![Car :car:](./images/smilies/car.gif)
Fast forward and having spent rather more money than ever before on a car, and being paranoid about bending it (or someone else bending it that I should have seen coming
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif)
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
They encouraged me not to leave it there, so being a dutiful student I decided to have a bash at the High Performance Course. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and managed to achieve the required standard, the most nerve racking part being driving the Course Managers 911 for a day. Been a long time since I drove a manual transmission
![Gear Change :gear:](./images/smilies/gearChange.gif)
So, here I am, looking forward to getting involved both in terms of driving and continuing my education. I’ve been lurking around over the past few months and feel very much the novice
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
Oh, and a familiar face from a watch forum, hello @akirk - as well as cars I do like the odd timepiece
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)