2018 Texas SCCA Club Trials MSR Cresson Event Recap

The 2018 Racing Season has officially started for me and what a great weekend to start!  The first event of the weekend was an SCCA Club Trials 2 day track event, with double points at MSR Cresson.  We would be running on the 1.7 mile configuration, counter-clockwise both days.  Weather was about as good as you can hope for this time of year.  Generally clear skies and dry track and a high of the mid 60's.

For the weekend not only did I have  great time, but I got to really test and measure myself against some other great Miatas.  For this particular event we had four E-Street Miatas to run and measure against.  On day One I would be 2nd of 4, and on day 2 I was 3 of 4.  Congrats to my friends Don Sibley, Phil Elmore and Trent Hyde all for great drives in the Miatas.  Here is some video and pictures!  

As far as times go, I would get down to a 1:33.464 on day two, (lap 9 of video).  The great thing about this lap as you can see I lifted because of traffic ahead at the S/F line, else I think it would have gotten me down into the 32's for the first time.  

Video of my best overall session 1:33.464 (best lap on #9)

Details on the car.  2001 Miata LS stock engine.  6.5 inch x 15 wheels, with 205/50/15 tires, Bridgestone RE71R.  Koni Sport Yellows (non valved), stock springs, larger racing beat front sway bar, and otherwise stock.  Fastest Miata in this same class on the weekend ran a 1:31.7xx.  

The Guys all standing next to Miatas (Don Left, Me Center, Phil Right, Bob Far Right)

Best part of the weekend, Friends, Stories, and just laughs and fun.  

Now that this event is over, I will have a short break before the next races in early March which will be in Autocross to start.  Next time out on the track could be late March or early May in some of the upcoming club trials events!  Off we go into 2018, fun times to be had for sure!

2018 SCCA Club Trials Opens up with Double Points at Cresson

The 2018 season will officially open up for me this coming weekend, January 27th and 28th at Cresson, Texas in the Club Trials with SCCA.  I do plan to run in more of these events in 2018.  The plan is to enter the Miata in as many of them as possible in the Street 2 Class.  Here is a short video of a few laps on a very cold December day in 2016.  This was my first time to get the Miata out on the track and I loved it.  I returned a month later and set a PB of 1:33.125.  It will be interesting to see how things go this time around, as I will have been familiar with the track and CCW layout, but will also be running on a different tire this year (The Continental Max Summer Tire).  More to come after the event.

2017 in Review: the College Station Texas SCCA Champ Tour

One of my better performances last year on the SCCA National Autocross circuit was in Texas at College Station, a venue and surface, I really love and thrive on.  I was in my Miata for the first time at a big national event and managed to drive to a 2nd place overall in E-Street, and a trophy.  It was a really fun weekend.  Here were my best runs for that weekend and the great thing about Mazda is that they have a really strong contingency program and because of it we took home more money than the first place car (Toyota MR-2).  Gotta love Mazda.  Car is on Bridgestone RE71R Tires. 

Day One Run

Day Two Run