In the pits
Yesterday, I shot my first professional car race, when the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) visited the Laguna Seca racetrack for a 6-hour endurance race. After having spent untold hours of my life
because racecar
The last step
After spending a couple weeks refurbishing this brake lathe, including rebuilds of both the AC shaft motor and the AC cutter drive motor, Randy puts the finishing touches on the cutter drive motor
Ooh, Shiny!
So, this is engine #2. Our initial search for sim cards and relish packets came up negative, so I guess that's a good sign. We got everything buttoned up today, and we should
Twilight
Our shop has a plasma cutter!!! Whee!!! Y'all may remember the Miata shell that we unloaded through gravity-defying feats. This is what's left of it, and we're in the process of chopping it
Sears Pointless 2012: What's the point?
The annual Sears Pointless race happened about two weeks ago. The race itself was a weekend affair, with a monumental downpour on Saturday and springtime weather by the time I showed up on