Free 30-Day Get in the Zone Challenge with Ross Bentley A big 'thank you' to Ross Bentley for making one of his program free during the current stay-at-home period. Our local autocross program here in California was suspended and we missed the first event in the 2020 SCCA National Time Trial tour, which I [...]
Miata versus Porsche GT3 at Willowsprings Raceway I admit it. I love Porsches! I owned two (not at the same time) when I was stationed in Germany and a wonderful Cayman S sits in our driveway. While I dearly love Porsches, I also love Mazda Miatas. I bought my first one in 1990 and [...]
Drivers Compete in First Ever Mixed-Gender Team Autocross Cancer Journeys Foundation 378 Car If you compete in SoCal autocross or you were at Lincoln, Nebraska for this year’s SCCA Solo National championships, you probably have seen Robert Hess in his bright yellow Mazda Miata covered in cancer awareness slogans. As you may [...]
First Ever Female/Male Autocross Champion It's time to find a driving partner of the opposite gender and head on out to the Auto Club Speedway at Fontana, California on October 21st to compete in the first ever mixed gender autocross championship to support breast cancer awareness. Autocross is a super popular motorsports program but [...]
Robert Hess's Favorite Car Videos I admit it. My name is Robert Hess and I love cars! This post highlights some of my favorite YouTube car videos. I hope you enjoy them. A bit about me and why I'm back Into cars It took a few years, but my inner "car guy" is coming [...]
Saturday afternoon - 2018 Miatas at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
I'm Finally Going to Durango, Colorado Durango has been on my 'must visit' list seemly forever. One of my all-time favorite people, Bob "Bobke" Roll lives there. I had the pleasure of meeting Bob in person at Interbike in Las Vegas about six years ago and I listen to his commentary every July during [...]
2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata Review I love my 2010 NC Miata and I use it for autocross and on track days. I'm soundly beaten at every autocross event by the new ND's. [It's probably got a bit to do with driving skills as well. Ha, ha.] Click the image at right to reach a [...]
P-51 Engine Failure Landing This post has nothing to do with cars but I flew helicopters during part of my Army career and had two complete engine failures and one partial. Somehow I ran across this clip on YouTube and at first I though it was a simulation. But, it's real. The dialogue is [...]
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