Racing

  • CART and IRL – Is it a Marriage?

      This could be it folks.  CART teams have been told to stop working on their Panoz chassis and prepare for their new chassis, the Dallaras.  Expect an official announcement of the marriage of CART and IRL soon. Will this… Continue reading

  • Road Trip – VIR

      Yesterday I traveled just across the NC border to Virginia International Raceway (VIR) where the Tar Heel Sports Car Club (THSCC) was holding its first track event of 2008.  It was a beautiful day, weather wise.  Nice and sunny… Continue reading

  • WRC 2007

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  • What Has Happened to Racing?

     What has happened to automobile racing?  Like many professional sports it has become focused on the individual instead of the team.  The drivers have become personalities where it is almost more important for them to showboat than it is for… Continue reading

  • Great Drivers – Lewis Hamilton

    No, he didn’t win the formula One world championship in his rookie season, but he certainly made people stand up and take notice of his incredible talent. The world renound BBC program Top Gear let him loose on their track to… Continue reading

  • Mark Donahue – Early Telemetry

    A friend sent me this photograph of Mark in a test car with what looks like an early attempt to use an on-board computer to gather data.   Does anyone know if this is true? Continue reading

  • A Lawn Mower to Die for

    This guys is amazingly creative.  I love the HAL 9000 computer control.  Enjoy going to this site and seeing more of his work. Continue reading

  • F1 in the Rain

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  • Great Drivers – Who Are They?

    When motorsports caught my attention it was the drivers as much as the cars.  They were like move stars in a way.  The American drivers all seemed to come from a local gas station and the European drivers all seemed… Continue reading

  • Bonneville Salt Flats 2007 – A DSM Diary

      Photo by Thomas “Porkpie” Graf, Copyright 2007, All Rights Reserved A good friend of mine has an AWD Eagle Talon with nearly 300,000 miles on it.  His daily driver is also used as a Bonneville racer.  Here is his tale… Continue reading