deep_uv

+1 Not in the cards this year for me either. Dissapointed I can't make it.

flyingpenguin

Gents,

A Dutch buddy of mine, married to a lovely American lady here, moved to Houston on a green card about a year ago and is looking for a job as a mechanic.

This is what his resume says:
"Highly trained and dedicated auto mechanic with over seventeen years of experience on European and Japanese cars, which is distinguished by a proven track record of efficient and effective automotive execution including vehicle repair, maintenance, and annual inspections. Credentials include satisfying the stringent requirements for master mechanic certification and safety regulated annual inspection certification from my native country, the Netherlands. My professional certifications are with the Automotive Technical Group (Atg) and Innovam (www.innovam.nl) which are the Netherland’s leading training and assessment centers for the automotive industry."

So far he has been struggling to find a position in the Houston area. Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance, Joost

Adrienne

Looking forward to seeing all of you at the track! It's been far too long. My last DE was in May! Gheez!!

TR6

Yeah, I'm looking forward to it also. Can't wait to debut my new (to me) track car.

mglobe

It's about time we saw you back at the track Adrienne! Bring your martini glass!

e9stibi

Just came back from a great event. Finally made it to yellow in my 'new' C4S. Thanks to all the people that made this a great weekend!

ervtx

Highlights from the weekend:

• Hanging out with deep_uv: an unplanned bonus! It was great to see you, man. Next time, you gotta drive!
  
• Seeing all of Greg's DE prodigy: You're gonna need some more cars soon.
  
• Haggling used Hoho prices with Richard. I have no idea if either of us got a good deal, and went home worrying that they may have gone squirmy on you later in the day. Let me know if you need a rebate.
  
• Riding with globe... here's a sneak preview; more to come....http://www.vimeo.com/7256971

onefastviking

And a fun weekend was had by all , especially with the wonderful weather that we had !

mglobe

I could not have had a better time instructing this weekend. Moved my blue student to solo, and my green to blue. And getting to ride with Russell, Greg, and John was a huge bonus. All three were driving great. Thanks for giving me a chance to work on my instructing skills. Russell, that GT3 is insane. The power just keeps on coming, and the think is planted.

TR6

Had a great weekend in the miata. Made more special because my son Eric was doing his first DE with us and my other Brian hung out to visit. As was mentioned, it was great seeing Steve T at the track. It's been way too long! And Russell, John, and Mike of course. I really enjoyed having Mike ride with me.

I have to call out a special thanks to Viking for saving the weekend for me and my son with our miata. It developed a power loss issue that made it so I barely was able to limp back to the pit on Saturday morning (at least I didn't get stranded out there and cause a black flag). Viking sorted out the problem for me and the car ran like a champ the rest of the weekend!

ervtx

A few more clips from Sunday. White run group. 1st run of the day...

Green Flag: John flips us the bird, and globe responds

The rest of lap 1

A clean run down the straight, pushing hard all the way through T12

How to distract a 944 driver

Whoops! tracking out of T12

flyingpenguin

I lost you on 105 going back to the Woodies. Did you get pulled over?

JP

onefastviking

Glad I could help out.
Next weekend I need to go for a ride with you, maybe even drive your car myself and show you a few different ways around the track. I still pedal ok for an old guy. If you need a reference ask John, we had a fun run on the last session of the day.

TR6

I'll absolutely take you up on both. I talked to John last night and it sounds like he really learned a lot from you driving his car with him in it. I know I'm leaving a lot on the table in several places around the track and I'm definitely overslowing for some turns.

flyingpenguin

Viking,

It was a pleasure having you in my right seat. I wanted to ask you to drive my car for some feedback and maybe some of your secret sauce, but I corded my front tires and headed out before the last session.

Maybe next time.

Joost