Nifty in-car camera coming out soon

Came across the Re-Play XD by StableImaging.  Intro price at $189 looks very promising.  I hope to get my hands on one to give it a try.  It is a self contained Chapstick sized mini DVR that records DVD quality video onto a microSDHC Memory card. A little bird tells me that OG Racing will be carrying these as soon as they are released in mid February.

The 2010 NASA Mid Atlantic Schedule

Ok, here is the schedule for NASA.  I'll be running the Spec Boxster in GTS-2.  I hope to be ready for March 26th!

The plan is to do a few races in Porsche Club (PCA) against other Spec Boxster, but for that I will have to run on the Toyo R888 tire instead of the Hoosier R6.

Date	Track
Feb 19-20-21	VIRginia International Raceway (Full Course) HPDE 1-4, Sprint Races, Time Trials SuperComp School, Instructor Clinic, Test and Tune, Open Practice, Enduro Karting, CircuitCross
March 26-27-28	VIRginia International Raceway (Full Course) HPDE 1-4, Sprint Races, Time Trials SuperComp School, Instructor Clinic, Test and Tune, Open Practice
April 17-18	Summit Point Raceway (Main Course) HPDE 1-4, Sprint Races, Time Trials
June 19-20	HYPERFEST™ '10 Summit Point Raceway (Main Course) HPDE 1-4, Sprint Races, Time Trials
July 23-24-25	VIRginia International Raceway (Full Course) HPDE 1-4, Sprint Races, Time Trials SuperComp School, Instructor Clinic, Test and Tune, Open Practice,Grassroots Motorsports Ultimate Track Car Challenge
August 21-22	Summit Point Raceway (Main Course) HPDE 1-4, Sprint Races, Time Trials
October 8-9-10	OKTOBERFAST VIRginia International Raceway (Full Course) HPDE 1-4, Sprint Races, SuperComp School, Instructor Clinic, Test and Tune, Open Practice
November 6-7	Summit Point Raceway (Main Course) HPDE 1-4, Time Trials

Personal Safety Gear

Stopped by OG Racing to see Brian and to test fit a racing suit one more time.

I ended up going with a Sparco Sprint Suit, SFI 3.2A/5 rating.

Hopefully this will serve me well and hold up fairly well.

Gaining Headroom

One would think that building a race car you will fit in it pretty much the same as when it is a street car.

But no, it is not to be so simple.  It seems that unless you want the top of your helmet banging around on some of the safety cage tubes you need to seriously lower your seating position.  I am 5'9" tall and didn't think it would even be an issue for me.

Thankfully, Kent at PCW has run into this before and has a solution ready to go.  He unwelds the factory seat pan which is over 2 inches high and custom makes a new low profile seat pan.

 Before: Factory Seat Pan with stock seat sliders

Side profile of Factory Seat Pan, OEM sliders add considerable height as well

After: custom seat pan that lowers seat to the floor and provides multiple attachment points

 At the end it is good for an additional 3+ inches above your head

Finished Cage

Kent has been busy working on my Boxster over the holidays.
After a lot of measuring, cutting and welding....