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423 Westover Drive

Columbia, Tennessee 38401

In addition to his love of motorsports, Jm is a
i
If you think getting ready for a track day is a lot of
retired professional drummer who used to go on
work, try prepping for a race. He says being part of
tour. He still finds great joy in instructing kids on
a team with the same people over the years makes
the fine points of drumming. He realized how much
that possible - and fun. Someone is always
he enjoyed that when he broke his thumb and had
available able to run pick up a part or help with
to give it up for a while.
testing by checking in on sound levels with the
people in the booth at Atlanta Mostorsports Park To cement the deal, even his wife prefers him as an
(AMP). Lucky for him, AMP is only 20 minutes from instructor over the others she has had. To me that
his home. [I think I'm jealous.] is high praise. He says he thinks she trusts him
because she has ridden with him. I think it is
I've heard from people at track days that racing
because he has a gift for saying the right thing at
isn't as much fun as track days because people are
the right time about braking in a car barreling down
so competitive. Other racers tell me that while
a straight at 135 mph.
things are very competitive on the track, it isn't so
i
much like that in the paddock. Jm says it isn't an His answer to why people instruct is because they
issue for him because he is on a team with the receive great joy from helping others learn and
people who know how to make it fun and be grow. He also noted that if people are instructing
competitive. only because they get reduced entry fees, they
shouldn't do it at all. (I'm pretty sure I've had a
Let's see now-- I started this discussion about the
couple of those)
topic of instructing. So, back to work:
Until next time, have fun and go fast. Sharon.
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