11/24/2025
The Werks - Cross Country Roadtrip
After ~2.5y building the “520r” for Brian it came time to deliver it back to him, as attached to the project that I became it was only right to deliver it myself. We set off to Chicago to meet up with Jackie Ding and his crew, after some race tweaks from Chris, we headed over to Autobahn Country Club where Jackie took the car out on the South Circuit and did a 1:33 lap time and John took some amazing shots of the car. Spent the next few days being shown around Chicago, the food it has to offer and amazing hospitality by John, his family and his friends, thank you guys! Next I had a “short” jaunt over to Cedar Rapids to hang out and brain storm some new and exciting things at Angry Ass with Greg and Nate. They also showed me amazing hospitality and made me feel like part of their family. Now with driving buddies we headed out from Cedar Rapids in the morning for our first leg on our way to LA and stopped in Denver and crashed at Nate’s place. Then for even more elevation change we stopped in Flagstaff the following night to rest for an early morning departure. About 2:30 Friday we made it to LA and had a chance to breathe.. enjoyed the SoCal Vintage the next day and talking with people about the car. Sunday everyone parted ways as I stayed in Agoura Hills for another day waiting to drive up to San Jose with Brian and his family. Another “short” drive up to the Bay Area and the “520r” was sitting in Brian’s driveway. Some more amazing food (that was a theme during this trip) and a good night’s rest, Brian and I grabbed some coffee before I headed back eastward, home to my Girls!
~5,845mi round trip
~20mpg from the shop e70 x5d
These are memories I’ll never forget and I want to thank every single person new friend or old that made it what it was. This trip was a testament to how close the car community is and how open their arms are.