The FastLane Blog
Driver stories, racing-school insight, and news from Buttonwillow, straight from the team that coaches it.
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Website & Member System Upgrades
We’re excited to announce a massive upgrade to our website and registration system! As part of this change we’ve completely revamped our primary website, as well as launched two additional […]
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Home NASA Race! Oct. 8th & 9th @ Buttonwillow
It’s always exciting when a NASA race comes home, and even better when FastLane friends/family and alumni are participating! A blistering fast two day NASA event saw our very own […]
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Women With Drive II @ Charlotte Motor Speedway
FastLane CEO Sandy Mahle traveled to the Charlotte Motorspeedway October 5th & 6th 2022 to participate in Women with Drive II, motorsport industry event bringing together the most successful and […]
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Supporting Paretta Autosport & Simona De Silvestro @ the NTT IndyCar season finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
FastLane CEO Sandy Mahle traveled to Laguna Seca for the NTT IndyCar finale to support Beth Paretta & Driver Simona De Silvestro. Simona de Silvestro was back for the fourth […]
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Home Race Weekend! Calclub Divisional #25ACCW @ Buttonwillow Raceway Park
A super scorcher… so hot in fact that open test was abandoned, times shortened. All racers off the track by noon with 110 degree temperatures expected. And yes, it really […]
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Playing with Marbles
What do marbles have to do with auto racing? Well, the shiny round glass things are not what we’re talking about. Racing (slick) tires are designed to melt down a bit when they get hot to get super sticky. Because of this, they tend to […]
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Road Trip – Tallahassee Automobile Museum
This is the most eclectic museum I’ve ever been to! “It’s more than a museum . . . it’s a journey,” says the brochure. Yes, the name is Tallahassee Automobile Museum, however there’s much more to see and discover inside this two story treasure chest […]
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RaceSchool.com Video Blog/Podcast Ed Carpenter Interview
Ed Carpenter has enjoyed a lot of success at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He’s earned the pole position three times, had five front row starts in seven years, and his team placed three cars in the Firestone Fast 9 in 2019. He won the Indy […]
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Learning a New Race Track – 5 Tips
The excitement of going to a new race track with your car can also bring about a flock of butterflies in your stomach. After all, you don’t want to be known as “the driver who totaled their car first time out.” Below are five quick […]
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Road Trip – Penske Racing Museum
There are many famous names associated with the Indianapolis 500 – Foyt, Unser, Mears, Andretti and now Castroneves as the latest driver to join the four-time winner’s club. However, one name stands above the rest and that is Penske. Roger Penske and his Penske Racing […]
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2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Review
The best way to describe this edition of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is that it was like a rollercoaster – lots of ups and downs when it came to the weather, racing and emotions. Friday’s temperatures were near 100 degrees with track […]
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2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Preview, Part 2
The 2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach returns to its normal springtime calendar date (after being last year’s season finale in September) on April 8-10. In this week’s blog we’ll preview the main event – the NTT IndyCar Series. After being last year’s season […]
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