Menno Groenendaal

Mi Cumpleaños

Mexico

Feb 132010

For the first time in my life I didn’t celebrate my birthday at my place in Driemond.
What is a better place to celebrate your first birthday away from home in Mexico?

Denisse, her mom and her sister arrange a nice piñata. (paper object which needs to be demolished in order to get your candy out) This was my main task besides cutting the nice custom cake. Blindfolded I needed to make 24 rotations in order to inaugurate my 24th birthday. After that one shot of tequila and then I needed to hammer the piñata with a stick. Luckily the piñata made a lot of sound so it was easy to find without sight.

Thanks to everybody who was there I had a great time and I bet you too, laughing at me

Back in Coatzacoalcos

Mexico

Feb 062010

After 2 weeks of Dallas Mexico feels like coming home. After 2 flights with screaming kids it turned out to be a tough day afterall. At least for now I can continue my sunny holiday in Mexico. I also need to start doing exercise again because otherwise the Texas ribs will take their toll

Dallas, TX

Tachyon Motorsport

Jan 292010

My Mexican holiday has a little break for 2 weeks.

Last Monday I moved to Dallas, Texas for a special project for Tachyon Motorsport.

I can tell u I had a bit of a temperature shock getting here but now the weather is like fall in Holland rain and around 15 degrees. I try to stay off the fast-food this time but I can tell u it is really hard to find good restaurants for that.

I’m meeting some nice people here with a lot of knowledge on historic racing and fabrication. Maybe later I can tell a little bit more about the project. It definitely pushes me in a steep learning curve.

2010

Uncategorized

Jan 032010

The year already started but I still wanted to wish all my website visitors a happy, health, sportive, etc. 2010

Unreality

Mexico

Dec 312009

The fact that it is still more then 20 degrees here in Mexico even when it’s winter makes it really unreal that tonight we will celebrate the new year. Maybe if you have lived here your entire live you don’t know any better but I’m more used to colder weather around this time.

Besides the climate the people around me also make it feel different. All the friend of Denisse had to work between Christmas and new years. In the Netherlands that is only normal in a few company’s. So for me I didn’t really noticed that it was already the 31st of December.

This year i had some new challenge in racing which turned out to be really nice. I hope for next year it will even better all do the first part of the racing season I will still be in Mexico. I finished school this year so 2010 will be a totally different year the 2009. I hope the craziness doesn’t stop. At least here in Mexico a lot of crazy stuff happens on a daily bases.

Pics of Christmas are in the Gallery

Getting ready for Christmas

Mexico

Dec 232009

After living a few days in Coatzacoalcos Denisse came up with the idea to make some oliebollen (dutch tradition pastry for December). We started getting all the stuff to make it but the first try didn’t went quit right. For me it was also the first time to make them. The following mistakes where made;

Wrong flower (with wheat)
Wrong yeast (didn’t rise)

So for the next try we already have all the right stuff. The Mexican friends of Denisse still liked it and they are almost gone. I thought they where a bit heavy to eat but one thing was clear u don’t eat more then one because u are full. Mean time I try to live together with a dog in one house. As most of my relatives know it is not my favorite.

Viviendo en Mexico

Mexico

Dec 152009

(living in Mexico)
After a small comeback after my American Adventure I travelled to Mexico to live there for the next 6 months. I’m staying there with my girlfriend Denisse. I can still be reached through my email. My cell phone will quite working after 31 December.

After a long trip of over 16 hours by plane and bus I’m now trying to kill my jet-lag as soon as possible

Pictures American Dream Tour

Lex Joon racing

Dec 022009

All the pictures are moved to the Gallery

Pomona Conclusion

Lex Joon racing

Nov 182009

After a disappointing Saturday the verdict was not qualified! The hole team worked as hard as possible to get in to the show. Lex Also pushed the car too it’s limits and this resulted in a pretty big engine explosion. Luckily no parts where flying around and even the big flames that entered the cockpit didn’t hurt Lex.

Monday we packed everything in too another trailer in which the equipment will stay till we have a shop in the US where the car can stay. The plan is to run the car in US as well.

A lot of people are busy with getting the appropriate funding to start a US program in 2010.

For now the American adventure has come to an end and I must say I learned a lot. I hope I can continue this way of working with an excellent crew chief like Kevin Poynter next season.

Tuesday I’m heading back to The Netherlands to finish my Project at CPM before I will leave to Mexico the 14^th of December.