Author: BogdanB

  • Jet Ski!

    Jet Ski!

    I’ve been wanting to try out zooming on a jet ski for years now, yet somehow the opportunity never presented itself… Places I looked into required booking for the delivery of a jet ski to one of few places a company serviced, and it seemed hard to coordinate that with our summer plans (maybe an…

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  • AVANTS Fest 2022

    AVANTS Fest 2022

    While AVANTS Fest has already established itself as an annual event, this year has been our first time. We’ve joined the club at the start of 2022 (Way overdue! Great group of car people ๐Ÿ™‚) and we wanted to check it out in person.ย And the weather was great too!   AVANTS Fest There’s plenty to…

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  • Article (interview) for ProFormance Racing School

    Article (interview) for ProFormance Racing School

    Sheetal and I have been honored with an opportunity to share our racing story with others through an interviewย for ProFormance Racing School. It was very humbling experience – we’ve met with the writer (more on that below), had insightful conversations about the passions we share, and then the article got published! Oh, and Bella makes…

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  • Steam Deck – it’s finally here!

    Steam Deck – it’s finally here!

    After nearly a year of waiting, I received the Steam Deck! And the timing couldn’t have been better, as… I caught COVID a week ago, and am still recovering. So here’s something to cheer me up ๐Ÿ˜‰ I got the 512GB version, to maximize storage (I’ll add an SD card anyways), and also to benefit…

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  • Helmet Decals

    Helmet Decals

    As I’m continuing with the racing adventures (๐Ÿ™‚), I decided to add a bit more character to my helmet. Nothing too crazy, just some details to: a) help folks see my name (there’s always so many great people on the track, I thought it could be helpful), b) help us stay in touch/advertise my socials,…

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  • ProFormance Competition Race Licensing

    ProFormance Competition Race Licensing

    It happened again – another bucket list item that I can cross off my list! ๐Ÿ˜‰ I participated in a 2-day competition race licensing program, organized by ProFormance Racing School. Read on to see how it all went!   Table of contents Overview of the licensing program with ProFormance How will you spend 2 days?…

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  • The Ridge Motorsports Park

    The Ridge Motorsports Park

    If you’ve been following my blog, you probably know that I’ve been attending trackย days in Pacific Raceways every chance I get, and it’s always amazing. Given we have even more tracks in Washington, within 2 hours drive from Seattle, thought I’d give it a try. Time to expand my track experience. Having recently joined AVANTS…

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  • AutoX at Evergreen Speedway

    AutoX at Evergreen Speedway

    I finally signed up for autocross at Evergreen Speedway! Having watched number of events there over the years (regular Formula Drift sessions, Figure 8 racing, and more) I was eager to drive on that track myself. Read on to see how that went!   Table of contents Venue and organizers I signed up for this…

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  • Driver Skills and Autocross with PCA

    Driver Skills and Autocross with PCA

    Ever heard the saying that the best car mod, is the driver mod? ๐Ÿ˜‰ Well, it’s true. Investing in driver’s skills is the best way to improve your confidence in handling vehicle at speed, in variety of situations, and not only make you a safer driver, but also help improve those lap times! Plus, it’s…

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  • 2011 Porsche Cayman – installing courtesy lights

    2011 Porsche Cayman – installing courtesy lights

    Controversial? ๐Ÿ˜‰ I know, I know. Some people like them, some people hate them. But at least opinions on them aren’t as polarizing as on the neon underglow, so let’s put any prejudices aside… … and let’s install new courtesy lights (aka “puddle lights”) with the Porsche logo! Oh, and in case you wondered –…

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