Adrian Astorina and I were the co-event chairs for the very first CCSCC autocross event of the 2010 season. For the most part, things went well, at least when it wasn’t raining. Well, at least all of the things that I didn’t mess up. Despite some issues with getting the heats and bumps set on time, as well as some fumbles on my part in putting together the final results, things went well. [Continue reading →]
March “Who Speaks”
“Who Speaks!” So what does that mean? In these days of CCSCC’s success, no one except Jimmy Hamilton appears to remember my original CCSCC nickname. (His was “bear”). It seems in past times, when they announced my name at the awards after an event no one could pronounce “Rowe”, pronouncing it like “row”, as in “row, row, row your boat”. My father always said the people who pronounced our name as “row” were the horse thieving branch of the family. I’m sure they said just the opposite… [Continue reading →]
Ides of March Rally Report
The Ides of March Rally was a joint rally between CCSCC and the Indianapolis Region SCCA. Chuck Hanson was the rallymaster for the event.
Winter Blues Rally Report
I did not begin work on this rally until 13 days out. I began planning the day after John Li’s rally after a week in Australia and it appears I might have spent more time on the “thought experiment” that was: Right at T. Ugh. I feel like the picture at the end of this report. [Continue reading →]
February Freeze Rally Report
I kicked off the rally season for the car club by putting on a rally in the frozen depths of February. Why? If you asked me that two months ago, I probably could have answered that. Ask me now, and truth be told, I don’t know what I was thinking. Setting up the rally proved to be quite difficult, especially with the cold and the snow, but other unexpected circumstances popped up that certainly made the day more interesting for myself and the rallyists. [Continue reading →]