Track History

Updated 4/24/2017 10:28 am @ Newport Beach – I’ve been back to USA since Aug. 2016…  and I have gone to a handful of track days already.  I now have enter the wise middle age LOL.  I feel like I have infinite patience now and I’m in no rush to get back into track whoring.  But I’m steadily working on several different projects and pushing forward.  It’s been a heck of a lot of fun so far.  Haters gonna hate I unfriended a few haters on my facebook.  Sooner or later I’m gonna smash all their records.  It’s not a question of if but when.  I already know I’m better than most of them.  La la la.  Humph.  And yes I’m still the number one track whore super star in the world.  If you want to title you show me you track whored more than me.  92 days in 1 calendar year and it’s higher than that if you count the days over a 365 day period.  I think that’s unheard of in amateur HPDE.  🙂  I’d love to be prove wrong.  Hit me up if you know anyone who done more events.  And I did it spending minimal amount of money as well.

Updated 5/8/2012 7:51 am @ Union City – First track day since I’ve been back actually was a motorcycle track day rather than 4 wheels!  🙂  Had a great time at Sears Point with a Honda VT1000.

Updated 3/2/2012 6:03 am @ Union City – I’ve came back in California on 11/18/2011 so now it is just over 100 days.  I finally made it to the track few weeks ago.  First to NASA NCal @ Infineon which was awesome it was like old times.  Kind of felt like a home coming, and very fitting because NASA NCal @ Infineon was actually my first day at the track ever!  It was also a rainy day so…  it was kind of surreal.  I was also at Buttonwillow for two days by chance and helped my new friends as a a bit of track support for motorcycle track days.  That was pretty fun and it is something I will get into as well.

Here is the log that I kept for over a decade… As I ease back into track whoring, the numbers are going to rise again!!

Here are the last action photos of me before I left for Taiwan and went into hibernation.

Some statistics about Frank’s Driving Experience on road courses 2017 stat: 8 days on track, 5 days instructing & counting… 2016 stat: 2 days on track 2014 – 2016: back in Taiwan, did few track day support but no tracking 2012 stat: 5 days on track, 2 days instructing 2008 – 2011: hibernation, training in yoga, meditation, bball. 2007 stat: 19 days on track, 13 days instructing 2006 stat: 17 days on track, 14 days instructing 2005 stat: 27 days on track, 20 days instructing 2004 stat: 12 days total on track, 10 days instructing 2003 stat: 49 days total on track, 42 days instructing 2002 stat: 62 days total on track, 60 days instructing 2001 stat: 12 days total on track, 5 days instructing 2000 stat: 2 days on track total, 1 day instructing 1999 stat: 1 day on track 1998 stat: 2 days on track 1997 stat: 8 days on track 1996 stat: 7 days on track Total track days: 235 days Total track days instructing (first event instructing 7/2000): 173 days BeaverRun: 2 days Buttonwillow: 45 days California Speedway: 10 days Firebird Road Course: 2 days Phoenix International Raceway: 2 days Laguna Seca: 26 days Mid-Ohio: 4 days Pen-Bay, Taiwan: 4 days Sears Point/Infineon: 36 days Spring Mountain/Pahrump: 2 days Streets of Willows: 23 days Thunderhill: 45 days Willow Springs: 27 days 04/23/17 – California Festival of Speed @ Auto Club Speedway (track support) 04/09/17 – SpeedVentures @ Buttonwillow (instructing) 04/08/17 – SpeedVentures @ Buttonwillow (instructing) 04/01/17 – SpeedVentures @ Willow Springs (instructing) 03/29/17 – Hooked On Driving @ Sears Point (private instruction) 03/05/17 – SpeedVentures @ Buttonwillow (instructing) 01/29/17 – SpeedVentures @ Buttonwillow (instructing) 01/28/17 – SpeedVentures @ Buttonwillow (instructing) 11/11/17 – SLB/GTA Time Attack Finale @ Buttonwillow (track support) 11/10/17 – SLB/GTA Time Attack Finale @ Buttonwillow (track support) 05/02/12 – 3J’s Charity Motorcycle Day @ Sears