tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80236570494108219952011-12-21T14:15:10.096-08:00This blog will cover all of our adventures on and off the track.Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.comBlogger2631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-47608372002211869632011-11-01T09:53:00.000-07:002011-11-01T09:53:07.065-07:00

Not much has been said about this since this problem has been around for quite a while - we have been having an issue with valve float for about the last year. It's been affecting the car and has been gradually getting worse. The first time we really were affected by this was as early as the San Diego Tour back in March/April time frame. Going uphill at Qualcomm in third gear because you can't

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-14034241862709223422011-09-14T19:43:00.000-07:002011-09-14T19:43:30.722-07:00

Since the race wasn't very fruitful, we now get to have some fun with old friends at the awards banquet. It's at a new place that is about 20 minutes away from the Embassy Suites, seemingly out in the middle of nowhere. Our friends are there and we dig in to the food and mingle a little. I'll let the photos speak for themselves. Thank you to everybody that provided the candid shots ;-) This

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-1358602021959044942011-09-14T19:34:00.000-07:002011-09-14T19:34:00.057-07:00

Day 2 shows up nice and dry. The forecast is that it will be in the 90's today with no rain. Today, we run on the East course, which is more similar to what we usually see in California. This is going to be another fun day. The morning starts out the same, I'm on the opposite course in Heat 1 helping my daughter in her go kart. It's very exciting being a parent watching them go out to race. At

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-90452670917702609802011-09-14T19:20:00.000-07:002011-09-14T19:20:28.079-07:00

Boy, this is an interesting start to Nationals. I'm woken up at around 3am by a large racket outside the hotel. I get up and take a look and it's pouring cats and dogs. I can also see lightning in the sky. I wonder how the event will turn out. It turns out that the rain had sorta stopped by morning. However the rain stopped late enough that the ground was still very wet. Neelu was running on the

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-34976995951595315032011-09-14T19:07:00.000-07:002011-09-14T19:07:04.340-07:00

Monday is day 0 for us. Time to get the car unpacked, check for damage from the trip out from California, get the car tech'd and then head off to our practice sessions. The unpacking and inspection is uneventful. The car appears to have arrived undamaged. While we are tech and registration, we start running into friends from the East Coast and start chatting. It makes waiting in line for tech a

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-70336031205173041732011-08-28T15:32:00.001-07:002011-08-28T15:32:07.661-07:00

Jason is using the latest in hi-tech video equipment to watch his video - a Bridgestone hat hooked on to the seat. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneLocation:E Sky Harbor Blvd,Phoenix,United States

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-77577292578658790722011-08-28T14:58:00.001-07:002011-08-28T14:58:06.795-07:00

We have made it as far as Phoenix AZ. Short transit here and then off to Omaha. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhoneLocation:E Sky Harbor Blvd,Phoenix,United States

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-31936203127794011642011-08-28T13:11:00.001-07:002011-08-28T13:11:58.875-07:00

We are at the Ontario airport waiting for our flight to Omaha and then on to Lincoln to join our friends. Time to play shortly. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-20792990520705538632011-08-24T10:47:00.001-07:002011-08-24T10:47:40.986-07:00

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-82830682621381861902011-08-15T16:34:00.000-07:002011-08-23T10:51:59.120-07:00

photo by Vladimir Boyko Wowee, I can't believe it's actually almost time. This is the last race before we pack up for Lincoln Nebraska. Jason has been working really hard on making sure the car is in tip top shape for the upcoming trip to Nebraska. We already know that the car will not make it on to the transporter without damaging something and we'll have to raise the car, just to get on the

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-26346235030932212142011-07-25T16:20:00.000-07:002011-08-20T16:11:12.933-07:00

This was a fun practice event. As part of giving back to the school district where my kids go to school, a ride in the Bridgestone Civic was auctioned off at a local fundraiser. The lucky winner was Jan Iceland, a member of the Oak Park School Board. She brought her husband and 2 nieces along for the ride. We contacted our sponsors - Bridgestone to let them know that we had generous winners of

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-1958024314869324432011-07-18T15:52:00.000-07:002011-08-02T23:45:24.386-07:00

Our morning starts early. Jason and I are there right at 6 am when the site opened to get things going. We had to check signage, make sure the porta-potties have been located to the correct place, all elements are still intact and start building the full course. We also had to get registration set up, brief the instructors, give the drivers meeting and handle other logistical issues that may crop

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-53024952965652441322011-07-15T22:30:00.000-07:002011-07-27T09:02:57.196-07:00

Talk about trial by fire. The wonderful folks over at Top Gear USA were running behind schedule or something and even though they were aware of our confirmed use of El Toro since February, they needed to use the site for the weekend and requested that we change our schedule on Wednesday before the school. After an emergency board meeting, it was decided that the school would not move and we

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-46684386462494084292011-07-10T21:57:00.000-07:002011-07-10T21:57:23.386-07:00

Well, it's been a busy few weeks. It seemed like a long time ago when we first talked about this. Lisa Severy, our regular autocross school chair is going to be away and Jason and I will be co-chairing this event. We have big shoes to fill, following in Lisa's footsteps. The school is this coming weekend, which also happens to be the same weekend that the I-405 is going to be closed from the 10

