A couple of the things I really dislike about Forza Motorsport 7 were on display in the first couple of turns in tonight’s race. At the start going into turn one, the field came to a complete stop. I went wide right around the field, passing 15 cars in the process. When I got by […]
Category Archives: Road Racing
Daytona International Speedway – Race #1
Race #1 at Daytona didn’t turn out the way I expected. I started 10th on the grid, and picked up one spot through the first few turns, then picked up another position on lap three. On lap 4 the Lamboghini and I had contact in turn 3 (I ran into the back of him), but […]
Racing at the Beach
The final two tracks I’ll visit this season are very special to me. I said previously that Road America is my favorite track, but Daytona and Sebring hold a very special place in my heart. I’ve raced at Daytona and Sebring more than at any other tracks. I’ve scored victories at both tracks, and I’ve […]
Virginia International Raceway – Race #2
I’m in a better mood after race two at VIR. I drove a much better, smarter, more disciplined race. Naturally, I’d like to win every race, but my real goal is to be consistently good behind the wheel. I feel like I’m making progress on that goal, but after the last race, I’m kind of […]
Virginia International Raceway – Race #1
I would not encourage you to watch this race. It might have been some of the worst driving I’ve done since starting this journey. I really don’t know what to blame it on. The car felt different than it had in my warm-up races, the tires took forever to come in, and went from cold […]
Virginia is for Lovers (and Haters)
I have a love/hate relationship with Virginia International Raceway. On the one hand, it’s a beautiful facility with multiple track layout options, and all of them are challenging. On the other hand, I’ve never been very good there. I guess that’s more of a me thing than a VIR thing. We’ll be using the full […]
Lime Rock Park – Race #2
Race #2 at Lime Rock Park was a less raucous affair than race #1. There was still some car-to-car contact, but it was more of the argy bargy variety, and I did have one off-track excursion, which wasn’t great. But overall, race #2 wasn’t as crazy as race #1. I started Q16 on the grid […]
Lime Rock Park – Race #1
As predicted, Race #1 at Lime Rock Park was wild. Lots of passing, car-to-car contact, off-track excursions. Race #1 had a little bit of everything. I qualified in 12th place and moved up and down the grid a few times during the 15 lap race. As usual, there was more car-to-car contact than I like, […]
My First (and maybe last) Visit to Lime Rock Park
I feel like I’m missing something. Lime Rock Park is a world famous road course with a rich history and tradition. I’ve always heard about Lime Rock, but I’ve never been there, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect. Whatever I was thinking before, I’m sure wasn’t expecting this. I started running practice laps […]
Watkins Glen – Race #2
Today’s race was much better than yesterday’s, although I didn’t finish as well. What was better was there was much less car-to-car contact today. It was a much cleaner race, and I feel like I drove a better race. Having said that, there was still some contact in turn one on the opening lap, as […]