Running With Scissors Race Shop

08/02/2026

Targa Great Lakes 2026 is in the books. To say it was a blast would be an understatement. The Running With Scissors 718 did a great job with the Vitour P1 tires all around. These tires have 2 Targa events on them and still have a shadow of swordfish on the tread despite beating on them like they owe us money. Day 4 at Autobahn was the first track event with them in the wet, and I have been on sketchier tires for sure.

Day 1 started out getting to Blackhawk Farms in South Beloit at 11am and finding an issue with wheel bolts. Some scrambling and help from all around and we got the car to be able to pass tech and get us through. Extra thanks to Bob Miller for the last minute ride into town! We both ran well after a slow start. Loaded up and made the longest commute and got to Grand Rapids about 11pm to kick off the first parking lot party.

Day 2 we finished the drive over to Grattan Raceway. We both had a slow start again, but thanks to some friends getting us out of the funk, we managed some solid times again. After our sessions there, we drove to Tire Rack in South Bend where for the first time ever I managed to put down great numbers on the skid pad. After a great meal from Tire Rack, we commuted up to South Haven for what turned out to be an awesome parking lot party!

Day 3 started out at Gingerman. No track sprints here, straight into full sessions. Times were pretty good out of the gate, but our second sessions yielded some much better times, with Stef dropping 8 seconds. After we got off track it was back to Tire Rack for the autocross. We should have been way better than we were there, but we couldn't seem to find a clean run between the 2 of us. From there we got over to Joliet where the party in the lot started while we waited to be able to check into our rooms due to a worldwide outage.

Day 4 started with the drive over to Autobahn in the rain. We had our drivers meeting and sent every vehicle available to help dry the track. After a half hour, conditions were dry enough to start sessions. Stef went out for a couple laps to feel how the car behaves in the wet. I did 2 sessions and thrashed around and called it a day. It was sad to say goodbye to old and new friends, but already looking forward to next year!

04/22/2026

New custom tube tire trailer for the Running with Scissors 718 has made it 500 miles to its first track day! Rode like a champ even with some spirited driving on the way up!

10/20/2024

Worked on some base line settings with the new T-Rex racing RX7 today. Had a lot of fun, got the car responding a lot better, have some good data for some changes to get it a little more nimble. Looking forward to getting this machine developed even further.

10/21/2023

Out with Brad at a local trunk or treat. Not track time, but fun to get out and help get future racecar drivers and builder interested!

05/26/2023

New shop car build going to be getting started soon! Have some hurdles to overcome on this one, but fairly confident that it will all work out. Stay tuned for updates along the way!

05/06/2023

Follow along with the Running with Scissors T-Rex Camaro as we run Ome Lap of America this week!

Calling it a night, wet skid pad and autocross tomorrow, then the commute to Nelson Ledges for Sunday morning.

04/03/2023

Always trying to take care of our employees as well as our customers. Chris Brake was chosen as our employee of the month and we sent him on an offshore fishing trip for all his hard work.

12/30/2022

Finally getting the shop setup at the new Florida headquarters! Still limited what shop work we can do until things get a little more setup, but the graphics department is up and going! Let us know what we can do for you vinyl and magnet needs, shipping is available! Race car numbers, boat registrations, or whatever you can dream up!

11/04/2021

The fruits of our labor with 3/4 Race and Bob Miller!!

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10/24/2021

Working with the best team possible, we managed to create a car to win the GRM $2000 challenge right out of the box. Working with 3/4 race and Bob Miller on this over the last year has been an awesome experience. Thank you to everyone who was understanding when I quoted a little longer of a promise date so we had shop time available to make this happen. Still hasn't fully sunk in that we took home the overall win, dynamic time win and autocross win, 2nd in concours, and top radwood design.