welcome to the new year which to me is just another day but we marked its arrival with the installation of a new layout on NanoTrax F1R Showroom Circuit. Calvin arrived @ 8:40am to help with the project and it took just over 8 hrs to complete. by 5pm Ian stopped by and we all took our first runs on “Patchwork“. its a complete turnaround from “Art Deco“ with more narrow lanes, tight curves and long straights. this week’s club race should be interesting since the layout is ‘fresh’ and no one has any advantage outside of racing experience.
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at the end of year and beginning of another is always a good time for reflection: the 1st quarter of 2009 saw the birth of nanotrax and my move into a new line of ‘work’. previously, i was in web development and nanotrax became a new passion that i shared with Joom (my wifey!). the 2nd quarter saw the grand opening of the shop and an unfortunate and tragic accident that put everything on hold temporarily. during that time, my son (Nalani) was also stolen from me by his mother who vowed to never let me see him again. very trying times, but life is as such and we continued to move on. 3rd quarter saw the opening of our online shop and a burst of interest from around the world that has allowed us to maintain and prosper. customers from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Holland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Germany, France, Norway, Finland, Spain, Italy and the USA have all caught ‘dNaNo fever’ and we’re happy to be first place they look to find what they need to enjoy their hobby. also, it saw my son (Paris) and my mom visit and get to see what i do on the daily – in person. the final quarter of 2009 confirmed that NanoTrax had finally built a place that would attract excellent racing with our “Special Race” Tuesday. that was an exciting event and i look forward to having many like it in the near future.
i expect this year should bring unexpected but hopefully pleasant events that help us to enjoy our hobby and life in general. i’ve come to appreciate the little things and i’m thankful for every breath i take. i’m not perfect and i’m not always good but i’m brutally honest, fair and i put 100% into what i do daily. i’ve built this business with my customers and everyone who loves this hobby in mind. i’ve invested all i have including time, money, blood, sweat & tears. i won’t get financially rich doing this, but that’s no matter, as no amount of money can buy the happiness i get every day when i open the front door – the entrance to NanoTrax.
January 6th, 2010 at 09:14
I like this loayout its a real challenge, and offers every type of corner, Ive been pushing hard to reduce my lap times although still off the pace by over a second Im happy with my improvements. Qon has given some great advice on racing lines and Ive made a few changes to the car that have helped, now I just need to find that second.
January 7th, 2010 at 23:55
you’ll make it happen bro… btw, fastest lap is down to 10.87 seconds with a modified motor and 11.37 seconds stock ;)