Wuzaracer aka ITACivic

Welcome and have a quick look into my motorsports past and present.

Motorpsorts resume & activities 2002 - 2004

SCCA & N.A.S.A. Road Racing Competition Licenses 2002 & 2003

SCCA ITA competition 2002 & 2003

N.A.S.A. Honda Challenge H5 2003

Volunteer Intrsuctor Thunder Hill Street School

Intrsuctor Unlimited Laps www.unlimitedlaps.com

Time Trials - Tec Arts, Yashio-Minami, Tokyo, Japan

SCCA Autocross 2000-2002

No history of wrecks, driver reprimands, or driver disputes.

Known as a safe driver

The first thing that usually comes up in a conversation is what car do I race? Here it is. This is my wife's 1994 Honda Civic. Usually people ask questions regarding power and upgrades. Much to their dismay my engine is stock. SCCA Improved Touring rules lists the allowable modifications, and I stayed within those bounds. As a more practical reason, I wanted to keep the car street legal. Basically I have a crappy generic air intake, DC 4-2-1 exhaust headers, followed by the catalytic converter and a Greddy SP exhaust. My brakes are stock Honda calipers and I usually use either Cobalt or Hawk brake pads that are designed for road racing use. The best thing for stopping the car is keeping the DOT 4 brake fluid cool. A couple of brake ducts and steel braided lines finishes off the brakes on the car. Continuing on my list of ricer mods, I chose Tokico 5 way ajustable shocks, Ground Control coilover conversion kit and Suspension Techniques anti sway bars. Once again nothing fancy. In hindsight when you knowledge is much clearer and deeper, I should have the shortened the shaft on the shocks and bought 2 sets of springs. Along with the "go fast parts" or in my case the "go not so fast" parts I have the SCCA required saftey equipment, a 6 point roll cage, extinguisher, race seat, harnesses & kill switch.
To sum everything up, the car is not fast, it is not boosted nor does it have an Integra motor.

Just a quick guide on how to go racing.
The requirements to go racing are simple
1. Competition License
2. Driver's safety gear
3. Competition approved race car

Here is a little more detail to help you get along

1. Competition License - This means entering and completing a recognized driver's school such as an SCCA 3 day school, or a corporate entity such as Russel Racing or Skip Barber. One day events labled as schools or HPDE usually do not count as competition schools.

2. Driver's safety gear, you will hear this often, but the rule book describes the details and requirements. I like to call the driver's suit $500 pajamas.

3. Competition approved race car means the car has been inspected by a sanctioning body's inspector. The car has a log book, which details the cage number and vehicle history. Once again the rule book spells all of this out.

One specific rule or guideline many use is to approach racing as a disposable activity. That means you can afford to destroy the car and equipment and walk away with zero negative economic affects to your daily life. I did not say you would be happy about it, but at least you can still go to work, keep your home and feed your family.

I crewed for a Formula V team before I raced

It is the people that make racing fun

Minimally updated Augus 2006