It was a last minute, spur of the moment decision to attend the SCCA Track Night event at Palm Beach International Raceway (PBIR). I had just opened up my email as I was settling in for a work day at the shop, when I saw the email from Track Night in America pertaining to the event happening on November 4th, just a couple of days from then. I was immediately interested but when I saw the pricing, I was sold!...
The trip, and the arrival The alarm went off at five thirty AM but the anticipation and excitement had been the wake-up call in the early hours of Wednesday morning. It was time to hit the road towards Northern Georgia for ZCON 2018 and so after tying up a few last minute details and getting a full tank of gas, we were off. ZCON 2018 is an annual convention for all Nissan/Datsun Z cars and Infinitis as well. The event...
“3, 2, 1, GO!!!” After a quick launch and a short shift into second gear we are into the slightly curved slalom and then braking hard for the 180 degree turn. By now driving the car in the layout of the course has become second nature and the focus is to push the tires to their limit and hope for a blistering lap time. Things happens very fast in Autocross and everything from your driving ability to your car’s setup...
It’s approximately 7:30 AM but you’ve been up since 5:20 AM, the sun is just peeking through the clouds and the parking lights are still on. And yet there’s just something about the butterflies in your stomach and the palpable excitement induced by the thought that in a few minutes you will be driving your car at full tilt and to the best of your ability at Road Atlanta while you, semi-quietly, attend the drivers meeting. This feeling is even...
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