Racing Ready

Another interesting surprise was witnessed this past Saturday at Harris Hill Road (H2R). A young lady, thinking I was some sort of event official (it must have been the clipboard & Racer Magazine hat), came up to me asking about ride-along rules. She wanted to ride along with her Dad on the track. She had [...]

Being involved in the competitive car scene, you form certain expectations. When you see a rotary-based Mazda vehicle, you expect it to sound a certain way. That wasn’t the case with one car at Harris Hill Road (H2R) this past Saturday. Phil’s 1993 Mazda RX-7 definitely sounded a lot more “throaty” and definitely aggressive. Upon [...]

There is always a surprise about something new at these motorsports events I attend. This past Saturday’s event at Harris Hill Road (H2R) did not disappoint. I saw one of the sports car market’s hottest new sensations – the new supercar from Nissan, the 2009 GT-R! Jack, the owner, was justifiably proud to have brought [...]

Things happen fast at Harris Hill Road, and not just the racing cars. Within 10 minutes of arriving at the Porsche Club of America DE (Driver Education/Driving Event on 11/8/2008), I found Eric who tracked down Bo Rivers (his father-in-law & owner of Harris Hill Road). Bo said, “Let’s go!”  We went into the garage area [...]

It was a long & busy weekend – I had to “rest & recover” at work today. A very brief overview: Saturday, 11/8, at Harris Hill Road, watching a variety of Porsches & other vehicles with a couple of interesting surprises Sunday, 11/9, at the SASCA AutoX #11 at the AT&T Center, learning to deal [...]

This weekend I will be busy with 2 local motorsports events; Saturday, 11/8, I’ll be at Harris Hill Road, watching the Coastal Bend Region of the Porsche Club of America (out of Corpus Christi, TX) running hot laps (& I may be able to get a few in myself!!!) Sunday, 11/9, I’ll be at the [...]

OK – yesterday you saw the video.  Today, here are the hard, official numbers & results of what happened at my first participating autocross (at the 10/19/2008 SASCA event). I have talked about tire pressure adjustments previously.  Here’s what I did with my 2000 Nissan Maxima SE, on ‘BF Goodrich g-Force Sport’ tires.  Since I [...]