2013-05-21T23:40:06Z Hansen Racing Copyright 2013, Hansen Racing SPHPBLOG
Also thanks to all the GT Sprints competitors and all the CASC support staff that made all eight weekends fun and safe for all competitors.

Some excellent competition from a wide group of racers too many to mention but I wanted to acknowledge the following GT-3 competitors:

Jonathan Rashleigh
Russell Saulner
Ray Arlauskas
Peter Carpenko
Mark Gawronski

My plan for 2010 is to improve the car and my skills further and move to GT-2. I also hope to compete in some Castrol races.

Thanks again, see you starting in April 2010.

John

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The car is currently being prepared and will be ready Thursday for the test day this Friday. No improvemts this visit, just fixing a few problems that we did not have the time to fix until now.
I was on track two weeks ago in a practice session with an instructor working on a few bad habits I had developed. I now think I have them corrected, if so, I should be smoother this weekend. I had developed the bad habit of over driving the car, and braking too late and entering the corners to fast and creating oversteer.
I forgot the first rule of road racing "slow in and fast out"
I spent the day with an excellent coach and I believe he has me back on track.

My goal for this weekend is to put the renewed skills to work and be as smooth as possible, the race results will take care of themselves

John]]> http://www.hansenracing.ca/blog/index.php?entry=entry090624-075847 2009-06-24T00:00:00Z 2009-06-24T00:00:00Z
We had the set-up incorrect in the 1st race and the car was almost undriveable. We made some improvements for the 2nd race but I did not adjust my style enough after the over and under steer conditions of the first race and still finished 6th.
In the final race, the feature, I had already used up the tires and the car was all over the track. On these very technical tracks that really identify driving errors, I need to adjust my style.
We plan to test at a similar track in a few weeks and I plan to work very hard on not turning in too early, using all of the available track and saving the tires.
Have a look at the video I will post tomorrow and see my challenge with this track.

Mosport is next, back to a track I do very well at, come out and support the team.
John]]> http://www.hansenracing.ca/blog/index.php?entry=entry090602-085951 2009-06-02T00:00:00Z 2009-06-02T00:00:00Z Other than that, I love this track.
I am in third place in GT3 after one race weekend, I need to stay focussed to improve my position after this weekend. I will post the results right after the races.
John ]]> http://www.hansenracing.ca/blog/index.php?entry=entry090528-065904 2009-05-28T00:00:00Z 2009-05-28T00:00:00Z
We finished 2nd overall and 2nd in class in the first race. We were 2nd in class and 8th overall in the second race and 4th in class and 10th overall in the third race.

I had some problems in the third race with the white Nissan, with some agressive driving but that's racing and I should have been prepared.If you get a chance, watch the two in-car videos from the media section to experience the action.
A good weekend overall with plenty of points towards the championship but I was disappointed with the result in the third race, the feature race for the weekend.
John ]]> http://www.hansenracing.ca/blog/index.php?entry=entry090516-081147 2009-05-16T00:00:00Z 2009-05-16T00:00:00Z We have to decide after testing on Friday if the improvements made over the winter will produce more speed and allow us to move up in class from GT3 to GT2. This will be a significant decrease in lap times and we are hopeful that the car can produce the speed to achieve a 1 minute 30 sec lap time.
If you are out to see the races, please drop by the paddock and say hello.
John ]]> http://www.hansenracing.ca/blog/index.php?entry=entry090506-082228 2009-05-06T00:00:00Z 2009-05-06T00:00:00Z I plan to take my laptop and download some in-car videos and update my blog during the weekend while we are still at the track.
This is our first visit to this excellent venue, the track is both fast and technical and we believe our modifications will allow us to be more competitive at this type of track.
Wish us well and please check back starting the 11th for updates and videos.
John]]> http://www.hansenracing.ca/blog/index.php?entry=entry090225-123444 2009-02-25T00:00:00Z 2009-02-25T00:00:00Z 1) Car upgrades
2) Additional Race Series
3) New car number

We have made a number of improvements to the car to improve the suspension and performance for this season. We have changed the rear trailing arms to new M3 much stronger parts with all new bushings and bearings to improve handling in corners. We have also changed the fly wheel and clutch from the stock heavy M3 - E36 version 52 lbs to a super lightweight JB Racing aluminum fly wheel and racing clutch - 11 lbs. We have also removed more weight from the interior, reducing the overall weight to 2400 lbs compared to the 2650 from last season.
We have also entered a 3rd race series-National Auto Sport Association (NASA) to give us more race weekends and to expand our track experience to most of the key tracks in North America in preparation for entering a full pro race series for next season which is part of our 3 year plan.
To enable a common number across all three series we have had to change from #009 to our new #30 number.
Please come our see our first races in 2009 and stop by the paddock and say hello
Regards,
John ]]> http://www.hansenracing.ca/blog/index.php?entry=entry090222-124413 2009-02-22T00:00:00Z 2009-02-22T00:00:00Z Not a great weekend, it rained all three days with Sunday being the worst. I was able to finish 6th overall in my first points race on Friday, 13th overall on the Sat race. The Sunday race was a wash out, I should have started 13th on the grid but with all the rain and lack of communication I was a few minutes late getting to the grid and had to start at the back of the field.
The rain was heavy for two hours prior to the race and very heavy during the race. There were rivers of water running across the track at many corners. I as able to move up from the back of a 30 car field to 13th before two serious crashes and a full course yellow ended the race.
I did well for my first race at the Glen but I wanted to do much better.My next race is at Mid Ohio Oct 24-26th
John
]]> http://www.hansenracing.ca/blog/index.php?entry=entry080928-193036 2008-09-28T00:00:00Z 2008-09-28T00:00:00Z It will be great to test myself versus some excellent pro competition from the World Speed Challenge series with the new lighter car.
Watkins Glen is an excellent high speed historic track, ad we are hopeful that the recent changes with the lighter car will allow us to be more competitive with the high horsepower cars. We may also be lucky and have some rain, our new Hoosier full rain tires would be helpful and may give us a real advantage. We may have a chance to win a race or two this weekend.
Please follow our daily blogs as I update you on the results from the Friday, Saturday and Sunday races.
John
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