All Posts In EuroBerge - Paddock Tales
Hitting the track can be a life changing experience. These tales are from some of the most unique drivers in the state.
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12Jun
Racing Transitions
It is well known that the best way to execute a transition is to be smooth.
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30Jun
Live from the Mountain: Race Day!
Race day on Pikes Peak always brings a sense of achievement. You have spent the last year preparing for this one day to come. The countless hours you have spent planning, organizing, finalizing sponsorship deals, and car building has come down to this day. You have spent the last week going non-stop with little sleep as you prepare for race day. Early practice days and late nights working on the racecar have me drained, but somehow I can always manage to get excited about getting one shot at racing up that mountain.
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25Jun
Live from the Mountain: Working up to practice
I left you last with the news of an exploding gearbox on the first day of Pikes Peak practice. I knew right after we lost second gear that this week was going to get that much tougher - less sleep, less practice time on the mountain and more stress.
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24Jun
Live from the Mountain: Peak Week Day 1 and 2
Follow this blog everyday this week as my team competes in the 89th running of the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb driving a Peak Performance sponsored Subaru WRX. This is my fourth time co-driving at Pikes Peak and I'll do my best to give you the reader an inside glimpse of racing in one of the craziest events in all of motorsports.
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15Jun
Chump Car World Series – 24 hours at PPIR
This past weekend I drove in my second race and my first full 24 hour endurance race. I won’t keep you in suspense, our team finished in 2nd place. 10 laps behind first and only 2 laps ahead of third. Over a total of 1030 laps. That’s a margin between 1st and 2nd of .1% and from 2nd to 3rd of .2% Over 24 hours. Yes, it was close.
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