You can sleep in a car, but can’t race a house, or the saying goes. So I’ve been doing the stupid thing and looking at all sorts of classic cars that I can buy. Now the sensible side of me (save money!) and the irrational side of me (buy a 3rd car that will get…

I take the Mazda Miata to its first autocross of the year. I bring Jose along, who planned on driving his Acura Integra until he found lug nut problems, after which I let him codrive my car.

I have my very first experience at a race track. I travel to Putnam Park with David and Collin and work the NASA event as a volunteer, getting a behind-the-scenes look at how track days and races are run.

I say goodbye to friends who are graduating on time from the U of I with a BBQ party. I say goodbye to some more friends at Guidos. Finally, I attend the graduation ceremonies.

I put on my “Easy Does It” Rally, hoping to put on a relaxing rally for the rally teams and myself. However, thanks to the torrential rains, my rally was anything but easygoing. ap 26

The weekend was chock full of frustrations and things that didn’t go quite as planned. On Saturday, I brought the Miata down south to Arthur where I changed the car’s shocks with Tom at his buddy’s shop. Let’s just say that as of right now, the process is not entirely finished. And on Sunday, my…

I take the Miata to the Test and Tune and do a lot of spinning out. I spin on four of my six runs, and discover that my brake pedal feel is terrible. A lot of work to be done on the car…

I run the epic night rally “Nocturnal 1/2 Returns” with Eric. We got epically lost in the first half of the rally and somehow manage to stay on course for the second half, finishing the night dead last.

I ponder some of the results of the NCAA tournament. Then I go out and set up my rally and discover why I suck at night rallies.