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King Rat had a rental on Friday, but the king and queen were out of town this past weekend, so I volunteered to take care of their client at the FATT. I decided that rather than use up my already used up race car, I would drive my 2007 MX5 GT (with Hoosier tires of course) http://mazdaracers.c...efault/cool.gif .When I got to the g...
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I was asked to crew for a rental at a FATT this Friday. I figured "Why Not!" So I took the day off and am planning to instruct and crew. I won't be driving much on Friday, so I decided that I am going to put the Hoosiers I was thinking about selling onto the 2007 MX5 Grand Touring and see how it does as a track toy! I am a little excit...
I have not been instructing much this year. Mainly because whenever there are events close by, I have had other commitments. But this event fell right at a time when my wife would be out of town, and I had nothing else to do besides mow my lawn! (and I can skip mowing my lawn for track days, right?)Shenandoah is one of my all time favorite tracks. Eve...
REVISED What I originally wrote was admittedly pretty unclear... The lessons learned this season are vast as compared to the many years that I have been driving on track. My newest lesson is not to write a blog passage after a long hot race weekend while still tired and dehydrated. Live and learn, unfortunately, sometimes I tend to learn the hard w...
OK. I am excited to drive again! I missed getting excited to drive, and that is all I have been this whole season! Racing has brought back the fun! Seriously, when I pull around for the green flag, my adrenaline is pumping so hard, I have to tell myself to calm down. Usually that is gone by the time we get to turn 3, but WOW! I am g...
If you have never been to a Hyperfest... you have to try it at least once. it is an experience, that is for sure. So what is Hyperfest? Picture your normal NASA event, where they switch between HPDE groups and race groups, now make it a spectator event, that includes tuner style venders, bands, models, give-aways, beer, and minimally clad girls handing ou...
Following up on the National event (sorry it took so long)
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Wow! I just realized I never updated my "National Event" experience! Well, As you can tell, I survived!When it was our time, I pulled up to grid, and they put me in P5, which was a nice break. I needed a few laps to get acquainted with my new LSD. I DID need a few laps indeed. The diff feels almost slippery if you are partial throttle...
Don't have a lot of time... But here is some video of my race. I was in group 8 (regional) driving in ITA. It was a fun day! Rookie stripes come off after that one! I think I'll keep them on for a little longer though. I am starting to like them. :)7 minutes, basically the 1st half of the race. After the video cuts off (YouTube size constr...
Like I said, I wanted to go faster, so I could catch up to my friend Brent. He is a few seconds faster than me. So I was deciding on what to do. My motor is an oldie, and my suspension is for an SM. My intake sucks (some HKS jobby) and I am using the Mazda Comp exhaust (which is a SM exhaust, and from what I hear, not a very good one). I am in IT, and I a...
This upcoming weekend is an HPDE event at Summit Point Shenandoah Circuit with Track Daze. I was considering instructing at that event, but I am on the fence. I want to race, and I want to improve my car... if I do this event, I might not have enough tire to do a race later in the year... What a dilemma!As for the modifications, there are a LOT of ite...
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