Local sportsman and adventurer Nick Fluge has scheduled a series of eclectic sporting and community activities that may just rival and even surpass his celebrated worldwide adventures from last year.
So far this year he...
1. plans an assault on the Sports Car Club of America Trans-Am race title in his GT1 Corvette at Portland International Raceway (PIR) in Portland, Ore. on June 14.
2. is sponsor of Round Five of the Muscle Milk Trans-Am Series here at PIR in June.
3. is competing in "The Banks Combine Demolition Derby," which is part of the Banks BBQ & Tractor Pull and Classic Car Show, driving a harvester combine prepared by ProFab's Steve Gatrell in the event at Sunset Speedway on August 16.
4. challenged for the 'final four table" at the World Poker Challenge
5. established an outdoor adventure and writing contest for elementary school students earlier this year.
6. opened the Russell Street Gallery and Pie Diner.
Ironically, one of Fluge's fiercest competitors in the June 14 Trans-Am race will be his race instructor, mentor and friend - professional race driver Todd Harris from Portland's Pro Drive Racing School.
Fluge explained that, "Todd's friendship and mentorship helped me get to where I am, and made me a better driver by far!" At this year's Rose Cup, Fluge will pilot the Derhaag Corvette that Harris drove to a Rose Cup victory in 2007 and a runner-up finish in 2008. Harris will pilot a Jaguar for the Muscle Milk racing team.
As evidence of Harris' influence on Fluge's driving expertise, Nick won the most recent GT1 SCCA National Race at PIR and set the fastest GT1 race lap record of the last two years with a 1:13:9, which surpassed Robert Holden's 2008 record of 1:16:4. While Fluge expects to be driving in the upcoming Rose Cup Classic Trans Am, he just hopes for a 'reasonable' outing. Nick's driving mentor and FGA Motorsports Ambassador, Todd Harris, is an early favorite to win not just the pole but also the race.
But, it's not all about racing.
"Fluge Global Adventures was honored to sponsor the 2009 Outdoor School program for Concord Elementary school," he explained. "The Outdoor School was an opportunity for elementary school students to learn more about themselves, and the environment around them, through hands-on activities and projects in an outdoor environment."
In addition to sponsoring the week long Outdoor School trip, the 47 students were asked to share their ultimate adventure, or life dream, in an essay for the first ever Fluge Global Adventures "One Word...Infinite Adventures" writing contest.
"The contest has been very exciting for everyone involved and a great success having nearly all of the students participate! The essays have been read and the winners chosen, but what has been most exciting about this FGA adventure is the passion, energy, and ambition that is within this group of kids, our future Adventurers," he said.
Among the essays were career aspirations, dreams of meeting heroes, hopes of world travel, and of course, becoming the next American Idol. The common thread was that they all have faith in their goal and a passion for achieving it. These are the traits that make for a true Adventurer.
As for art, Fluge opened The Russell Street Gallery and Pie Diner on the historic Davis Block, in the original Elliott Neighborhood of North Portland. Fluge is the Artist in Residence and chose the location for its natural, industrial setting, which compliment the raw textures of his original work.
Located within the gallery, the Pie Diner offers visitors early morning espressos, pastries and home-made pies and a simple, yet artful lunch menu.
About Fluge Global Adventures:
Several years ago, Fluge's journey through life took new turns, leading him away from the realm of eCommerce development, to new arenas that included sitting in the seat of SCCA super-cars and playing next to Las Vegas card sharks at the World Series of Poker. In the last few years, Fluge and his FGA Team-mates have climbed 19,000 foot Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the largest free standing mountain in the world.
They've crossed the country in the "Cannonball Run" a rally/road race from New York's Central Park to Los Angeles. In late 2007 two FGA teams tackled a serious hike to Base Camp at Mt. Everest in Nepal, and also explored Loch Ness in Scotland (returning without the monster). A full scale onslaught on the World Series of Poker in 2006, 2007 and 2008 took Team FGA "all in - many times!"
His High Octane Adventures in the SCCA led to Team FGA Class Championships in 2007 and 2008. An Olympic Length Triathlon, the STP 200 Mile Cycle Championship, and the Magical, Digital, Mystery Stationary Bike Tour, occupied team members for much of 2008.
So far in 2009 a final "four table" finish in the World Poker Challenge spring event and lapping the field in a recent SCCA National race have been a great start to a year that will include more adventures such as exposing the world to art and pie at the Russell Street Gallery and Pie Diner. The "One World - Infinite Adventures" for local elementary students was one of the most exciting FGA adventures yet.
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