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© 1999-2003 Brian F. Schreurs
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Who We Are

The short answer is that we're a bunch of gearheads with sports cars that we love to put to the test. None of us had any racing experience to speak of, prior to getting our cars and taking them to the track. We're still not that great but we love what we do. Here's a bio on each driver and car:

Brian and the IROC-Z

Brian currently lives in Virginia with his wife, Kara. He is a journalist and she is a chemist. They usually attend races together, with Brian driving the IROC-Z and Kara taking the pretty pictures. He still owns a 1970 Dodge Charger and used to have both a 1998 Pontiac Firebird Formula and a 1988 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z.

He used to race the Firebird Formula, and all his races from the 1998 and 1999 seasons are with that car. In early 2000 he switched cars, selling the fast but expensive Formula and taking on a slow but cheap 1986 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z, purchased as a birthday gift by a consortium of crazy friends. The IROC's most noted characteristic is the varied shades of red. The engine is an anemic 305 c.i. V8 optimistically rated at 190 hp mated to a horsepower-stealing 700R4 automatic. It is a car with great potential.

Brian's best timeslip is 13.66@104.3 with the Formula. His best with the IROC is 16.83@79.5, which is taking some getting used to. With the Formula, Brian has won in class at the V-V-F Dragathon III and the Royal GTO Club Session, and taken runner-up in MIR's ET Trophy class. The IROC is still going through shakedown and has not placed.

In addition to Spacebears Racing, Brian can be found online at Neptune. The IROC-Z and Formula are featured in the Gallery of Fine Art, and appear in Stories From the Garage and The O Pine with some regularity.

Josh and the Mustang

Josh is a network engineer and lives in Maryland. He is married to Anne, who works in some sort of administration capacity, but who unfortunately does not attend Spacebears Racing events. This is Josh's first sports car.

The Mustang is a white 1995 Ford Mustang GT. It is the last model year for the legendary 5.0L V8 (302 c.i.). His is an automatic. This car has been extensively worked over, and has the following performance modifications: K&N Filtercharger high-flow air intake with custom cold- air system, Auto Specialties aluminum underdrive pulleys, B&M Shiftplus (scheduled to be removed due to its suckiness), Flowmaster American Thunder cat-back exhaust system with two-chamber mufflers, 180-degree thermostat, cooling fan override switch, 3.73 rear gears, Trans-Go shift kit with one washer, Jet-Hot coated MAC shorty headers feeding a Tri-D H-pipe, power tune, and an Eibach/KYB suspension with BFGoodrich Comp T/A ZR4 tires. This combination has put out 192 rwhp on a dyno, which should be about 240 at the flywheel. That's a good improvement over the factory rated 215.

Josh runs the most consistently in Spacebears Racing, as well he should with an automatic. His quickest run is 14.5@95.3, and his fastest run is 14.6@95.4. Although both Brian and Josh have respectable reaction times these days, Josh is the current RT King with a 0.502. Josh has taken runner-up honors in MIR's ET Trophy class.

In addition to Spacebears Racing, Josh can be found at Josh's Home Page. The Mustang is featured in many of the articles on Stories From the Garage (which provides instructions for many of the above modifications), has its own webpage at Josh's Mustang GT, and is listed in StangNet.

Where We Race

We race everywhere we can! Unfortunately, since the world doesn't stop for us on the weekends, we usually only make it to about two events per month. After each event, we review our standings and Brian writes up a report about the day. With this chart, you can try to catch us at an upcoming event and read about the cool stuff you missed! Plus it's always fun to go back and read our thoughts on long-past events, to see how much we've grown and changed. Or, sometimes, not.

