Category: Life in the Paddock

When we got word last year that an enthusiastic, motivated young person was working to put a Sprite with race history back to the 60s back on track our ears perked up. The Sprite-Midget group certainly comes to the track with gusto, you bet, but at 56 this author is one of the youngest drivers… Continue reading Welcoming Evan

Friday, September 13, 2024Written by Loren Campbell, Sprite-Midget Challenge driver After a successful Thursday test and tune day, Sam and I arrive at Road America for the 7:00 AM driver’s meeting on Friday, with the first group session scheduled for 9:45. Oil, fuel, lug nuts done the previous evening, all that remains to be done… Continue reading Get Ready to Race

by Brian Volkert Got a Race Wrench? Most low-budget vintage racers have one. Maybe under a different name but they’re there. ‘Race Wrench’ is the name for that compatriot who is there to help, cajole and coach your vintage racing experience. Different than paid professional help or fellow racer(s), they contribute immeasurable hours to help… Continue reading Race Wrench

My path to the paddock for my first weekend of racing was far more complicated, convoluted, and painful than I ever imagined when I began it in early in 2017. That’s a tale for another place. Through some haphazard combination of stubbornness, determination, grace, going with the flow, luck, and a boatload of help, I… Continue reading My First Race Weekend