Having just secured a regional SCCA Solo II season championship after
just the eigth round out of twelve I should be ecstatic. I mean, I won every event I entered, and I will end up with
a neat jacket later this year. But...it feels a bit empty if I'm honest. Yes, a class championship was
the goal this season, and yes a win is a win. That said, I ran uncontested four times, and it's hard for me to
feel accomplished after murdering fair-weather racers by 5 seconds on account of their lack of race tires (the
knife in a gunfight analogy comes to mind...).
So, with this season's goal accomplished ahead of schedule,
I will be moving to into the "Pro" class for the duration. This means I will be competing in a PAX adjusted
class (using vehicle performance handicaps) against at least one national SOLO II champion and several others that regularly
place in national tour events. This means I will feel very accomplished winning AN EVENT let alone a season.
I can stand in the kiddie pool now, so it's time to jump in the deep end.
Crap, I've done it
again! A hopelessly ambitious title up to which the short paragraph to follow has no chance of living. Oh well.
Pocono this year entertained for a number of reasons not least of which were the cars present. My shutter snapped
at some of the rarest Ferraris in existance, some of the fastest Alfa Romeos in the world, the newest offerings
from Lamborghini and Aston Martin, not to meantion the dearth of slightly less rarified, but no less arresting rolling
sculptures. I operated a bit of a ramshackle blog (click here), in between showfield and track days over the weekend. Honestly, half the fun of attenting such events come from sharing
the experience.
You can find pictures here: CLICK! and here: CLICK! *If you'd like a full-res version of anything you see or if you'd like to see
if we have more of any particular car (pictures shown are a drop in the bucket), drop us an e-mail.
You
can find videos (in addition to the one below) here: CLICK!!
Now, for those of you who have wondered what an FXX sounds like at full song, and not in a video game:
CMP, slightly warmer:
Much to my relief, I
arrived on friday to something other than a blizzard this time. A semi-frustrating, but over-all fun weekend ensued.
Road Atlanta: Round 2
As some of you may recall,
I have previously visited the hallowed Road of Atlanta and was thusly smitten by its grandeur. I made a second
pilgrimage over the past weekend, only this time I was not flying solo. That's right, after much ado (including,
but not limited to: a 3-year car build, moving between cities, and a thrice delayed and then cancelled track day) TJ finally
made it to an event. MORE HERE!
The
history lesson continues. I probably shouldn't have said that because it sounds educational, causing many of you
to lose interest immediately. Seriously, watch them, it'll be good for you.
