AAS round 1, 2017 – marina
First event of the season with AAS Down in Marina. Trying out a new setup and a new VR camera that can take 3d/VR movies.
2016 spca round 5
Did a little autocrossing down in Marina today with the SCCA. First time driving the car in over a month and it showed.. I really need more seat time in this car to figure out the shock and alignment for the car now. The car has a little push going into the corners, and then…
SCCA slush series round #2 – 2015
Here is my best run for the second slush series with the SCCA down in marina. Wasn’t a bad course, it drove better than it looked while walking the course. I was only 6 tenths out of first, and I am on old dead tires. So it wasn’t too bad. SCCA slush series round #2…
Race car winter maintenance
So, here we are in January in the middle of my winter refresh and maintenance. This project is taking a bit longer than anticipated. But I guess that is to be expected from a 21 year old race car. At the end of last season, I managed to break a wheel stud. While fixing the…
Repairs update
I have the car back running after getting some repairs done at Porter Racing out in Merced Ca. I have to give my thanks to Neil Porter, his work was excellent and the car is performing very well. The repairs were a bit more involved than I was prepared for. The side plate had cracked…
My Euroswift FB4 first drive postmortum
My euroswift FB4 is an absolute blast to drive. I have never driven anything that comes close to the sensations that you get with driving a real open wheel race car. I guess the closest you could get to this car would be a go-kart, but even that is a different type of drive compared…
the first drive
I raced my Swift today at the last round of the San Francisco regions autocross. This event was held down in Marina at marina airport. This is one of my favorite places to run because we use a large concrete paddock to set up the courses. The surface has a very consistent grip, and the…
the formula ford
This is a day I have been waiting for ever since I started this blog earlier this year. Today I purchased my first open wheel race car. I purchased a 1991 Euroswift. These cars from what I am told are basically a copy of the Swift DB1 but with side radiators and different front suspension…
My C Modified introduction
After looking at some new cars that my friends bought recently, I took a hard look at C Modified for my next class after competing in Street Modified with my ’03 lancer Evolution since 2005. I have been auto crossing this car since it was new, and finding a new autocross car has been very…
The epiphany
I had an epiphany…. Or maybe I am just hitting that mid-life crisis, again. It is something that has been building for quite some time, but due to other issues I have not been able to scratch this itch. As I have been working at getting a decent plan together for this years race season,…