Point (1st time on bike) 03/04/17 – SpeedVentures @ Buttonwillow (instructing) 02/20/12 – Let’s Ride Track Days @ Buttonwillow (track support) 02/19/12 – Let’s Ride Track Days @ Buttonwillow (track support) 02/12/12 – NASA NCal @ Infineon (instructing) 02/11/12 – NASA NCal @ Infineon (instructing) 11/07/07 – SLB 2007 @ Buttonwillow #13CW (Time Attack) 09/02/07 – SpeedVentures @ Willow Springs (instructing) 09/01/07 – SpeedVentures @ Willow Springs (instructing) 08/24/07 – SpeedVentures @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 08/17/07 – TEAM @ Thunderhill w/cyclone (instructing private students) 08/16/07 – Private Test Day @ Thunderhill w/cyclone (instructing private students) 07/29/07 – SpeedVentures @ California Speedway (in-field course) instructing & testing 07/28/07 – SpeedVentures @ California Speedway (in-field course) instructing & testing 07/22/07 – DriftBattle @ Buttonwillow (East & West loop!) (instructing & drift practice) 07/21/07 – DriftBattle @ Buttonwillow (East loop) (instructing & drift practice) 07/01/07 – NASA @ Infineon (Honda Challenge H1) 06/30/07 – NASA @ Infineon (Honda Challenge H1) 04/29/07 – Redline/Modified Time Attack @ Buttonwillow Raceway #13CW 04/20/07 – SpeedVentures @ Laguna Seca (instructing private student) 04/19/07 – Private Test Day @ Thunderhill (instructing private student) 02/11/07 Redline/Modifed Magazine Time Attack @ California Speedway (in-field course) 01/07/07 CRA/NASA-AZ @ Phoenix International Raceway (instructing, DE support staff) 01/06/07 CRA/NASA-AZ @ Phoenix International Raceway (instructing, DE support staff) 12/20/06 Hot Version video American Touge 3 @ Horse Thief Mile, Willow Springs (exhibition entry) 12/11/06 T.E.A.M. Racing @ Thunderhill w/cyclone (instructing) 12/03/06 SpeedTrialUSA @ Streets of Willows (instructing, tech, pre-grid/hot pits) 12/02/06 SpeedTrialUSA @ Streets of Willows (instructing, tech, pre-grid/hot pits 11/12/06 SpeedTrialUSA @ Streets of Willows (instructing, tech, pre-grid/hot pits) 11/11/06 SpeedTrialUSA @ Streets of Willows (instructing, tech, pre-grid/hot pits) 11/08/06 Primedia Super Street Time Attack 2006 (winner, micro class) 02/12/06 SpeedTrialUSA @ Buttwillow #1 CW (instructing) 02/11/06 SpeedTrialUSA @ Buttwillow #1 CW (instructing) 02/10/06 Audi Club Golden Gate Chapter @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 02/09/06 Audi Club Golden Gate Chapter @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 01/25/06 Looose Boys 125cc shifter kart @ PKRA (practice) 01/21/06 Arizona Sport Racing Association @ Firebird Road Course (instructing) 01/20/06 Arizona Sport Racing Association @ Firebird Road Course (instructing) 01/19/06 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing) 01/15/06 Audi Club Golden Gate Chapter @ Thunderhill w/cyclone (instructing) 01/14/06 Audi Club Golden Gate Chapter @ Thunderhill w/cyclone (instructing) 12/12/05 T.E.A.M. Racing @ Thunderhill w/cyclone (instructing) 12/11/05 Buttonwillow #14 CW open testing (testing) 12/04/05 SpeedTrialUSA @ Streets of Willows (instructing, tech, pre-grid/hot pits) 12/03/05 SpeedTrialUSA @ Streets of Willows (instructing, tech, pre-grid/hot pits) 11/26/05 SCCA member’s free test day @ Thunderhill w/cyclone (testing) 11/13/05 SpeedTrialUSA @ Streets of Willows (instructing, tech, pre-grid/hot pits) 11/12/05 SpeedTrialUSA @ Streets of Willows (instructing, tech, pre-grid/hot pits) 10/30/05 NASA Northern California @ Thunderhill w/bypass (Spec Miata) 10/29/05 NASA Northern California @ Thunderhill w/bypass (Spec Miata) 10/27/05 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing) 10/09/05 NASA Northern California @ Sears Point (Honda Challenge Unlimited) 10/08/05 NASA Northern California @ Sears Point (Honda Challenge Unlimited) 10/02/05 SpeedVentures @ Buttonwillow #25 CCW (testing) 08/06/05 SpeedTrialUSA @ Buttonwillow #1 CW (instructing, tech, pre-grid/hot pits) 08/07/05 SpeedTrialUSA @ Buttonwillow #1 CW (instructing, tech, pre-grid/hot