Driver Profile: Jake (Hamfist Racing)

INTERESTED IN SPONSORING THIS DRIVER?
EMAIL US BY CLICKING HERE

Cars:
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
1993 Mazda RX7 R1


Sponsors:

*HGU A New York Hotel - www.HguNyc.com

*SJF Performance - www.SjfPerformance.com

*Alfa Development
*Jaxe and Company
*Mazda Motorsports Development
*Hoosier Racing Tires
*Hawk Performance
*Hypercoil

Media Coverage: 

Grassroots Motorsports Magazine June 2017

Sports Car Magazine June 2017

Grassroots Motorsports Magazine November 2015

Sports Car Magazine October 2015

Sports Car Magazine October 2012
Sports Car Magazine July 2012
Porscheforus August 2012

Sports Car Magazine November 2011

Lincoln Chamber of Commerce September 2011

GarageSpec Magazine June 2011

SoloMatters.WordPress.com May 2011

Sports Car Magazine August 2011

Sports Car Magazine October 2010
Grassroots Motorsports Magazine June 2010
Sports Car Magazine June 2010
Grassroots Motorsports Magazine February 2010










Grassroots Motorsports Magazine December 2009










Performance Auto & Sound Magazine November 2009










DSport Magazine November 2009













Sports Car Magazine November 2009






























Grassroots Motorsports Magazine October 2009











Sports Car Magazine October 2009











Sports Car Magazine September 2009










RedlineTimeAttack.com September 2009
SCCA.com September 2009
Motorsport.com September 2009
CarRacing.com September 2009
Autox4u.com September 2009
GotCone.com September 2009
UrbanRacer.com August 2009
EverythingTimeAttack.com August 2009
SCCA.com June 2009
TheAutoChannel.com June 2009
IndiaCar.com June 2009
BetterOffRacing.com June 2009
Motortrend.com April 2009
CartCT.com April 2009
RoadAndDriver.com April 2009
NetCarStop.com April 2009
Throttleblips.com April 2009
TrueStreets.com April 2009
Automotive.com April 2009
Pole Position March 2009
Holunfie.com June 2008
SCCA.com June 2008
Sports Car Magazine October 2008
GTLiveTour.com October 2008
RedlineTimeAttack.com October 2008
TimeAttackBlog.com October 2008


Results:

Pro Racing:

2016 NASA Northeast 5/20 Event - 4th Place - ST2

2016 NASA Northeast 4/17 Event - 1st Place - SU

Solo / Autocross:

2015 SCCA Solo NATIONAL CHAMPION- SSM
2012 SCCA ProSolo Atlantic Zone Champion
2012 SCCA ProSolo Championsip - 2nd Place - SSM
2012 SCCA Solo National Championship - 3rd Place - SSM
2012 SCCA ProSolo Finale - 3rd Place - SSM
2012 SCCA Toledo ProSolo - 1st Place - SSM
2012 SCCA DC ProSolo - 1st Place - SSM
2012 SCCA Northeast National Tour - 1st Place - SSM
2012 SCCA Northeast Divisional Championship - 1st Place - SSM
2012 NNJR SCCA 6/2 Event - 1st Place - STU
2012 NNJR SCCA 6/2 Event - Fastest Time of Day and 1st Place - SSM
2012 NNJR SCCA 4/7 Event - Fastest Time of Day and 1st Place - SSM
2012 Philly SCCA 11/11 Event - 3rd Overall Pax and 1st Place - STU and

2012 Philly SCCA 10/14 Event - 1st Place - STU

2012 NYR SCCA 7/22 - Fastest Time of Day

2012 NNJR PCA 8/19 Event - Fastest Time of Day

2012 NNJR PCA 5/6 Event - Fastest Time of Day and 1st Place - X Class

2012 MotorsportsNE 8/12 Event - Fastest Time of Day and 1st Place - Unlimited Class

2012 MotorsportsNE 3/25 Event - 1st Place - Unlimited Class

2011 SCCA NJ ProSolo - 1st Place and Top Qualifier - SSM
2011 SCCA Delaware National Tour - 3rd Place - SSM
2011 SCCA Oscoda ProSolo - Trophy Winner - Bump 2 Class

