We are on the road for Carolina Motorsports Park...500 miles in, and 300 to go. It's gonna be another late night. No problem.

That's the theme for the day - no problem. We were at No Problem Raceway near Baton Rouge, Louisiana today. James rocked out two great sessions - top BMW both times 'round. Then the organizers dropped a bomb on us and decided to run a drag racing event. We were hoping to get out early for the long trip, and we were glad that yesterday's drag race (at Lonestar drag strip in Texas) was rained out. Our car makes a lot of power. It's enough to make me giggle every time I get on the gas. However, a lot of the cars on One Lap make "stupid" power. We just can't compete in a straight line with the horsepower monsters. We had an average showing but we're still rocking our class, and still hoping to move up as we run through tracks closer to home.

James smokes the brakes at No Problem.

Before the drag, some of the BMW nuts hangout. Brian Hair (in orange) looks over for tips on which gang sign to flash. Brian hasn't needed any tips on how to drive so far. Without having driven ANY of the tracks so far, he has been tearing it up, and is the second fastest BMW, with sights on the overall Top Ten. I taught him everything he knows.

And yeah, the M3 got us in the drag race...















On the way out, we couldn't resist the draw of the big easy.

Also, Harold and David ROCK! They are BMW drivers who hosted us at No Problem, gave us a cool garage to hang out in, gave James some insider advice on how to run the track, brought us lunch, snacks, and even bought us a tank of gas...I've been really touched by all the bimmer fans who have come out and supported us. Thanks guys!

On the other end of the spectrum, you've got the Alabama police. 11 cop cars in 10 miles, starting right at the state line. They must have thought that we were smuggling donuts...and they're probably Duke fans.

--sorry if the formatting is messed up. I blame the Alababa police. They're at fault...somehow.