Taking Stock After My Year Away From Racing
My year off has changed how I think about racing, practice, priorities, and what I want to do next.
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iRacing Survival: Thoughts & Tips
My real-life racing hiatus has given me the time and motivation to do a lot of sim racing. I'm happy to say I'm starting to see the reps add up to improvements in pace, consistency, and racecraft, but that is outside of the point of...
When Racing Stopped Feeling Like a Hobby
Back in October, I wrote about why I'm taking a break from racing. Feel free to go back and read that article if you missed it. This week, I realized something I totally missed before, but which definitely played a part in why I felt I needed to...
What I See Changing in Club Racing This Season
Club racing feels a little different this year. Here’s what’s shifting.
Quick Hits: Garmin Catalyst 2, More Track Woes
New Catalyst 2 offers modest upgrades, but its smaller screen may disappoint. Meanwhile, tracks like COTA moving to membership-only indicate trouble for club racers.
The 2026 GLTC Rules Don't Look Promising 🙈
The provisional 2026 rulebook for GLTC was released on Wednesday to very little fanfare. I'm not racing with Gridlife next year, so I won't harp on the class too much more, but I wanted to put the scattered thoughts I've talked with others about...
Why I'm Taking a Break From Racing
The last couple of years have been a wild ride. When the opportunity to compete in Gridlife full-time presented itself, I could not say no: I knew that I would regret it if I did. Racing in GLTC with my closest friends has been nothing short of core memories....
Racing When the Deck Feels Stacked Against Us
I may be an average racer, but GLTC makes even "average" a steep hill to climb. This is my take on what makes it so hard, and so worth it.
Can Gridlife Grow Without Losing Its 'Vibe'?
The 2025 Gridlife season introduced a slew of changes aimed at long-term stability for an organization that was gaining momentum a decade after its creation. Unprecedented growth in recent years reached a tipping point in 2024, when Gridlife hired a new CEO intent on the "...continuation of the...
Five Fixable Flaws in Motorsports
There are numerous frustrating aspects of the motorsports industry. As a business owner, I frequently ponder other sectors and companies to see what I can learn from them. Similarly, they could try to learn from others. Here are some of my pain points in the motorsports industry. Do you agree...
Apex vs. BBS: Riding the Line Between Inspiration and Imitation
Apex was founded in the late 2000s but gained traction in the mid-2010s. Their first model, the ARC-8, bore an eerie resemblance to the BBS RC. Catering to the BMW street and track enthusiast crowd, the ARC-8 was pitched on competitive prices, reasonable quality control, and various...
The End of My E30 Era
For over twenty years, the E30 platform has been a part of my identity, from being my first car to founding a community that still thrives today (E30sport → R3vlimited). My first autocross, track day, and timed competition were in an E30, and most of my closest friends are from the...