7 am Saturday morning I wake up, (sigh) - no sleep in…again. I jump on twitter to get my motor racing fix, find out what is happening in the world.
One post reads "Calling all Johnny McIntyre fans near Albany on Auckland's North Shore! I'll be at the new Repco store in Albany from 10 am." Three time NZ Champ and his new V8 Supertourer - I'm there!
I turn up, and John is there, and he makes a beeline over "hi mate I'm Johnny Mac" and so begins ten minutes of talking my favourite thing...Cars!
We chat about the F1 in the weekend - rev limiter hard cuts, torque, peak horsepower, over steer and under steer. We cover the politics of the sport, using terms that only a car junkie would understand. I get a good look in the car and what a set up!
John notices that I have bought a sponsors product and asks if I will do a shameless photo with him. He doesn't have to ask me twice, next thing you know I am on his twitter and facebook pages with his fans liking the picture.
Catching up with John made my day. Good luck with this season mate!
