Formula/Sports Racer racing

We finally had some nice Spring weather! It was a record setting winter here in California: winds, rain, snow, all off the charts in quantity and destruction, but last weekend at Thunderhill Raceway it was sunny, calm, and temps 40s-70s. Prayers answered... So this was round two for getting my Carbir up to speed with the SCCA P2 class. Saturday went great, the vibration that … [Read more...] about SFR SCCA April ’23

It was great to finally race my new ride! The race season here in California has gotten off to a very wet and wild start, and I've had to no-show the first two events due to lousy weather (very cold and wet). We finally had a day conducive to racing, so I got the Carbir out in the P2 group. The turn-out was pretty small, and the Club mixed all the open wheel and sports racers … [Read more...] about SFR SCCA March ’23, T-HILL

A race car mechanic mentor of mine taught me how to vinyl wrap this week. I've always wanted to give it a try, but now I can see why the wrap shops charge so much. Not only is the high quality vinyl expensive, the skills required to make the job look good are definitely earned through experience. While knifetape has definitely made the task easier, it still takes a very patient … [Read more...] about CARBIR GETS A NEW LOOK

I recently purchased a 2000 Carbir CS2 P2 car for the 2023 SCCA season. It had belonged to the previous owner for over fifteen years, but was last on track four and a half years ago. So even though it is in excellent condition, we had to bring it back to life. The boys at Auto Spa helped me get it all prepped and out for a test day at Sonoma Rcwy last week, and boy-o-boy, this … [Read more...] about TEST DAY

CSRG had its final race of the season at Thunderhill Raceway last weekend. The weather threatened rain all wknd but we just got a drizzle for the last race on Saturday afternoon. The hearty braved the cold and cloudy conditions, and I set my best lap time in our rather small sports racers and slicks group. We had the traditional Mechanics Picnic at lunchtime allowing us to … [Read more...] about CSRG FINALE, NOV 2022

Great race weekend at Thunderhill Rcwy with SCCA. It was our season finale, with a triple race event on three different track configurations. Friday was the original short course at 1.8 miles, Saturday the full east course at 3 miles, and Sunday the full east/west course at 5 miles. I ran well Friday and Saturday, racing with Steve Gomas in his DB2, but Sunday developed some … [Read more...] about SRF SCCA FINALE, OCT 2022