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-80070169272936117602011-06-27T08:43:00.000-07:002011-07-10T21:50:33.091-07:00

Woo yee, I've been looking forward to this event for a long time. A chance to play on home turf at one of my favorite events. The course was set up by a 'guest' designer from Arizona who doesn't usually have such a big lot to play on. This time he put together a course that ended up being 1.8 miles in length. Even by our large lot standards, this was a big course. Our car is working well and

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-84682386433475003202011-06-13T12:03:00.000-07:002011-06-15T12:15:18.945-07:00

For many years now, this event has been held on Fathers Day. This year, it was not. However, with a limited number of local events left before Nationals, this event was particularly crowded with SCCA drivers getting their cars ready for Nationals. Based on our last outing, additional changes were needed to bring the car back in to balance. After consulting with the local experts, we came

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-48527416915005404682011-05-23T11:45:00.000-07:002011-06-18T23:47:38.738-07:00

We went in to this May practice @ Autoclub Speedway with some changes ready to be tested. Since we had only made changes at one end of the car, it was expected that the car may not be balanced with the changes. Autoclub Speedway is a bumpy lot and it's hard to say if the changes made here are representative elsewhere. During the Saturday practice, we tried all kinds of shock settings and ended

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-88115662194503876502011-05-15T22:59:00.000-07:002011-05-23T23:41:18.614-07:00

Wowee, we get to play at a new venue - the Santa Anita Raceway in Arcadia. On top of that, Jason has volunteered to do the course design with the following criteria - straightforward for novices, drivers will probably be in RWD vehicles with about 300+ HP, the course should flow clockwise and have a showcase turn for spectators in the NE corner.Jason puts together a great course using some simple

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-90975918810179135452011-05-01T21:13:00.000-07:002011-05-05T09:13:18.354-07:00

There was some concern that the day was going to start out like it did at practice yesterday - winds gusting to 65 mph and cones blowing over. Instead, we had a calm morning that was interrupted by road closures for a local marathon, which set off a mad scramble to find a way to get around the event and to El Toro.A local LAPD babysitter proved to be most useful. We still arrive early enough to

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-28247372942003918222011-04-10T19:37:00.000-07:002011-04-15T15:59:03.261-07:00

The weather starts out cool, but it's a nice day and it is warming up quickly. Even though we started running an hour earlier, it's already warmer when we run than it was yesterday afternoon.The morning is very exciting as everybody seems to be going faster and the lead is changing almost every other run. The announcer is adding fuel to the fire announcing what could be as well. It's very easy to

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-78819505220470996332011-04-09T20:13:00.000-07:002011-04-12T21:12:43.916-07:00

I've been waiting for this event for a while now. Dale is coming out from the East Coast to join us. I'll have my two racing buddies together for the first time. Phenomenal!The weather forecast has been iffy with rain forecast for Saturday. I've been teasing Dale that he brought the East Coast weather.It turns out that it did not rain on Saturday, but it was windy and unseasonably cold. Everybody

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-42075902610546673492011-04-04T16:40:00.002-07:002011-04-12T21:06:22.601-07:00

Sunday rolls around and it's a nice day. It looks like we will have consistent weather condition for everybody during our heat. That's nice as it hasn't always been that way.Last night, we talked about how the car was handling and what we could do to change things. I wanted the rear to be more stable to allow us to attack. Based on our available choices, we decided to try something that we hadn't

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-90557073546854725382011-04-02T21:40:00.000-07:002011-04-12T21:03:17.284-07:00

The forecast is nice and everybody is excited to come play at the first National event in California. It feels like attendance is down - at least on Friday night it did. There was no problem with food running out. As usual, I was out on my course walk and by the time I came back, all the food was gone. It gave me an excuse to actually go out and eat on Friday evening.Saturday morning rolls around

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-63974948948958435692011-02-16T00:50:00.000-08:002011-03-02T09:24:15.945-08:00

It turned out to be a beautiful day, sunny, warm and not too windy. Wonderful weather for February. For this event, we have some less commonly seen photos of the cars and people in the pit area rather than on course. Hope you like them. Jason has been very busy prepping the car with some new changes. At the last event, Jeff/Nicole were kind enough to lend us a set of 7.5" rims to try out. We

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-48578537379746183022011-02-10T15:21:00.000-08:002011-02-10T15:43:13.798-08:00

So as with any sport there is always an evolution. Even with a 22 year old car some how every year there is some got to have part that makes the building of all our cars in our class very difficult to keep up. With the turn of the year there has been a shift away from the commonly found 7 inch rims to a more rare 7.5 inch rims. There are only a couple vendors that make 7.5inch rims and we are

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-41954941113518417542011-02-01T15:15:00.000-08:002011-02-10T15:21:36.399-08:00

We have been very busy developing the car over the last year and our blog as taken a back burner. We have resolved to do better and get something up on the blog at a much higher frequency this year! So the year begins with a couple new toys. First off to complete or "freshing-up" of the previously window-welded motor mounts we installed the last of the 4 prothane motor mount inserts.Second we

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-43447806774330264922010-11-28T21:45:00.000-08:002010-12-16T17:53:11.449-08:00

