This past weekend I took a little break from working on the new album and headed out to California Speedway in Fontana (aka Fontucky), CA. It’s been almost a year since I’ve been on a racetrack and was hoping to just not to suck completely. On Sunday, with some drafting help from my friend John I managed to qualify 6th out of 16 cars. Not too bad considering I’m really not very good at this whole “race car driver” thing. I made a few dumb mistakes in the race and ended up finishing 10th, but overall it was ridiculously fun. I’m so glad that I’m able to do this from time to time!

When I’m not busy working on music, I occasionally take my Miata out to the racetrack. Here’s some of the laps from my June 2010 race at Buttonwillow Raceway. Out of 17 cars, I started 13th and finished 11th. Not too bad for a terrible race car driver!

More on my illustrious racing career here!

So I’m pretty lucky to be able to go racing (in my spec miata) every once in a while. I’m not that great at it but it’s one of the most fun things I’ve ever done.

This particular video is a couple months old… it’s of my race at Buttonwillow Raceway back in April. My first race on a real racing license, not just a rookie permit. I spun out during the qualifying race so I got the pleasure of starting 2nd from last. My motor was on it’s last legs so I don’t have a ton of power, but was able to move up a several spots throughout the race.

Biggest bummer was my last lap spin, nearly got slammed into by the orange car (missed me by a few inches) and I ended up losing 3 positions in about 5 seconds. Overall an incredible amount of fun, but sucks to make a big mistake on the last lap.

Note to self: stick to songwriting