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
SVRA LICENSING SCHOOL AT THUNDERHILL RCWY
I'll be one of the instructors helping out at SVRA's first West Coast race schools March 3-5, 2023. School entrants will get lots of classroom and dedicated track time, including entrance into Sunday's Feature Race. Here's the link - SVRA Race School … [Read more...] about SVRA LICENSING SCHOOL AT THUNDERHILL RCWY
THINGS THAT GO SHROOM
It was a magical day out on the trails of Montara Mountain. After a week of rain and cold, the Fly Amanita mushrooms (amanita muscaria) are in full bloom on the pine forest floor. It was just like riding through an Alice In Wonderland episode. … [Read more...] about THINGS THAT GO SHROOM
TEST DAY
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 FINALE, NOV 2022
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
SRF SCCA FINALE, OCT 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