My sixth season of racing started well enough, quite well, but ended prematurely for reasons that had nothing to do with racing, or even me personally. Next year, unfortunately, looks worse.
Category: Year in review
Oh dear… another season where what I thought was going to happen and what actually did happen took one look at each other and ran in opposite directions. Still, and based on why the season went the way it did as much as how it went, I’m feeling pretty good about next year. (Yes, I … Read More “2007 racing year in review” »
The first season with my new, more powerful, more “race car-ish” car. A rebuilding season, of a sort, but mainly an opportunity to play with the M3 and have fun racing again. Or so I thought.
While this year resulted in even less racing than the “virtually none” I had predicted in last year’s report, it was actually more interesting than I would’ve thought. For example, and as Eric mentions in his write-up for mid-October’s Cascade enduro, it was my first race of 2005… despite having owned 3 race cars this … Read More “2005 racing year in review” »
Oh, the plans I had for 2004! I bought an enclosed trailer and a truck to tow it, I had more work done on the car to make it safer and more competitive, and I wanted to do 8-10 races and take second in the C Production championship. I also wanted to beat Mike Blaszczak … Read More “2004 racing year in review” »
The year 2003 was supposed to be the year I had a dedicated track car instead of forcing my street car to do double duty; maybe I would run my first race late in the summer, but I wasn’t in any hurry. Instead, 2003 saw me bust a gut getting my car ready ASAP for … Read More “2003 racing year in review” »