Other than the traditional “doing way fewer races than planned” thing, this year went about 90% as expected and 80% as hoped.
Sprint race
The last truly local race of my season and, with air temperatures well into the 90s and the largest grid of the season so far, it was going to be a scorcher any way you look at it.
Sprint race
After getting what turned out to be a leaking head gasket replaced (long story but, based on past experience with this head design on another BMW racecar, I was worried I’d warped the head) along with some missing internal bolts (!!), there was nothing stopping me from heading to Portland for the traditional Father’s Day … Read More “Chicane Challenge XXXII” »
Sprint race
With a dramatically different weather forecast for this race compared to the last, it represented my first chance to really push myself and the car, and generally to see “what’s what.” As well, Pacific is a more technical track than PIR and thus harder to get right, so this week-end was also going to highlight … Read More “Spring into Summer 2024” »
Sprint race
First race week-end with a new racecar means all kinds of things to figure out and/or get used to, from learning what driving style suits the car best, to getting to know your competitors in the class, and even simple things like the best way to load the trailer. Thinking caps on, kids!
Year in review
Normally, I wouldn’t write a “year in review” post if there was no year to review, but Things Have Happened.
Year in review
Going into 2022, I was expecting to do seven race week-ends (15 races) and finally have the season I’d been hoping for with the Mustang.
Sprint race
Although both Group 1 (SPO) and the one-hour enduro were options, I elected to only run ST for what was turning out to be my last sprint week-end of the season (other commitments) Looking at the entries for Group 4, with loads of GT1 and GT2 cars, plus some fast ITE cars, the cars in … Read More “The Dash XXXVIII” »
Sprint race
(How is a race in mid-July my first of the season?!)
Year in review
After the twin attack of COVID and the challenges of a new car in 2020, my expectation for 2021 was that it would line out to be the year I’d intended 2020 to be. Annoyingly, it was more of a 2020 redux and so it goes…