Rocket Man

My nephew launched his Estes rocket this afternoon. He began the launch day with small “A” sized motors, then he moved up to a “B” motor, and ended the day with “C” motor. Much to our surprise the “C” motor didn’t launch the rocket into

Race Next Sunday

Well it’s time again! I’ll be racing in my 3rd SCCA Autocross this weekend sponsored locally by NWOR. The event runs from about 11:00am until around 4:00pm, Sunday September 4th. As usual I cannot tell you exactly when I’ll be racing. I might be in

Great Event, Tons of Photos and Video

This weekend was the last National tour in Toledo of the SCCA autocross tour for 2005. Pro Solo 2 event consisted of two mirror image tracks instead of the normal single track. The “Christmas Tree” start, just like a drag race, recorded the driver reaction

Solo 2 Event Next Sunday

One week from today will be the NWOR Pro Solo event at Toledo Express Airport. Unfortunately I will not be racing at this event. Since this is a National Event you must pre-register and by the time I went to sign up the event was

This day in history

Twenty years ago today Commodore introduced the Amiga 1000. The Amiga has long been my favorite computer. It’s amazing to look back at what the Amiga could do as compared to other computers of its time. For example, check out the images on the right.

Sunday July 17th Race Results

Thanks to You! Thank You to my friends and family for making this such a great day! I still can’t believe how many people showed up! Thanks go out to my friends and family for taking photos and video of the event! Thank You to

Racing This Weekend

Well it’s time again! I’ll be racing in my 2nd SCCA Autocross this weekend sponsored locally by NWOR. The event runs from about 11:00am until around 4:00pm, Sunday July 17th. As usual I cannot tell you exactly when I’ll be racing. I might be in

Misc stuff n things

I’m been busy working on the house lately, hence the lack of posts recently. I now have an official home office upstairs, and a (currently empty) dining room downstairs. Novel concept eh? I still need to get some photos of the “after” to post along

The Nationals come to Toledo

This weekend the local SCCA region NWOR hosted a national event at Toledo Express airport. The two day event sponsored by TireRack.com was my first national autocross. I did not compete, but my friend Jon did run his Vette. He finally had a run on

And the winner is…

The results are back from my first ever autocross on May 22nd. I placed 1st in the Novice Class!!! Rank Name Class No. Actual Indexed 1 Jerry Beck STX 71 55.210 44.280 2 Brent Goetz STS 3 55.870 44.640 3 Kurt Rasmusson DS 14 57.190

That was Awesome!

First let me say a big Thank You to all my friends and family for coming out today. It felt awesome having your support! Also, Thank You to Mark for the video, and Jim for the Photos. I drove at my first autocross today at

Driving in my first autocross!

I’ll be participating in my very first NWOR SCCA Solo2 autocross this coming Sunday. What is Solo2? To quote the SCCA website “Solo events are driving skill contests that emphasize the driver’s ability and the car’s handling characteristics. This is accomplished by driving a course

2005 NWOR Season opener

I attended my first North Western Ohio Region Sports Club Car of America rally road rally race today. It was a blast! My friend Jon had his red Corvette (Seen to the right) with his new engine modifications. He took me for a run around

Busy Busy Busy

Finally… A weekend worth looking forward to! Saturday is “LANdage of the phatty sort” at Phideux’s pad. We’re probably to rusty at this gaming thing it’s gonna be sad. Sunday will be my first NWOR event. NWOR, short for North Western Ohio Region Sports Club

Revenge of The Screen Savers – Episode II

The guys are back again this week for another Podcast. Check out Episode II, Revenge of The Screen Savers! Listen to Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton, and Kevin Rose (Yoshi was a no show). The MP3 of The Revenge of The Screen Savers podcast can be

NWOR Season Opener postponed

The Northwest Ohio Season opener has been postponed due the the inclement weather. The event will take place next Sunday at Toledo Express Airport. Check the NWOR website for details.

Revenge of The Screen Savers

Well the boys from the old Tech TV show “The Screen Savers” have teamed up once again. They recorded a podcast to discuss the good old days of TSS and talk about what they are up to these days. Listen to Leo Laporte, Patrick Norton,

Photographs are all posted

It took some time but I finally have all the vacation photographs posted to the Online Gallery. I hope you enjoy the photos. Keep in mind, this was my first use of my new digital camera so there are many less than impressive photos. I’ve

Back from Vacation

We made it back safe and sound from an awesome vacation at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I’ve posted a few more (haha) pictures to the gallery but there are even more to come. I’m also capturing the video and getting ready to edit