Autocross events bring out all kinds of good talent.  I met Jeff, an enthusiastic autocrosser, an SCCA club member (is the Houston Miata Club President) & the 2008 CS Houston SCCA Region Champion.  As you can see, Jeff really believes in competition! He brought his Titanium Grey 2004 Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata to the SPOKES 2009 [...]

At this past Sunday’s SPOKES 2009 Autocross #5, there was a classic hot car from the 70′s – a 1976 Chevy Cosworth Vega.  Cliff, the owner, said he’s had this car new since he has in college.  Now that’s true car ownership dedication! My brother had a standard issue Vega that he took cross-country, back [...]

Yesterday, the fifth SPOKES autocross of the year took place at the San Marcos Municipal Airport (SMA).  It was noteworthy!  There were 138 entries – they ran 4 heats with 5 runs in each heat.  There were also 25 novices.   To top it off, there was a “web reporter” from the Austin-American Statesman newspaper.  And [...]

Daniel came all the way up from Corpus Christi, TX to compete at the SPOKES 2009 Autocross #4.  That was a 3+ hour drive for him!  What dedication to compete. This 2006 SRT Dodge Charger has that big, honkin’ 6.1L Hemi engine.  Daniel has made it even more powerful by optimizing a special AIRAID cold [...]

Jake brought his 2004 Mazdaspeed MX-5 to the SPOKES 2009 Autocross #4.  It’s easy to understand why I use the term “hot running”.  Take a look at his car’s gearshift knob – that’s a hot water faucet handle…! This performance version of the Miata model has only 30,350 miles!  His other car, a daily driver, [...]

Brianne & her brother Kevin came to competitively autocross at the SPOKES 2009 Autocross #4.  Kevin came to get reacquainted with autocrossing – he’s been away from it for a couple of years.  On the other hand, anyone who knows a little bit about Brianne knows she was here to seriously compete! Over the past [...]

Upon arriving at the SPOKES 2009 Autocross #4, right away I noticed Shawn’s 2004 Volkswagen R32.  What drew my instant attention was the sound.  I heard this large bore, V8 mean muscle sound coming from the course.  As I looked across the arranged orange traffic cones, I incredulously focused on Shawn’s bright red car.  My [...]