Episode 192 – OpenPaddock.net
Fearless Leader Shaun Pechin returns to the show and brings a new level of sketch to the joint! Shaun lets loose with six months worth of saved up rants and diatribes about …well… everything! Neely, Whitesell, Shaw, and Patterson try to get in word in edgewise as we talk about the IndyCar infomercial from Texas and Team Penske’s penalty, we preview the Mazda Road to Indy action this weekend in Milwaukee, and review the Kansas City... [Read More...]
SCCA – Double-Header at Heartland Park Topeka
IndyCar wasn’t the only racing series doing a double-header last weekend, the Kansas City Region and the Kansas Region of the Sports Car Club of America held a joint double-header event at Heartland Park Topeka. While the Kaw Valley Race Group played on the road course, we held a Solo event on Saturday and Sunday on the south lot, a nice wide-open swath of asphalt that was a nice departure from the confining orthogonal grid layout at our... [Read More...]
Episode 191 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast
Kevin, Mike, Mike, and Doug review IndyCar’s double-header at Detroit and admit surprise that it didn’t suck. We also offer opinion on the technical plan Walker has for IndyCar, and we discuss the news from Formula 1. Mike Shaw recaps the STPR Rally and the Acropolis Rally, and we collectively fire Shaun for being back in the States and not joining us on the show. Podcast: Play in new window | Download A reminder from last week’s... [Read More...]
Episode 184 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download It’s Rally Week! Mike Shaw gets top billing this week with his review of Rally Portugal and some news from Rally America. Jeremy Salenius joins us to talk about the Kansas City SCCA Solo season, and Kevin and Doug wrap up the show with all things open-wheel including a wrap-up of the Chinese GP, and a preview of the IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights races on the Streets of Long Beach. Pace... [Read More...]
SCCA – Photos From KCRSCCA Solo Event 2
I’m getting quicker at turning around these photos. …now if I could just get quicker in the car. If you were running this past weekend and don’t see your car, let me know. These were the sharpest and best images, but Jeremy and I took over 2000 images over the weekend! I’m sure we have at least one shot of everyone somewhere. Look for Jeremy’s article recapping the Novice School and Event #2 later this week. Kansas City... [Read More...]
SCCA – Kansas City Region Solo Season Kicks Off!
The Kansas City Region SCCA Solo season kicked off this last weekend, and what a very enjoyable start it was! It was a weekend packed full of racing. The off season was way too long and was finally coming to an end in Kansas City. I had the car packed up and ready to go Friday afternoon. Friday night I was so excited about getting back into the season at home that I could hardly sleep. I woke up at about 5:30 am on Saturday wide awake and adrenaline... [Read More...]
Sports Car Wars Resume
. SCCA Pro Racing’s Pirelli World Challenge returns to the streets of downtown Saint Petersburg, Florida for two races, on Saturday and Sunday. Friday practices were followed by a late-afternoon race-qualifying session. . Alex Figge, driving one of K-PAX Racing’s Volvo S60s, set a qualifying-time record of 1 minute, 13.9 seconds, averaging 87.6 mph on downtown Saint Pete’s 14-turn, 1.8-mile course. Figge edged his teammate... [Read More...]
Episode 178.1 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast: SCCA Edition
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Craig Wilcox hustling his D-Stock MINI around the course at a KCRSCCA Solo Event. This is the national-caliber car Jeremy will be driving in Georgia at the Match TourOur SCCA Reporter, Jeremy Salenius, is headed down to Georgia to compete in the first SCCA Solo Match Tour event of the year. He gives us an overview of what the unique Match Tour format is and how it’s different from a regular Solo... [Read More...]
SCCA – RallyCross Season Is Here!
Ever since the first Kansas City Region SCCA rallycross event last October, I’ve been anxiously awaiting our second. Yesterday, registration was opened for the first of four rallycross events the region has planned for 2013. The event will be at the same location as last year’s event, at a member’s property south of Garnett, Kansas. The field has some elevation change which makes for a challenging course as for half of the circuit... [Read More...]
2013 SCCA Solo Season is Just Around the Corner
As the winter months start to wear off, it’s time to start dusting off the Solo gear and get ready for the new season. The 2013 season has many exciting things in store. Including a new event format called the Match Tour, release of a new BFG street tire that is set to shake up the street tire classes, all the ProSolo and National Tour events we look forward to every year and getting back together with our racing friends. Today I want to highlight... [Read More...]
