Category Archives: Star Mazda Formula 3

The Rookie Report: August 10, 2010 – Sebring, Darlington, and Real Life

My life may be getting a lot busier…. Just a quick update on Monday and Tuesday. Monday night I ran some Test and Practice laps at Darlington Raceway and out of all the setups I tried I think I like … Continue reading

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The Rookie Report: August 8, 2010 – Star-Crossed Roadies

Remember that old saying: “Know when to say when…” As it turns out, my idea that I came up with yesterday was a good one. That was the one where I said after I completed one or two races in … Continue reading

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The Rookie Report: August 6, 2010 – Road (Trip Across) America

What a difference a day makes! Last time I was at Road America for a race, I really didn’t like this place. That was on Wednesday. Then after a night of running the trucks at Richmond I was back again … Continue reading

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The Rookie Report: August 4, 2010 – Driving Like a Rookie

It’s not starting off to be a good week… Tonight I went road racing at Road America in the Star Mazda. Actually I had a Time Trial, a Qualifying session, and a Race. The Time Trial went OK… I found … Continue reading

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The Rookie Report: August 2, 2010 – Road Trip!

Season 3 is under way! I’ve been practicing for my C-License cars during the off week between seasons, and tonight was an opportunity to put what I had learned to the test in at least one of these cars, the … Continue reading

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The Rookie Report: Week In Review – August 2, 2010

This week’s review is simple. I didn’t participate in any sanctioned series. All I did was test the truck for Richmond and test the Star Mazda for Road America. When Season 3 starts up later tonight, I will begin working … Continue reading

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The Rookie Report: July 30, 2010 – All Over the Map…

Today was to have been a road course day in the Star Mazda at Road America. I did a bit of that, but after finding myself still woefully slow at this track and not being able to locate any other … Continue reading

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The Rookie Report: July 28, 2010 – Road America Test

New updates to the sim… same tricky places on the track… Today was patch day. The patch for Season 3 came out and changed some cosmetic and functional things in the simulator. Today was also a day slated for Star … Continue reading

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The Rookie Report: July 26, 2010 – Tests, tests, and more tests…

I haven’t had this many tests in one day since my college finals… So this week begins in earnest the testing for Season 3, getting familiar with the Chevy Silverado and the Star Mazda car for the Class-C license races. … Continue reading

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