SPEED HERO Blog — steve thompson

I was able to grab a handful of pics before my camera went the way of the buffalo. Western took it's toll August 28 2009, eating a RHD FD and an S13. Tregear was there consistent and committed. His runs against Koziur were some of the evenings best. Just too much sarsaparilla kept this saloon spinning. It was nice to see a 1j rocking Cressy compete though.

Capital Drift round 5 is over and done with but was one of the most intense events so far. This will just be a prologue of the post to come. I didn't realize I could get as sick as I am right now. The battles between Matt Tregear and Grant "G penny" Koziur were intense and seeing the impeccable Duane Dickinson go door to door with G penny made it a night to remember. Pete Schroeder's car got a face life thanks to the folks at OZ Designs and looked spectacular. Keep an eye on the OZ Designs/Neptune D folks,...

My car, as you can see from pictures in previous posts, is in disrepair. It will not always be this way, but it is right now. What this means is that when I couldn't arrange a ride out to Western Speedway for the big Coast Drift event I decided "How far could it be?" It's really fucking far. I walked for about an hour into Langford before stopping for a drink. Hydrated (or at least caffeinated) I continued on my way. Within about 5...