When Hershel McGriff started his racing career in 1948 little did he know that it would continue through seven decades of time, involve thousands of miles of driving race cars, generate records that perhaps can never be broken, create the need to retire not once or twice but three times from the sport that he loves so [...]
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The Ageless Hershel McGriff
The title of this writing says it all. "The Ageless Hershel " ! At the age of 81 Hershel is back at NASCAR racing at Portland International Raceway this weekend. It has been filled with excitement, disappointment and more excitement for this author. This weekend in Portland Oregon the race fans are being treated [...]
First hand account of race track safety !
Have you ever wondered about those funny looking suits the race drivers wear, you know the ones with all of the advertising on them. Maybe that's the ticket, maybe they are just a good place for a sponsor to put their logo. Well let me tell you, they are very useful for much more than [...]
Life is Good at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2009 !
What does a good cigar, a glass of good cold beer, a huge crowd of people, lots of noise and excitement have in common – simple – The 24 Hours of Le Mans. WOW what a show the cars and drivers put on this year. Beauty on the race track is about the only way to [...]
Portland Intl. Raceway with the Corvette
First let me apologize for taking so long to get this article done, I am a bit technology challenged and had to figure out how to publish the first practice video of the car. I have finally figured it out. Therefore, without further hesitation, I bring you my first practice laps in the Chevrolet Corvette at [...]
Racing Priorities………….What are they ?
There are many things that have to be taken into consideration when building a competitive race car, some more important than others………………… The priority for any race car is driver comfort and safety. While it is important to have lots of horse power and good brakes in a road racing car such as our Corvette, [...]
2009 Sponsor Party
Following the tradition started by our good friend Christophe Schwartz for the Le Mans Classic events, our 2009 Sponsor Party was a success. On Friday evening we hosted our 2009 Sponsor party in the airplane hanger owned by team driver Jeff Powell. All those in attendance had a good time, got to meet the drivers [...]
Our New Racing Corvette
Our new Corvette race car is really something ! This is its younger cousin in Le Mans: Now that the racing season in almost upon us here in the Northwest portion of the US, we are getting our new Corvette ready to go. Today we have the sponsor party, I'll update you more next week [...]
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