NASA Pro Race Elkhart Lake, WI
August 2,3 2008

Pre-Race: By this time I had 2 decent Hooisers, 2 decent Toyos, 1 worn out Toyo and 1 Toyo with a blister. The race car needed some new shoes. I ordered 4 new Toyos to be picked up at the track. This is also the first event I wear a HANS device. I was going to be a hot weekend and I had a bit of concern over the potentioal brake,...

Dave532

NASA Pro Race Grattan, MI
June 07,08 2008

Pre-Race: To follow the technical regulations I had to re-wire the kill switch to include the alternator output. A 11 hour tow in tremendous cross winds brought me to Grattan, MI...a few miles east of Grand Rapids.

Saturday:

Practice: I have heard alot about this track...essentially it being very technical,...

Dave532

Gateway International Speedway
Apr 26,27 2008

Pre-race: During the off season I gutted the doors and removed the side windows. With the help of Metric Auto we yanked the ABS, re-plumbed almost the entire braking system and added a rear brake adjuster.
After much consternation I decided to leave the boost at 13 lbs for a couple of reasons; the car was reliable last year...

Dave532

NASA Nationals at Mid-Ohio
Lexington, OH
Sep 13-16, 2007

Pre-Race: Arrived at Lexington OH about 15:00 on Wednesday after a 14 hour tow from Minneapolis. My father was with me as crew. I brought almost every DSM spare I had
(which is alot) along with fluids and tools. I have my old (but still good) Toyos mounted on a set of borrowed Evo wheels, while the new Hoosiers...

Dave532

NASA Road America
Aug 4,5 2007

Pre-Race: I have driven a track day here in the early 90's with a Fox chassis Mustang. It was a short stint when I realized how puny my brakes really were. What I did learn was that Road America IMO is the Big Kahuna of all American tracks...it demands all the horsepower, brakes and respect you can muster. I was looking forward to this track more...

Dave532