Bummer

I guess you can't win them all! I went to Lime Rock Park for the Grand Am Koni Challenge race this past weekend with hopes of getting some much needed media and drivers points. The weather was beautiful and things looked bright. I did the first practice session and it was fine...we had some air in the brake lines so I needed to drive around that but it was my first time there so I just needed to learn the track. After my session we bled the brakes and put some fresher tires on for my co-drivers session. He had alot of experience here so I was hoping to learn from him. He went out and got progressively faster until he lost it in T10 and went head on into the wall at 90+ MPH. Basically that ended our weekend and the car. Oh well I hope the car is repaired in time for Mid Ohio in about 4 weeks! I wanted to go to Mosport and still could if someone would step up to the plate and sponsor me (obviously I would be driving a different car)! The GSM Motorsports/Bildon GTI is an awesome machine and I look forward to racing it. The team is top notch and the car is extremely well prepared. It was a shame to see it go into the wall. But as always when it is repaired it will be better than new...if it is totalled then a new one will be built.

Laguna Seca

Well just got back from Laguna Seca California...It was beautiful out there although it was a little cold. I was working on the Roar Racing RX8's and got word that I was to drive the one we were trying to fix. We worked our tails off to make it get around the track (the car was spun and wrecked at Homestead by some overzealous Acuras...) and we got it ready just in time for the race...we limped around in practice and qualifying to try and get a feel for the car and the track. The motor had too many races on it and since this was more of a test than a race we figured why not. When race time came we did pretty good considering the circumstances...the RX8's handling is incredible! our team car was leading for a while and we just tried to get thru the race clean. That came to an end when one of the Subaru Legacy's tried a dive bomb pass in the last turn...hit me in the door really hard. Hard enough to move his frame rail into his timing cover and destroy his engine. We were fine and just had to pit to fix the hanging trim pieces. We continued on to finish 13th. Not bad for just testing a car with a weak motor and stock diff...I can see how these cars could win (RX8).

I am now off to Lime Rock Park in CT. I barely have enough money to do this and without any sponsors I think this will be my last race. I will continue to market myself and try but this is a real expensive sport. I sold my business to pursue this and now the money has dried up. I may have a few opportunities to drive here and there but there is more to this thing than driving. I want to bring attention to the Trevor Project and make a difference in todays closed minded world.

Update! Update!

Well I just got back from VIR (Virginia International Raceway) testing the GSM/Bildon GTI that we are racing at Lime Rock Park in Conneticut. The car was great and I learned a track I have never driven. The track is one of the best I have ever seen! Rolling hills and blind challenging corners that are taken at real high speeds! The surrounding area is beautiful. I only did 2 sessions, 7 laps and 9 laps so I never turned a competitive time, but I did get to know the track...

The next update is I am going to Laguna Seca in California (5/16-5/20)! I am crewing for the Roar Racing RX8's and maybe driving one if the stars and moons line up properly.

I have much good press lately and am making a big effort to make this thing work, but it looks like I may have to put Pro racing "back in the closet". I have had no results as for companies that want to support my cause. It is a real shame because we were making big strides with this program. If anyone reading this knows of any companies that want to get involved in this unique opportunity, please let me know!!!

Evan

Next Step

Ok my next race will be at Lime Rock Park in Conneticut on May 25-28 in Grand Am Cup (Koni ST). This will be my first time there so I will need to be up to speed pretty quickly! I will be driving the GSM Motorsports/Bildon GTI again...one fast car! We will have our work ahead of us setting it up for this unique track but we were able to dial in the GTI for Homestead starting with a clean sheet. I recieved alot of info on setting it up for this track from some friends up there so look out!