Culminating Blog Reflection

I used critical thinking by thinking about what I was going to do. I though about what I was going to do ten times before doing that because that is the only way to get things right the first time, without mistakes. Creativity was a hard part to manage to get all the parts of the Capstone project done, but with my brilliant ideas and creativity, I did manage to do it right and get it done nicely, and creatively.

I not only gained experience from drifting but I did gain trust with people like my mentor to trust them with things that I would expect not to ever tell. I gained knowledge of how to drift, use a go kart, how to turn a wheel, know the difference between the gas and brake and to not press both of them at the same time, and most importantly gained how to NOT break a bone in my body, because I almost did and it was not very fun. It showed me that drifting is not a good thing and that knowing what your doing is better than doing something without knowing what your doing to actually hurt yourself.

There was many challenges that I faced, It would take me days to write them all out on here, but I am going to tell you a few that are probably the most important in what I was doing. First one was time management. It was very hard because as you know already, I have a job at IN-N-Out Burger and I work at least 25 hours a week, so trying to fit the mentor hours in was a real challenge. Second one was Limited skills, this was very hard because most of the time, I did not know what I was doing and it was very hard for me to figure out what was going on. It was defiantly a big challenge for me. Last but not least, working around the mentors schedule was a very big struggle because he was not always there and when the time was right for me to see him, he would be busy and vise versa.

Eventually, I managed to finish the project and do a very nice job in the end! It was very fun at k1 speed and I would definitely be back for more fun! Got my 25 hours finished and looking forward to see what's next. Again, thanks to everyone who was there to help me.

MENTOR HOURS ARE DONE!!!

Finally, the day has come!!! I finally finished all my hours. I was a pleasure working with k1 speed and learning so much from just one subject, I had a very nice time over there and thanks to my mentor for being there and helping me throughout!!! I just did 2.5 hours and just raced around the track for the whole time. Now a RUNNING TOTAL OF: 25 HOURS!!!!!!!!

Mentor Hours for 5/1/13

Just came back from K1- Speed. I am exhausted, today was very fun. All I did today was race, and the mentor let me race with me and and only one other person. It was just the two of us. I had lots of fun there. I did spend 2 hours there like always and am almost done!! He let me just do practice and show what I know.  Now I have a running total of 22.5 hours!!! Can't wait to go back on Saturday and do it all over again!!!

Mentor Hours...

Just came back from the Mentor!! I spent nearly most of the time trying to just see what they had to offer. I did not actually race this time, due to the fact that I just wanted to see how other people do what they actually do. I watched people at the outside lines for 2 hours and then just random people there how they feel about when they drift and I did that for 1 hour. So, this day I did not do much, but was fun looking at what people did. Total hours spent today- 3. Running total hours- 20 1/2 hours!!!. Almost there....

Menor Hours Almost done..

Was just with the mentor. Had a fun time there. I nailed the drifting part that I could not get. It was very hard, but after practice and practice, I finally got it!! I spent a total of 2 hours and 30 minutes there. It was fun, and I am almost comleting it to get my certificate! When I finish my 25 hours, they promised me to give me a certifcate to show that I completed all my hours and that I finished "driving school". Be back soon for more hours, stay tuned... RUNNING TOTAL: 18.5 HOURS

Mentor Hours in Progress....

Nice! Was just with my mentor. I had an exciting time. I practiced drifting, and have nailed it!! The mentor is really excited for me and says that I might be a very good drifter in the future. I spent 2 1/2 hours there. It took me a while to get used to removing my foot from the brake and putting it on the brake. Next time, I will probably nail it down and be an expert on it. RUNNING TOTAL: 16 HOURS

MENOR HOURS

Another day another time...I just came back from my mentor, boy did I have fun! They taught be how to do a 360 degrees correctly. It is not easy but i did get the hang of it after a while. I spent 2 hours with them. Some things were challenging, but with practice, I will eventually nail it down!! Be back soon for more hours with k1 speed... RUNNING TOTAL: 13.5 HOURS