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 [...]







