Author: Loren Campbell
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My MCCS Story
This isn’t a happy tale and I’m still feeling quite pissed off about it. But I’ve had several people tell me they were planning to make a purchase from MCCS and it feels out of integrity to not share my experience. It started somewhat randomly. I was planning my move up to a 1275, knew…
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2026 Fall Finale Summary
(I don’t have any racing photos for this weekend…the media pool collection is sparse and my wife, who takes a lot for us, got setup for a Sprite-Midget race that didn’t end up happening because a two-car run group refused to merge with another small group) As the season began, so did it finish. More…
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2026 Columbia River Classic Summary
That was some kind of wacky weekend. I’m not even sure where to start. The drive. Okay, it was normal. Less traffic than expected, departed on time, got to the track at about 11:30 for a casual load-in, setup, chill. The SMC paddock all chipped in and we order pizza for dinner. The Paddock Shop…
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2026 Fall Finale Preview
Gah! My Columbia River Classic summary isn’t done, and tomorrow is load-in for Fall Finale. So this post gets done first. Fall Finale is the one SOVREN event each year where we can take passengers out for hot-ish laps. These aren’t full race-speed laps, but are pretty close. Last year’s laps were in the 1:48…
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2026 Columbia River Classic Preview
BRING ON THE BUGATTIS! Am I looking forward to racing at Portland International Raceway again, redeeming myself the chicane, seeing my buddies, being on-track with the Arnold car (with a different driver!), the last Sprite-Midget Challenge race of the season? Yes. But oh, man, I’m looking forward to seeing that grid of pre-way Bugattis race…
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2026 Mission Summary
The whipsawing of the last year continued at Mission, though (in retrospect) it was less severe. The bad… I dropped a valve when half the collet/valve keeper came loose. Fortunately the keeper got smushed back into place and nothing was damaged. With the help of Steve Poy, Greg McKinley, Geoff Tupholme, and Rich’s spare head,…
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2026 Mission Preview
Yep! After an expensive race motor failed during session 1 of Historics on July 3…on only its third day of use (grrrr!), I was only able to make two sessions for that weekend, on a loaner motor. Those two sessions, especially the Battle of the Brits 2 race, went well, but I ended the weekend…
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2026 Historics Summary
It’s nothing if not consistent: The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. This is the last year of my racing: Except that the only sponsor I have is my barren wallet. The warranty-replacement MCCS engine ran well at Spokane, after we found and fixed an interference issue between the rear main seal they put…
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2026 Spokane Summary
Cue Jim McKay, “…the thrill of victory…the agony of defeat…” It’s been a theme for a year now and it didn’t change in Spokane. The drive to Spokane is longer than the drive to Portland, but feels shorter because there is rarely any traffic. Rod and I hit the road at Noon and Thursday and…
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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…