Originally Posted by shiv

With my crazy upcoming weekend I believe this will be the only opportunity I have to construct a well thought out post. This coming Monday will be my final day as a New York State resident. After a very long time of trying to separate from the mothership and strike out on my own, at last my opportunity has come and I will be relocating to Dallas, TX. Biggest change for me in my life, and at first I nearly sold the S2K, not fully knowing if I would be able to keep it or afford storage costs. But rest assured, I will be taking the monster with me and will be resuming my racing aspirations. As much as I am looking forward to this new chapter, I am left with amazing memories from the many people I have been blessed to meet on this forum.

Both I and my car have come a long way from when I originally bought the car and joined this forum. And as much as I had a vision for the car when I first bought it, I attribute the cars evolution as well as my improvement as a driver to the members of the Upstate community. As I become more interested and compelled to compete with the s2k, Greg has been like a combination of Jackie Stewart and Obi-Wan Kenobi to me in terms of guidance, inspiration, car setup, and straight up yelling at me in the pouring rain at Watkins Glen after the repave to "hit his rear bumper!". And when my car was feeling its age, and in need of an upgrade to improve track capability, Jake and Semir were there to swap clutches, flywheels, transmissions, and generally make sure the car would stay together when I drove it the way I do. And damn did they wrench like monsters. Chef's constant charm at WGI and baller status was always enjoyed, and man that dude's vision of the s2k is wildly awesome. Throughout the years, whether the event was at Watkins Glen or at Palmer, the humor and wisdom of the Blue Osprey never evaded me. Especially at the last WGI event where I was exposed to the full intellect of the Osprey. However as influential and important as all these gentlemen have been, there has been one person that initially introduced me, and compelled me into this lifestyle (and still continues to do so). And this is none other than the legend himself, Mr. A2. Aashish first got in touch with me after my first track day at Watkins on my own, where I limped the car home with a blown motor. From that point to this very day, we are in constant communication. The man continues to encourage me on a daily basis and inspire new confidence. He truly is the Swami of racing.

As much as I will miss our Upstate community, I do not intend on being a stranger. Rather, I look forward to sharing my adventures in this new region. And while I may not make the WGI event this year, rest assured I will be making them in years to come. Saying Thank You doesn't seem enough, and this most certainly is not Goodbye. So instead I'll say "VTEC on and Prosper".