You want to get involved in some sort of motorsports but you’re dead broke and the car you’re driving has 90 horsepower on a good day, and that’s downhill. You’re in luck! There is an event perfect for you. Enter a Coursemarker/Gimmick Rallye, where the challenge isn’t who has the best ride, but who has the best mind. Coursemarker/Gimmick rallyes are events where a driver and a navigator use a set of instructions to drive through a predetermined course on public roads. The instructions are littered with gimmicks to trick teams into driving on the “incorrect” course as opposed to the “correct” one where points are gained by finding coursemarkers. These coursemarkers may give you more instructions (and possibly more gimmicks) along the rallye. First one to the finish line is usually the loser. There is no speed component to gimmick rallyes. It’s like ole Wyatt Earp said, “Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.”

Continue reading Racer Boy: Coursemarker/Gimmick Rallyes – How to drive around lost for three hours and win a trophy doing it.

On the left coast, Eyesore Racing picked up the overall win at the ChumpCar race at the Streets of Willow Springs driving a $500 Mazda Miata.

And in Florida, Action Express Racing picked up the 24 Hours at Daytona overall win in their $500,000 Porsche.
Continue reading Checkered Flag at both ChumpCar and Daytona

On the West Coast, Krider Racing was in a heated podium battle as the sun came up during the ChumpCar World Series at the Streets of Willow Springs, unfortunately, what was heated was the motor. Blown head gasket three hours before the finish. Even with the Integra parked and leaking, Krider Racing may squeek out a top ten finish. Eyesore Racing in their Miata lead the ChumpCar race with an hour to go.

On the East Coast, Patrick Dempsey is looking at a top ten finish in his RX-8 at the 24 hours of Daytona (that is if his head gasket can hold on a bit longer). The Camaros are leading the GT class.

Rob Krider puts the Big Sausage Pizza Delivery Acura Integra into second place, after some blistering fast pit stops from the Krider Racing crew, as the sun set at ChumpCar on the West Coast. Patrick Dempsey leads a group of GT cars through the rain at Daytona in “the show” on the East Coast.

As the sun set at Daytona, Ganassi’s Riley, driven by Montoya, Dixon and Franchitti leads the DP class at the 24 at Daytona. At the Streets of Willow Springs, Eyesore Racing in their turbo charged Miata leads the ChumpCar race.

This weekend in beautiful Daytona Florida on the East Coast, The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is being held and million dollar machines are being flogged around the track by celebrities like Patrick Dempsey.

Also this weekend in the desert of Southern California on the West Coast the ChumpCar World Series is being run at the Streets of Willow Springs and $500 machines are being flogged around the track by people you’ve probably never heard of.

Speed Sport Life is going to try to give you live updates of both races as the weekend unfolds.
Continue reading Two Days, Two Coasts, Two Men, Two Races

There is that car down the street that has been sitting stagnant in that guy’s front yard for way too long. The left rear tire is flat, but other than that, the car appears to be in pretty good shape. Your buddy from high school, the one who got a C in metal shop, says if you buy the car he’ll weld a cage in it. You go down to talk to the guy to see what he wants for the car. His wife answers the door and says if you get “that piece of crap” out of their yard it’s yours to keep. You just scored a car for free, but because she couldn’t find the paperwork, you can’t register it for the street. Now what? Well, the ChumpCar World Series, the endurance racing series for $500 cars, is coming to a track near your town. Grab your Costco sockets and get to work. You’re about to become a racecar driver!
Continue reading Racer Boy: ChumpCar Claimer Road Racing

The number 112 red Mazda RX-7 got it done at ChumpCar with a huge gain at the end of the race picking up first place and a thousand dollars at the Infineon race on Sunday.

Continue reading Mazda Wins ChumpCar Sunday

The Krider Racing /Speed Sport Life Nissan Sentra is leading the Sunday ChumpCar race at Infineon.

Continue reading ChumpCar: Speed Sport Life is Leading!

Team TSR is leading the early hours of the ChumpCar race at Infineon. These guys are on their third motor of the weekend, and this particular engine was a Cash For Clunkers rebuild. Outstanding!

After a full day of racing its time to rebuild brakes, tell tall tales, and swap motors for the next ChumpCar race, a seven hour enduro on Sunday at Infineon.

Continue reading Saturday Night at ChumpCar