July 30-August 6, 2001	Outback Adventure: In which we learn that life's short and you're a long time dead. Among other things.	Australia Event: Brian
May 18-21, 2001	Sharks In the Mountains: In which we learn that spending a weekend with five dozen rare cars somehow makes them even more rare.	Banner Elk, N.C. Event: Brian
Saturday, July 1, 2000	ET Series: In which we learn the value of adequate fuel pressure.	Maryland International Raceway Bracket race: Brian & Josh
Saturday, July 1, 2000	F-Body Shootout: In which we learn that the 1980s was not the heyday of factory performance.	Maryland International Raceway Bracket race: Brian
Sunday, March 19, 2000	Sunday Test-n-Tune: In which we learn that some cars run worse than expected and others are just plain slow.	75&80 Dragway Test session: Brian & Josh
Sunday, February 6, 2000	Tractorcross: In which we learn that happiness is 14 horsepower.	Midland International Raceway Tractor race: Brian & Josh
Saturday, November 13, 1999	MIR Test-n-Tune: In which we learn that pro cars are made of glass and that airflow makes power.	Maryland International Raceway Test session: Brian & Josh
Saturday, October 9, 1999	Dragathon IV: In which we learn that red lights are bad and that airboxes do mysterious things.	Maryland International Raceway Bracket race: Brian
Friday, September 10, 1999	Friday At The Track: In which we learn that better brakes help you go faster.	Summit Point Raceway Road race: Brian
Wednesday, August 18, 1999	Wednesday Street Races: In which we learn that Yankees are a lot more hospitable now than they were 135 years ago, and that it's hard to impress people when your clutch is going up in smoke.	New England Dragway Test session: Brian
Friday, July 23, 1999	Friday Night Test-n-Tune: In which we learn that bad weather is bad and bad track conditions is bad, and the two together is really, really bad.	75&80 Dragway Test session: Brian & Josh
Monday, July 19, 1999	V-V-F Road Race-A-Thon: In which we learn that the "stock" in stock brakes is not an abbreviation for "stock car racing."	Summit Point Raceway Road race: Brian
Friday, July 2, 1999	Dyno Test: In which we learn the limits of dyno testing and that air moves however it darn well pleases.	Woodbridge Dynotech Test session: Brian
Saturday, May 15, 1999	ET Series: In which we learn that we are indeed our own worst enemy.	Maryland International Raceway Bracket race: Brian & Josh
Saturday, May 15, 1999	Royal GTO Club Session: In which we learn that one-thousandth of a second can be an eternity.	Maryland International Raceway Bracket race: Brian & Josh
Saturday, May 1, 1999	Weight Test: In which we learn that often our cars weigh more heavily in our minds than on the scales, and that the local dump doesn't see too many race cars.	PWC Sanitary Landfill Test session: Brian, Josh & Josh II
Sunday, April 25, 1999	Sibling Rivalry: In which we learn that going fast through orange cones on a banked oval is a lot harder than going fast in a straight line on a dragstrip.	Old Dominion Speedway Autocross: Brian
Saturday, April 24, 1999	ET Bracket: In which we learn that if patience is a virtue, then racers are the most virtuous people on Earth.	Capitol Raceway Bracket race: Brian, Josh & Josh II
Saturday, April 10, 1999	V-V-F Dragathon III: In which we learn that you don't have to do good to do well.	Maryland International Raceway Bracket race: Brian
Saturday, March 27, 1999	Spring Test-n-Tune: In which we learn to ignore weathermen and that Talons have teeth.	Capitol Raceway Test session: Brian
Saturday, March 20, 1999	Spring Test-n-Tune: In which we learn that helmets are nice fashion statements.	Capitol Raceway Test session: Brian & Josh
Sunday, January 24, 1999	BOYB Rally: In which we learn where the pricks hang out near Thurmont and that the gods do hear us.	Frederick to Gettysburg Road rally: Brian & Josh II
Wednesday, January 20, 1999	Wednesday Night Test-n-Tune: In which we learn that winter is relative, and just because you own the bronco does not make you a bronco buster.	Orlando Speedworld Test session: Brian
Monday, December 7, 1998	Dyno Test: In which we learn that what you see is not always what you get, and that you want to get the same thing no matter what you see.	Woodbridge Dynotech Test session: Brian
Friday, October 2, 1998	Midnight Madness: In which we learn that nitrous doesn't cure everything, gears are cool, and oil is only helpful if it stays inside the engine.	Maryland International Raceway Bracket race: Brian & Josh
Friday, August 14, 1998	Friday Night Test-n-Tune: In which we learn how much is too much and that fourth gear only works if you use it.	75&80 Dragway Test session: Brian, Josh & Josh II