November 2011
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Massive Loss
My very first kart race, I was sponsored by Giovanni Cammarano, the owner of Kingdom Technologies. His entire family would ask me how my racing went, and his generosity was incredible. However, with sadness I must ask for comforting thoughts and prayers as they have lost their middle son, Biagio in a motorcycle crash. He was a rare guy, knew he was in a wealthy family, yet was very appreciative...
August 2011
11 posts
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Don't Blame Him: Franchitti
Often seen this year complaining about either another driver, a procedure, or an official call, Dario sure has become quite the villain. It has been hard to cheer on the guy that I first saw debut in 1997 for Hogan Racing in CART. And that he is on pace - unless Power beats him - to claim his fourth career Indy Car title (in five years) is hard to enjoy when the super Scot on Super...
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Don't Blame Him: Vettel
Okay, so Sebastian Vettel is stinking up the “premier motorsport championship” this year. And yeah, at only 24 and on pace for his second consecutive title, he is on pace to break Schumi’s career records. But don’t blame Vunderkind, he is just doing what he has always done, go flat out. And yeah, it stinks. But it’s not his fault. Afterall, he is the only driver to...
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Of course Randy Bernard says he supports Brian Brainfart! He has to say that, otherwise it would leaves his series, and race control, exposed to more keyboard armed snipers. But whatever this series has as the race control, is NOT working when every week you hear drivers flat out saying they do not respect or even listen to the guy. I mean, Brian, dude, you’re screwed. You cannot throw...
Untitled
After dealing with the stresses I have, I finally asked myself what I really enjoy. Sex? A little. Drinking? A bit. Smoking? Kinda… What, then?
Quite simple: I was born to drive race cars. It does not matter what else I do aside from that, but any day I spend NOT racing or working towards it, is another day in which I deprive myself of myself. Another day that I pick my own pocket....
NASCAR Whelen Mods at Bristol
Awesome power, awesome grip, fantastic racing! Open wheel? In NASCAR? At Bristol? You got it! And what a series! My favorite drivers are Mike Stefanik and Ted Christopher (not racing in Tennessee’s Thunder Valley) but Ryan Newman may win again, and get penalised again, lol. If you get a chance, look them up, or visit your nearby NASCAR home track, you might get to see them. In Houston they...
What a Shrub
Kyle Busch is an idiot, and should be treated as such.
Not only was he going way too fast on the streets, for which I am glad he got away with only a ticket. But he broke the FIRST rule among real racers: keep it at the track!
You know what, it’s my fault. I should not have expected maturity from an idiot. I should have expected him to act exactly the way he did. I should not have placed...
Dear Aspiring Racer
What is your goal?
It is a difficult question because, invariably, the initial thought is likely of what your dad wants you to race. If you have that goal because you love it, I mean really, REALLY love it, then more power to you and this letter is not for you.
But for the racer who sees all the stock cars, and touring cars, and sports cars and open wheels cars… What are you thinking?...
New Indy Racer Gets Tested
Starting in 2012, for the first time, the Indy Car series will have a fully functioning race car for ovals, road and street circuits. I must say, it looks like an actual American born open wheel championship car, which says a lot since it will be built by Italian race car manufacturer Dallara.
This week, it has finally seen life on track, at the hands of Dan Wheldon. You may not remember him,...
Okay Brad, we get it. You blame Road Atlanta’s safety measures for tearing up your car. You criticize it’s lack of SAFER barriers and say that is why it is not a track NASCAR races at. To that, I say: thank GOD! I have a hard time watching your silly tin tops rumble around on the hollowed ground in upstate New York, but for NASCAR to invade sports car territory, even if to test, just...
With the construction of the grand prix circuit going on in southeast Austin, I have a thought that Texas needs to grow a viable racing community here.
I mean it. We need to use the many tracks within hours of each other and create some hard fought, low cost, driving development friendly championships.
Like… Now!
I say that purely as a fan of British motor sport, having visited the...
Bring Back Real Racers
Dear gods of speed.
Is this what racing has turned drivers into? Are we supposed to believe that these spoiled, haptephobic brats are the best racers we have? We obviously know they are not the toughest sumbitches around, otherwise there would be less bitching via microphone and more battling via motorsport. I cannot take much stock in the words of men who are restricted by contracts to running...
July 2011
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Racing this Weekend
ALMS @ Lime Rock on Espn2 at noon- LMP1: Dyson is my favorite
GT-Pro: Rahal BMW M3
F1 @ Silverstone on Fox at 11 am- Vettel is the top dog and should win, unless Button or Hamilton take it on their home turf.
Grand-Am @ Laguna Seca on Speed at 3- DP: Ganassi (why not?) GT:Speedsource Rx8 or Turner BMW M3
Indy Car at Toronto on Versus at 1- KV Racing’s TK or Will Power (bc he’s...
January 2011
1 post
2011 is Here
It is a new year, which means the racing season is just around the Stowe Corner. The goal for 2011 is simple: win a title, which will take excellent business relationship(s), deep passion, determination, precision and excellence. The next several days, the focus will be deciding where and what to race as well as gaining sponsorship for that effort. One goal can be assured, another attempt at the...
September 2010
3 posts
A Boy's Dream
My first detailed memory of racing was in 1996 when two drivers captured prestigious titles in their 30’s, considered over the hill in some categories. Jimmy Vasser, a Russell Formula Ford graduate, took the CART title and had a tremendous and respected career thereafter. Damon Hill, the son of legendary Graham Hill, took the World Driver’s crown. He is a British Formula Ford graduate...
Going racing!!
Flying to Britain to race formula ford! Luke Hesketh Hesketh Racing USA
July 2007
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LGH Racing Back Into Action!!
With the SWRA regional cup around the corner, Luke Hesketh knows it will take both a monster effort and machine to compete for wins. After releasing his old Coyote to help another new karter learn the ropes, Luke needed something more competitive. During the offseason, Luke acquired a new Fullerton championship kart for a third of the market value! In 2005, the Fullerton Team’s karts won every...