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SCCA Spec Miata, starting from the back ends in crash
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Check out some of my fastest laps here: www.youtube.com Hardship during my 3rd SCCA race weekend! A stretched connecting rod in the engine during practice meant the car needed to be taken back to Premier Auto Service by owner Ed Railton, who then worked through the night in order to rebuild the engine and make it ready to race. That meant I missed qualifying and had to start in the back for Regional #5. There were about 60 cars in the race. I’m not sure how many I passed. My coach, Ric McCormick, was on the radio spotting for me. Then the 08 car missed a shift. My car has street exhaust so it’s quieter than most of the other cars. When the 08 missed his shift I thought it was mine. I looked down, saw that things were fine, and when I looked up I was on a collision course with the 08. I jinked to the outside, because the right side was filled with cars (the 08 and the 10). The 08 didn’t see me, and when he looked up from correcting his gearbox, he saw the 10 to his inside. He must have reacted by steering to the outside slightly, which was enough to punt both him and I to the outside. The first hit was very light, and it only put some tire donuts on the door. But as we spun and I came to a rest, his car hit mine in the right rear, which bent a couple suspension components. The car didn’t track straight after that and could not corner very well, so I had to retire. Fortunately the fix was fairly simple (compared to rebuilding an engine) and I was ready for qualifying in the …
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SCCA Spec Miata, starting from the back ends in crash
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Check out some of my fastest laps here: www.youtube.com Hardship during my 3rd SCCA race weekend! A stretched connecting rod in the engine during practice meant the car needed to be taken back to Premier Auto Service by owner Ed Railton, who then worked through the night in order to rebuild the engine and make it ready to race. That meant I missed qualifying and had to start in the back for Regional #5. There were about 60 cars in the race. I’m not sure how many I passed. My coach, Ric McCormick, was on the radio spotting for me. Then the 08 car missed a shift. My car has street exhaust so it’s quieter than most of the other cars. When the 08 missed his shift I thought it was mine. I looked down, saw that things were fine, and when I looked up I was on a collision course with the 08. I jinked to the outside, because the right side was filled with cars (the 08 and the 10). The 08 didn’t see me, and when he looked up from correcting his gearbox, he saw the 10 to his inside. He must have reacted by steering to the outside slightly, which was enough to punt both him and I to the outside. The first hit was very light, and it only put some tire donuts on the door. But as we spun and I came to a rest, his car hit mine in the right rear, which bent a couple suspension components. The car didn’t track straight after that and could not corner very well, so I had to retire. Fortunately the fix was fairly simple (compared to rebuilding an engine) and I was ready for qualifying in the …
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SCCA Spec Miata in ITA class at Road America – 8/14/11
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16 year old Josh Bilicki’s 2nd time in a race car, and first time driving a car at Road America. Started 16th overall, and 5th in class, worked his way up to 2nd in class, then the alternator broke so the car started sputtering and he couldn’t finish the race. Thanks to Wild Graphics out of Waukesha WI!
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Josh Bilicki at Blackhawk Farms – 2011 Fall Sprints-Spec Miata Crash
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16 year old Josh Bilicki running Spec Miata for the 2011 fall sprints. He qaulified 1st (his first pole postition ever), fell back to second, then third and was chasing down the 3rd place car when the rear end got away from him and he spun into the grass. Josh recovered and finished 4th in Spec Miata, and 5th overall.
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Brody Goble Spec Miata Footwork – Portland International Raceway
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www.brodygoble.com – A view you do not see very often. Some footwork during qualifying at PiR in Portland Oregon. This was a 1st place qualifying run out of 20 Spec Miatas. All video was shot on a GoPro Hero HD Camera. Thank you GoPro, R3 Motorsports, and Speedware Motorsports for your support!!
Autocrossing the Legacy at Miller Park during the SCCA-Milwaukee Solo Event on 6/21/09. This was my first run for the 2nd heat.The camera is mounted to the tow hook using a few washers, locking nut, and a bolt.
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Spec Miata SCCA Race – Buttonwillow Raceway – March 27, 2011
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When I’m not busy working on music, I occasionally take my Miata out to the racetrack. Qualified 8th out of 21 cars and finished 5th!! 
Maybe, just maybe I’m not quite as bad a race car driver as I used to be! SCCA spec miata race at Buttonwillow Raceway, March 27, 2011. This track has multiple configurations— this configuration is 25 CW (clockwise). stateshirt.com
SCCA Houston Autocross 3-30-08 Olympus 1030SW camera on the Photographic Tendencies Cam Mount.
pointofviewcameras.com This is tacked onto the front rollbar of the Miata. Great view of the action.
