Interview with the MINI Driver..Brad Davis of MINI of Charlotte. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyEz7mOQBw4]YouTube - Brad Davis Interview[/ame] Interview with Porsche Driver [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkqykjlsxYQ[/ame]
I'll have the rest of the pics and video up asap. Might be tomorrow. The one thing I will say... It really was a great time. Mini always puts on great events. This was another one. Food was great, the porsche owners who showed up were really cool. (I only saw two. Which is about right for the ratio.) At the end of the day, a 1.5 ish second loss really says allot about the mini. For saving 75k or whatever it is, not too shabby. Best part of the day for me was meeting Joe Rogan. I am not someone who gets star struck, however, I have great respect for who he is and what he's done. It was great to just shake his hand and hang out for a bit.
I know some of these are repeats. Entering Road Atlanta The map. The Cheer leaders warming up. Yes that's right! There were Cheer leaders. "Ranked best in the world 5 times." Justing enjoying Minis Flag girl. The spread! Ribs that fell off the bone! Me getting ready to do some hot laps on the track. Jerome getting ready Justin getting ready Mr. Joe Rogan and I. The track for the MINI vs Porsche race. Well most of it.
Thanks for the news feeds and updates everyone. Sounds like it was a great day. Tuls, did you get an autograph?
Naw, I was just glad to meet him. Really nice. Not at all a "hollywood" person. Just a guy who loves what he does.
Glad that's all over with now. Thanks for the pix!!! Now MINI just has to fend of those that want to challenge it to a race, like Hyundai. Where will this end?
in his words. Stand up comic/mixed martial arts fanatic/psychedelic adventurer/occasional tv whore. Things you'd probably know him for is as host of The Man Show and Fear Factor. I have always just enjoyed his antics as a comedian and martial artist etc.
I see. I just remember him from News Radio, which went off the air in 1999. Didn't realize he moved on to greener pastures.
Funny. He interviewed me after my hot laps and I didn't even recognize him until someone said who he was, and then the light bulb went off. These guys are always shorter in person than they are on screen... The scruffy beard didn't help.
a few pics I took yesterday... waiting to get in the gate... outnumbered ya think??? Joe Rogan doing pre-race interviews... Waiting to start... Crowd watched inside concrete barriers. They drove right beside us during one part of the race... Helicopter flew overhead filming everything... At the starting line... (they raced in opposite directions so they would not be on the same parts of the track at the same time) the MINI on the track... The one (& only) time the MINI crossed the finish line first. Was on a prelim lap... Post race handshake... The end, Porsche won blahblahblah... Post race interview & champagne...