So far the team is Scott and Kieran who both started to drive karts this year in SCCA Solo events. Killeen is now old enough to give it a try next year, too. With any luck, all three kids will get involved somehow. I have been autoxing for about 6 years with the South Jersey, Philadelphia, and North Jersey SCCA regions. So far I've owned and autoxed the following cars: 2001 Acura CL (STX) In 2009, we got used to the karts and learned how these things work. We (correctly) expected 2009 to have a steep learning curve, so we've spent most of the year learning how to keep them running nicely. It worked well for the kid kart, but the shifter is a bit more troublesome because I'm lazy...1986 VW Scirocco (STS) 1996 Subaru Impreza LX (STS) 1991 Honda Civic Si (STS) And the new toy: a Haase Blizzard/TM Racing F125 kart (currently with Suzuki RM125 motor) 2010 will bring new adventures, starting with Scott driving with the Schumacher Taxi Service in at least one 24 Hours of LeMons race. That should be quite the experience and I'm REALLY looking forward to helping on rebuilding the motor/car and driving in my first race. 2010 will also see Kieran moving up to FJB and a cadet kart with a Comer K80. That means higher speeds and more technical driving than he could do with the kid kart. It also means running in national events, the plan being to run the Finger Lakes National Tour and the DC and Toledo (or Philly?) ProSolos. The season should culminate in Lincoln around Labor Day when we travel out to drive in the Pro Finale and the Solo Nationals! And Kieran will also be racing in the kiddie series at NJMP starting in the Spring. That series uses a Road Rat "cadet" chassis and a Chinese 6.5 clone motor. We plan on doing some practice days at NJMP to compare the motors to see if the 6.5 clone would be a good fit for SCCA Solo applications. The family is also interested in watching lots of racing, especially Formula One and any/all sports car racing (ALMS, Rolex Grand-Am, SCCA Speed World Challenge, etc). Scott Pruett and Randy Pobst are my racing heroes. The kids tend to like whomever is leading the race at the moment... Here is our autox and other racing-related events calendar: |
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