The results are in! After our win at Autobahn Country Club, we've leapfrogged the field and found ourselves tied with the Cobb Tuning powerhouse. This puts PA at a very comfortable position just a week before the Redline Time Attack event at Sebring. If the team keeps up its momentum, we should find ourselves out … Continue reading Professional Awesome! : Tied for First and Still Working Hard!
Category: EVO VII
Professional Awesome’s Press Release
So I never thought I would have the honor of writing press releases for a winning race team, but life always has a way of surprising you, doesn't it? Here it is kids: the first official press release from your favorite race team! Chicago, IL, June 13, 2010 On the one year anniversary of the … Continue reading Professional Awesome’s Press Release
Welcome to the New Professional Awesome! Site
That's right everyone, the time has finally come. No more ugly html and css coding, no more random spacing of pictures and text, no more limitations on media embedding. We've upgraded! Imagine that piece of bar as the internet and the die grinder is my keyboard. It's a bit of a stretch, but it's … Continue reading Welcome to the New Professional Awesome! Site
Updates and VICTORY!
Some of the more attentive readers may have noticed a distinct lack of updates on the site... I would have to agree that there has been a lack of updates that you can all see, but worry not - there’s been plenty of work going on behind the scenes. Very soon we will be rolling … Continue reading Updates and VICTORY!
A Trip to Komet Motorsports
Last week, the Professional Awesome! team decided it was time to find out exactly how powerful the Evolution really is. After hearing good things from fellow racers, the team loaded the Evolution onto the trailer and headed north to Komet Motorsports in St. Charles, IL. The brute force of the Evolution made our camera man … Continue reading A Trip to Komet Motorsports
“Where Did You Get That Splitter?”
“From our garage.” we all replied. The first Professional Awesome splitter attracted a number of fans during our testing session at Gingerman. Ever since our debut at Gingerman last weekend and after posting images of the track day, people have been asking all about our splitter. The splitter was designed and built by Grant and … Continue reading “Where Did You Get That Splitter?”
Gingerman Testing : Success!
Looks like all of those sleepless nights paid off! For testing, we were running ~100 less horsepower than we were running last season so that we can safely break in the car. We were faster than we were last season. Coming down the front straight, faster than ever before. How is this possible? Let’s take … Continue reading Gingerman Testing : Success!
No Extra Bolts, No Loose Ends. Let’s See How She Runs!
2.59 AM, First Day of Testing, Leaving at 5 AM... I’d say that it’s going to be a long night, but we’re already well into the morning... Ours was the only light on in our neighborhood. Sleep is for the weak. It’s a rarity in the grassroots motorsports world to have a car finished … Continue reading No Extra Bolts, No Loose Ends. Let’s See How She Runs!
So Close…
Some of our loyal readers out there may have noticed the recent drought of Professional Awesome updates and may have wondered why there was the sudden drop off. We can explain, I swear. As expected, building a race car demands a lot of time and because of this, we haven’t been spending any real amount … Continue reading So Close…
Lots of Time and Effort Yields : A Racecar
It’s science, really. All of these parts will soon find their way onto the car. Excluding Diesel. I haven't figured a safe way to mount a dog to a race car as of yet. If you put a group of gearheads in one garage with piles of car parts, ~20 cans of paint, more … Continue reading Lots of Time and Effort Yields : A Racecar