2011 SCCA National Championship - 9th Place- SSM

2011 SCCA ProSolo Finale - 5th Place - SSM

2010 SCCA National Championship - 6th Place - SSM
2010 SCCA ProSolo Finale - 4th Place - SSM
2010 SCCA Finger Lakes National Tour - 1st Place - SSM
2010 SCCA Dixie National Tour - 3rd Place - SSM
2010 NNJR SCCA Season Points Championship - 3rd Place Pro Class
2010 NNJR SCCA 10/16 Event - Fastest Time of Day
2010 NNJR SCCA 9/18 Event - 1st Place - Fastest Time of Day, Overall PAX and Pro Class
2010 NNJR SCCA 4/3 Event - 1st Place - Overall PAX and Pro Class
2010 NYR SCCA 9/26 Event - 1st Place -Overall PAX and STU
2010 Philly SCCA 6/27 Event - 1st Place - SSM
2010 Philly SCCA 6/13 Event - 1st Place - SSM
2010 MotorsportsNE Season Points Championship - 2nd Place Unlimited
2010 MotorsportsNE 8/8 Event #10 - 3rd Place Unlimited Class
2010 MotorsportsNE 8/8 Event #9 - 1st Place Unlimited Class and Fastest Time of Day
2010 MotorsportsNE 7/27 Event #8 - 2nd Place - Unlimited Class
2010 MotorsportsNE 6/4 Event #5 - 2nd Place - Unlimited Class
2010 MotorsportsNE 4/11 Event #4 - 2nd Place - Unlimited Class
2010 MotorsportsNE 4/11 Event #3 - 1st Place - Unlimited Class and Fastest Time of Day
2010 MotorsportsNE 4/11 Event #2 - 1st Place - Unlimited Class
2010 MotorsportsNE 4/11 Event #1 - 1st Place - Unlimited Class and Fastest Time of Day
2009 SCCA ProSolo Finale - 1st Place - STU
2009 SCCA ProSolo Season Championship - 2nd Place - STU
2009 SCCA National Championship - 3rd Place - STU
2009 SCCA Northeast Divisional Championship - 2nd Place - STU
2009 SCCA ProSolo Washington DC - 2nd Place - STU
2009 SCCA ProSolo Toledo OH - 3rd Place - STU
2009 SCCA ProSolo El Toro CA - 5th Place - STU
2009 SCCA Finger Lakes National Tour - 2nd Place - STU
2009 NNJR SCCA 3/14 Event - 1st Place - Overall PAX and Pro Class
2009 NNJR SCCA 3/21 Event - 1st Place - Overall PAX and Pro Class
2009 NNJR SCCA 5/23 Event - 1st Place - Overall PAX and Pro Class
2009 NNJR SCCA 6/06 Event - 1st Place - Overall PAX and Pro Class
2009 NNJR SCCA 7/11 Event - 1st Place - Overall PAX and Pro Class
2009 NNJR SCCA 8/29 Event - 1st Place - Pro Class and Fastest Time of Day
2009 MotorsportsNE 11/08 Event - 1st Place - Unlimited Class & Fastest Time of Day
2009 MotorsportsNE 7/12 Event - 1st Place - Unlimited Class & Fastest Time of Day
2009 NYR SCCA 8/23 Event - 1st Place - Overall PAX & Pro Class
2009 CART 4/19 Event - 1st Place - Overall PAX & STA Class
2009 Philly SCCA 9/20 Event - 1st Place - STU
2009 Philly SCCA 10/11 Event - 1st Place - ASP
2009 Philly SCCA 11/22 Event - 1st Place - ASP
2008 NNJR SCCA - Season Champion - STU
2008 SCCA Devens National Tour - 3rd Place - STU
2007 MotorsportsNE - Season Champion - A Class
2007 MotorsportsNE 9/24 Event - 1st Place - A Class