pits) 06/19/05 SpeedVentures/Ferrari Driving Club @ California Speedway (in field course) (instructing) 06/02/05 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing) 05/13/05 SERCA @ Streets of Willows (instructing & testing) 05/08/05 Redline Events @ Buttonwillow #13 CW (instructing & testing) 04/15/05 Redline Events @ Streets of Willows CCW (instructing & testing) 04/14/05 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing & testing) 03/19/05 Audi Club Golden Gate Chapter @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 03/18/05 Audi Club Golden Gate Chapter @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 03/13/05 NASA Southern California @ California Speedway (ALMS config) (instructing) 03/12/05 NASA Southern California @ California Speedway (ALMS config) (instructing) 03/10/05 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing) 03/08/05 Audi Club Golden Gate/SoCal @ Buttonwillow #1 CW (instructing) 12/22/04 BuddyClub USA/AAI @ Willow Springs 12/20/04 ZigZag Asia/Hot Version @ Horse Thief Mile (got TOP SETUP EG6 into 2nd place!) 12/17/04 Redline Events @ Streets of Willows CCW (instructing) 12/12/04 SpeedTrialUSA @ Streets of Willows CW (instructing) 12/11/04 SpeedTrialUSA @ Streets of Willows CW (instructing) 12/09/04 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing) 12/05/04 SpeedVentures @ Streets of Willows CW (instructing) 12/04/04 SV/DSPORT/EvoM.net EVO TUNER SHOOTOUT @ Streets of Willows CW (competition & instructing) 11/28/04 SpeedVentures @ Thunderhill full track w/bypass (instructing) 11/27/04 SpeedVentures @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 11/16/04 Audi Club Golden Gate Chapter @ Sears Point (instructing) 11/15/04 Audi Club Golden Gate Chapter @ Sears Point (instructing) 09/19/03 Happy Motoring @ Buttonwillow West Loop #17 (event organizer & instructing) 09/04/03 Golden Gate Lotus Club @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 07/23/03 Golden Gate Lotus Club @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 07/05/03 Club4AG Drift Day #7 @ 3COM Park (instructing) 06/30/03 SpeedTrialUSA private track day @ Buttonwillow #1 CW & CCW (instructing) 06/25/03 Golden Gate Lotus Club @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 05/27/03 ClubZ @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 05/25/03 NASA Southern California @ Willow Springs (raced Spec Miata Challenge) 05/24/03 NASA Southern California @ Willow Springs (raced Spec Miata Challenge) 05/23/03 SERCA @ Streets of Willows (instructing & testing) 05/18/03 SpeedVentures @ Spring Mountain Raceway (instructing) 05/17/03 SpeedVentures @ Spring Mountain Raceway (instructing) 05/14/03 HMSA @ BW #1 CW (social mingling + pace car riding only) 05/13/03 HMSA @ BW #1 CW (social mingling + pace car riding only) 05/11/03 Performance Driving Clinic @ Buttonwillow #25 CCW (instructing) 05/08/03 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing) 05/07/03 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Streets of Willows (instructing) 04/20/03 SpeedVentures @ Sears Point (instructing) 04/19/03 SpeedVentures @ Sears Point (instructing) 04/18/03 UnlimitedLaps @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 04/17/03 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing) 04/15/03 TracQuest @ Mid-Ohio (instructing) 04/14/03 TracQuest @ Mid-Ohio (instructing) 04/13/03 ITRCA ITR Expo 3 @ BeaverRun (instructing) 04/12/03 ITRCA ITR Expo 3 @ BeaverRun (instructing) 04/06/03 open track school @ Thunderhill w/bypass (instructing) 04/05/03 open track school @ Thunderhill w/bypass (instructing) 04/01/03 Super 2NR Club Battle Civic vs. SE-R @ Streets of Willows 03/28/03 Mazda Rev It Up VIP guest @ San Francisco, tons of autox practice 03/23/03 SCCA SFR AutoX @ 3Com park, running Jeremy Rine’s DSP Integra GS-R 03/14/03 UnlimitedLaps @ Buttonwillow #1 CW (instructing) 03/13/03 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing) 03/02/03 TracQuest @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 