I am a software engineer by trade and I am always looking for new opportunities. Blogging has become a way for me to demonstrate the skills that I have as a developer. That is the clean cut, chiseled response for today’s blog. I have been working on this blog for a while now. I think…
Tune2Win | Advanced Tech Articles | ARC Downforce Meter. This tool looks interesting. It is a sensor that measures your aero downforce in newtons. I wish I knew of this when I had the Evo. That car had wings, and it would have been interesting to measure the factory wing to see what kind of…
I got a call from Porter racing. Looks like the car had an accident at some point and the initial repairs were a hack. The impact from the accident killed the clutch slave cylinder and it was dented, that is why it was leaking. The original attempts to repair the transmission included re-welding the top…
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…
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,…
Back in January I while getting the Evo ready for another season I finally had to address the front lower lip. It was basically falling off the car because half of the right side mounts had been sheared off from all the past years of hitting hapless cones. A couple of years ago I replace…
This past weekend I race at the first round of the American Autocross series down at Marina airport. Marina is an awesome place to race with its large concrete paddock. The grip is consistent, the weather is predictable for the south bay, windy, sunny and cold for this time of year. AAS courses are always…
Yesterday I went to round 1 of the San Francisco regions SCCA autocross. The event was held up at oakland coliseum. Oakland coliseum has a sealed asphalt surface. It was resealed about 3 years ago and the grip is consistent, but the course can get dirty as the day continues. It’s not bad, and it…