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On Track Adventures in Tracking my Cayman S

A day at the track . . .

Posted 09-01-2009 at 07:03 PM by KS-CS
Updated 09-03-2009 at 12:34 PM by KS-CS

Gorgeous weather for August in Hallett, Oklahoma, and a few pics of a fun day at the track:

Robert, who I made carsick a few months ago when I gave him a ride-along in my car, paid me back by outrunning me in his new, tricked-out JCW Mini Cooper S. I could still beat him down the straights, but with his Hoosiers, and me on NT05s, I couldn't hang with him through the turns.

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Mid-Summer Night's Dream

Posted 07-30-2009 at 12:29 AM by KS-CS
Updated 07-30-2009 at 12:37 AM by KS-CS

No, I didn't get pulled over for driving too slow at Hallett this month

. . . but I did have an interesting vehicle to share my raceport with.

I thought it was a real police car when I first saw it (the Oklahoma H.P. do drive some mean-looking Dodge Chargers), however on closer inspection there were a few discrepancies, like the lack of radios and other usual law enforcement paraphenalia...

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An "Oh Sh*t!" Moment . . .

Posted 03-25-2009 at 02:09 AM by KS-CS
Updated 05-20-2009 at 12:46 AM by KS-CS

It's Saturday evening at Hallett, and I'm having a beer with Barry, who is in the garage next to the one that I'm using for the weekend. Barry is a rather interesting fellow - an Aussie who has been living in the U.S. for about 17 years, and has been involved in racing for probably over 30 years. In the U.S. he has raced karts, SCCA and NASA, and races an old RX7 at Hallett.

Anyway, after I described watching one of the HST (High Speed Touring) drivers spin off the wet track right...

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Endurocross Madness

Posted 10-09-2008 at 03:28 PM by KS-CS
Updated 05-20-2009 at 12:50 AM by KS-CS (upgraded videos)

Those of you who participate in AX know that it can be an intense experience for about 40-50 seconds per run. So imagine going around a 40-50 second course 4 times in a row without stopping . . . that's Endurocross.

Our local SCCA club holds an Endurocross every fall for fun (doesn't count in the annual point standings) and it is usually my favorite event. This year the course was laid out like a big figure-8 with a cross-over in the center, a couple of chicanes and a slalom....

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Another Lesson Learned . . .

Posted 08-08-2008 at 10:30 AM by KS-CS

Well, it seems every time I go to the track I learn something new . . . often the hard way.

Hallett was hot as hell this past weekend, but I wasn't going to let that deter me from enjoying another track weekend - gotta have that fix at least once a month!

On Saturday, before it really got hot, I turned in my best lap time yet at Hallett: a fairly respectable 1:37 going clockwise. Everything went pretty smoothly, though the car felt down on power from the heat which...

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Planet 9

A day at the track . . .

Mid-Summer Night's Dream

An "Oh Sh*t!" Moment . . .

Endurocross Madness

Another Lesson Learned . . .