Category Archives: People and Things

Spring Training 2007

Besides the NCAA basketball tournament, Arizona sports fans during the month of March have a chance to enjoy Cactus League baseball. As luck would have it, Arizona’s normally sunny spring weather took a vacation during my only opportunity to watch … Continue reading

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ProAutoSports, January 5, 2007

ProAutoSports’ first event of 2007 started out rainy and cold, but the sun came out and dried off the track by Friday afternoon. The MINI Cooper is an ideal car to drive on the technically demanding Firebird West track… (video … Continue reading

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ProAutoSports / Firebird Appreciation Day, 12-16-06

My brother was kind enough to shoot this fun video of me and the Cooper enjoying a nice Saturday afternoon at Firebird International Raceway…

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Williams Formula 1 car vs. BMW M5

Ever wonder how a high performance street car would fare against a purpose-built top-of-the-line race car? Here’s an entertaining video demonstration, from the Fifth Gear show on British TV Channel Five…

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Bondurant School of High Performance Driving

Attending the four-day Bondurant Grand Prix Road Racing course both fulfilled a lifelong dream and let me know how much more I need to learn about driving an automobile fast for competition. We spent the first three days of the … Continue reading

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4th of July 2006

What better way is there to watch 4th of July fireworks in Phoenix than from the roof of a high rise in the Camelback Corridor? Friends and teammates were treated to a 360 degree view of the city, and close … Continue reading

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Lapping Session

Our intrepid band of kart racers made it back to Bondurant for a “lapping session.” This class provided more seat time than the introductory course, and allowed some passing. The two hour session went quickly. I imagine we’ll be back … Continue reading

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Need for Speed???

If you want to experience hair raising speed on four wheels, you must try the Bondurant Ultimate Shifter Kart Course. The shifter karts have a six speed manual transmission, and are capable of going zero to 100 mph in six … Continue reading

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Kart Racing

I’ve been a motorsports fan for as long as I can remember; longer than I’ve been involved with either photography or running. For years, I was a spectator, watching races live or on TV. Then, some friends from work and … Continue reading

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