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Hot Red SAAB – Major Turbocharging Delivery

Dan — Fri, 25 May 2012 02:32:01 +0000

My day job is on an Army base. Army personnel have a reputation of enjoying fun, sporty cars, being the young gentleman (mostly) that they are. Part of their duty involves moving to different parts of the country/world. This makes taking along a vehicle a hassle sometimes. Our base has a small parking lot called [...]

CoTA Construction Progress, Detailed Numbers

Dan — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:51:56 +0000

Here’s the latest progress report form Circuit of The Americas, with solid, detailed numbers & facts (our thanks to AutoWeek.com): Construction is ongoing at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Several upgrades are being made, and the project is expected to be finished in the fall. Here are a few of the updates [...]

CoTA 3-Day Passes Ticketing Survey

Dan — Sat, 12 May 2012 04:38:37 +0000

I recently participated in Circuit of The America‘s 3-Day Passes Ticketing Survey. After having tried to exhaust the PSL (personal seating license) scheme, they are now trying for the “low hanging fruit”. Here are the comments I submitted along with my survey answers: I have been planning for this event for almost 2 years now, [...]

Speed City Podcast, Motorsports Resource

Dan — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:43:30 +0000

For all sorts of information about the interaction of Formula 1, Circuit of The Americas (CoTA) & other motorsports-related activities in the Austin & South/Central Texas area, this is the podcast (weekly, more or less) you will need to listen to. Go to: http://speedcitypodcast.com Les & Jon do a great job of describing automotive/racing happenings, [...]

SASCA 03/2012 Novice School & AutoX, by Eric

Dan — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:46:42 +0000

Once again, my contributing blogger Eric, has done a very nice job of autocross journalism. Here he reports the trials & tribulations of SASCA‘s March 2012 Autocross Novice School & Event. These both took place on the same weekend, March 3rd & 4th, 2012. (I apologize for the delay in getting this posted. I had [...]

1st F1 Race Watch Party in San Antonio!

Dan — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:35:24 +0000

San Antonio Formula 1 race fans – finally, this is what we’ve been waiting for! This coming Sunday (March 18th, 2012) will be the first F1 race watch party in San Antonio. It was a challenge to find a sports bar location that already had DVR capability & watcher friendly TV screens with good audio [...]

Tejas Miatas – Jester King Brewery & Salt Lick BBQ Run

Dan — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:43:49 +0000

This past weekend my wife, Isa, & I enjoyed a brisk, pre-spring, sun-filled drive around the southern environs of Austin, TX. What prompted this was an announcement from the Tejas Miatas, one week prior: Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 Subject: [tejasmiata] Jester King Brewery-Salt Lick BBQ run Sat Feb 25th I have been talking [...]