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!
Don’t worry, no one got thrown in jail or captured, but we did find a new use for 100 feet of steel tubing! We've officially crossed the point of no return; the Evolution is a race car now. In creating a true race car, one key ingredient is the roll cage. In order to have … Continue reading Professional Awesome Gets Caged!
Of the many places in the world that you would expect to find world-class racecar engineers, Kalamazoo may not be at the top of your list. However, after this weekend, Professional Awesome thinks it should be. Kalamazoo and its lovely neighbors, Fort Wayne and Detroit. We met up with TRE’s Jon Ripple, an all-around cool … Continue reading Another Successful Trip to Kalamazoo
These past three days were exactly what the Professional Awesome team needed. On Sunday, Dan and I made the trek to Kalamazoo, MI , home of Team RIP Engineering (TRE) to meet with Jon and discuss gearbox and differential options for 2010. We were amazed at just how much one man could know about transmissions, … Continue reading A Professionally Awesome Weekend
With the first Redline Time Attack event (very) rapidly approaching, I feel obligated to step back and take an objective look at what lies ahead for the team.Currently, the Evolution is in pieces and spread out across the country, with its suspension just having finished a diagnostic session from JRZ Suspension, its transmission being delivered … Continue reading State of the Professional Awesome
Now that winter is officially upon us, Professional Awesome has begun the long process of preparing the Evolution for the 2010 race season. What’s in store for your favorite race team you ask? The theme for 2010 can be summed up in one word: More. In the pits at Nashville. More Power!More Events!More Brakes!More … Continue reading Evolution Updates
While looking through old media related to Professional Awesome, we uncovered these two videos that we thought we should share with all of our loyal fans. The first video is an in-car view during the Redline Time Attack event at the Nashville Super Speedway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGtMUq2XSsY Second is a Streetfire original production documenting the same Redline … Continue reading Footage from Nashville
Professional Awesome has decided that the simple monochrome appearance of the Evolution had to undergo a complete overhaul for the 2010 season. Taking a similar approach to that of Takata time attack Impreza, we decided to test the capabilities of Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 3 vinyl editor to create 2010’s livery. The system proved easy to … Continue reading Planned Livery for 2010
