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Hi all! I haven't been here much lately as I've been quite busy with the dirty four letter word thing... (work) and kart racing. I still have the Sport Trac and the Mustang, and last week I sold the Escalade and today I bought a 2000 F250 crew cab! It's an Island Blue short bed with the V10...

I found this gem last night on the VholdR site. Funny stuff! And definately not PC!

So the Trac hit 135k miles today in a little under 10 years... And I'm thinking earlier today that it's amazing that I could drive this vehicle that far that long and not total it, as it's a record I'm sure... Then tonight as I'm pulling out of my restaurant, I took out the driver's side door...

Saw this on a kart racing forum I visit... I love it!

A while back I signed up with Trackmasters Racing to do HPDE (High Performance Driver Education) with them at some of the local tracks here in NorCal. (Thunderhill, Infineon Raceway at Sears Point, and Laguna Seca) This Thursday I'll be going out with them for the first time at Infineon Raceway...

Just got a text message about this, so I thought I'd come in the house and check it out myself... Finally, the budget woes of Kollyfornya and the liberal democratic leadership are about to align. Hope we get this one passed! And I've got my flamesuit on. I've bartended for the better...

Here's a picture of the damage to the ST from Tuesday's 'incident' on the freeway... Not bad for playin' bumper cars @ 70 mph, huh? There's a small crease in the blue plastic just to the right of where the license is SUPPOSED to be... [Broken External Image]:

So today I need to drive down to Elk Grove on Hwy 99. Not one of my favorite things to do, as 99 is usually crowded, with a lot of people driving SLOW in the left lane. Heavy traffic due to the Sheriff's office having someone pulled over greeted me for the first couple of miles... Traffic...

Just got my helmets back yesterday from having them painted. Took a few months to find a painter that would add their 'signature', and one that I'd like, to my ideas. My go kart engine builder, Doug Sharp, recommended a one Mike Savage of SavageDesigns. Said he did some great work. Good...

After 13 years, 'The Split' is finally over! Tony George has won the open wheel war. CART, which is now Champ Car, is no more, and will become part of the Indy Racing League. I would have rather seen the turbocharged Cosworths and new Panoz chassis as the car of choice instead of those ugly...

I just got a call from my parts guy at Downtown Ford here in Sacramento, and he's got a gen 1 tonneau cover for sale.... CHEAP!!! And I mean CHEAP! (I believe he said $100) So, if you live in the NorCal area, have a gen 1 ST, and are looking for a tonneau cover, stop in to Downtown Ford...

The Sport Trac's 'retirement' is over. I needed a 'truck', and the Caddy just wasn't cutting it. I just can't put building materials in the back of the Escalade... It's just not right! So I brought the Trac back down from Tahoe to do it's job. Besides, it's starting to snow, and I needed a...

Well, with the addition of my new 'toy box' to haul my go karts, the Trac lost it's job as my race kart hauler, as the new trailer gets towed with the Escalade. So now the Trac is my 'Tahoe truck', being used as a winter ride, as my ski vehicle, and for off road adventures. It's done a good...

I'm not the only one who has problems behind the wheel of a go kart... Saw this tonight on the ESPN open wheel site. I'd DIE... pay that much for it and have him do that... At least mine only cost $1200 to put back together, after paying $4700 for the kart. :rolleyes:

As some of our west coast members may know, there is a terrible wildfire burning along Angora Ridge just west of South Lake Tahoe, Ca. It started Sunday afternoon, fueled by 45 mph winds. 178 homes have been destroyed so far. I am in Sacramento, and got a call from one of my good friends...

For those that remember my post about buying a new Birel racing kart... First day out in it, I separated a rib. Ouch. I was sore, but didn't know it was damaged. Ended up racing the following weekend, couldn't breathe. Come to find out it's separated, so I took a few weeks off. This...

I got home this evening from spending the weekend in Monterey at Laguna Seca Raceway for the U.S. Sports Car Invitational with the Rolex Grand Am series and the Koni Challenge series. Thought I'd share a couple of pics... The weather was typical Monterey for spring. Freezing cold! lol...

Well, it's been a fast weekend! I got to find out how fast the Mustang will go coming down the mountain from Tahoe Friday night/Saturday morning... (130 mph) And before I start getting pelted about it, it was 3:30 in the A.M., and I was the only car around on a multilane freeway. Then I...

I went out to pay for the new kart today, so I took my camera along to take a couple of pics. I can't wait for Saturday! [Broken External Image]: [Broken External Image]: [Broken External Image]:

Well, it's new toy time again... I grew up driving 'concession' go karts in suburban Chicago, and my older step brother had a racing go kart as a teenager. I've always wanted to get into racing them, and today I took the plunge... I bought a Birel M31 125cc TaG kart. It's used, but...