Racing Ready

To the relief of some (“It’s time to take it to a shop..”) & the consternation of others (“I would like to see you dig in and learn.”), I had Karlino (my 1999 Mazda Miata) towed late this afternoon to a nearby Mazda dealer (North Park Mazda) for professional service.

After 2 weeks of trying my [...]

So in case you haven’t noticed, I’ve not blogged here for almost 2 weeks.  I’ve been very preoccupied about trying to get Karlino repaired, to be able to start up again.  I’ll have to admit it’s made me a little depressed.  And carpooling with my wife daily has added to the stress.  I feel [...]

My lack of recent posting has been due to chasing down a P0402 engine error code in my 1999 Mazda Miata (I’ve named Karlino).  After I drove home this past Monday night, it would not start.  The motor turned over fine, but it was like there was no gas or spark arriving.

Thus far I’ve made [...]

Tomorrow (Saturday, 20/FEB/2010) will be the beginning session for the Chrono-X Time Trial Series at Harris Hill Road.  I had planned to set up an AMSOIL vendor booth at the event, but that opportunity fell through – there will be NO vendors at all!  Damn…  Therefore, I’ll be there in blogger mode…

Sunday (21/FEB/2010) will be [...]

The Harris Hill Road Gymkhana event this past weekend was fun, but it wasn’t in the true tradition of a tight, small, precision gymkhana course like this vintage Mini Cooper video.

I had hoped for lower/slower speeds & a much tighter course.   I guess it’s true what they say…everything’s bigger in Texas!  One of the [...]

Here’s a contrast – see how our amateur SCCA racing buddies in New York State play…

This is an officially sponsored event being put on by the Finger Lakes Region SCCA.  It’s a RoadRally & here’s their introductory explanation of what this type of event is all about:
SCCA RoadRally & RallyCross
The Rally program runs [...]

The antithesis to driving/racing — technology is cool, but no one’s there behind the wheel & pedals.  There’s no personal challenge!  But for full disclosure, here’s what Stanford University is challenging themselves to do — driverless!

Stanford’s Robotic Audi
To Brave Pikes Peak Without A Driver
The Center for Automotive Research at Stanford has developed a new contender [...]