Track Guys Owner / Lead Instructor to Compete in 2012 One Lap of America

Yes, it’s true. I FINALLY get to take part in one of the most grueling and unique automotive events in the world – the Tire Rack 2012 One Lap of America presented by Grassroots Motorsports. This year, Evan Smith and I have been awarded the wonderful privilege of driving the recently-released 2013 Roush RS3 Ford Mustang in this legendary automotive event.

My co-pilot for this trip will be Evan Smith, Editor of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords magazine – yes, the same Evan Smith who attend and drove at our 2011 Sebring event (along with several of his staff writers) and covered it extensively in the magazine (see story below).

For those of you who don’t know, I’ve been a contributing editor to MM&FF since the early 1990s, writing about performance driving upgrades, schools and later, was asked to take the wheel of the monthly “Contact Patch” column. Now, the opportunity to represent the MM&FF as well as Roush Performance in their brand new 2013 Roush RS3 Mustang in the One Lap of America is a driving dream come true.

Personally and professionally, the One Lap of America has been on my automotive “bucket list” for years and I am looking forward to making the most of this opportunity. It’s a true honor to be selected by both MM&FF and Roush Performance for this event. I want to thank Evan Smith for asking me to be his co-driver and of course, the team at Roush Performance, especially Tim Wheeler, Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Jay Velthoven, Director of Creative Media & Vehicle Design.

Keep up with us…if you can!
During the event, Evan and I will be doing our best to keep everyone updated as to our progress and how well we are doing at each of the tracks. We’ll be using both Twitter and Facebook to post up info, pictures and video. There will also be official One Lap of America “check points” along the route and it would be GREAT to see some friendly faces showing up to support Evan and I on our grueling multi-day, multi-track adventure.

Twitter accounts: @TrackGuys and @MMFF_Staff
Facebook accounts: Track Guys, Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords and Roush Performance

Here is a link to the official press releases/announcements from Roush Performance and MM&FF.

What better way to celebrate 10 years of Track Guys Performance Driving Events… see you on track!

Jeff Lacina
Owner / Lead Instructor
Track Guys Performance Driving Events

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Photos from Track Guys Lone Star Roundup Available Online

ALS Photography

Photos from Sunday are now available online. You can view and purchase photos from ASL Photography here.

We will also have images from Blevins Enterprises posted here as soon as they are available online as well.

Posting your own photos/video:

If you have photos or video that you’d like to share, please feel free to post them on the Track Guys Facebook page or if you have an online gallery someplace else (Photobucket, Flickr, etc, etc), please email me (Jeff@trackguys.com) the link and we’ll give your photo skills credit and add them to this page.

Track Guys YouTube Channel
Yes, we’ve got our own YouTube channel… if you upload videos, email me the link and we’ll add them as a “favorite” to our Track Guys Driving channel on YouTube!

Track Guys' YouTube Channel

Click on the image to go to our channel.

It was great having SO many drivers join us at Texas World Speedway, especially in the Beginner and Novice Groups. Here’s to making 2013 – our 10th year at TWS – even BIGGER!

Jeff Lacina
Owner / Lead Instructor
Track Guys Performance Driving Events

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Registration Open: Texas World Speedway and Sebring International Raceway

Registration is open for both of our spring 2012Track Guys Performance Driving Events. Register online at Track Guys’ Motorsportreg page.

Texas World Speedway

March 31 – April 1:Track Guys Lone Star Roundup and Boss Mustang Reunion at Texas World Speedway (2.9 mile “roval” (road course that utilizes parts of an oval track).

Our 2012 Event Sponsors include:
(click on images to visit their web sites)

Late Model Restoration

Chicane23

Open Track Connection

Boss Mustang Performance.com

Boss 302 Forum

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May 25 – 27: Kenny Brown Performance Sebring Sensation and Boss Mustang Reunion, Sebring International Raceway (3.7 mile road course)

Come help us celebrate our 10th year at Sebring!

2012 Sponsors Include: (click on images to visit their web sites)

Late Model Restoration

 

Chicane23

Boss Mustang Performance.com

Boss 302 Forum

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Track Guys’ Sebring event featured in Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords magazine

During our 9th annual Sebring Sensation event in 2011, we hosted the editor of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords magazine, Evan Smith, along with two writers, Marc Christ and Elisa Brooks.

Evan Smith, Editor of MM&FF, along with Elisa Brooks and Marc Christ joined all us hard-core "Track Dawgs" at our 2011 Sebring Sensation

While all of these die-hard Mustang enthusiasts have been around cars for the majority of their professional careers, neither Christ or Brooks had ever taken part in a full-on performance driving school – until they came to run with Track Guys.

Marc Christ is behind the wheel, listening carefully to his in-car instructor, Frank Perdomo

Just like they state in the first sentence;

“Getting on track couldn’t be easier than with Track Guys Performance Driving Events.”

Kudos to Marc and Elisa for their outstanding work – in the classroom, in the car and at the keyboard. Writing about your experiences and your learning process (and admitting that you actually learned a few things) is a difficult task…kind of like mastering turn 17 at Sebring!

Elisa is ready to go... her instructor? Fernando Da Silva, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: He's ALWAYS ready to drive, eh!

Pick up a copy of the Oct 2011 issue of MM&FF and check out the article starting on page 134.

Or, if you’d like to read the article online, click here or on the image of the web page below.

MM&FF Editor is Keynote Speaker at Sebring event

Evan Smith, editor of MM&FF, shares some of his experiences with his fellow drivers at the Saturday night BBQ dinner

Evan Smith, editor of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, served as the keynote speaker at our Saturday night dinner party. Editor Smith shared stories of his driving career and his serious addiction for going fast – both in a straight line and around turns.

Thanks to Evan, Elisa and Marc – as well as all our drivers and instructors – for spending part of your Memorial Day holiday with Track Guys at Sebring. See you in 2012!

Oh yeah, Smith also got to pilot this brand new 2012 Roush Stage 3 Mustang around the 3.7-mile Sebring course.

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Track Guys + Team Shelby = Safe, Fun & Educational Events

We are very pleased to be working with Team Shelby and their Regional Directors in putting on performance driving events all over the US!

After helping to officially “launch” Team Shelby by conducting the driving events at the very first Las Vegas Shelby Birthday Bash back in 2008, we’ve been looking forward to getting Team Shelby and all their members “back on track” in a fun, safe, and (mostly) controlled learning environment.

For Team Shelby members reading this, we accept event registrations for our events at this web site: http://www.trackguys.motorsportreg.com, so you might as well go visit this site and set up a membership so you can sign up for the events as SOON as we get registration open for them.

Again, welcome Team Shelby members and we look forward to seeing you on track!

Jeff Lacina
Lead Instructor
Track Guys Performance Driving Events
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Track Guys apparel – oh yes we do!

Greetings!

During the TWS event, I had several people ask me about some Track Guys apparel. While we don’t bring any to the events (we’d never have the right sizes anyway…), we DO have an online store where you can order your very own Track Guys t-shirts, long-sleeve t-shirts and sweaters, golf shirt and even a shirt for your favorite Track Guy Gal!

Visit the online store here:

http://www.cafepress.com/trackguys

See you on track!

Jeff Lacina
Track Guys Guy
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Greetings!

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Welcome to the Track Guys blog!

We will be using the blog to keep everyone up to speed with the latest news and happenings in the Track Guys world. Feel free to leave comments and or suggestions as to how we can make this a valuable tool for all our Track Guys students, instructors and fans.

And away we go!

See you on track!

Jeff Lacina
Track Guys Guy

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