I've been slowly rebuilding my "workshop" since buying our house five years ago. It started out as a barn when the house was built in the 1930s, and then converted into an artist's studio at some point after that. It had a mostly wood floor, an interior wall splitting it into two "rooms", some old sheetrock, and lots of musty odors. My original plan was to add a two-car … [Read more...] about THE VROOM ROOM
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A FRESH HOMAGE TO SPEED
It was time for some new helmet art for the 2018 season, so Lyle at Vinyl Styles hooked me up. He's usually doing high-end car wraps but he's done helmets, trailers, and race car components for me as well. … [Read more...] about A FRESH HOMAGE TO SPEED
COUNTERFEIT RACING HARNESSES
Unfortunately, this is a real thing. I'm just starting my own research into the issue, but I just hope to help make fellow racers aware of this in case they hadn't heard about it. How do we avoid buying counterfeit safety gear? First off, buy from known, trustworthy dealers that have the sport's best interests in mind. You know, the ones that charge a few extra bucks that you … [Read more...] about COUNTERFEIT RACING HARNESSES
Earl’s AN Plumbing
One of the series I race in, TABS 2.5 West, has a great sponsor in ANPlumbing.com. Not only do they race with us, they supply the parts I need in a fairly priced and quickly shipped manner. Lots of good race car plumbing advice is just a call or an email away. I got a deal on a new set of AN wrenches from them, nice product at a great price. … [Read more...] about Earl’s AN Plumbing
HELMET REVIEW
For the 2017 season, all clubs have ended their temporary extension that allowed SA2005 helmets due to the lack of supply of SA2015 helmets. So now SA2010 or SA2015 helmets are required for competition. I've been shopping, and started out at my local retail shop, Wine Country Motorsports at Sonoma Raceway. They're a great source for safety gear, i.e. helmets, seats, fire suits, … [Read more...] about HELMET REVIEW
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Older, wiser, less invincible, slower to heal... whatever the reason, I've been spending more attention (and money) on my safety equipment as my amateur racing career carries on. This season I've been working on making my cockpit a safer place to be in case of an impact. I added a halo style seat, and since I'm so long-waisted, I had it custom made with a two-inch longer back … [Read more...] about SAFETY EQUIPMENT