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July Driver’s School 2010, Jefferson Circuit at Summit Point

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 Posted in BMW, Track | No Comments »

Here's a video of the last few laps from this past weekend's Driver's School at the Jefferson Circuit at Summit Point. This is from the A Run Group, last session on Sunday. I was signed-off to solo so ...

Lapping the Shenandoah Circuit

Monday, May 24th, 2010 Posted in BMW, Track | No Comments »

This past weekend was the Spring Driver's School for the local BMW club. Friday and Saturday were warm and sunny. Sunday was mostly cloudy with light rain. It was a good lesson in car control, but not as ...

Track Day at Summit Point

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 Posted in Autocross, BMW, Mini Blog, Track | No Comments »

It was a busy week here at GeorgeCo, with three events in five days. Saturday started it off with half a day with some of the BMW club instructors on the skidpad at Summit Point. About a dozen drivers, three ...

Detailing Tip of the Week: Better Living through Chemistry

Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in BMW, Repairs/DIY | No Comments »

If you have an '80's BMW, chances are you have some funky looking door trim. If you're turned off by the price of OEM replacement parts, take heart: there is a better way. OK, not better, but certainly ...

Sunday, March 28th, 2010 Posted in Autocross, BMW | No Comments »

Today was the SCCA practice event at FEDEX Field. It is a non-championship event where drivers can knock off the rust and organizers can try to get their act together before the season starts. It was unusually cold ...

First Autocross of 2010 Season

Sunday, March 21st, 2010 Posted in Autocross, BMW | No Comments »

The GeorgeCo BMW powered by Beano participated in the first autocross of the new season Saturday. It was a beautiful day at BaySox Stadium. The course was a bit dusty and for the most part, not very complicated. ...

Prep for the New Season

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 Posted in Autocross, BMW, Repairs/DIY | No Comments »

Preparations are well under way for the new season. This year I plan to concentrate on the local BMW Club championship series as well as a few SCCA events. Since I am running the GeorgeCo BMW Powered by Beano in ...

Sunday, March 7th, 2010 Posted in BMW, Repairs/DIY | No Comments »

The weather gods finally took pity on us in Maryland and gave us a seasonably warm weekend. With about two months of work to catch up on, I tried to spend as much time outside as I could. ...

Winter Plans

Saturday, February 6th, 2010 Posted in BMW, Repairs/DIY | No Comments »

This is supposed to be that time of year when you watch the 24 Hours of Daytona, day-dream of the upcoming autocross season and start deciding the mods you want to make to your car. You take a close ...

End of Autocross Season

Saturday, October 31st, 2009 Posted in Autocross, BMW | No Comments »

The autocross season drew to a close on October 24th with the final event for the NCC at Baysox stadium. I had one chance to win my class for the season: I had to beat my closest rival in the ...