Folks, this is the best way to get involved in racing on the West Coast. VARA, the Vintage Automobile Racing Association, has a Driving School and Test & Tune weekend every winter to get drivers ready for the upcoming season. The date for the 2010 event has just been released, it is February 6 and 7. [...]

Today I was instructing at Laguna Seca Raceway for a track day event put on by Your Private Track Day. Phillip Holmes and his group put on a well organized event with plenty of track time for everyone. They ran three run groups in rotating 20 minute sessions from 9AM until 4PM, more than enough [...]

Here is another club with an upcoming Laguna Seca Raceway instruction and track day event next week. Sounds like lots of good track time for the money at this world class facility.  http://home.yourprivatetrackday.com/ For all events at Laguna Seca Raceway, click here for my Calendar of Events page.

For those who have driven Laguna Seca Raceway before, and have forgotten how cool a track it is, indulge me for a minute. This track is TOTALLY AWESOME!  I’ve been dreamin’ about driving the infamous Corkscrew for decades, and can finally say that I’m no longer a Corkscrew virgin!  TV coverage and in-car footage just do [...]

Can you participate in the sport of autoracing without owning a dedicated race car?     You bet!  And legally too!  I don’t want to even recognize street racing. Those fools give racing a bad name, endanger themselves and innocent bystanders, and drive up your and my auto insurance rates. I’m talking about legal, sanctioned events. There [...]