Several nights a week, I feel guilty when I choose to sit on the couch and watch TV, or hop in the sim rig and do some racing, rather than going out in the garage and working on one of my track cars. If you know me you or have...
We are living in the Data Age. These days, seemingly everything in our lives is quantifiable. Whether we like it or not (or whether we know it or not), just about every aspect of our lives is being tracked, archived, sold, mined, and analyzed, by somebody or some thing out...
I need to keep better notes! This was meant to be on the list of sim racing tips from last week. All the better that it has become it's own article, because it is highly important, and it applies to real-life track driving & racing just as much...
I've been sim racing for 6 months now, and have found it invaluable at honing my skills. Since I don't get to drive on the track as much as I'd like, staying sharp (and even improving) in between events is important. I consider myself...
I love nerding out about roll cage design. Door bars in particular. There is something almost voyeuristic about seeing part of a roll cage through an open door. While a roll cage alludes to protection in a rollover, in wheel to wheel competition you are more likely to get hit...
After more than a year of on-again-off-again preparation, I recently got to drive my new M52-powered, fully-caged, and aero-sporting E30 race car for the first time. For it being the first shake down of the car, I have to say that it went surprisingly well. The car performed admirably, and...