Time Attack / Time Trials:

2017 NASA Northeast 5/7 Event - 2nd Place - TT2

2016 NASA Northeast 6/20 Event - 1st Place - TT2

2016 NASA Northeast 5/20 Event - 2nd Place - TT2

2012 NASA Northeast 7/15 Event - 1st Place - TTD

2012 NASA Northeast 7/14 Event - 1st Place - TTD
2012 NASA Northeast 5/27 Event - 3rd Place - TTD

2011 NASA Northeast 10/2 Event - 3rd Place - TTB

2011 NASA Northeast 10/1 Event - 3rd Place - TTB

2011 NASA Northeast 9/24 Event - 1st Place - TTA
2011 NASA Northeast 9/4 Event - 1st Place - TTA

2011 NASA Northeast 9/3 Event - 1st Place - TTA

2011 NASA Northeast 8/7 Event - 2nd Place - TTB

2011 NASA Northeast 8/6 Event - 2nd Place - TTB

2011 NASA Northeast 7/17 Event - 1st Place - TTB

2011 NASA Northeast 7/16 Event - 2nd Place - TTB

2011 NASA Northeast 4/17 Event - 3rd Place - TTA
2010 NASA Northeast 10/3 Event - 1st Place - TTS
2010 NASA Northeast 8/14 Event - 2nd Place - TTU
2010 NASA Northeast 8/13 Event - 3rd Place - TTS
2010 NASA Northeast 5/30 Event - 3rd Place - TTS
2009 Redline Time Attack Round 6 - 2nd Place - Street Class
2008 Redline Time Attack Season Finale - 3rd Place - Street AWD Division
2008 MotorsportsNE 5/05 Time Trial - 2nd Place - A Class
2007 MotorsportsNE 9/04 Time Trial - 2nd Place - A Class

Rallycross / Rally Race:2007 NER SCCA 1/27 Rallycross - 1st Place - Prepared AWD

Volunteer Work:

NASA Time Trial Program Director
Sports Car Magazine Contributing Journalist

SCCA Autocross Instructor

Tire Rack Street Survival Drivers Education Instructor

MotorsportsNE Core Worker and Autocross Instructor

Porsche Club of America Autocross Instructor

INTERESTED IN SPONSORING THIS DRIVER?
EMAIL US BY CLICKING HERE

SoloMatters Features 2012 Devens National Tour & Hamfist Racing!

Video By: SoloMatters

By: Jake

The front right wheel lifts substantially around the 1:23 second mark in the video. The Hamfist Racing SSM Mazda RX7 finished 1st Place in class by over 5 seconds at this event!

A Hamfist Wedding

By: Anonymous Rotorhead

A successful marriage can learn a lot from Car Racing.

You should promise each other that you will not be fair weather racers, but venture out together in the cold and the rain. Only by braving the storms and treacherous conditions as a team, will you reap the joys and appreciation when the sunshine arrives.

And if you think there is a winner in this race without the love and assistance of a pit crew, forget about it.

You should not only enjoy new challenges and adventures, but also appreciate the same old tracks you know and love.

Take care of each other. A well oiled engine will run smoothly even under extreme stress.

Like the race car you rely on, both of you must treat your marriage with care and support.

Be attentive, check your tire pressures regularly - say I love you every day.

Be sure to learn something new on every lap and may the excitement you feel at the start line be with you always.

Wishing you all the best in the greatest endurance race of your lives.

2012 DC Pro Solo: Kicking off the season at FedEx Field

By: David Corsaro

What a way to start 2012!

Almost the entire Hamfist Racing crew attended the DC Pro Solo this past weekend. As always, this venue never disappoints. From the drag start on the hill, to the heavy off-camber turns, combined with different levels of grip throughout... it's quite the challenge and worth every waking second to be a part of.

Road Tire classes were the very first cars on course. Thankfully, everyone gets four morning runs and four afternoon runs so any advantage or disadvantage is basically negated at the end of the day on Saturday. Same can't be said for Sunday though.

