Posts related to racing and cars
New Daily Driver Recently I traded in my daily 2015 Focus ST for a 2018 Focus RS. The ST is fun but the RS takes it to another level! Within the first week the car has already received tint, Xpel clear bra and a ceramic coat from Tint World because Read more…
Getting Home I’ve had my 92′ Miata for just over a year now. It’s been through a lot of changes, repairs and upgrades. Car started out with leaking brake fluid, bad shocks, broken windshield, etc. From a distance the car doesn’t look too bad. On closer inspection you can find Read more…
Had a great track weekend with some friends at Motor Sport Ranch Cresson hosted by “The Drivers Edge”. Started the weekend on Friday with some joy riding in the 818, I swear I’ll track it some day. We arrived early Saturday morning at the track and was greeted with cool Read more…
Driving at Motorsport Ranch Houston Went driving with The Drivers Edge at Motorsport Ranch Houston this past weekend. It was my first time at this track and also my first time driving an almost fully prepped Spec Miata. The weather held up very well despite the forecast predicting rain the Read more…
A Few More Upgrades A bit stressful these last 2 weeks. My plan was to get a few new upgrades including a racing seat, suspension, wheels and exhaust for a HPDE this weekend. Well I am very happy to say that the car is 98% ready. Getting to this point Read more…
Success at Texas World Speedway The weekend was a large success in that the Miata made the 200 mile trip to Texas World Speedway, ran eight 20 min sessions and then made the trip back in one piece! The performance was as expected while running on very old stock suspension Read more…
Getting the Engine up and Running After searching a bit on the internet to find a solution to the crankshaft I found “Just Miata’s” Crank Saver device did the trick. It doesn’t work by fixing the key-way damage but instead it allows the timing gear and pulley to be reinstalled with the Read more…
A Ton of Repairs! I put together an extended repair list by placing the car on jack-stands and giving it a through inspection. This is gonna be quite the repair job. Rear axle oil seal Muffler pipe broken and rattling Rear right brake caliper leaks Rear left brake caliper parking break mechanism Read more…
Decisions A few weeks ago I made the decision and set a goal to compete in a spec racing class. The 2 classes that interested me most were the E30 and Miata classes. After some consideration and asking for advise around the track I made the decision to go with Spec Read more…