planned, and my friend Sasha and I ended up doing a full 2 days of the actual Bullrun road rally. It was totally awesome. Everyone in Bullrun is a car aficionado in some shape or form. Some just like cars, others can tell you every little detail about their ride and everyone else’s. In the end though the common demoninator is that we all love cars, having fun and driving fast. The fact that Sash and I were just tagging along was lost on no one – I never tried to hide the fact that we had never officially entered the rally, and yet no one cared. We were into cars too, we liked to party and have fun, and we liked to drive fast. We fit right in and everyone was happy to have us along. When I tried to drop out the first day, one of the main event organizers, Andy Duncan, screamed at me in the club “No mate, no! You have to stay and do tomorrow, you won’t be dissapointed!” He was so right.

So I have a LOT of work to catch up on since we ended up being gone for 3 days instead of 1 – therefore my full report on the rally may not be up until this weekend (when the main rally is over, actually). I’m going to definitely get pictures up on Facebook first, then I’ll blog in peices about the 3 days, and finally I’ll have a complete video diary up for download of the whole trip.

The highlights? Well, getting to meet all the great people who I will continue to stay in touch with; Parking next to Lambos, Ferraris, Maseratis, Porches, Mercedes and all manner of exotic cars – and still standing out and drawing attention from people; Keeping up with a Shelby GT500 on twisty mountain roads topping 110mph (that video is definitely going up first and by itself); Pacing a Lambo Gallardo Superleggera at 140mph; Not getting stopped by any cops, although we passed a fair number and were tailed by one once; Having no mechanical issues the entire trip – which was good because I didn’t come prepared for any; Eating good food and partying at crazy clubs with Maxim girls in tow.

Let’s just say this small sampling has left me hungering for much, much more. So much in fact that I’m going to have to drum up some sponsorships for next year.

In the meantime though it’s back to normal life.