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It's been a while since FSG, we just finished FSA yesterday, so here's a rundown of the last week. wednesdayWe left for FSA and the drinking started early with the 8:30am stop at the grocery store to buy breakfast...and beer. I was not in the "party van" which ended up being a good thing, as I was sober when we arrived and I got some sleep in the van. In Germany it is legal to have one less open beer than the number of occupants in the vehicle aka everyone but the driver is allowed to drink while the car is moving. The "party van" took that to the extreme and they all got really drunk which made for a few interesting pit stops on the 600km drive. There were a few incidents at the McDonalds, unfortunately we did stop there however I had enough food and avoided buying anything, and then we were back on the road. Eventually we arrived and the first thing that happened was the party vans doors sprung open and 3 guys ran off into the corn field for another pit stop.

The camp ground was across the street from the track so it took less than a minute to walk from the pits to the camp site. The track itself was awesome. It had elevation changes, sprinklers to wet the track, many different configurations, and a rain driving instruction area which was a bunch of fountains so people could hydroplane the cars for drivers ed practice. The whole track is laid out on maybe 10 acres and also includes a karting track and a dirt pit for rally practice. There was a Mitsubishi Evo 6 or 7 out on the track practicing wet weather tarmac rally and drifting skills.

THURSDAY

Today was the static events day where we had to have the sound level of the exhaust checked, the car put on a tilt table, weight, brake test, and tech inspection. We also had our marketing and design presentations. It started out very slow as we did not get a number for tech and that was the first thing every car has to do. Eventually we got the tech judges over to our tent and it ended up being the fastest tech ever, about 20 minutes instead of the usual 2-4 hours.

I went for my first run in Austria that morning, up into the hills. It is a very nice place and I wish I had my road bike to explore the area more.

The party that night started around 8pm and we decided the Germans and others, most of the teams were from Germany, needed to learn flip cup and beer pong. We had the largest game of flip cup I have ever seen with 22-23 people per side at the games peak, it went on for a good 3 hours with rotating people.