A great person lost their life last night. Tyler Floridino of Winter Haven lost his life last night in a motorcycle accident. He was a TRUE stand up guy and an overall GREAT person. I met Tyler at the street races years back and he was one of my first street races with my first turbo Supra. He had a sick DSM and I knew he was going to kick my ass. I actually ended up beating him due to him having boost/tuning issues. Instead of being a sore loser, he came up to me and shook my hand and began complimenting me on the car. I was in HIS home town and did it in front of all of HIS friends. This guy could have easily been a dick and all of his friends could have been but Tyler straight up has respect for everyone who shows it to him. We then exchanged contact info and kept in touch ever since. I got the voicemail that NO ONE EVER wants to get letting me know that he passed. As soon as I heard the news, I had to replay the message. I'm talking total disbelief. I've lost way too many friends and this one was just as hard. I found myself crying and body just shut down. After a few minutes, I came back to it. I then called F & H Performance which were also friends with Tyler. I hated to be the one to make that call. I then spoke with my family to let them know and found myself in a daze. I made the same phone calls 9-13-2006 when a great friend of mine passed away. I'm so fucking frustrated right now it's just not even funny. My hands and fingers are shaking and I just have no idea what to say.
I guess I'm just looking to vent here and I know it's not Supra specific but I feel at home on this site so I felt I could open up a little here.
I don't know if I'm looking for an answer or why I'm even writing this but to all of you who have lost someone, my condolences. I can only pray that anyone who reads this stays safe. We play a risky game when we take our cars out on the street and play. For those who have the will power to stay on the track, please continue to spread the word of why you do it! For everyone else who takes their cars out on the street, PLEASE think twice before doing it. You can be the BEST fucking driver or the BEST rider. You simply cannot control everything!
I guess I'm just looking to vent here and I know it's not Supra specific but I feel at home on this site so I felt I could open up a little here.
I don't know if I'm looking for an answer or why I'm even writing this but to all of you who have lost someone, my condolences. I can only pray that anyone who reads this stays safe. We play a risky game when we take our cars out on the street and play. For those who have the will power to stay on the track, please continue to spread the word of why you do it! For everyone else who takes their cars out on the street, PLEASE think twice before doing it. You can be the BEST fucking driver or the BEST rider. You simply cannot control everything!
