Racing Ready

This is a racing documentary you HAVE to see! WOW – where was this for me 25+ years ago?!?.  This is some striking footage for an upcoming documentary next month (January 19, 2010 on planet green & January 24, 2010 on Discovery).  These are Volkswagen Jetta TDI Sedans, specially prepared & fully safety equipped. This [...]

This evening I tweaked my blog theme & found missing motorsports ad links!  Look for them on the left side, below the Racing Ready T-shirts & yellow CG-Lock offer (still a great value & stocking stuffer for a favorite racer friend)! The ads & vendors are as follows: Tire Rack Racing Junk JC Whitney Clicking [...]

RACING! For you – is it in a circle, is it straight line, or a combination of going left, right & straight? The preference of the type of racing that you have is a personal choice you make.  As an autocrosser & a wannabe road racer, you can guess that my choice preference is that [...]

Not to be outdone by more expensive, nationally known road course Christmas training offers, Harris Hill Road (H2R) has great some great holiday specials for that someone special (you know who you are…) Steven Johnson, the marketing/promotional guru & all around nice guy at Harris Hill Road wanted to make sure our region was well-represented [...]

Here’s the ultimate in finding driving directions… The Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway is on Google Maps! It’s goofy to “drive” on punching your arrow keys or mouse button.  But, you get to see track & other course details your never knew existed.  Also, the changes in elevation are much more noticeable. It’s a weird experience, [...]

Here’s an idea for those who are lamenting the dirth of racing activity, not in person or on television, for the next couple of months – try IZOD iRacing. Try iRacing.com, the best PC-based simulation software available anywhere and see what it feels like to race an IZOD IndyCar® Series car on the most famous [...]

Here’s a another racing enthusiast Christmas gift suggestion…directly from my e-mail: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Newsletter Announcements and Updates December 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adrenaline for Christmas? Have you ever wanted to drive fast and  be safe on a closed circuit road course or know someone who does?  MotorSport Ranch is the first ever “Motor Sport Country Club”, www.motorsportranch.com, a [...]