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The Weekend-Racer.com #23 MX-5 finished second in a competitive PTE class. The team started from the third position on the grid but John was into second place by the first turn after the green flag fell. Over the next three laps he was slowly losing time to the race leading RX-7. But with three laps […]

Early morning warm ups and qualifying showed the car was fast but a couple of more powerful RX-7s qualified faster than the Weekend-Racer.com MX-5. The team starts 3rd in class, several seconds faster than the 4th place car. RJ Racing is preparing the car for a strong showing this afternoon. With some strategic drafting and […]

Building on the morning’s efforts, the team continued to get more speed from the Weekend-Racer.com Mazda MX-5. Some tweaks to the cross weight provided for improved turn in on left hand turns (Auto Club Speedway is a predominately left hand track) which resulted in faster overall lap times. The car is working well and the […]

The morning started as expected: a couple quick warm-up sessions to check the setup and tire pressures and some track time for Rob and John to brush away the cobwebs. Initial times were faster than previous fast laps at Auto Club Speedway due to the new tires and revised rear end suspension. The afternoon will […]

Tustin, CA – This weekend RJ Racing will be competing in its last local race of the season at Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) in Fontana, California. This is the closest track to the team’s home base and is a great venue for viewing races. After dominating at Buttonwillow Raceway in June, winning three […]

Buttonwillow, CA – It does not get much better than this: two pole positions, two fastest laps, three wins, taking the lead in the Western Endurance Racing Championship (WERC), and moving into second place in the Performance Touring “E” (PTE) championship with the #23 Weekend-Racer.com Mazda MX-5. RJ Racing could not have scripted a more […]

Willows, CA – The third round of the Western Endurance Racing Championship (WERC) saw the team take a commanding second place finish at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, CA. The team knew it would be a challenging weekend. The 3-hour endurance race was going to be run clockwise instead of the usual counter-clockwise direction with […]

Buttonwillow, CA — Fielding a two car team for the first time, RJ Racing finished second and third in the E2 Class at the opening round of the Western Endurance Racing Championship (WERC). Defending series champions Rob Gibson and John Gibson, driving the #23 Weekend-Racer.com MX-5 Miata, took the checkered flag in second place after […]

Tustin, CA – After the drama and success at Auto Club Speedway last month (see recap and video of the hood pin failing under the March 29th, 2009 post below), the team is ready to tackle the first endurance race of the season – a 3-hour contest at Buttonwillow Raceway Park this weekend. For this […]

The team was hard at work this weekend putting the finishing touches on the car in preparation for the opening round of the Western Endurance Racing Championship on April 25, 2009. After the catastrophic hood pin failure at California Speedway, the team needed to replace and repaint the hood, replace the front windshield, and replace […]