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
“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?”
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!
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!
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…
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
Just a quick update for the evening, but I feel compelled to share with everyone the progress of our roll cage. Ever since we painted the car, it's maintained this glow. Kind of distracting when driving at night. It’s green. Not just any green, but a shade of green that is so damn awesome that … Continue reading Roll Cage… It’s Green and Sweet.
Is it a bad thing when the UPS and FedEx delivery drivers know you by name? Well, this is the case now, as we’ve been seeing a very steady influx of performance parts at our base of operations. This month, KW Suspensions and 5Zigen made two large deliveries, our Raybestos brake pads and Titanium backing … Continue reading The FedEx and UPS Men Know us by Name.
This has been a big week for Professional Awesome so far, with the Evolution being fully stripped and getting a full interior and engine bay painting, wiring rework, and a refreshing of the engine. Grant, attacking the wiring harness of the Evolution. The engine bay and interior are going to be painted a lovely … Continue reading Progress on the Evolution: Crunch Time!
Do you find yourself constantly running out of sweet shirts to wear? Are you concerned that your current crop of clothing isn’t supporting your favorite race team? Now you can put those worries to rest once and for all with a brand-new, hand made (in our friend Craig’s basement), official Professional Awesome T-Shirt! The PA! … Continue reading Keep Yourself Safe From Indecent Exposure With an Official PA! T-Shirt!
