2012 started with a 1000 mile roundtrip to Buschur Racing in Ohio in lots of snow and ice. Out of that trip we yeilded up updated setup, tune and a new primary sponsor. Shortly thereafter we headed on a near 1400 mile round-trip for my first ever trip to Road Atlanta with help from my Dad as a co-pilot. Then the car was further gutted and turned over to Izzy's in STL for a proper 6pt cage. After some teething issues which forced me to rent a car to complete COMP school in April I had my w2w license!
The next few events were spent feeling out the dynamics of the #929Evo over the course of a 25-35min sprint race; in a single word: HEAT! Several upgrades over the rest of the year were made to handle the heat both inside and outside of the car.
2012 yielded my first podiums & trophies from both Sprint races and Endurance Racing. The latter courtesy of a GP Racing Products rented E3 Miata where I turned nearly 70 laps at Putnam. We also set our first PTA track record.
Some major changes on the personal side of life kicked off in April and really changed the scope of the year. These somewhat played into my decision to officially put up the #929Evo for sale. With the fall approaching and some aggressive pricing I was able to find a new home for the car in early September. After that I wrapped up the year with 1 additional rental in a Chumpcar.
2012 yielded a total of 13 days on track. 10 days in the #929Evo and 3 days in rentals. In all I competed in 6 different classes (TTA, TTS, ST2, PTA, E0, Chumpcar) in 3 different cars.
Details involved in preparing, choosing and competing in various wheel-2-wheel events mainly in the Midwest both in my previously owned 2006 Mitsubishi Evolution IX and other racecar rentals!
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