Category Archives: Auto Racing

Sebastian Vettel: What matters most about your ride

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Richard

Today’s Brazilian GP marked the end of the 2011 Formula 1 season, a season in which Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel dominated. I was struck by a comment Seb made in the post-race interview on Speed Channel. I think it captures … Continue reading →

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Upgrading the ECU

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Richard

Over the past few weeks I’ve been looking for an ECU upgrade for my Porsche 911 turbo (997TT). Searched all over the web and found there were 2 basic approaches to ECU tuning. The first, and in most cases more … Continue reading →

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Black flagged at Laguna Seca for a sound violation

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Richard

This week I participated in the Hooked on Driving, HPDE event at Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca. Having never driven at this track I was assigned a coach to help me learn the line and teach me the braking and … Continue reading →

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Track day at Infineon with PCA-GGR

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Richard

Here are a couple of videos from last Friday at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. This was one of the PCA-GGR (Porsche Club of America – Golden Gate Region) driver education events. I learned a lot from my two instructors Andrew … Continue reading →

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Racing against the clock – PCA-GGR Autocross

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Richard

This year I’m taking my interest in auto sports to a new level. I participated in my first autocross event a few weeks ago. The event was at Alameda Point [ex-Naval Air Station] and run by the Golden Gate region … Continue reading →

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