May 26, 2018: It was a cool, spring day at Bimmerfest 2018 in Fontana's Auto Club Speedway – great conditions to put in some good times on the course. Watch as I put down a time of 00:50.070, just shy of making it into the 40's. Met some cool people and had tons of fun. Stay tuned at the end to hear my thoughts on the course, and to see me messing around a bit while sliding the car around the course.
Location Auto Club Speedway, Fontana CA
Music 🎵 Bingo Thrills by Joakim Karud
September 23, 2017 – This was my first time attending an SCCA event, and the largest autocross course I’ve experienced. It took me a few runs to get acclimated, and on this particular run I bested my previous best by more than half a second, netting me a time of 00:63.191 (00:63.767 was the old best). It was fun and I met lots of cool people.
Location Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Irvine CA
Music Engine Fire (Silent Partner)
I’ve got an addiction to smoking… smoking tires! I had tons of fun at this event, and now I pass it on to you! This video is packed with the usual antics, so sit back, get sideways, and inhale some burnt rubber chunks!
MR2 best time: 22.927 (street tires)
Personal best: 22.559 (Lotus Exige)
Location Auto Club Speedway, Fontana CA
Music I dunno by grapes / CC Attribution (3.0) license
Featured Footage 86Fest 2 Autox SW20 spectator view by Joseph Gerald / Used with permission from owner.
September 27, 2015 – I’m back, and with an encore appearance! It’s the 86Fest 2015 autocross at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. Phew, was it hot! And the course was tricky, but I was happy to finally test out the Hankook RS-3 on a dry surface.
Because of the heat, I only did a total of 5 runs. I think my personal best was 0:37.975, which was my last run of the day and when I was finally getting the hang of the course layout. I know I still could’ve done better, but sitting in the staging area in a hot car on a hot sunny day just isn’t fun at all. Plus, the resulting heat soak on the intercooler robs power.
Get up, go get it now! Don’t stop. Stay in perpetual motion…
Location Auto Club Speedway, Fontana CA
Music Perpetual Motion by Jeris (Feat. Donnie Ozone - donnieozone) ©2013 / CC Attribution (3.0) license
January 10, 2015: Auto Club Speedway Autocross
The Chandler Project: Episode 3. New name, same antics — I’m keeping it simple from now on. Spend a day with some friends and me at an autocross event at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA.
As stupid as some of the things we do may be, we take our cars very seriously. Check out what the hype is all about. Right here, right now. It’s fun, I swear!
Location Auto Club Speedway, Fontana CA
The Chandler and Ryan Show: Episode 1. Call us crazy. Call us stupid. We call it as it is, and this is what we do. We’re at Streets of Willow and Ryan thinks we can run one more session on an empty tank of gas.
Me: The gas light is on. You sure it’s just the sensor acting up?
Ryan: Yeah, we can make it. We can go, like, 4 or 5 more laps.
Yeah… right. Oh well, let’s try anyways!
Location Streets of Willow, Rosamond CA