RT classes are lumped together for Pro Solo competition this year. What this means is that RTA(all-wheel-drive), RTR(rear-wheel-drive) and RTF(front-wheel-drive) cars use their respective Stock class PAX index to determine the finishing order. In my opinion, I do not think it is fair for all-wheel-drive cars to compete against the other drivelines in a Pro Solo format, especially at DC. It was an up-hill battle(sorry I had to) for anything not spinning all four wheels at the start.

I ran pretty well on my first four runs and waited in impound for the co-drivers to finish their runs. I enjoyed an early lead in the morning but that quickly disappeared, and had me instead trying to catch a 2011 WRX all weekend in PAX. Looking over that pesky Subaru in impound I noticed that they were using 265mm wide Dunlop Star Specs on an 8" wheel.

Since these new RT classes have a lot of unknowns as to what tire sizes are optimal on whatever sized wheels, no one really knows just how big is too big. I immediately thought to myself " I am buying new, wider tires as soon as I get home", as I still had last year's 245mm Star Specs on my car. I ended up finishing second out of twelve in class, just behind Andrew Barrette who took first place driving Ken Johnson's Subaru.
That's the last time I show up with stock struts/shocks and old rubber.

I would also like to thank Steven J. Farkas, owner of SJF Performance, for the perfect alignment. Not only was it spot on, but I also picked up 2mpg having the wheels pointed straight this year as I don't believe rear toe out is needed with street tires, yet.

Jake finished first in SSM driving the RX7 and went to the second round in the Super Challenge. Jake is currently looking to Home Depot for sponsorship as he just loves that store and the color orange to boot.

Grant and Rob took the Boss Miata to second and fouth place finishes in E Stock. They are definitely a force to be reckoned with this year as they appear to have just the right amount of wedge dialed in now.

Master Yury battled his way nicely in STU and finished third, just over a half second out of first. I asked Yury about his lunches(no that's not misspelled) over the weekend and he said they felt good. I am trying like hell to get him to go to more events!! :-)

Elena™(Tiny Muscles) wheeled her way to a sixth place in a very tough Ladies 1 class.
I would like to see her get her milkshake eventually as Chick-Fil-A dissed her on Friday. You don't mess with a woman piloting a 425whp RX7. You just don't.

I also would like to congratulate our neighboring Philly region member Mike Fineberg for winning the Super Challenge at the 2012 DC Pro Solo this weekend! That is no small feat, as he bested several National Champions on his way to the top. Way to go Mike!
Here is a video of his winning runs: CLICK HERE
Like every other event we go to there are soooo many laughs and good times we will always cherish. I already can't wait for the next one!!

400 WHP RX-7 on Speed1 Dynojet

Details on the engine build to follow. Enjoy!

AxisofOversteer.com - A Hamfist Racing Top Pick!

AxisofOversteer.com has been added to the preferred favorite websites for Hamfist Racing readers and drivers.

FOUND! Hamfist Racing Youtube Videos - Philly SCCA Autox Warminster PA

Retrospect of 2009 Print Media Coverage for Hamfist Racing & It's Drivers

By: Jake

The 2009 race season has faded to just a fond memory by now. Many racers have retired to their man-caves to diligently tweak and tune their setups in preparation for the 2010 race season. HamfistRacing.com has been updated with a Retrospect of 2009 Print Media Coverage for Hamfist Racing & it's drivers. In this latest posting you will find magazine cuts of articles featuring autocross and time attack events from Grassroots Motorsports Magazine, DSport Magazine, Performance Auto & Sounds Magazine, 0-60 Magazine and Sports Car Magazine. Please enjoy these articles at your leisure. Happy New Year!

*Click on images to expand*

Grassroots Motorsports Magazine February 2010









Grassroots Motorsports Magazine December 2009









Performance Auto & Sound Magazine November 2009









DSport Magazine November 2009









Sports Car Magazine November 2009


















Grassroots Motorsports Magazine October 2009









0-60 Magazine Fall 2009










Sports Car Magazine October 2009









Sports Car Magazine September 2009