03/01/03 TracQuest @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 02/28/03 UnlimitedLaps @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 02/23/03 open track school @ Thunderhill w/bypass (instructing) 02/22/03 open track school @ Thunderhill w/bypass (instructing) 02/16/03 Tracknutz @ Buttonwillow #1 CCW (instructing) 02/15/03 Performance Driving Clinic @ Buttonwillow #25 CW (instructing) 02/09/03 open track school @ Sears Point (instructing) 02/08/03 SpeedVentures @ Thunderhill w/Cyclone CW (instructing) 02/02/03 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing) 02/01/03 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing) 01/31/03 Sony Grand Tourismo development team @ Sears Point 01/30/03 Sony Grand Tourismo development team @ Sears Point 01/26/03 SpeedTrialUSA @ California Speedway infield course (instructing) 01/25/03 SpeedTrialUSA @ California Speedway infield course (instructing) 01/12/03 Audi Club @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 01/11/03 Audi Club @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 01/04/03 SpeedVentures @ Sears Point (unofficial instructing) 01/03/03 SpeedVentures @ Sears Point (unofficial instructing) 12/31/02 Lotus Club @ Laguna Seca (classroom session & instructing) 12/20/02 Duratec Performance @ Willow Springs (instructing) 12/14/02 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Street of Willows (instructing) 12/10/02 TracQuest @ Sears Point (instructing) 12/09/02 TracQuest @ Sears Point (instructing) 12/08/02 open track school @ Thunderhill w/bypass (instructing) 11/24/02 open track school @ Sears Point (instructing) 11/23/02 open track school @ Sears Point (instructing) 11/22/02 Audi Club @ Sears Point (instructing) 11/21/02 Audi Club @ Sears Point (instructing) 11/20/02 PDC Racing @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone 11/17/02 TracQuest @ Buttonwillow #1 CW (instructing) 11/16/02 TracQuest @ Buttonwillow #1 CW (instructing) 11/15/02 SpeedVentures @ Buttonwillow #1 CW (instructing) 11/14/02 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing) 11/12/02 TracQuest @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 11/11/02 TracQuest @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 11/10/02 open track school @ Sears Point (instructing) 11/03/02 SpeedTrialUSA @ Buttonwillow #1 CW (instructing) 11/02/02 SpeedTrialUSA @ Buttonwillow #1 CW (instructing) 11/01/02 UnlimitedLaps @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 10/31/02 Audi Club @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 10/30/02 Audi Club @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 10/15/02 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing) 10/13/02 open track school @ Sears Point (instructing) 10/12/02 open track school @ Sears Point (instructing) 10/02/02 UnlimitedLaps @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 09/08/02 open track school @ Thunderhill full track w/bypass (instructing) 09/07/02 open track school @ Thunderhill full track w/bypass (instructing) 09/04/02 NCRC @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone CW direction (instructing) 09/03/02 NSX Club Sacramento Chapter @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 08/29/02 open test day @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone 08/21/02 Lotus Club Golden Gate Chapter @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing & pace car 🙂 08/14/02 TracQuest @ Mid-Ohio (instructing) 08/13/02 TracQuest @ Mid-Ohio (instructing) 08/09/02 Nikolas Malechikos’s Duratec event @ Willow Springs (driver’s meeting, 2 classroom session & instructing) 08/04/02 TracQuest @ Willow Springs (instructing) 08/03/02 TracQuest @ Willow Springs (instructing) 07/26/02 UnlimitedLaps @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 07/14/02 open track school @ Buttonwillows #13 CCW (instructing) 07/13/02 open track school @ Buttonwillows #13 CCW (instructing) 07/08/02 TracQuest @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 07/07/02 TracQuest @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 07/05/02 Lotus Club Golden Gate Chapter @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 06/30/02 open track school @ Thunderhill full track w/bypass (instructing) 06/29/02 open track school @ Thunderhill full track w/bypass (instructing) 06/22/02 Motorsports Club of Beverly Hills @ Willow Springs (instructing) 06/09/02 open track school @ Willow Springs (instructing) 06/08/02 open track school @ Willow Springs (instructing) 05/02/02 Lotus Club Golden Gate Chapter @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 04/23/02 NSX Club Sacramento Chapter @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 04/21/02 TracQuest @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 04/20/02 TracQuest @ Laguna Seca (instructing) 03/08/02 Wurth Motorsports @ Streets of Willows (instructing) 03/03/02 open track school @ Buttonwillow Raceway Config #1 CW (instructing) 03/02/02 open track school @ Buttonwillow Raceway Config #1 CW (instructing) 02/24/02 SpeedTrialUSA @ Buttonwillow Raceway Config #13 CW (tech & instructing) 02/22/02 Nikolas Malechikos’ Couger event @ Street of Willows (driver’s meeting & instructing) 02/09/02 TracQuest at Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 02/08/02 TracQuest at Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 01/27/02 Wurth Motorsports @ Buttonwillow Raceway Config #1 CW (instructing) 01/26/02 Wurth Motorsports @ Buttonwillow Raceway Config #1 CW (instructing) 12/19/01 TracQuest at Sears Point 1.8 mile temp course (instructing) 12/18/01 TracQuest at Sears Point 1.8 mile temp course (instructing) 11/09/01 Wurth Motorsports at Streets of Willows CCW (instructing) 11/04/01 Pantera Club at Willow Springs Raceway 11/03/01 Pantera Club at Willow Springs Raceway 09/11/01 NSX Club Sacramento Chapter @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone (instructing) 08/26/01 Buttonwillow Raceway’s Performance Driving Clinic Config #14 CW 08/06/01 Sports Compact Car’s BFGoodrich G-Force Challenge @ Streets of Willows 06/16/01 Buttonwillow Raceway’s Performance Driving Clinic Config #1 CW 05/26/01 Touring Car Club @ Buttonwillow Config #13 CCW 03/00/01 MR2 Club @ Buttonwillow Config #13 CW 01/00/01 Honda Hybrid Track Day @ Buttonwillow Config #13 CCW (instructing) 08/19/00 MR2 Club @ Streets of Willows 07/01/00 Honda Hybrid Track Day @ Streets of Willows (instructing) 03/00/00 AAS/McKamey AutoX School Phase III 04/03/99 open track school @ Laguna Seca 03/28/99 AAS AutoX test & tune day 05/03/98 open track school @ Laguna Seca 11/00/98 open track school @ Sears Point 03/29/98 AAS/McKamey AutoX School Phase II 03/28/98 AAS/McKamey AutoX practice course 12/30/97 road racing practice at Kinsman with a friend’s Trackmagic 80 cc shifter (sequential!) kart… 11/30/97 open track school @ Sears Point (short track since Sears is under going major revamp) 10/25/97 open track school @ Sears Point 10/25/97 open track school @ Sears Point 09/20/97 open track school @ Laguna Seca 09/19/97 open track school @ Laguna Seca 08/30/97 SCCA Sacramento Region AutoX Test and Tune Day at Matter Air Field Base 05/25/97 open track school @ Laguna Seca 05/24/97 open track school @ Laguna Seca 03/30/97 AAS Test and Tune AutoX at Matter Air Field Base 03/29/97 AAS Test and Tune AutoX at Matter Air Field Base 03/28/97 AAS/McKamey AutoX School Phase I 02/09/97 SCCA SFR AutoX at Oakland Coliseum 12/07/96 SCCA SFR AutoX at Oakland Coliseum 11/09/96 open track school @ Sears Point 09/22/96 open track school @ Laguna Seca 07/13/96 SCCA SFR AutoX at Alameda Navel Air Station 05/11/96 open track school @ Sears Point 04/21/96 SCCA SFR AutoX at 3Com Park 04/06/96 open track school @ Thunderhill full track w/cyclone 03/09/96 open track school @ Sears Point 02/24/96 SCCA SFR AutoX at 3Com Park 02/18/96 open track school @ Laguna Seca 01/28/96 SCCA SFR AutoX at Oakland Coliseum 01/27/96 open track school @ Sears Point