We really enjoyed this year’s Petit Le Mans. Thanks to Peachtree BMW CCA for the gracious hospitality!
October 21, 2012, 12:43am PermalinkTraction Inc.
Hi, I'm Ian. I'm preoccupied with cars and driving them to the limit.
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In My Garage:
1999 Mazda MX-5 turbo (NB)
1999 BMW M3 (E36)
1985 BMW 535i (E28) ChumpCar project
2001 BMW 530i (E39)
Past Project Cars:
1994 Mazda MX-5 (NA)
1988 BMW 325is (E30)
1987 BMW 325is (E30)
1987 BMW 325is (E30)
Shopping List:
Honda S2000 (AP1)
Mazda RX-7 (FD)
Porsche 911 (993)
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Third Time, Still Charmed
The bad news: I bruised a rib during a race at the kart track last night. Hurts like hell.
The good news: I set the fastest time at the event, improving my personal best by .8 sec. I’m less than two seconds off the lap record now. Sweet!
October 11, 2012, 10:52am Permalink
Scratch one more off the bucket list
Mixing it up in the Rotary Racing RX-7 at this weekend’s ChumpCar World Series double-header at Road Atlanta.
February 13, 2012, 2:43pm Permalink
Successful Chumpcar debut at Road Atlanta
“I need more practice strapping into a race car.”
That was one of a hundred nagging doubts going through my mind yeserday morning. Not only was I climbing behind the wheel of a car that I was completely unfamiliar with, but I was preparing drive it in my first ChumpCar race. I was about race side-by-side with more than 60 other cars, on one of the most intimidating road courses in America.
Luckily I found that I was able to get comfortable quickly and was soon turning competitive lap times. When the checkered flag waved after ten hours of racing on Saturday, we had placed a solid 26th of 63 cars — not bad considering that of the five drivers on the team, I was the only one who had previously driven this track and three of us had no prior seat time in the car.
Sunday’s race ended in a DNF when the RX-7’s motor siezed, but by then each of us had driven two stints. We were more than happy with our weekend. Unlike many of our competitors, there were no tire rings worn into our doors or crushed fenders from hitting other cars or running off track. We had raced hard and raced clean. Now it’s time for a beer.
Thanks to Rick Halston at MotorSportMedia for taking such great photos this weekend.
February 12, 2012, 8:39pm Permalinkthat911 asked: The DBS was very impressive, but not very fast. I drove an e46 M3 that was built to my specs (my friends car) and was about 2 seconds quick in that. The power and stability of the AM was amazing though. It was very confidence inspiring and felt like it had grip for days. You could definitely feel the weight. The brakes were very good, you don't really need them for that track however. All in all a good time!
I had a similar experience with the V8 Vantage. It’s a very pretty car, it’s reasonably quick and it sounds nice, but the driving experience didn’t quite measure up to my E36 M3. In terms of speed and driving dynamics, it couldn’t touch a late-model M3 or 911. Despite the class and pedigree, it seems that Aston’s are more show than go.
December 19, 2011, 10:24am Permalink
Petit Memories
Special thanks to InterContinental Hotels Group, BMW Team RLL and the Peachtree BMW CCA for the stellar gift to cap off an amazing week!
