It Wasn’t Supposed to End This Way
I almost had them. It was a hot, sunny day at Summit Point and I’d taken the green flag about fifteen minutes prior. Starting toward the back of my German … Read more
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After Taking an Integra to the Driver’s Side, My Racecar is More Broken Than We Thought
Last month, my friend Taylor was working his way through competition school at Virginia International Raceway. His green BMW 325i was suffering from severe power loss, and to finish out … Read more
How to Go Racing: Taylor’s Competition School with the National Auto Sport Association
The idea of “going racing” as a regular human with a regular job making regular money can seem daunting at best and impossible at worst. While we’ve shared snippets of … Read more
My 2020 Racing Season Was Short, but Ended in a Championship Win
The last time I wrote about a race weekend, I’d returned home from Virginia International Raceway with a broken car that had questionable stopping power. Even though my mechanic was … Read more
Here’s The Damage from Last Month’s Braking Incident at VIR
“On our way home that afternoon, we stopped at my mechanic’s shop to hand over the #404. I rolled the car out of my trailer and pulled the Aerocatch hood latches open. … Read more
Summer Racing at VIR: Peaks and Valleys Back-to-Back
Though our 2020 racing season has been cut short due to COVID-19, NASA Mid-Atlantic has been able to host events in recent months. Our first event this year, at Summit … Read more
Seven Month Slumber: Racing at Summit Point in a COVID-19 World
Our 2020 racing season with NASA Mid-Atlantic was supposed to begin in mid-March. Right around that time, the ‘novel coronavirus’ also known as COVID-19 made its way to the United … Read more
“Fall Finish Line” at Summit Point and Year-End Results
As the seasons (and clocks) changed in early November, those of us vying for one final race weekend met up at Summit Point Motorsports Park. NASA Mid-Atlantic hosts their final … Read more
Consistent Speed: Oktoberfast at VIR with NASA Mid-Atlantic
NASA Mid-Atlantic recently took over the north paddock at Virginia International Raceway for one of our most anticipated events of the season – Oktoberfast. It always seems to be “horsepower weather” … Read more
‘Unkefer Dash’ Full of Sweaty, Rainy Racing at VIR with NASA Mid-Atlantic
My last weekend at Virginia International Raceway was eventful, to say the least. NASA Mid-Atlantic’s annual HyperFest saw record crowds, I turned faster laps than ever, and my friend Tom … Read more