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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…
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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…
