Racing Ready

This past Sunday I stopped by my local Bass Pro Shops parking lot to check out the 28th Annual San Antonio Mustang Club Charity Car Show, Benefiting “Dare to Live”.  It could be best described in 1 word – WOW! There was such a variety & quantity that I could not justify taking specific car [...]

It’s finally here – the The 2010 Genesis Coupe R-Spec! Well, it’ll be at SEMA by the beginning of next month & available in dealerships soon…  I did a toe dipping test drive  about this car’s “cousin” last summer.  I liked what I experienced then & this will be better for us racer types! Hyundai [...]

Autocross is fun & inexpensive.  It’s a great way to begin to learn the limits of your car.  But there’s more – a LOT more!  To truly learn what your car is fully capable of, and to help you see where you can improve your preconceived driving limits, you will need to decide to make [...]

This recently came across my blog radar – I thought it could be of visual interest, but NOT AT ALL something one should consider doing for a true competitive modification. To contrast & show you how a proper 240Z should look like & be setup, here’s a shot of Rick’s autocross machine, taken just last [...]

This was a busy weekend with beautiful weather suitable for motorsport-related activities. Saturday (yesterday) some plans changed.  But I was able to be involved in 2 events: I experienced Hill Country shifter karting I immersed myself in the 3rd Annual Simpson Car Show [More later in subsequent posts...] Sunday’s activity was the SPOKES 2009 AutoX [...]

I’m looking forward to the Annual Team Simpson Car Show & Open House, tomorrow at the Simpson Racing Products World HQ, just northeast of New Braunfels, Texas. Annual Team Simpson Car Show Simpson Car Show on October 17, 2009 at 11-4. We will have a car show, lots of door prizes, games for the kids [...]

There has been a small, but consistently growing voice in the support of amateur motorsports racing. It’s probably already been happening for quite some time.  But since I’m relatively new to this reporting experience, I’m seeing the growth firsthand as I surf for blog interest.  I started this blog in June of 2008 & I [...]