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  • Fenders on Front Street 2024

    Fenders on Front Street 2024

    (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…

  • PNW Historics 2024 Preview

    June 28-30 at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington. As of June 9, we have a record 14 (Update: 15 as of June 20) Sprites and Midgets registered to race in our Sprite-Midget feature race. This race is scheduled to run at 5:05 PM on Saturday, with an exciting Le Mans inspired start near the front…

  • 2024 Spring Sprints Summary

    2024 Spring Sprints Summary

    After all the work since January I feel nervously exited to finally take the car to the track. I’m going to find some of the mistakes I’ve made along the way and I’m hoping they are of the small, easily correctable variety. Through the week leading up to the races, I have a rising energy…

  • Spring Sprints 2024 Preview

    Spring Sprints 2024 Preview

    In a few hours I’m going to hook up the loaded trailer and head to Pacific Raceways to get setup for test and tune tomorrow and racing on Saturday and Sunday. For those interested, here is the schedule. I’m in Group B for T&T and Group 1 for races. The weather for the weekend is…

  • Startup Day

    Startup Day

    After three-plus months of work, and nine months after the MCCS engine arrived, today, April 11, is the day I try to start the car. While I took the black 948 that I ran last season out in last Fall, I didn’t start work on the car until January. That work includes: Here are a…

  • Race School Reflections, 2022

    Race School Reflections, 2022

    I wrote this shortly after attending race school at Waterford Hills in 2022. Posting now, in case others find it helpful. It’s not about being perfect; more about responding to (small) imperfections A big part of being happy and relaxed is having few or flexible expectations (I happen to believe this applies to most everything…