Was poking around under the rear bumper cover this morning and my rust problem is a bit more pronounced than I orininally thought.  Hopefully I’ll be able to tret it without needing new metal, but I’ll have to jump on it quick to stop it.  Goodbye, tire money. Dammit.

Well, between the last SCCA event and now, I’ve thrown a whole $76 at my new hobby.  I bought my own helmet out at the KC National Tour (it matches the car — thank you HJC for your fortuitous choice of paint color!) and spent 5 bucks on magnetic stock to make my own numbers.  I assume, that like stickers, actual magnetic numbers add 5 horsepower per character, thus my choice to run in H Stock Street Tire class.  At six characters per side, I’ve increased my car’s oomph by 60hp!  So equipped, I headed out to the Kansas Motorspeedway to test out my improved ride. Continue reading »