Well last weekend was the first autox of the season for me. Day 1 was a school for those who are new, or those who wanted to learn some more. I had considered signing up for an instructor but instead chose to have a local who runs competitively in a fwd car show me some of the finer points. Still didn't get any work done on my left foot braking (stupid huge feet and tiny footwell), but did get to...

Race #1, 2006

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/road...a-solo-ii.html

Race #2, 2006

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/road...2-may-7th.html

Race #3, 2006

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/road...hotos-vid.html...

I’d come for a photo, not a thrill ride, but my host – a racing enthusiast – had other ideas.

“Do you have any trouble on roller coasters?” he asked me last Sunday at a Sports Car Club of America rally south of Auburn. As a matter of fact I do, but I’d been watching fast cars twist and turn through the autocross course at Kruse Auction Park, and it looked like something my stomach...

Start out two weeks back before the shootout and a quick basic inspection of the car reveals that the front tires are down to the wear markers after only a few months. Some measuring quickly shows that adding in the caster camber plates has adjusted my toe settings and my poor Falken's are paying for it. A trip to my old dealership gets me an alignment and some new settings for the car. I dialed in...

I'd like to say a big thanks to Chris, Erik, and the rest of the boys over at JNZ Tuning for coming on board for the forseeable future. I'll be putting one of their new Mishimoto performance radiator and fan kits through it's paces starting next season.

We were hoping to get some events in this season on the new radiator, but unfortunately their group buy went so well that they ended...