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At last Sunday’s SASCA autocross I talked with some veteran autocrossers who were debuting cars new to them & to the autocross world.
Cassio brought his ‘91 Mazda Miata that he’s been working on for a few months. Since he is running in the SM2 class, he is been able to strip out all sorts of comfort amenities that don’t [...]
At yesterday’s SASCA autocross, I saw a rare, vintage jewel – a well restored 1968 Saab Sonett. I have never seen one in person, let alone close up and in excellent condition.
Steve has owned this unique car for a few years. He rebuilt the looks part, a complete body off restoration, back in 1996. Of course the body [...]
I just returned from a good, hot day of SASCA autocrossing, but now I must give pause to recognize the passing of Paul Newman – he was 83. I found out last night while reviewing a quick, but potent e-mail from Greg on the Spokes Mailing List. To quote:
He was a man’s man, a ladies [...]
Finally, after 3 weeks, an autocross to attend. It seemed like a long time…
Tomorrow, on Sunday, will be Autocross #9 of SASCA (San Antonio Sports Car Association). I hope to get a relatively early start & I’ve got new camera batteries. I should be able to get a bunch of new pix.
Here’s the course layout for tomorrow’s [...]
A while back, Brian (my motorcycle riding co-worker) forwarded me some interesting conversion kits for the new, tiny, Smart Car. So for fun today, I wanted to share these (in light of my new car autocross suggestions from yesterday’s post).
Here is the Actual Smart Car in a size comparion to a Chevy Suburban:
The Smorvette:
The Smorche:
The Smorsche [...]
As an observer of autocross activity, I’ve been considering a bunch of what if’s. One of those is about having the ability to choose whatever new car for under $25K.
There are a good number of new cars available today, in that price range. These are the criteria I would use to filter what I’d choose:
Practical – [...]
Although here in South Texas the climate is good for a couple more months, here are some things you may want to consider doing as the racing season starts to wind down:
Assess your past season’s performance.
Based on the past year, set new goals to aspire to.
Start a game plan for possible performance upgrades & other [...]