Boy, it's been a blur. Black Friday was awesome. I spent so much time in cars that even with a neck brace, my neck is still sore today. I'm looking forward to a good showing with the Bridgestone Civic. At lunch time, my kids have their chance to go out and compete before the cars start after lunch. I'm the Youth Steward for this event and I'm running around keeping an eye on everything, making

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-49217027914535607532010-11-26T21:49:00.000-08:002010-12-16T17:53:30.215-08:00

Wow, it feels like it's been an eternity since I've been out racing with Jason. The timing is perfect - the Civic is back together, I have the weekend off from class and it's been a while since I've had a mental break. My friend Tony is coming down to play with us in his Maserati GranSport. I've been looking forward to this day for a while. Tony and I meet at a nearby gas station at o dark 30,

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-66193858645637852182010-11-24T14:38:00.000-08:002010-11-24T14:39:09.885-08:00

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-68293307481867522212010-11-24T13:08:00.000-08:002010-11-24T14:08:43.876-08:00

Broken parts and rebuilt stuff!!So in the midst of repairing all the pieces after the hub failure we were able to the the back aligned as best we could and got the specs back pre-hub-failure so we moved to the front where there seemed to be more toe out in the front driver wheel so we ended up finding out that in the spin we managed to tear the front sub-frame apart. So the mission began to

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-18460519963965147052010-11-12T21:17:00.000-08:002010-11-24T13:08:31.007-08:00

From the drivers perspective, nothing felt wrong at the beginning of the run. I attacked the course and was very happy with the way I was driving the first part of the course, over cooked the entry to the fast left hand sweeper and as we went down the hill, the back end of the car dropped with a thud and we started spinning.It was amusing watching the wheel go right by me. I tried tapping the

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-17674881548916024152010-11-11T17:05:00.000-08:002010-11-11T17:42:10.824-08:00

So September 26th we got the chance to race at a new venue for our region. The San Bernardino Airport located just 10 minutes away from where we store the car so the engine barely warms up by the time I can get the car to the lot! I raced the practice solo getting the car shook down after nationals making sure everything was all still good. I was also able to get all the tires OPR scrubbed off

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-67807589578288885692010-09-19T14:25:00.000-07:002010-11-06T14:29:09.804-07:00

I didn't have all day to drive/play, so I decided to just volunteer and help out at the event. It turned out to be a beautiful day to help. Lots of beautiful cars, a whole bunch of muscle cars had come down to strut their stuff. I helped instruct a lot of people and even got to drive 2 cobra replicas, a C5 Z06 on Penske remote reservoir shocks, an STI. It's amazing how different the characters

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-48859748288281260512010-09-12T20:13:00.000-07:002010-11-06T14:23:50.262-07:00

Now imagine coming back from Nationals and getting to go on this wonderful charity drive organized by the 11-99 Foundation. Tony and I spent a wonderful morning ogling amazing cars, riding in Tony's Maserati, taking lots of pictures and just having a good time. This was the line of cars waiting to get into the staging area for this event - As you can see, the place was packed with lots of

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-53889901284636313772010-09-10T23:40:00.000-07:002010-10-27T18:52:35.484-07:00

The forecast is not getting any better. It looks like we will have changing conditions today. It's best to go out and get a safe run in the bank before trying anything. Well, my 'safe' run turned out to be a disaster and I hit a cone. Now I'm sweating bullets watching the weather, wondering if I'll have a second chance to get a dry run in. It is starting to drizzle and I'm at the end of the run

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-87306278922531814632010-09-09T21:20:00.000-07:002010-10-27T16:40:03.761-07:00

Well, let's start out with the weather - it's actually pleasant. It's a little overcast, but comfortable. As usual, there are a lot of Civics. What is unusual is that the ST class is now the smallest of all the ST classes in existence. Is there a change coming? The provisional STR class had approximately 50 entries. I suspect this class won't stay provisional for very long. The car is running

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-2455180479711754992010-09-08T11:02:00.000-07:002010-10-24T23:02:04.938-07:00

Everybody is anxious to get out an practice. I'm on site with Dale and Jason and Jon are waiting back in Cali to see how the car feels and behaves. We've spent the year trying to gather more data to make the car work better without actually driving on the same surface. Last year surprised us and this year is still an experiment. We get out on the test course and start playing. The car feels good

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-26791773632178571392010-09-07T22:43:00.000-07:002010-10-02T16:50:39.354-07:00

The Civic was loaded up and transported to Lincoln with no drama. I'm working like crazy and going through some serious sleep deficits leading up to departure time trying to catch up with work (12-16 hour days for two weeks) before I leave for Lincoln. My flight leaves LAX at 06:10 AM, which means I really have to be there by 0 dark 30. I end up getting to bed around 1:30 AM and get up at 3:00

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-77929443729034639852010-08-21T16:36:00.000-07:002010-10-02T16:43:10.194-07:00

Well, we haven't had much activity for a long time. Jason has been busy preparing for his wedding and I spent part of August away visiting family. The net result is that neither one of us had any seat time in August. There were no local events that I could attend before the car was loaded to go to Nationals. It looked like I would be going straight to Nationals with no seat time leading up to

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-52224901557426826512010-07-30T15:26:00.000-07:002010-07-30T15:26:21.617-07:00

Here's a really nice email from Bill about Jason that I wanted to share with you. What makes him the Allstar Dude? A nice guy A good guy A smart guy A funny guy A helpful guy A soon to be married guy A driver A photographer A Doctor Just to name a few A things Jason is already and soon to be a family guy!! What can I say about this guy he is multi talented and down with the International

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-27605685015830864782010-07-29T16:09:00.000-07:002010-07-29T16:09:59.356-07:00

Well, it has been a little while (it feels that way) since I've last raced. I'll be out of town for the August race and lately it just feels like racing has been taking a back seat (of sorts). I have been very very busy with school and launching a new business venture with a partner of mine. The company is called LearnItByEar.com and our intent is to help a lot of students with our products.

