March 13, 2006

It's been a while since I posted newsletter so I thought it was time for another. It's been a slow month. Not a lot has happened. We've gotten a few new members to the site. We are now 42 strong. I updated my profile pics at the request of another member. I guess I was a little outdated. When one no longer recognizes your car because you've made so many changes on it, you know it's time to update the pics. We still have quite a few profiles with no pics on them. If you have a couple spare minutes go ahead and shoot me some. I'll get your profile updated. Also, if you make any changes to your Z go ahead and let me know what they are so I can make the appropriate changes.

It's been a slow month for the website but it's been an interesting month for me personally. I've been getting pretty active with Redline Racing Japan. We have a BBQ this Saturday which will be followed by a night of Japanese street racing in Chiba. We went out to Chiba and had some fun at the street races a week and a half ago. I managed to race 4 cars for a total of 7 races. I was challenged by a Honda Integra RSX ( I have no idea why), a Toyota Chaser, and a single turbo Toyota MR2. Not only was I challenged by them all but they all wanted a rematch after I stomped them. It was my pleasure to stomp them each a second time. I challenged a Nissan Skyline that had a larger aftermarket single turbo. He had quite a bit of money invested in his car but he was set up for high speeds. I managed to stomp him in the 1/4 mile too. What made it even worse was the fact that he was the president of Redline Racing Japan. I managed to get a new high speed run. I got my Z up to 255 km/h (159 mph) before I stopped pushing it. I still have an oil leak so I was too afraid to push her much harder. I've got it all (races & high speed run) on video. If you missed it on TT.NET, let me know and I can give you the link.

My wife is also pregnant. We go in for a sonogram tomorrow morning. We're both really happy. Yesterday marked the day that we miscarried the last one (8 weeks 6 days) so it was a mix of emotions for my wife. I'll be sure to update everybody on the status of the pregnancy throughout the newsletters.

We have a couple birthdays coming up soon as well:
Joshua (Mousier158)'s birthday is on Friday April 14th. Joshua will be 23 years old.
Kenji Tanaka (TK)'s birthday is on Monday April 17th. Kenji will be 25 years old.

That's all I have for this month. If you have any news that you want to be posted in the next newsletter, be sure to send it to me. A club can only be as interactive as it's members allow it to be. Until next time...

Travis Rogers

JDM Fairlady Z * Yokosuka, Japan