Racing Ready

This past week I got a preemptive notice about a Mazda Miata for sale on my Facebook page.  Well-regarded autocrosser Ricky, President of SASCA, was letting me know in advance that he was about to put up his 1999 Mazda Miata Sport Limited Edition.  Here are the details… Hey Dan, I’m getting ready to put [...]

Today’s event drew 132 registered autocross participants.  SPOKES organized it to run in 3 consecutive heats of 5 runs each.  Even with all those cars, the event was over by about 3:30pm.  The course was challenging, varied & fun.  As always clicks images for full size! The reason I titled this post as a “Variety [...]

At the 2009 SASCA AutoX #3 I met Nam who brought his nice, clean & understated 2005 Honda S2000. I was introduced to Nam through Wei, whose autocross competition challenges I’ve chronicled here (in his Honda Prelude).  Wei is a very active autocross participant in both the SASCA & SPOKES autocross clubs.  Nam, also, has [...]

At the 2009 SASCA AutoX #3, Joe brought his 1994 Laguna Blue Mazda Miata.  As I “pre-shop” for my ideal Miata model, this would be at the top of my favorites list! Joe’s car is in good condition with 110K miles on the odometer.  It has traveled from the New York & Washington, D.C area [...]

Here is the paraphrased announcement from SPOKES President Rick: This coming Sunday, April 19th, will be the second SPOKES autocross at San Marcos Municipal Airport!  This will be their 4th autocross this year. Vivek Goel will be the course designer for this event so it’s sure to be a fun course.  Louie Martinez will be [...]

At last month’s 2009 SASCA AutoX #3, 2 young brothers came out to compete & have a good time! Court brought his 2001 Volkswagen Jetta. Now this vehicle looked like it had been seriously warmed over – you could just tell without asking.  Here’s what Court described as the general upgrades & changes: Intercooler Full [...]

I’ve written a number of posts here, about events & goings on at Harris Hill Road/H2R.  Here’s their latest newsletter contents – lock, stock & barrel. We wanted to drop a quick line and let y’all know about some upcoming events at the track. A quick rundown: -The Drivers Edge (4/18-4/19) -FAASST Driving School (5/9) [...]