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-26320543392687043012010-07-19T18:12:00.000-07:002010-07-20T18:31:43.209-07:00

This past Sunday was a disappointing one. We were kept pretty busy getting the kids ready for their event. The weather at El Toro was great as usual though turnout seemed to be lower than normal.Jason had a family obligation and Mike K brought the car to play. We ended up not being too focused and should have stayed home for the first two runs. Mike struggled through one particular turn, spinning

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-72508002604305598622010-07-01T14:20:00.000-07:002010-07-25T00:03:31.125-07:00

Let's see, where should I begin. I'll start with Friday. Any time there is a 2-day event like the ProSolo or a Divisional, I try to arrive on Friday to do tech, find a pit spot and get settled in. Traffic on a Friday afternoon always seems to be heavier than usual. Now that I have some flexibility in my schedule, I decided to leave a little earlier to see if I could avoid the traffic. All of us

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-35841589938028813292010-05-30T22:08:00.000-07:002010-06-02T01:33:23.415-07:00

Hot hot day today with a forecast high of 90 degrees. Yesterdays practice was cancelled because of gale force winds. I was in class yesterday and missed practice, but checked the weather for today and it was forecast to be a lot calmer. It's been a few weeks since the last race and it will be a few more weeks before the next race. I was really looking forward to todays race.However, starting

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-81043475636918376612010-05-28T22:32:00.000-07:002010-06-09T14:14:15.525-07:00

It was all sun on a beautiful Sunday morning as we arrived to Qualcomm Stadium at our usual time. Usually we are at this very lot prepping that car for a race. But today we traded in out jacks and torque wrenches for tire shine and car polish. It was a very special day since Bridgestone was on of the main sponsors of the event they brought their full rig out to support. The booth featured a

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-30713555489456375272010-05-02T23:27:00.000-07:002010-05-03T08:28:08.504-07:00

SaturdayFun fun weekend. This is my last full weekend before I start classes again and with a Saturday class this semester, I won't be able to attend too many practice events. We took full advantage of this weekend and it has turned out to be THE best weekend since I have started racing back in 99.Jason and I had a good time during the practice, but we were unable to match the fastest ST times.

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-85329470907395246262010-04-19T21:47:00.000-07:002010-05-02T23:26:40.494-07:00

Woohoo. After a fun weekend, I return home to recuperate. When I check my mail, there is another bonus waiting for me. My 'license' card has arrived. I'm a National PCA DE instructor. Unfortunately, Jason had to work and could not attend the certification training with me :(Look for me at a track in the near future as well. It's going to be pretty funny seeing a Porsche National DE Instructor

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-43425510155156796922010-04-18T21:03:00.000-07:002010-04-29T11:49:04.181-07:00

Sunday morning rolls around and we start an hour earlier than yesterday - ouch. It will be better once we start driving.OK. I'm starting the morning 7/10's out of first place and really need to clean up my times. I get what I'm looking for, to start on the right side. I'm up first. The Bridgestones are good right out of the gate, even with the cool weather. I take 3/10 off my best Saturday right

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-28115058646336241812010-04-17T21:42:00.000-07:002010-04-28T23:36:36.018-07:00

The ProSolo has become one of my favorite events. In the past, Jason has missed a couple of these events because he has to do something silly - like work. Actually, it's pretty cool, he usually presents at a conference when the ProSolo is on, but this year the event is later and Jason can make it.I'm rested after the end of the semester and really looking forward to this event. Tom's course is

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-41084483774818040772010-04-16T21:44:00.000-07:002010-04-24T21:44:25.239-07:00

Friday traffic going from my house to El Toro has always been bad. In the past, I would leave around noon and make my way down to El Toro and the drive would take 2-2.5 hours. When there is no traffic, this is a 1.25 hour drive. With me being my own boss now instead of reporting to somebody else, I decide that I'm going to leave earlier - like 11AM instead. This helps. I'm not in a rush and

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-6553340691756109502010-04-12T00:19:00.000-07:002010-04-24T21:11:31.634-07:00

For the last few years, it has rained on at least one of the two days of the San Diego Tour. This year, the event is being held a few weeks later. Early forecasts indicated that it might still rain at some point during this event.I'm coming in to this event very tired. I have a take home exam and two papers due for the last day of class next Tuesday (the Tuesday after the event). I'm still

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-40698281158171932202010-03-29T18:42:00.000-07:002010-04-01T18:48:37.345-07:00

