index

Karts Are Race Cars, Not Toys
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

My motto:
"Go fast.... don't wreck!"

I like international sportscar racing, and building 1/24 scale models of race cars. I don't get to race anymore. The responsiblities of a family have curtailed that activity. But I still follow racing closely and favor professional sportscar racing. I keep up with CART, NASCAR, and F1 as well.
I'm a graphic designer by trade but a rookie when it comes to web authoring. This is "a work in progress".

I began racing karts way back in 1977. I started out with a second hand Margay and McCulloch 100cc 2-stroke. A good friend sold me the kart and prepared the engine. We raced at a local track that was configured as a road course, roughly a 1/4 mile in length. We had a limited amount of success on a relatively low budget (we never told our wives how much we really spent). But for local, weekly racing, we had a lot of fun.

My Favorite Links:

Mulsanne's Corner - A terrific resource for pictures and technical information on endurance prototype race cars.

DailySportsCar - It's probably my favorite internet news magazine featuring sportscar racing around the world and great racing photography.

FastDetails - This website is operated by Tim Crete, a racing photgrapher.

1987, 1988, 1989 Senior-Box Stock-Briggs Champion, Columbiana, Ohio

One year we ran a regional, eight race series sponsored by Wiseco Pistons. We did O.K. We didn't run brand new tires at every race and campaigned two karts, spending $3600.00 for the season. Of course, this was 20 years ago. But you can't beat a kart for cheap, fast fun.
I highly recommend karting for anyone that is interested in getting a start in racing of any kind.

(To be continued...)

ALMS Fan Forum - Where sportscar racing fans come to discuss the current and future state of the sport.

Matt's Racin' Page - My son's racing oriented 2000 season page. There are lots of good photos he took at Road Atlanta that year.

Comments? Hate mail?

The Death of a Race Track

Bridgehampton, on Long Island, NY, was where I got my introduction to sports car racing. Currently, the property is being developed into a golf course. The track lived under this threat for at least ten years and it has finally succumbed to the inevitable. "Click" to see an aerial photo of the new golf course with a track diagram overlay.

This neat photo was taken by my son just before sundown during the 1999 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. It was not electronically altered in any way. This is the way it came out of the camera.

Seen in the paddock at the 2000 Petit Le Mans. I think this was the Chamberlain semi-trailer. Note the interesting spelling of "opperate".

"Click" on the green light to see more.

You are guest number

Thanks for visiting.