This year was hard…really really hard. So hard that after race #2 of the final weekend at Heartland I kind of felt done… I wished I had listened to my gut and followed this instinct because on green flag of race #3 an overanxious and inexperienced driver decided to be overaggressive and send me straight…
Another one lap in the books! This one had some real highlights as I got my first top 10 finish on the wet skidpad and my best track event finish of 15th at Hallet! Luckily no breakdowns this year as the car performed flawlessly. The drive from Hallet to Topeka was the sketchiest I’ve ever…
And he’s BACK! After 2 years of craziness and lots of wheel to wheel under his racing belt, Brian came to hang and share some time with us. Can’t appreciate him enough for showing…
My second “season” in GLTC and probably the last one of driving the car to the track!
See last year’s season/road trip here: 2020: The Alternative Adventure(s)
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This was a tough year but we made it…and made the longest transit on a One Lap for me from Dallas to Atlanta after breaking down at Eagles Canyon. Always an adventure and it’s amazing to have good friends like Mark and Howard to come save the day!
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We talk with One Lap of America buddy Brian Defrees about driving the same car in rallycross, OLOA, and now Gridlife Touring Cup, motorcycle racing, his need to get away from home, and why he smiles so damn much.
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Well… this wasn’t supposed to happen. I was supposed to be writing about the rugged Alaska wilderness… an adventure with no dog and only two wheels but what happened instead was a really incredible and memorable one. I was supposed to take a sabbatical and head to Alaska on my DRZ400 supermoto bike but coronavirus…
I was scrolling through one of my social media feeds one day and saw a rallycross buddy was looking for additional drivers for the upcoming Champcar 8-hour enduro at Harris Hill Raceway in San Marcos Texas.
I had been tempted to join since you technically don’t need anything but a valid drivers’ license but always felt…
“You brought a knife to a gunfight” – is what the rookie coach told me after my first Wheel-to-wheel race. “You are officially a Gridlife Touring Cup Driver, you passed!” is what he said before that.
Almost a week later, I’m still buzzing from how exciting the entire weekend was, it almost felt like a dream…
