Here is Victor's account of meeting Joe and bringing him on to Team Tripak:

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"I was in a rural area of northern Georgia working on another project soon after I started working with Tripak to help in marketing. I stopped at a small building a little ways off of the beaten path and there were two or three small businesses in the building. I went around to the back side and entered a door and was introduced to Joe Burris.

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I sat down and as I always do, I looked around at the office to see what is on the wall or tables. I was surprised to see one shelf completely covered with racing trophies. Someone was obviously having some good success in some part of racing, so I asked Joe about it. Joe told me that he was a driver in a road racing series and that yes, he was having good success. He also told me there was a story to go along with his success.

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This all takes place near Gainesville Georgia which is just down the road from the Atlanta Motor Speedway. I had seen the track which is also close to where I was living at the time. Joe said he really liked being around racing and had a car of his own that was pretty fast, but since he was in his late thirties, it was just a dream. His wife surprised him with a gift of a racing program for the Speedway that included lessons and then at the end the ability to actually be in a race.

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Joe relayed how excited he was about the gift and how much he enjoyed the lessons, but on the day of the race, it was a downpour. Undeterred, Joe went out and started. He said he actually does good in rain and seems to be a good fit for his style of racing. At the end of a race a gentleman came up and commented that Joe had been putting down some good laps and then asked what team he raced for. Joe responded that he was not on a team and that this was his first race.

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With that the gentleman responded that Joe should come with him and meet a few people. Next thing you know, Joe is on a racing team and on his way.

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It was a really fun story, and I began to tell Joe about Tripak and the idea that it might be something he and his team might be able to do some testing with. He agreed and I left him a variety of products to try out. I kept in touch with Joe, and we talked about his racing and the progress of Tripak from time to time. Then Joe called and asked me if I would like to be in a race. I had no idea what he was talking about, but he explained that Atlanta Motor Speedway had something called Track It, Track Days. I could ride along with him in an actual race on the Speedway track.

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I said I was all in for the adventure and met him at the track. I had to sign a disclaimer of course saying that if I were injured or killed in the race that Joe nor the track were held liable, but after that we got started. I took a parade round first in his streetcar along with a lot of other people who just wanted to be on the track to see what it was like. Then we waited for our race to come up.

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After thirty minutes or so in the pits talking to the crew and looking around, Joe said it was about time and asked if I was ready. I replied that since I was not wearing a diaper, I might want to make a quick trip to the nearby port-a-pot just to be safe. I was just kidding and was really excited to be in the race.

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We got started and it was a real rush. I have driven fast and spent years on a dirt bike racing with friends pushing our machines to the limit, but that did not prepare me for this. We took turns at eighty that I would not attempt at fifty. We passed much faster cars and came up behind vehicles so fast I was about to push a hole in the floorboard. Joe kept looking over at me and asking if I was okay and I always replied or give him a thumbs up. When he asked me again, I replied that you can tell if I am doing okay and enjoying what I am doing if I am smiling. I told him I had not stopped grinning since we started. It was such a great experience and I am preparing myself for the next race in a much faster car."