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Continental Divide Raceways, Castle Rock, CO
For years I've heard the rumor that there was once a "real racetrack" in Castle Rock but that it had closed many years ago.Recently I learned the racetrack was called Continental Divide Raceways and was located just 4 miles south of downtown Castle Rock. It was a 2.8 paved mile road course, 0.5...
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Published a week ago

Curbs?!?! on Sunday?
It looks like HPR is going to be closed on Sunday to install curbing. Really on a Sunday? Seems a weird day for construction on a racetrack.
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Published a week ago

HPR Shakedown
On Sunday I'll be taking the car to High Plains Raceway for a shakedown/test session. I hope the weather holds. Beyond making sure the thing works on the track, I'm focused on getting the alignment and overall balance sorted. The main tools will be my new (to me) Longacre tire temp gauge,...
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Published a week ago

Winter Update
After nearly three monts in the shop I got the car back yesterday. It sits a little lower (and a lot stiffer) on the new Ground Control D/A suspension, has a new (used) transmission and a electric cooling fan.The GC camber plates only allow -2.6 degrees of camber compared with the 3.5 degrees I...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Trans install
The car is finally at the shop, just in time too, as we are headed into a christmas snowstorm. The window motor is acting up so Brent will look at that in addition to installing the new transmission, new tie-rod ends, an electric cooling fan and a new coolant level sensor.
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Published 3 months ago

Maybe if its warm enough
I'll take the car down to the mechanic today. Forecast calls for +50F, almost a heat-wave in these parts.
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Published 3 months ago

GT5 Delayed again
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/14/gran-turismo-5-reportedly-shooting-for-summer-2010-release/So the PS3 is off my X-mas list.
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Published 3 months ago

Finally the transmission
I finally found a low mile used transmission on Ebay. It comes from a large BMW specialist in Ohio and is claimed to only have 22k miles. I'm shipping it directly to Castle Rock Imports and will get it installed in the next couple of weeks.
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Published 4 months ago

High Plains Raceway - 9/27
This Sunday is a single day event with NASA at High Plains Raceway. Instead of the usual four 20 min sessions the schedule has three 30 or 35 min sessions. I think this is an improvement and I'm looking forward to the longer sessions.The car is OK -- the trans is still leaking from the main shaft...
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Published 6 months ago

A small scare
I attempted to drive the car to work last Thursday. It was a nice day with little chance rain and it had been parked since the event at Pueblo so it needed a little exercise.About halfway there I noticed the temp gauge was climbing and within a few seconds the high-temp warning light came on. I...
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Published 7 months ago

IRL @ the track formerly known as Sears Point
This weekend Kathy and I are heading out to Cali to watch the roundy-roundy kids attempt to turn the wheel both ways for a change at the PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma County. Whew, that's a mouthful.In preparation I just dug out the Scanner and headsets that I purchased...
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Published 7 months ago

Pueblo Photos
Thanks to Blue Fox Imaging for the proofs
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Published 8 months ago