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Mike Palero

oh, it's like a Snickers bar...

About Me



look at the pictures and stereotype. now know you're wrong.

road courses and auto-x/

My Interests

photo, drive, autox

Television:

Top Gear.

Books:



My Blog

SCNAX Cup!

Woo!   I got asked to be on a SCNAX cup team (which can be a good thing and a bad thing, depending on how you look at it) last championship event. SCNAX cup is an awesome event that will be help ...
Posted by Mike P. GStock on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:02:00 PST

Gymkhana USA Debrief

Yes, it's first place.I won the first Gymkhana USA event on Saturday, March 31, 2007Results are here:Gymkhana El Toro ResultsI pulled a best time of 58.49s which gave me a win over my closest competit...
Posted by Mike P. GStock on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:45:00 PST

What's new today!

News for you!1. My Neighbor hit my rear bumper.He works at a body shop.2. Patty & I Aquired a set of BMW bottlecaps in 14" for the NA8C3. I found a set of 4x100 BMW E30 BBS (old man style) wheels ...
Posted by Mike P. GStock on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:48:00 PST

MAZDA MX-5 MIATA (NA8C) BOSS FROG ROLL BAR Progress

ARGH.Everyday I work on this 6-point roll bar install, I find out I have to buy a new, specific tool!Day 0:Problem: Needed a Drill and a 12" long 5/16" drill bitSolution: Black Friday Drill and Tools ...
Posted by Mike P. GStock on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:08:00 PST

17,250mi. Gymkhana

It's 1:00AM and I just woke up after passing out since 7:00PMYesterday I went to a driving event called a "gymkhana" and it was interesting and super tiring!Small courses at set up with cones during t...
Posted by Mike P. GStock on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:49:00 PST

Pergatory Drift!

An old, but good video.If you haven't seen it, watch it now:Pergatory Drifts @ LSAdd to My Profile | More VideosPergatory Drift. At Laguna Seca. I had the hardest time *FINDING* this video and I h...
Posted by Mike P. GStock on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 02:15:00 PST

2007 Autocross Registration

2007 is here and it's time for a new autocross season.Sign up for your points cards and get priority for event registration.www.solo2.com for Los Angeles events in El Toro and California Speedway.www....
Posted by Mike P. GStock on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:56:00 PST

Dromo1

So I decided to apply to DROMO1, supposedly SoCal's #1 4-stroke indoor kart course (So Cal's ONLY?), for shits and giggles.They give you a packet to study and recommend you come back a couple days lat...
Posted by Mike P. GStock on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:51:00 PST

Over-Qualified

You know, I just wanted a simple job working on go-karts.  A simple, replace the air filters and turn a wrench while getting your hands dirty sort of job.You think i'd be smart to put all the coo...
Posted by Mike P. GStock on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:03:00 PST

Over-Coil

Someone call me up at 9AM tomorrow.Need to drop of Patty's track BEAST to John's shop for some work and I don't want to miss the 10 am appointment!In other news, went bowling again with MARK YEUNG.Fac...
Posted by Mike P. GStock on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:28:00 PST