Dear Sponsors, Friends, Fans and Associates
You are cordially invited to the official pre race launch of our 2011 Project

The 25 HOURS AT THUNDERHILL
FD2 HONDA CIVIC Type R

Meet all the Team and the 5 Kiwi drivers at our Barbeque and get together starting at 12.00 noon Sunday November 27th at-

SPECIAL PROJECTS MOTOR SPORTS
2326 N. Batavia Street. #117
Orange, CA 92865

Followed at 6.30pm by a KARTING CHALLENGE at
K1 SPEED Anaheim
1000 N. Edward Ct. CA 92806
Team KIWI vs ALLCOMERS
--- For those who wish to attend ---

So we can cater for everyone properly, please call or email by noon Friday Nov. 25th.
if you intend to come. We look forward to meeting you all and thanking you personally.

Phone: 714 - 998 -1258
Email: kiwiowen@hotmail.com
Or Hondatech members can IM Kiwi

 

See you there Jeff!

-Charles

 

Unfortunatly you are several thousand miles away from me ....

Want to place my the order for my Dogtranny when you are back from Thunderhill?
When will you be back to take care of it?

Kevin

 

PM or email Jeff so you can plan this out.

 

Thanks for all the calls guys- Looks like we will have quite a gathering of Racers and sponsors.
Pleanty to eat and Drink And some great competition for the KARTING at K1 to follow at 6.30pm.
Were looking forward to seeing you all.

Kiwi

 

sounds awesome!

 

Wish I was closer....

 

Expect 3 coming from Nor Cal.
Will have helmets with us too.
See you all about 1230

 

Wish I could be there as well. Have a great time, drink one for me Paul!

 

No Drinking ... Jonathan Merris and I are driving down for the bbq, the car launch and then some karting.
Then its going to be a long drive home.
One long day trip.

 

No Drinking????? Too late... Big Al and Noel arrived from New Zealand a week ago to work on the car, but have managed to sample a few every night and the drivers Tim, Trevor, Martin and Richard along with our Camera man Peter arrived yesterday, They all left on an LA Pub crawl with a tour guide about 6.30 last night so I expect some sore heads this morning... Although the American Beer doesnt have the same octane rating as the Kiwi stuff.
Were looking forward to seeing everyone at the Barbeque this afternoon, and the Kart racing tonight!

Kiwi

 

Precisely, I would be amazed if a group of Kiwi's got together and there was no drinking involved.

....still wishes I could be there. You really must come up next year and visit our new track.

 

wish I could come too bad I'm approx 50 hours of driving straight through away!

 

Had a great time with the Kiwi's at the barbeque and karting challenge!!! Speaking of karting challenge, NORCAL finished 1-2 in the Kiwi Karting Challenge. It was me laying down the smack down! I started 4th, won the race, and Paul Garcia finishing right behind me. (altho he may have a different opinion, LOL!)

In all seriousness, it was great meeting Al, Martin, Trevor, Richard, Tim, James, Mauricio, Noah, Peter, and everyone else I forgot (sorry). See you guys Wednesday!

 

Great meeting everyone! The car looked and sounded amazing. Ill be posting a few photos tomorrow that I took from my phone.

-Charles

 

Excellent time at the BBQ Rechecking out the car just to make sure nothing has changed.
It was great to meet all the drivers. I think we have a team that can do very well in this race.
We are also so very lucky to have such great sponsor support.
We also are going to have some reality TV with us.
The guys brought along their own videographer.
This will be fun indeed. I see some practical jokes being played.


On to the karting...
Yes we delivered the smack down...
Our kiwi drivers do have the skills and, it showed by coming in to an unfamiliar environment and staying pace with some good US karters.
After leading my final session, I was given the pitt manuver by Jonathan on the last lap to get me out of the way. (grrrrrrrrrr)
I tried to return the favor but our cars locked up sideways and there wasnt enough real estate to re return the favor again, and Jonathan wins.
My appeal to the race director for contact went unanswered (grumble grumble)
No sour grapes though, its racing.
Our return trip to Nor Cal was a longer, and tedious one with our departure at 10:00pm and ending at 4:00am. You guessed it .. I called in sick.
The traffic on the way was light but the fog.... Thick as pea soup and hazzard lights many times.
This was a recipe for a pileup if there ever was one.
None the less we had an adventure and great time.
Rest up Kiwi's you'll have to be at your best when the long part of the race weekend starts on Wednesday.
See you all at the airport in Sacramento.