June 1st  2002

POC'S 'Tribute to LeMans'  4Hr Enduro

Willow Springs Int Raceway

Rosemond, CA

POC hosts this real fun night enduro called the "Tribute to LeMans" at the "fastest road in the west", Willow Springs. I teamed up with car owner Rudy Poe in the # 157 white Porsche, running the R3 class. The car is excellently serviced by Hergesheimer Motorsports out of Lake Forest, CA.

Mark Hergesheimer had his hands full with service to Brent Martini's 180 GT3R, with co-driver Cort Wagner, as well as Patrick Flanagan's car.

Laura did a fantastic job in keeping things organized and everyone on the crew was a lot of fun. Rudy was great to have as a co-driver. He took the start of the race and stayed out of trouble, bringing me in a healthy car.

As the race ensued there were a couple of interesting moments, one of which was a blinding dust/smoke cloud between turn 1 and 2 that seemed to never end, at speed that was a bit un-nerving. A while after the sun set, I brought the car in for Rudy's 2nd stint which went really well.

I took the last night stint, and we finished the race with a win in class. It was a very good time, with very good people. I send my gratitude to everyone on the crew, especially Owen for getting my seat squared away and filling my gas tank up, as well as the other drivers on our team. Rudy for being such a great co-driver, my Sponsor, Xtreme Island Designs, my Dad for coming out and rooting me on, Bill for making the trip, and Barry for being such a big help.

Way to go POC!