Author: Loren Campbell
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2026 Spring Sprints Summary
Well, the bipolar experiences at the track from 2025 have nosed their way into 2026. I excitedly hook up the red trailer with the Arnold car inside and head to Pacific Raceways at Noon on Thursday. Load-in isn’t until 5:30, but I need to make two trips to get both cars there, I have to…
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2026 Spokane Preview
Nope, I’m not done with the Spring Sprints Summary, but it’s Spokane week already so I want to get the preview done. As I write this the weather forecast is looking splendid: High of 70 on Friday (test and tune), and 63 Saturday and Sunday. Maybe a bit cool, but I’ll take that over blistering…
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2026 Spring Sprints Preview
Note: I’ll be testing live-streaming to YouTube for this event, instead of Twitch. The live stream perma-link is https://youtube.com/@bugeyeracer/live That out of the way, here we go! Spring Sprints 2026, the first Sprite-Midget Challenge race of the year, the A2V Formula Atlantic/Super Vee series racing with us, new cars, new drivers, and maybe, just maybe,…
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One Month
April 1 is here. As usual, the first few months of the year have FLOWN by, the days are warmer, drier, and longer, the daffodils have come and gone, and fresh, green leaves are appearing on the trees and shrubs. One month from today we’ll be back on track. In the paddock laughing and having…
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2025 Fall Finale Summary
What a way to end the season. Wow. I kind of don’t want to write about it. How to put into word the fun of seven track sessions in two days, plus an hour on Sunday of ride-along hot laps? Let’s maybe start with the negative. I was planning to run ride-alongs on Saturday, too,…
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2025 Fall Finale Preview
Sept 22 Update: The schedule has changed a bit. New version below. The season that started out, literally, with a bang, was very front-loaded with three weekends of racing in five weeks, including long tows to and from the bucket-list and famed Laguna Seca track, has come down to its final weekend. As of today,…
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2025 Columbia River Classic Summary
Well. In retrospect, the 2025 CRC was a somewhat mitigated microcosm of the entire 2025 season. Thankfully, I came home with an intact car and engine this time. The 180 mile drive to the track is pleasant and I arrive in the paddock at 12:45 and find a spot in the Spridget Compound, at the…
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2025 Columbia River Classic Preview
It seems like it’s been a year since I last raced. The PNW Historics was seven weeks ago and I missed the mid-August race in Mission due to not having a race engine for the car. Though I was rue to miss Mission, I took the open weekend to travel to Michigan to help my…
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2025 PNW Historics Summary
What a weekend. From agony and thinking the season was over, to running my 22 best laps at Pacific Raceways (no typo…22), it was a truly full-spectrum experience. Move-in is smooth on Thursday evening, even though I showed up with a car without running gear. Yep, just like Evan at Spring Sprints, there is no…
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2025 PNW Historics Preview
Wow. It’s already Pacific Northwest Historics time again. It’s the race that started racing for SOVREN, and the biggest vintage racing event in the Northwest. Once again, over 150 cars are entered. By FAR, the best way to enjoy these races is to come out to the track and spectate in person. Tickets are $30/adult…
