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Most importantly, here is the Columbia River Classic schedule: The British Columbia Historic Motors Races (BCHMR, aka “Mission”) is in the the books. I’m in the middle of a three week break between races, with the Columbia River Classic coming up in Portland, Oregon. Mission was great, you can read about it here, but not…

What a great weekend in Mission, British Columbia, racing with SOVREN and VRCBC! I haven’t raced at Mission Raceway before, but on the advice of Rod “The Oracle” Duncan, I switched from a 4.22 to a 4.55 diff, for Mission’s short, tight, technical track. This turns out to be great advice. Thanks to the exchange…

It’s the morning of Tuesday, August 6. We race in Mission, British Columbia this weekend. It’s the beginning of a busy seven-week stretch that, frankly, has me a bit nervous for the time and energy its going to consume. Plus wear and tear on the car. Specific to Mission this weekend, the do not allow…

“Racing” involves a lot more than driving the car on a track. It’s similar to my other hobby, mountaineering, in that for every hour of actual racing (or climbing), there are many hours of preparation: Repairs, modifications, improvements, inspection, cleaning, and maintenance of the car. Watching in-car video from tracks that are new to me,…

I’m not planning to make a habit of posting about car shows, but this one had a special event. We’ve taken all three Bugeyes, including the race car, to the Western Washington All British Field Meet each of the last three years. It means an extra round trip on Saturday evening after the show to…

The Pacific Northwest Historic Races is the marquee event for SOVREN each year. It’s the only three-day event, it draws the biggest field of drivers and spectators, and has a featured marque and a row of vendor booths. This year over 150 drivers registered, the spectators were many (especially on Saturday), and the featured marque…

(this may not seem like it’s about racing…but taking race cars to car shows is a way we plant seeds for the next generation of race fans, officials, and drivers…) Fenders, as we call it, has been a part of our summer for many years. I first took a car (the Sky) to it in…