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Marissa Berresford

Marissa is a software engineer who enjoys wrenching on her own import projects. She shreds tires at her local drift track between Midwest winters.

The Road to Summit Point: Economy or First Class?

May 6, 2026May 5, 2026 by Marissa Berresford and Cliff Jones
Cover Beverly OMS Plate scaled

For many, the annual gathering at Summit Point Motorsports Park for the Out Motorsports Rainbow Road trackcross event is the big feature of the year. Traditionally held in April, it … Read more

Categories Autocross, Humans of Out Motorsports Tags Crown Vic, Ford, summit point Leave a comment

Blooper Snacks on Grass While Drifting a Not-Drift Event

May 5, 2025 by Marissa Berresford
A blue Nissan 350Z drift car parked on grass off of a track.

This is the last part of the three-part series about the wonderful misadventures of Blooper, a drift car attending a trackcross event! If you haven’t read the first two parts, … Read more

Categories Autocross, HPDE, Humans of Out Motorsports, Track Cars Tags Blooper, drift, Nissan, Nissan Z, Rainbow Road, trackcross Leave a comment

Blooper Made It to Trackcross! Now What?

March 18, 2025 by Marissa Berresford
A rear quarter panel shot of a Nissan 350Z in the evening light.

This is the second in a three-part series about the fabulous misadventures of Blooper the Drift Car attending the Rainbow Road Trackcross event at Summit Point! If you haven’t already, … Read more

Categories Autocross, Drifting, HPDE, Humans of Out Motorsports Tags Blooper, drift, Nissan, Nissan Z, Summit Point Motorsports Park, trackcross 1 Comment

Taking Blooper, My Drift-Spec Nissan 350Z, to Autocross was HARD!

December 12, 2024 by Marissa Berresford
A blue Nissan 350Z named Blooper

This year has been rough. I’ve gone from getting married and buying a house, to navigating an ugly divorce and no longer having a shop all in the span of … Read more

Categories Autocross, Drifting, Humans of Out Motorsports Tags 350z, drifting, Motorsports, Nissan, Rainbow Road, summit point Leave a comment

Tales from the Tower: The Timekeeper of Drag Racing

July 8, 2024May 1, 2024 by Marissa Berresford
drag racing view of burnout box from timing tower

In the middle of the plains sits an old tower, ominous and waiting as the sun rises. The tower controls what happens around it and seems to know everything about … Read more

Categories Drag Racing, Humans of Out Motorsports Tags drag racing, Interstate Raceway, Motorsports Leave a comment

Love, And More: Keeping a 1987 Subaru Brat Alive

July 8, 2024January 30, 2024 by Marissa Berresford
Subaru Brat at cars and coffee

Remember the late-00s commercial tag line from Subaru? They’d have some blissful camping excursion or sweet family moment where the narrator chirps, “Love. It’s what makes a Subaru, a Subaru” … Read more

Categories Humans of Out Motorsports Tags Subaru, Subaru Brat 2 Comments

Sliding 101: Blooper and I Go to Drifting Class

July 8, 2024June 22, 2023 by Marissa Berresford
drift cars lined up

I brought Blooper, a 2004 Nissan 350Z, back home to North Dakota all the way from Virginia on a disastrous road trip. After maintenance and repairs, it was time to … Read more

Categories Drifting, Humans of Out Motorsports Tags drifting, Motorsports, Nissan, Nissan Z Leave a comment

Adopting Blooper: Bringing Home My 2004 Nissan 350Z Drift Car

July 8, 2024March 15, 2023 by Marissa Berresford
2004 Nissan 350Z drift car "Blooper" - Photo Credit Burress Photography

Adopting a drift car into the family can be a difficult process. They’re often turned loose on the market in less-than-ideal condition with questionable histories and poor maintenance. A drift … Read more

Categories Humans of Out Motorsports, Track Cars Tags Motorsports, Nissan, Nissan Z, Road Trip Leave a comment
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