Not All Is Lost In Racing
[ January 13th, 2009 ] By: Mark Ozimek Posted in » Ramblings
Or is it…?
I know many of you guys realize my love for all things Volvo at this point, but this is something pretty interesting to me, and is proof that you can turn almost anything into a race car if you want to. I happened to find out that a team, K-PAX/3R Racing, is entering into the SCCA World Championship with two Volvo S60s.
This news is pretty contrary to me, with major teams pulling out of racing left and right. For a while, the future of automotive racing was looking pretty bleak to me. But this reminded me of something that we said a while ago: Smaller teams stand a chance of doing really well, since it seems that many of the top competing teams are taking a leave of absense. This announcement is proof of that. Who would think the epitome of safety and (maybe undeserved from my perspective) sluggishness would find it’s way to the track in racing form?
So to all of you smaller teams out there: Pull through! The future of rally racing may rest on your shoulders at this point, and it is your time to show everyone what you are capable of.
January 14th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Grassroots is where motorsports is heading… factory teams pulling out or major race series, Formula and ALMS bouncing around, NASCAR putting record numbers of fans asleep… the new era of privateer racing is coming.
Want thrills? Take your daily driver down to the local car club autocross or rallycross - much more fun to drive a slow car fast, you see.
January 15th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
I tried that once, and dominated the stock FWD class (in which I was the only participant), and my suspension too. It was a blast! :D
Did you get started by racing in smaller events as well?