Samuel Reiman

[Machungwa63]

Hey, I'm Samuel Reiman - a current Sophomore at James Madison University. I lived in England up until 2004 (when I was 13) and I was a huge Formula One fan over there. Favorite driver: Michael Schumacher. I kept up with the BTCC too but I guess that was about it. I did a lot of go-karting over there but was never that good at it, and then when I moved to America I was faced with the difficulty of finding a decent yet cheap go-kart track, and I also got sucked into NASCAR. I keep up with Formula One and NASCAR mainly, but I also know a thing or two about Indycar and Sports Car racing. I'm not much into drag cars, but I am getting my feet wet in the realm of motorcycles - having just obtained my learner's last summer (2010). I don't know a lot about the mechanics or cars in general, but from video games I have learnt the "best" ways (or at least some good ones) of driving them. Video games, you say? I can't do better than that? Well that's why I'm here! I've never been able to get out and race or even drive fast. I only just got back in a true European go-kart this summer when I was at G-Force karts in Richmond. Got a 29 second lap as my fastest which is respectable, I think, having not been in a kart for five years. I can't wait to take my car out onto an actual race track though, that is a dream come true for me - it's unreal! Even if it is not such a great car. (Well, it's a great car to drive - it gets 31MPG and has about 94,000 miles - that's all I really know about it, and it's a 1997 Dodge Stratus). So yeah. I believe every form of motor racing is a sport - and that's why I want to do the 2 hour enduros at g-force carts (so that I can defend my belief and get worn out) - and I just want to see how fast my car can go around VIR. It gets boring just driving her at 65 on the highways eventually. Samuel Reiman