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Racing Weekend – IRDC Summer Classic
I waited for this weekend for quite some time. Pacific Raceways is where it all started for me. This is the home track. I wanted to race here last year, but… I got Covid and missed out on all the fun. But – 2023 is the year. Read on to see how it went! …
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Dennis Peter’s Motorsports Person of the Year Award
Each year, ProFormance Racing School recognizes members of the racing community for their contributions in this space. I wish you could see my smile as I’m writing this 🙂 Sheetal and I were amongst recipients of this award for 2022! 🙏 If you’ve been reading my blog, you know we visit the track and meet with…
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Intro to Drag Racing
Here’s something we never had a chance to try before… Drag racing! Is drag racing fun? How hard is it to start? How does the scoring work? Can everyone really go fast in straight line? Is smack talk a part of the dragstrip culture? 😉 Let’s find answers to all those questions! Before heading…
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ProFormance Competition Race Licensing
It happened again – another bucket list item that I can cross off my list! 😉 I participated in a 2-day competition race licensing program, organized by ProFormance Racing School. Read on to see how it all went! Table of contents Overview of the licensing program with ProFormance How will you spend 2 days?…
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The Ridge Motorsports Park
If you’ve been following my blog, you probably know that I’ve been attending track days in Pacific Raceways every chance I get, and it’s always amazing. Given we have even more tracks in Washington, within 2 hours drive from Seattle, thought I’d give it a try. Time to expand my track experience. Having recently joined AVANTS…
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AutoX at Evergreen Speedway
I finally signed up for autocross at Evergreen Speedway! Having watched number of events there over the years (regular Formula Drift sessions, Figure 8 racing, and more) I was eager to drive on that track myself. Read on to see how that went! Table of contents Venue and organizers I signed up for this…
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Driver Skills and Autocross with PCA
Ever heard the saying that the best car mod, is the driver mod? 😉 Well, it’s true. Investing in driver’s skills is the best way to improve your confidence in handling vehicle at speed, in variety of situations, and not only make you a safer driver, but also help improve those lap times! Plus, it’s…
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2011 Porsche Cayman – installing courtesy lights
Controversial? 😉 I know, I know. Some people like them, some people hate them. But at least opinions on them aren’t as polarizing as on the neon underglow, so let’s put any prejudices aside… … and let’s install new courtesy lights (aka “puddle lights”) with the Porsche logo! Oh, and in case you wondered –…
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Garmin Catalyst – AI Racing Coach!
I believe there’s no better way to start building your knowledge of a new track than paying for 1:1 coaching – this way you can learn the tips from folks intimately familiar with every inch of the track, and start building good habits from the get-go. But how do we continue with the progression…
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DirtFish Rally School
Earlier this week I crossed out the latest item from my bucket list – I had the pleasure of completing a 3-day rally school with DirtFish! It has been an amazing experience – and the awesome instructors deserve all the credit for that. The cars and tracks aren’t bad either 😉 We learned many different…
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