1st High Performance Sport Driving Day of 2016

Posted on January 9, 2016 by admin

09 Jan 2016 Kent, WA – As anyone in the northwest knows the weather can be deceiving and five minutes in any direction conditions can be polar opposite. This day showed how one end of the track can be brightly lit by the sun and less than a quarter mile away completely socked in by fog.

That fog as it rolled in and out created a number of black ice spots on the track surface that had the Pacific crew salting and brushing away the ice.

As in any motor event at the track the 9:00am start had to be pushed back slightly to be sure the safety factor was in place.

Six students and forty lappers on the grounds hatched a little help for the Pacific crew. After a rain the dragstrip will engage the help of the racers to drive over the wet and help rid the surface of the moisture. The plan worked like a charm and the lappers were soon out doing what they loved and what they brought to lap with you can only imagine.

A pair of Caterham G7 cars out to give them a test. A Lotus, a Lamborghini, Corvettes, Mustangs, Audi, BMW, and a number of Porsche models taking advantage of this day. One of those Porsche models, a yellow convertible in the student lanes stood out over the rest including the dark “Hellcat”.

Driving that Porsche, 21-year old Nina Chepovska celebrating both Christmas/Birthday gifts for something she has longed to do for some time, go thru ProFormance Racing School. What she learns about her car and herself is a testament to the schools teaching and instructors.

Go to the ProFormance web site and see what they can do for you and your ride. Next date is January 23rd 2016.

Images of all the action are now online and available for purchase – click here to go to the album.

Winter Practice Tree Nationals #1 – Jan 2nd, 2016

Posted on January 2, 2016 by admin

02 Jan 2016 Kent, WA – The Pacific Raceways 2016 season started at the Sports Page in Auburn for the Practice Tree Series with help from Bracketstars. Filling up a corner of the bar with friends and families the 20 entries paired off and attacked the tree.

No different than at the track, the chiding and ribbing along with the good luck to each other prior to racing though here it is the “only” way you can drink and race legally. In the end the winner of “Pinks” David Wakefield fell to Jason Beggerly in a close match.

It was great to see owner Joe Mahoney and his staff who are always great hosts with a menu to match. See you on the 30th of Jan. for the next race.

Images of all the fun are now available – click here to go to the photo album.

Happy New Year!

Posted on December 30, 2015 by admin

4-Stroke Racing Series – Dec 27th, 2015

Posted on December 27, 2015 by admin

27 Dec 2015 Kent, WA – The end of the year marks the halfway point in the 4-stroke series and a much different set of driving conditions then the last race. It was cold and dry to start the qualifying, slick tires to start – though by the end there was a mad scramble to get a few laps on the rain tires.

That light rain soon changed to a snowy mix with more snow then rain giving the drivers a little extra to contend with though a “wiper” for the visor would have been quite handy. Later, the snow was long gone as the warmer rain took over lasting the remaining heats at least giving the racers some constant conditions for tuning.

Making the best of this race and conditions saw young Mason Buck rise to the top of the podium with Ricky Arnold grabbing second and Kyle Wick picking up third.

Images are now available – click here to go the photo album.

Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 23, 2015 by admin

All of us here at See It Imagery wish all of you Happy Holidays!

Final High Performance Sport Driving Day of 2015

Posted on December 19, 2015 by admin

19 Dec 2015 Kent, WA – As 2015 comes to an end so does the schedule laid out many months ago by the Pacific Raceways staff. ProFormance Racing School gets the nod hosting the final event of the year, and the use of the 2.25 mile layout.

Starting out the day the “lappers” got going while the “students” got their first of many classroom instructions provided by the school. As the students went thru their exercises the lappers made their rounds watched closely by the Lost Mines Safety Team and their turn workers. “Safety First” before anything as Race Rescue is always present just in case.

Images are now available – thank you for your support and purchases! Click here to go to the photo album.

From See It Imagery to those involved “Great job this season” and till next year “Happy Holidays”.

Toy For Tots – NW Toy Drive at Pacific Raceways

Posted on December 6, 2015 by admin

06 Dec 2015 Kent, WA – Each December the Pacific Raceways property plays host to some very generous people. The annual NW Toy Drive benefiting Toys for Tots. Sponsored by Lexus of Bellevue and the O’Brian Auto Group thousands of folks brought their un-wrapped gifts or cash donation for the Marine Corps Reserve program.
Combine this with holiday music covering the many cars out for the car show gathering. Out on the 2.25 mile track a “lead/follow” was done, overseen by ProFormance Racing School giving those who take part an idea of what it feels like to drive a road course.
Of course Santa and his helpers were on hand accepting gifts and posing for pictures, also on hand passing out candy canes was Ed Troyer from the Pierce County Toys for Tots program.
Every year that I have covered this event it has gotten bigger and bigger thus proving the generosity of the NW to those in need. Great job by all those involved as it takes many to help bring it together each year. Till next year Happy Holidays to all.

Images of all the excitement and holiday cheer are now available click here to go to the album, & Happy Holidays!

Good Luck At 25 Hours of Thunderhill!

Posted on December 4, 2015 by admin

04 Dec 2015 Kent, WA – All of us here at Seeitimagery wish good luck and great success the the folks at JFC Racing for the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill in Willows California.

4-Stroke Racing Series Enjoys Perfect Weather

Posted on November 29, 2015 by admin

29 Nov 2015 Kent, WA – The previous race in this series saw pouring down rain and rain tires, this day brought nothing but bright sunshine, but with it came some very chilly air. Frost covered all of nature, though the track surface totally free of the white stuff.

For the racers no raingear just an extra layer under the driving suit. Clip along at just over 40mph with the temperature less than 40 degrees and that extra layer is a must to keep that chill at bay.

The sun heated the track surface and slicks had good grip – it made for some pretty quick lap times around the 0.850 mile layout.

Taking the podium this chilly and sunny day in third spot Kyle Wick, in second place last races winner Ricky Arnold and the top spot on the
podium claimed by Cole Franchini.

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ProFormance High Performance Sport Driving Day – Nov 21st, 2015

Posted on November 21, 2015 by admin

21 Nov 2015 Kent, WA – Crisp and cold weather with plenty of sun for warmth but still bundled up for the chill, conditions for the race cars and street driven alike it spells “horsepower”. Close to 50 if not just over that took advantage to just drive their expensive street car on the track or those race teams preparing for the upcoming “25 hour” race at Thunderhill the conditions could not have been better for this time of year.

The reasons for drivers to lap the track are still the same – “seat time”. The more seat time you can get the more you learn about driving and your skills to control safely something that out of control can end badly.

ProFormance Racing School is located on the grounds at Pacific Raceways and is a fantastic starting point to learn what it takes to “safely” take a couple thousand pounds of metal and rubber and push those “forces” that on the street you barely notice. To test these for yourself go to Pacific’s web site and click on the ProFormance tab for info.