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Fun Stuff: I drove the fastest Jeep

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OK, I was the only Jeep:)

This past Saturday I was up at Road America, just about my favorite place in the world next to AirVenture in Oshkosh, taking part in the third race in the Winter Autocross Series presented by David Hobbs Honda. 120 drivers came from as far away as South Carolina and had an experience they will never forget.

If I’d waited one more year, I could have had one with a turbo.

I was again driving my 22 Jeep Compass with its 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine putting out a whopping 177 hp. I actually put down some respectable times but a good ten seconds slower than the fastest drivers in Subarus, Audis, and BMWs. But hey, still had a great time as did the other drivers I talked to.

Photo Credit: Brant Didier

Thanks to Erick Heling, Programs Manager, at Road America for making this happen and to members of the Fox Valley Sports Car Club who did a great job with scoring and generally making sure things ran so well out on the courses. Click here to see the final results. Note: had better times than a Subaru WRX and Tesla:) Go check out the video and meet some of the other participants and see how I did.

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Fun Stuff: Road America Autocross Series Event 2

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I tried not to embarrass myself in my 22 Jeep Compass

Me in between sessions.

This past Saturday I traveled up to Road America for the second event in the Winter Autocross Series presented by David Hobbs Honda and had a total blast. I was grossly underpowered in my 22 Jeep Compass and ran against cars like Subaru WRXs, BMWs, Audis, and even a Chevy HHR. Check out my video and there is one more event in the series to be held next month. Wait, what are you still doing here? Click here to sign up!