Racing
Motorsports
Racing motivated my fascination in engineering and shaped much of who I am today. It’s the ultimate combination of science and sport because you can’t optimally drive at the car’s limit without also learning concepts like weight transfer and tire traction.
If you want to skip to the videos, click here for a variety of what I’ve done over the years. If you’d like to get involved in motorsports as a sponsor, driver, fan, or as a job, send me an email!
What am i up to now?
I currently race in the VLR Senior category of the ROK Cup Sonoma. It’s a competitive 100cc go kart class that consistently has a 15-20 kart field with nationally competitive drivers. The racing is close and fun to watch, so check out the schedule and find a time to chill for a day in the California sun at the track!
Why Race?
Combining many mechanical, electrical, and human systems, cars exemplify the benefits of a multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving. Racing requires drivers to optimize their inputs into the car throughout a session while also internalizing the vehicle’s feedback to correctly improve the car every time it stops. It requires the optimization of both human and machine, rendering it an environment that always encourages learning. Also, because racecar.
My Racing background
I started racing jr. sprint cars at a local dirt track (I-44 Speedway) in Oklahoma City, OK in 2006. Between 2010 and 2012, I raced with ASCS2 and POWRi at tracks in OK, TX, and into the Midwest.
In 2013, I gave pavement a try and transitioned to formula racing on the east coast. After a year of training and racing at the Bertil Roos School, I raced in the F1600 Championship Series as well as a few SCCA Majors and Canadian F1600 events between 2014 and 2016.
During college, I was a part of our FSAE team (see Projects for my engineering work on the team) and was one of our competition drivers as well as the lead for our formal driver training.
I often autocross with the Golden Gate Lotus Club (GGLC) because it’s a fun way to find the limits of your street car in a low-risk environment where you’re not putting other drivers, cyclists, or pedestrians at risk. PLUS, it’s the best way to introduce friends to motorsports because they can ride along with you and feel what it’s like: that’s way better than just watching from the sidelines.
