Racing Ready

The recent CBR PCA event at Harris Hill Road (H2R) brought a number of other competitors from the Corpus Christi region. There were 3 drivers (Da Boys) who traveled together as a group.  They brought their modified, but still very “daily drivable” sub-compact cars; 2 Mazda Miatas & a Honda Civic.

Joshua, the red 1993 [...]

Many times a solution for a problem has to be decided on and executed with vision.

Craig, one of my SASCA autocross buddies, had a quandary.  He autocrosses a Miata he affectionately calls the ‘Teal Turd’.   He wanted a solution to carry his autocross tires & rims without a trailer.  He looked into the Tire [...]

At some of these events I attend, you get to see & experience some awesome vehicles that are definitely not for the street. They are most appropriate for the race track.  David brought such a race car to Harris Hill Road (H2R).

He brought his Diasio D962.  It looks like a miniature Le Mans series/prototype racer [...]

You may be wondering if I learned something from my first autocross.  Yes, I did and I applied it at the SASCA autocross on 11/9/2008, my second autocross this year.  I learned what seemed like a good tire air pressure balance, front to rear, and stayed with it at this event - 46 front, 43 [...]

Why so many cryptic acronyms?  Hmmm…  Read below for a full disclosure.

A week ago today, at the H2R DE/TT (Harris Hill Road Driver’s Education / Track Time [I think]), I was able to arrive there early enough to listen in on the drivers’ meeting. You could also call it a HPDE; that’s a High Performance [...]

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 his [...]