Debbie at Bumper 2 Bumper has offered to sponsor us - talk about perfect timing, the car will have a brand new look, just in time for the SD National Tour and the El Toro Prosolo.We are looking forward to showing off how good the Bumper 2 Bumper can make the Civic look with a nice tint job.Welcome aboard Debbie. We look forward to providing some grassroots level promotion of your business.If you

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-75041430871723382542010-03-28T19:31:00.000-07:002010-04-01T18:52:45.742-07:00

Interesting day to say the least. The event today is at El Toro, my favorite site on the West Coast. The icing on the cake is a course designed by Tom Berry. It turned out to be a Berry difficult course indeed.Today was also a good day because my kids had come along to play on the dedicated kids go kart track that had been set up on one of the adjacent runways.In the morning, the kids watched the

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-82981319362423495972010-03-14T21:53:00.000-07:002010-03-16T14:14:03.931-07:00

It was a beautiful day in San Diego today. 60's, sunny with a breeze. The clock going forwards was a small annoyance.Jason and I had decided to run out of group as we were not running for points in San Diego and this way, I didn't have to get up and leave home at 4:30 in the morning, which would have been the equivalent of 3:30 am with the time change.The drive down was very very nice. Almost

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-53510640062852052472010-03-07T23:29:00.000-08:002010-03-08T23:41:21.737-08:00

I arrive at the event and start putting everything away under the tarp - just in case it rained. Jason wasn't attending this event and I had to make sure that everything was ready and that there would be no surprises.It had rained overnight, but it didn't look like it was going to rain this morning. The forecast was for more rain later in the day. However, the ground in the morning was cold and

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-34694330082618576832010-03-06T23:19:00.000-08:002010-03-08T23:29:36.327-08:00

With this year being an El Nino year, rain seemed to dominate the weekend's weather forecast with as much as 70% chance of rain at some point during the day.Regardless, we planned to attend this weekend's fun. Jason was scheduled to work (at his real job) in the morning, which left me to play. Jon Lugod put together a really nice course, using elements from past National events, but sized to fit

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-23067981900483924312010-02-10T23:16:00.000-08:002010-02-11T00:13:42.048-08:00

Wow, what a weekend. We have a car all set to be played with to see what the changes will do and it rains enough to get the event canceled. What a bummer for Saturday.The rain is stopping on Saturday night/Sunday morning, and there is some question as to whether the water will subside in time for the event to proceed on Sunday.It turns out to be a beautiful day on Sunday. Not too cold, not windy,

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-2926890077870440432010-01-15T18:21:00.001-08:002010-01-15T18:30:29.469-08:00

Boy, time sure flies. The first event of the year has rolled around and it has been almost 2 months since I last raced. Happy New Year everybody. I hope that you had a safe and fun filled holiday season.Anyhow, I started the day at 4 AM, driving from my home to Jason's house to pick up the Civic because he could not make the event. At least the weather was decent and it wasn't raining.I go

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-11459057505722562072010-01-07T19:30:00.000-08:002010-01-07T20:05:54.287-08:00

Wow, what an event! Jason and I (with friends) spent a little time at the San Diego Autoshow held at the San Diego convention center helping out at the International Allstars booth. We had a chance to hang out with some friends and see some cool cars.This makes the second year in a row that the Bridgestone/Allstars Civic has made an appearance at this show. The car was prepped with loving care by

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-42413014084259873472009-12-23T15:20:00.000-08:002009-12-28T01:41:44.481-08:00

With our racing season being in the off-season, it has given us sometime to do some promotional events for the sponsors that help us throughout the year. Over the weekend we were able to attend an event organized by Rally Innovations, and we joined the Allstars at the event to promote Bridgestone. During the raffle we gave away lots of Bridgestone swag and people loved it!!!December 20, 2009 -

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-23591980727712142702009-11-28T14:27:00.000-08:002009-11-28T14:42:26.560-08:00

I hope that everybody had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you were able to travel safely, without too many delays.As has become the unofficial tradition for us, we play right after Thanksgiving. This year is no different.The wonderful folks at PTSC shaved another set of Bridgestone RE-11's and sent them out to us in time to have them ready to be scrubbed in for tomorrow's event. (Thank you PTSC

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-77839597792444418112009-10-24T14:11:00.000-07:002009-12-15T14:39:55.400-08:00

It was a great looking day for our annual SCNAX Cup Competition!!So once a year we all get together to step way from our serious competative racing for a fun event that involves 4 drivers and 4 cars, all being driven by each of the drivers.This year we had a great team:Jason "MKUsee" Flores in a ST CivicJon "theWrench" Lugod in a ST CivicStephen "theDriver" Yeoh in a ST CivicDan "theLadiesMan"

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-83233450965085045242009-09-29T09:56:00.000-07:002009-09-30T08:50:46.326-07:00

....Here are some MakoFoto Video of our cars from this weekends events...all the videos can be found at: http://makofoto.blip.tvYeoh on 205's in PHP CarFlores on 205's in Allstar CarPalero on Kuh-Stone's in Allstar carLugod on 195's in PHP CarFlores in Allstar Car Practice Video "Bouncing"Flores Bouncing from Mako Koiwai on Vimeo.Lugod in Allstar Car Practice Video "Lifting"Lugod Lifting from

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-30172322213892621502009-09-14T00:53:00.000-07:002009-09-17T01:15:30.698-07:00

