...I am still here.
What have I been up too over the winter?
Fixing a Saturn 3.0L engine, that will not be fixed. (a blog feature coming up soon)
Driving a van around at 11mpg and $4.00 a gallon
Planning a wedding / honeymoon / being in love (mushy...isn't it!?)
Some go-kart racing
Some minor home improvements
Trying to stay warm
Serving on the Waterford Hills BoD
Working too much on new projects at work
Family and friends, outing/events/gatherings
Talking to potential sponsors
What does the future hold?
Scrapping a Saturn...or beating it with a bat...or entering it in a demo derby :-)
What else?
Getting married, going on a honeymoon to Italy, and relaxing
And your racing plans?
Minimum...one race, renting a....oh I can't give it away can I?...This driver has been humbled at the offers.
Derby?...probably not...well...if the Saturn doesn't work out...the racing budget has (mostly) became the wedding budget...LOL. But I have a few cars to scrap...thus adding to the racing budget. ;-)
Wedding is April 30th...CAN NOT WAIT!
Not sure if I will post between now and the wedding...probably not until we return for Italy!
Hope all is well in your worlds out there...until next time.
Be safe and keep it on the road. God Bless!
Friday, April 15, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
NASCAR quick hits
Mr. Bayne...congrats...nothing like winning a race in a famous car in just your second start on NASCAR's biggest stage. I am super jealous...LOL.
Special K'S Big Brother Brian.
Congrats to you as well. Making the big race in a 5 year old car. That is like qualifying on the pole for a AS race...in my ITB Mustang...LOL.
The spring started creeping in and then...BAM! Hello winter.
Hope you are all behaving yourself this winter and getting ready for the spring...and race season!
Be safe and keep it on the road!
Special K'S Big Brother Brian.
Congrats to you as well. Making the big race in a 5 year old car. That is like qualifying on the pole for a AS race...in my ITB Mustang...LOL.
The spring started creeping in and then...BAM! Hello winter.
Hope you are all behaving yourself this winter and getting ready for the spring...and race season!
Be safe and keep it on the road!
Friday, February 4, 2011
Happy Birthday
TF American Racing would like to wish Team Driver Tom Forst a very happy 29th birthday!
Only 85 days until the wedding day!
Only 85 days until the wedding day!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Waterford Hills race date change
Vintage weekend is now July 29-31, not in August. I can not wait to watch!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Happy New Year, Hello 2011
From everyone at TF American Racing, Happy New Year. Hellio 2011.
I have had a wonderful year driving Old Glory at Waterford Hills with all the wonderful people. (Merritt, Bob, Billy Bob, Jim, Randy, Vern, Dorothy, Al, Chris, Lyn, Rich, JB, Brian, Jeff, Kristen, Liz, Ralph, Bruce, Vaughan, Kris, Charlie, Jim, Joel, John, Lee, David, Laura, Doug, Becky, Brenda, Bruce, Mary, Andy and everyone else I missed)
I can not thank my crew, friends and family for their support and late hours
(Dad, Mom, Alan, Cathy, Kelly, Jason, Andrea, Scott, Bryan, Michelle, Kenny, Jason, Billy Bob, Tim, Dave)
And of course, the best thing that has EVER happened to me...my lovely fiancee Jenna.
Cheers to 2011 and another great and joyful year. God Bless.
I have had a wonderful year driving Old Glory at Waterford Hills with all the wonderful people. (Merritt, Bob, Billy Bob, Jim, Randy, Vern, Dorothy, Al, Chris, Lyn, Rich, JB, Brian, Jeff, Kristen, Liz, Ralph, Bruce, Vaughan, Kris, Charlie, Jim, Joel, John, Lee, David, Laura, Doug, Becky, Brenda, Bruce, Mary, Andy and everyone else I missed)
I can not thank my crew, friends and family for their support and late hours
(Dad, Mom, Alan, Cathy, Kelly, Jason, Andrea, Scott, Bryan, Michelle, Kenny, Jason, Billy Bob, Tim, Dave)
And of course, the best thing that has EVER happened to me...my lovely fiancee Jenna.
Cheers to 2011 and another great and joyful year. God Bless.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from TF American Racing. I hope your time is filled with family, friends and memories, new and old. God Bless
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Race schedule for next year
TF American Racing driver Tom is looking for rental opportunities for the 2011 race season. Feel free to contact him at anytime.
The Waterford Hills Road Racing schedule has been released. Here are the dates.
Race 1: May 7-8
Race 2: June 4-5
Race 3: June 25-26
Race 4: July 16-17
Race 5: August 27-28
Race 6: October 1-2
Vintage Race: August 12-14
Tom is happy to see the Vintage race is back. Should be a great weekend.
The Waterford Hills Road Racing schedule has been released. Here are the dates.
Race 1: May 7-8
Race 2: June 4-5
Race 3: June 25-26
Race 4: July 16-17
Race 5: August 27-28
Race 6: October 1-2
Vintage Race: August 12-14
Tom is happy to see the Vintage race is back. Should be a great weekend.
Friday, December 10, 2010
What is the world coming to?
Four cylinder engines in Formula One. WOW!
