Day One ending at 4:30am meant that Day two was already blurring together, and I was none too eager to see the good old Florida sunshine pouring through my window at 8:30am. So after some good conversation with Mami, I got up and dressed and headed over to Panera Bread to grab something to eat and work on some web business before I headed over to the shop.
Today wasn’t as productive as the marathon that was day one, but I still feel good about the progress made. I was sanding the front engine carriage to smooth the surfaces, Eddie was busy fabricating a few changes to my seat mount and throttle pedal stop, and Josue had the unenviable task of working with the fiberglass again and finishing the strengthening and mating of the chassis to the body. Being that I had little sleep, and the prep work needed to dry, I called it an early night as I need to be up early tomorrow.
One of the other reasons I came down to Florida was to attend the qualifer audition session for Disney MGM’sLights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt show. My uncle, who was a stunt man for the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at MGM for many years, was one of the people who brought this Euro-Disney based auto stunt show to Walt Disney World in Orlando. I’ve heard many great stories about the fun he has on the job driving these cars, and always wanted a chance to try and take part. Though drag racing is about the polar opposite from the induced chaos of drifting and stunt driving, drivers of any motorsport employ the same principals of vehicle control, so I thought I’d try something different and give it a go.
The qualifier starts tomorrow at 8am and lasts all morning and into the afternoon. I’ll be suited up in a firesuit and driving their practice cars in a series of test moves. I’m really excited to see how it will feel to do a different style of driving. We’ll see how it goes…
Wish me luck, please!