The OCR Region of the PCA held a Drivers Education (DE) event at Auto Club Speedway. Our car was still on a transporter enroute back to California. Jason and I stopped by to instruct and give away some Bridgestone goodies.It was a beautiful day, it started out cool in the morning. Perfect to wear the Allstars driving suits.As the day warmed up, we switched back to our traditional race gear. It

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-76808825053554606972009-09-12T13:50:00.000-07:002009-09-17T13:51:54.932-07:00

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-43002462307185528312009-09-11T00:10:00.000-07:002009-09-17T14:49:44.260-07:00

We are up early again and walk the course - several times. Dale and I have talked about the setup changes we'd like to make and we have consulted our setup guru's back in California (Jason and Jon) and the decision is unanimous. We make the changes to the car and are ready to have some fun. The title is out of reach unless something really wacky happens - to a lot of competitors.We are out

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-20334019257003807522009-09-10T23:53:00.000-07:002009-09-17T14:49:25.281-07:00

Dale and I are up at 0 dark 30 (about 4 AM PST) to head out to Lincoln Airpark to get ready for the first day of competition. We walk the course in the early morning.After the walk, we hung around in grid for a while to watch some of the other competitors race. There was a little entertainment from the 'local' clown.I was scheduled to work 2nd heat and Dale was working in the 3rd heat and we ran

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-63490262334358705482009-09-10T08:51:00.000-07:002009-09-17T14:29:24.963-07:00

For an 'off' day, it was a busy one. Going through registration at the Bridgestone tent (Bridgestone is one of the major sponsors of this event besides the Tire Rack), trying to get into the Test N Tune that was first come first served and half the tickets had already been pre-sold before we arrived. The numbers didn't look good. Approximately 600 competitors for the 1st two days and only 180

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-58058006664533319292009-09-10T08:42:00.000-07:002009-09-10T08:51:12.001-07:00

It's amazing how quickly time goes by. It is now Thursday and I'm at the airport waiting for my flight back to California. I wanted to update the blog before this, but I was so mentally drained that I couldn't. This event demanded every bit of my attention - and probably a whole lot more that I didn't have.The flight was peaceful and uneventful. The most interesting part of the flight was having

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-12269157441056449062009-09-06T11:26:00.000-07:002009-09-06T11:31:19.173-07:00

As I sit here on the flight to Omaha, Nebraska, on my way to the SCCA Nationals, it's a good time to reflect and think about this year and how the car has progressed on the Bridgestone RE-11 tires. Jason, Jon, and I have learned a lot about the car (well I learned just a little). Oops, about to land. Thank you Bridgestone and International Alstars for being such great sponsors.

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-42895249605481971032009-09-05T13:45:00.000-07:002009-09-05T13:51:11.584-07:00

Well, I'm done packing and ready to board the plane. Now I'm running around frantically trying to finish everything that needs to be done before I can leave tomorrow.In the mean time, Aaron was kind enough to post a video of the 'new' site for Nationals.How big is the new Lincoln Nationals Site? from Aaron Goldsmith on Vimeo.Here is a picture of the course. The section marked in red is what will

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-8801787615069241152009-08-30T19:38:00.000-07:002009-08-31T21:24:32.492-07:00

It's the last day to give the car a shakedown before it is loaded on the transporter to Nationals. I'm up at 4 AM to go pick up the Civic from Jason. The drive is quick - not much traffic on the highway at this time.We go together to El Toro with the Civic and an Evo X courtesy of Rally Innovations. The plan is to do a final shakedown of the Civic, load it on the transporter and finish the day

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-36207583462329503602009-08-23T19:18:00.000-07:002009-09-01T10:34:49.510-07:00

Even though the ST class doesn't run until after lunch, I choose to get up and skip traffic to arrive early in the morning. This gives me time to go mingle and check out some of the cool cars that have shown up to this event, like this Rossion:or this Noble:It's a warm day and the course is challenging. The line choices are different this time and the approach is adjusted to accommodate the

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-5172556517464701522009-08-22T21:00:00.000-07:002009-09-01T10:39:08.972-07:00

Wow, I can't believe that we are just a few short weeks away from Nationals in Lincoln. Jason has been working very hard to prepare the Civic to be transported and many different setup's have been tried. Jason and Jon have come up with a setup that they feel is the right one and today will be my first chance to drive it.The car has already been very good and I can't wait to try the 'new' setup on

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-618461868349430792009-08-09T23:38:00.000-07:002009-08-12T14:54:25.403-07:00

Jason is working today - something about continuing education. It's a beautiful day at El Toro and the Civic is running well. It's going to be a good day.It's fairy typical course with some very slow sections and some very fast sections. This is a fairly technical course and I expect a wide range of times.Folks are used to seeing us in our Lucas jerseys and come up to ask for help regularly. It's

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-88309896223222191922009-08-08T21:22:00.000-07:002009-08-12T14:32:13.246-07:00

We get to practice later in the afternoon. Jason has to work in the morning and I have a family event to attend, but we still make it to the practice.This practice event is set up differently from events past. There are multiple courses set up with two courses with timers set up. A left and a ride side, like a Prosolo, but the courses are not identical.Since I'm late, I bum rides to see what the

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-10600446287129642182009-07-28T23:47:00.000-07:002009-08-25T15:43:18.885-07:00

