Archive for January, 2009

Today was a beautiful day for an autocross.  In fact, it was the first 2009 season autocross for SASCA.  I saw many people I now already know.  There were a good number of new faces, as well, some new cars. The first competitor I talked to was regular Corvette participant,  Jay.  He said that unfortunately [...]

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Simpson is a well-respected racing safety products manufacturer.  Yesterday afternoon I was able to get out of work early & I traveled up to New Braunfels, TX.  I visited the Simpson world headquarters in New Braunfels, TX.  Once there, I met two of their staff personnel that were VERY helpful & generous in wanting to [...]

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The racing country club model is phenomenon that is slowly growing across the country.  I have seen it in articles & ads while reading through AutoWeek, and I also got an e-mail from them directly, recently. The MotorSport Ranch is in Cresson, TX, just southwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex area.  They opened in June [...]

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Yesterday, I discussed about doing donuts in the snow – for both fun and learning car skid control.  This was from my high school & college days… Fast forward to today.  Quite a few cars, if not the majority, are front wheel drive.  Also, it doesn’t snow in all parts of the country, all year [...]

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I spent my youth through college, up North, where it snowed in the wintertime.  It helped me to gain some appreciation for snow/ice driving, learning to “drive the edge” of control, without losing it.  Well, in Texas the last time it snowed any substantial amount in San Antonio was in 1985.  That was back in [...]

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Last night was the year end SASCA party.  There was great food, plenty of drink, and 3 laptops highlighting event videos and pictures from the past year. After everyone had eaten, last year’s president, Richard, handed out awards. Also, among these awards was a gag trophy, intellectually crafted by Craig, and awarded to Stanford, who [...]

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As a new member (finally) of SASCA, and also knowing a good bunch of the autocross “gang”, tomorrow evening I will enjoy attendance at the SASCA End of Year Party. This year, for the better, the festivities will be at Jay’s house, a Corvette competitor.  Besides food & drink, there will be Gran Turismo 5 [...]

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