Sam Hubinette
After going out in the Top 8 in Jersey against Tyler McQuarrie, the two-time Formula D champ is sitting in the number two spot for the '08 season behind Tanner Foust. Back in a Viper, sure as the Swedes love their meatballs, Sam's looking to close the lead in Vegas.
When I first heard that the Formula D event at Las Vegas was going to be on a parking lot, I was not too excited, but Andy Yen, with amazing support from the folks at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, did an awesome job of setting up the track!
The hot weather in the middle of the summer in the Nevada desert was challenging. It definitely takes a lot out of you. But because we ran late in the evening, it was not too bad.
After being pretty conservative during Friday's practice, I felt I was ready to start pushing it. So I called out to my team, including Stina, my spotter, to check for a hard run. As I came in to the first left-hander at 94 mph I had too much side bite and I did not get the car to come out enough. That pushed my line further down and got me to the outer clipping zone too hard. I smacked the rear end and broke the rear knuckle and toe link and learned the hard way where that wall was. The great thing is that I got the best team out there; NuFormz Racing and Mopar. The car was ready to drive in 20 minutes!
Anyway, I ended up qualifying second and finishing Third over all. I got a good amount of points for the Championship chase and I can't wait for Seattle. I am too beat to type anything more! Drift Ya Later!
Toxic Drift
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Mopar
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BF Goodrich
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