Over the weekend we traded our air gauge, water sprayers and cones for wheel shine and car wax, and spokesmodels.We headed down to our normal Solo stomping ground Qualcomm Stadium to Extreme Autofest 2009 at our normal race time to setup the car for a fun filled day with all the different Allstar Divisions. The weather didn't get to hot and we were definitely kept cool with all the music and

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-122854897592776132009-07-01T21:35:00.000-07:002009-07-07T08:39:09.163-07:00

Being a marketing race division includes both getting exposure on and off the track. This typically includes promotion events where the public get to meet the drivers as well as having the car at car shows and meets where people can get up-close and personal with the race car and its drivers. Its with great excitement that we announce our schedule for the rest of 2009. We look forward to

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-15267219604702920662009-06-28T22:43:00.001-07:002009-06-28T23:05:23.372-07:00

We run in the morning and the weather is very pleasant. Warm enough to not have to worry about if the tires are warm enough and not the typical scorching weather. The course has some interesting elements that we don't see very often - like a full loop that circles back on itself. It's also very narrow in certain places, which takes away from any opportunity we might have to choose a better

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-82772516917929920952009-06-14T18:20:00.000-07:002009-06-28T22:43:01.626-07:00

Boy, time sure flies when you are having fun. It's overdue to update the blog. Prior to this practice event, it feels like forever since the last event and I've been itching to go out driving for a long long time.Jason and Jon have been playing with setup and I'm anxious to try out the new settings. We are just about out of tires and practice on our 150+ run Bridgestone RE-11 tires. The car

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-88036804738917401832009-05-23T20:59:00.000-07:002009-06-17T21:30:46.655-07:00

On a sunny Saturday in California the Allstar/ Bridgestone drivers were given a chance to represent the Time Attack Division of the Allstars as well as Mazda at MazFest 2009. We were chosen among a large group of drivers to represent the team. The final team consisted of 2 Pro Drivers Mike Forest, Jonathan Colin, a Drifter Colin Frost, and us. The night before we had a quick team meeting at

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-15490601958614824782009-05-04T22:11:00.000-07:002009-05-15T13:05:18.962-07:00

With the rotation of the run groups, we are now the first run group of the day. This means that we have to be there early to walk the course, register and do everything else.It gets light earlier now and I still end up leaving at O dark 30, before the sun rises. This gets me in to the Speedway by 6:30AM. It's already light and some folks are busy setting up. Jason hasn't arrived yet, so I have a

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-49106901686877744452009-04-22T15:09:00.000-07:002009-05-06T11:45:49.219-07:00

It was a beautiful day in Southern California and the team packed up for a fun day at the races. Josh from Bridgestone/PTSC was also in town for the race so we got to spend some time with him away from our race scene which was definitely fun times. We also had the rare opportunity to bring our families to the event which was a real treat for them since it was the first time for all of them to

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-60898826612361655472009-04-06T12:45:00.000-07:002009-04-22T14:52:41.096-07:00

It's a beautiful day to go racing. Our class is not scheduled to run until the very last heat at the end of the day, so it's one of those rare occasions when I get to sleep in instead of being up at the crack of dawn.It's bright and sunny at El Toro when I arrive. Jason is already on site with the Bridgestone tent set up in a very good location, right by Tech. There is plenty of time so we get to

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-39755265458969678772009-03-30T12:47:00.000-07:002009-04-02T16:12:24.144-07:00

Both of us arrive early to walk the course one last time, then off to get ready as we run 1st heat again. It's a cold morning, somewhere around 50 degrees and overcast. It doesn't look like the sun will come out in time to help warm up the ground or the tires.I'm up first and I'm lined up against Marco in a Subaru 2.5RS. With the cold temps and me not launching properly, I watch Marco open up at

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-57108974579616066702009-03-29T23:19:00.000-07:002009-04-02T15:50:31.683-07:00

We arrive nice and early, get teched and walk the course one last time. This is a great course that combined all the elements - technical without being visually difficult to see, fast in sections and slow in other sections. You had to get it all right in order to do well.Just as we are finishing our walk, we receive a phone call to see if we'd be open to Julie Avard driving our car so that all

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-53726781609503597392009-03-28T23:24:00.000-07:002009-04-02T17:08:38.643-07:00

So here is a quick wrap up of the ST competition here in So Cal.Of course there's the "Allstar/Bridgestone ST Civic" Driven by Stephen Yeoh and Jason FloresThe "Pro Parts/Centric Parts (Wong-mobile) Civic" driver by Jeff Wong and Nicole NaglerThe "Power Honda Performance (Pedo-bear) Civic" driven by Jon Lugod and Michael Palero.The "Team Toyo Civic" driven by Ken Motonishi and Lily LiuThe "Jue

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-88589594814007987362009-03-28T23:11:00.000-07:002009-04-02T15:18:43.706-07:00

The car was getting the Bridgestone RE-11 tires mounted onto a nice set of Enkei RPF-1's and wasn't brought to the Friday practice.I had family stuff going on, but with two courses to learn, I wanted to come down Friday to give myself enough time to walk both courses and not have to rush on Saturday. It was nice to just chill with a bunch of really cool folks anyway.Jason came down after work and

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-852873609357671032009-03-26T15:38:00.000-07:002009-04-01T08:54:34.311-07:00

Leon LoungeBy Bill MontogomeryThis was last week at a night club we threw together within two weeks. All in all it was a great event but some people could not show up but still we had 25 to 30 really nice show cars, 12 Allstar Models looking good, another 50 to 75 people from Allstars friends and guest, a few VIP's and good dancing. Enjoy some of the photo's before we moved to the inside!!!

