Category: Eric Solorzano

My next post will summarize Eric (nine-time Baja 1000 Class 11 winner) Solorzano’s advice in our phone conversation, but before I get to that, this came in the mail.

The Stig rocks and I was kicking myself for missing the opportunity to order this shirt online after the Top Gear goes to America show aired.

I watched eBay (and even ebay.co.uk to no avail). In desperation I emailed the show. Hugh from Amber Promotions responded and said they’d kept a few back for the “pleaders”. I laid it on thick. I promised to wear it in media interviews (and I will).

Whomever co-drives with me will be listening to Robert Parker audiobooks.

How to describe today? Bought 1117 from Charlie. We have a full up race car and will likely run it on a MORE race in June. And spent 40 minutes on the phone with Eric Solorzano, the nine-time winner of Class 11 at the Baja 1000.

We have a lot of work in front of us. Eric has offered to let us go over his car and teach us what we need to know about racing. We’re already pricing flights to San Diego.

It’s like having Mario Andretti invite us over for dinner, or, as Charlie said, like “Having Michael Jordan teach you how to shoot hoops.”

This is going to happen.

(More on my call with Eric as soon as I type up my notes.)