What's next? NASCAR to six cylinder engines?
http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/36209.html
What's next? NASCAR to six cylinder engines?
http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/36209.html
Friday, December 3, 2010
Snow, driving the tow van, working on Old Glory and just smiling
Hello December,
It was nice of God to let winter in easy on us this year (minus Buffalo, NY of course). Nice to see snow coming down to start December and not dumping on us. The Holiday season is the time of year that is TF American Racing's second favorite next to, of course, racing season. There is nothing like a warm fireplace, friends and families, and where we are just happy to be us for a while.
Looking back at this year, I still just shake my head and smile. Had the time of my life. I finished 2nd in ITB points at Waterford Hills, with two vastly different cars, finished 20th in overall points, and went to a new track (Mid-Ohio) and finish 5th out of 12 cars in ITB! I can not wait to go back there. True I wrecked Old Glory, but that is life, somethings you want to hit the brakes of life and nothing happens, same is true for Old Glory I guess...LOL. Or is it sometimes you are the bug other times you are the windshield?
It seems forever since I was on the track. Usually around March, I kind of get this bottled up energy and butterflies in the stomach thinking about racing. This year it has hit early. Where is the car, I want to go racin'?!
Tom has not worked on Old Glory very much since "The wreck heard 'round Waterford Hills 2010" (maybe the name is a little over the top?) other then changing some tires and pulling the mangled fenders and front bumper off. Tom will eventually start pulling some parts off. Trim, doors, destroyed windshield, etc... Tom has been busy with, house remodeling, wedding planning and that little thing called work that keeps the bills paid (But it gets such in the way of life). Tom also has been volunteering his time on Wednesday nights, being the official "Cook to feed hungry high schoolers for youth group at St. Daniel's". Most times prior to Waterford Hill meetings. All that keeps me busy and out of trouble.
In other news, prior to Tom and Jenna's trip up to Petoskey (where Tom proposed), the official "daily driver"/"transport to get the parts from the part store you broke on the racecar" of TF American Racing, a 2005 Saturn L300, had a $8 part break, resulting in $900 in damage. Ouch! The Saturn is still under repair. The Official neighbor/friend/local mechanic of TF American Racing, Tim, has it in his garage and has the valves replace. The tough part is trying to get the broken bolt out of the block. That bolt broke which held on the timing belt idler pulley, then resulting in a shredded timing belt (new only 6 weeks prior) and then smashing valves.
So the official "tow vehicle" of TF American Racing, a 2002 Chevy 2500 Cargo Van has been the transportation for Tom to get to and from work and around town. At a whopping 12 miles to the gallon, it has been no so fun on the check book. But I have learned more people get out of my way in a big cargo van then my car. Who knew?!
Until next time.
God Bless, be safe and keep it on the road
It was nice of God to let winter in easy on us this year (minus Buffalo, NY of course). Nice to see snow coming down to start December and not dumping on us. The Holiday season is the time of year that is TF American Racing's second favorite next to, of course, racing season. There is nothing like a warm fireplace, friends and families, and where we are just happy to be us for a while.
Looking back at this year, I still just shake my head and smile. Had the time of my life. I finished 2nd in ITB points at Waterford Hills, with two vastly different cars, finished 20th in overall points, and went to a new track (Mid-Ohio) and finish 5th out of 12 cars in ITB! I can not wait to go back there. True I wrecked Old Glory, but that is life, somethings you want to hit the brakes of life and nothing happens, same is true for Old Glory I guess...LOL. Or is it sometimes you are the bug other times you are the windshield?
It seems forever since I was on the track. Usually around March, I kind of get this bottled up energy and butterflies in the stomach thinking about racing. This year it has hit early. Where is the car, I want to go racin'?!
Tom has not worked on Old Glory very much since "The wreck heard 'round Waterford Hills 2010" (maybe the name is a little over the top?) other then changing some tires and pulling the mangled fenders and front bumper off. Tom will eventually start pulling some parts off. Trim, doors, destroyed windshield, etc... Tom has been busy with, house remodeling, wedding planning and that little thing called work that keeps the bills paid (But it gets such in the way of life). Tom also has been volunteering his time on Wednesday nights, being the official "Cook to feed hungry high schoolers for youth group at St. Daniel's". Most times prior to Waterford Hill meetings. All that keeps me busy and out of trouble.
In other news, prior to Tom and Jenna's trip up to Petoskey (where Tom proposed), the official "daily driver"/"transport to get the parts from the part store you broke on the racecar" of TF American Racing, a 2005 Saturn L300, had a $8 part break, resulting in $900 in damage. Ouch! The Saturn is still under repair. The Official neighbor/friend/local mechanic of TF American Racing, Tim, has it in his garage and has the valves replace. The tough part is trying to get the broken bolt out of the block. That bolt broke which held on the timing belt idler pulley, then resulting in a shredded timing belt (new only 6 weeks prior) and then smashing valves.
So the official "tow vehicle" of TF American Racing, a 2002 Chevy 2500 Cargo Van has been the transportation for Tom to get to and from work and around town. At a whopping 12 miles to the gallon, it has been no so fun on the check book. But I have learned more people get out of my way in a big cargo van then my car. Who knew?!
Until next time.
God Bless, be safe and keep it on the road
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