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-55140407584372654832009-03-23T10:24:00.000-07:002009-03-31T15:57:30.400-07:00

Sunday seemed to come in a blink of as eye. As we were scheduled to start an hour earlier then Saturday.Since the car was prepped we got a chance to take a few walks before they changed the course so we walked AGAIN...then they were thinking about changing one more section and we went out yet once again but there were no changes so by this time we are almost pooped from walking.We get back to the

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-48414481350794330642009-03-22T10:19:00.000-07:002009-03-31T13:07:33.011-07:00

What big event is complete without an eye catching photoshoot by the Allstar Civic Drivers!!!New Graphics by Dynamic Graphics - Thanks Lani and JohnNatural Driver pose!!Last year everyone said the pics were boring since they were just of Yeoh and I so we brought some Allstar friends to spice it up. (Anna and Jenn)There's a car back there somewhere...I think they make us look even better?Some

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-66505655698540702022009-03-21T23:51:00.000-07:002009-03-31T10:24:33.643-07:00

We arrive bright and early, unpack the car, get it teched and walk the course again. The car is ready to go. I'm feeling tense - big day, lots of attention, parked right in front of the Bridgestone hospitality truck and the Allstars spokesmodels will be hanging around.The field is larger than last year. There are enough entrants to provide trophies 6 deep. The grid looks a little like Topeka last

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-26328720024014367442009-03-20T23:15:00.000-07:002009-03-27T10:00:00.421-07:00

This was one event that I had been looking forward to all week - I actually didn't have a crazy schedule, so I had time to get excited beforehand.On Thursday night, my GTI throws a check engine light. I'm annoyed, but fortunately, I already have an appointment with the dealer to change my oil on Friday morning. They can check the car then. While preparing for Friday, I download the latest

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-89849159142137304012009-03-03T11:56:00.000-08:002009-03-07T11:45:47.996-08:00

What a glorious day for the first day in March and this is our first day out to race with the new Bridgestone RE-11 tires. In case you haven't been paying attention, the RE-11 replaces the old RE-01R from 2008 and is now officially available.Given that we were scheduled to run in the afternoon and with the delays that had taken place, both of us spent a lot of time just standing around, like this

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-50569965359659146362009-03-03T11:04:00.000-08:002009-03-04T10:30:41.844-08:00

Part 2 will cover the height differences between the RE-11 195/50/15 and the 205/50/15.Documented Diameters of the tires:195/50/15 = 22.7"205/50/15 = 23.1"Difference = 0.400Measured Diameters of tires:195/50/15 (shaved 5/32, with 49 runs) = 22.250205/50/15 (shaved 5/32, with 20 runs) = 22.625Difference = 0.375Speeds charted against RPM with measured diameter:Summary: Along the RPM range there is

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-57442970562010537672009-03-03T09:34:00.000-08:002009-03-04T10:31:08.310-08:00

So the RE-11 has now been released and there has been lots of buzz about its arrival we are very excited to report our findings here. We will be covering it in separate parts to be able to present data in an organized fashion and also as an archive for people to utilize when trying to choose their future tire.Our first highlight will be of tire wear, here is the data.Overall our experience with

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-38268029489808580022009-02-28T22:16:00.000-08:002009-03-01T00:09:20.362-08:00

No words needed to explain, just watch, and enjoy!!!See you all tomorrow!!! Click to play

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-40470369783919785822009-02-21T09:20:00.000-08:002009-02-21T10:36:21.264-08:00

SCCA SOLO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR,presented by Grassroots Motorsports MagazineFor outstanding performance at a first Solo National Championship by a driverwith limited competition experience.STEPHEN YEOHCongratulations Stephen, you have been a great instructor and co-driver with me and more importantly you have been a great friend, you truly deserve this award and I look forward to a great 2009

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-66044103456503612602009-02-19T09:51:00.000-08:002009-02-21T09:15:47.220-08:00

It was a sunny day in Irvine CA, and all the racers of the CSCC region took a day off to spend to honor the hard work of our region as well as the winner of the 2008 Season. The setting was a nice Italian restaurant our president picked out and we had rented out the whole restaurant!! So around 100 racer traded their helmets and race shoes for some nice jeans and some hair gel to have a nice

Jason Floreshttps://profiles.google.com/116142312907955813973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023657049410821995.post-44671422987138799942009-02-04T00:18:00.000-08:002009-02-11T17:12:58.778-08:00

Sunday February 1st was the first event for 2009 (the January event was canceled due to the Santa Ana winds kicking up and knocking over cones). It was nice to see everybody after the holidays - then the competition started.We were honored with Bill Montgomery from International Allstars coming down with Will to take video of us racing. I can't wait to see the video. BTW, Bill is one of our

Stephen Yeohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11234110243615137106noreply@blogger.com0