Well, not how I wanted to start my weekend. What was supposed to be full of working on the racecar, is now visiting the mother-in-law in the hospital in St Louis before heart surgery. We just got here after driving several hours after work.

Oooooooooh I got the race car’s mild livery update proof for approval, and I am stoked!

Persist against all odds

Absolutely disgusted with the country right now. Today’s potential productivity is gone; I’m fucking fuming.

Monday after work means it’s time to go to the shop and do racecar things.

Uuuuggghhh sore today. Spent yesterday evening on the shop floor under the racecar putting the transmission back in, plus a few other small odds-n-ends.

Me and my imaginary teammate on a track walk…

Suspension and brakes essentially done. Misplaced an axle nut, went ahead and ordered several more. Planning to drop off the fire bottle for recertification on Friday, and have to drop the trailer off for service on Thursday. Leaves plenty of time to play with my setup tools.

Quick weekend recap: New passenger door cut and installed, front suspension refreshed & installed, rear hubs replaced, clutch installed. Missing a couple pieces before I can finish up assembling the Penske shocks. Not looking forward to putting the transmission back in…

Thank God that’s over. Just need to replace a few fender liner fasteners and put the wheel back on, then it can go think about being a better-behaved truck while freezing in the snow. I’ve got racecar shit to get done next.

To the previous owners of my truck, I offer my deepest and sincerest ‘Fuck You’. The absolute dumbfuckery I’ve witnessed to get this manifold off has been unreal. Who tack welds the converter flange to the manifold studs? I’m getting this shit done tomorrow, I’ve had enough today.

Finally back in the shop to work on the truck, need to get it done… still not having fun.

Face Reveal! WRONG answers only.

Post a photo of a car you took. Wishing I was at Daytona this weekend, so here’s one from the infield in 2024.

Finally hopped back on iRacing today for the first time in months to get ready for our NASA league. Haven’t driven a GT4 car before tonight, but had a good time in our two 15 minute sprint races.

forgiving myself for not knowing that an RS model of the 968 Turbo existed since it’s one of three that left the factory, plus I’m taking a ton of delight in a livery with some whimsy www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehicles/am2...

Do ya ever wanna just be a hooligan in a mini-moto gang around town..? Just asking, no reason…

It’s like Christmas in here. New front upper control arms from Race Bushing Factory, and a crap load of brake, shock, bearing, and ball joint bits direct from Mazda. The shop is gonna be buuuuusy!

Whew it’s a massive relief to know Mazda Motorsports got my contingency paperwork the SECOND time I sent it in for processing. Was afraid the mail system would let me down again.

The truck’s right side exhaust manifold is cracked in several spots, so it’s time to replace it! Not excited to start this project at all, but I have a new toy that should make this easier…

Ope, bought more stickers.

for anyone seeking just a spark of joy today anywhere on planet earth, Rocket Bunny just debuted an Choro-Q R32 kit for a Suzuki Twin for TAS 2026 and, well, it’s sort of incredible and literally perfect www.instagram.com/p/DTO1z7rgXS...

I tend to notice when the universe throws my race car number around. I haven't been able to get the wife excited for this yet...

Is it weird to have gone into the new year with NO resolution? Like, I have no real set goals. This year is just going to be, ‘Do the best I can’ and I feel like in the times we live in, that’s enough.

Not the first day back in the office this year (last Friday was), but now it actually feels like the new year with more people here. I wanna go home.

I think the car has finally hit point where things are doing being removed. It should be nothing but preparing and installing parts from here… Yes, the shop is messy (organized chaos).

Nope, not having fun one bit.

New belt on, timing is all good.

I’m in the shop, the heat is blasting, it’s timing belt time and rear main seal time!

That was a short fun build. Now to find a spot to display it…

Need to change gears this evening. The morning and afternoon blew by with nothing to show for it. Got a couple tools printed so I can take care of the racecar’s timing belt and rear main seal this week.

Your 30s are just embrace every nerdy obsession you’ve got and stop caring what the boring NPCs think. Here’s hoping my 40s are just as good, preferably with fewer plot twists and better loot drops. 🎉🔥

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!

I didn’t hand out as many as I thought I would at MFF; still have so many of these left. Everyone that HAS gotten some have loved them though!

Today I want this 911 race car with sunset fade stripes and IT'S NUMBER 621

Kickin’ off Sunday the right way!

important

Today marks the first day of two weeks off from work! To start this momentous holiday occasion, I picked up trash out of the yard from the bins that fell over. 😩

Me: I can’t stop strongly wanting a fun-to-drive street car again. Maybe if I can focus on other fun things instead, like race car & trailer upgrades, and even fursuit things, I’ll get past it. Coworker this morning: So I just got a clean C6 vette for a great price. Me: … goddammit!

Car is ready for a mega drive

Please stop offering me pizza, I literally cannot say no, I love pizza so much

"I cant think of ideas!" Skill issue

Will have to get creative to prep for NASA Nationals next year. All the Sebring events before Nats are already sold out it seems. Grrrrrr…

I’ve lost everything…

Whhhhyyyyyyy it just keeps getting worse