Grassroots Motorsports
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Grassroots Motorsports 103 O ne of life's maxims is that there always comes a time to move on to something new. Life is shor t and repetition is boring–or, put another way, variety is the spice of life. This is just as true at the race track as it is anywhere else. So even though the One Lap CRX, GRM's offcial entry at the Tire Rack One Lap of America, has had a long and successful five-year run, the time has come to replace this competition steed. Sometimes the impetus to change is a new opportunity, and sometimes it comes from reaching goals and looking for new ones. In this case, it was a little bit of both: The One Lap CRX's 2014 achievements were as much as could be hoped for from the Little Honda That Could. Over a 12-month period this car went 170 mph at the Texas Mile, won its class while fnishing fourth overall in the Tire Rack One Lap of America, and claimed the SCCA's Street Mod Front Wheel Drive national championship. For each event the CRX was reconfg- ured to optimize its chances, but it had reached the point where the team could expect only decreasing returns in perfor- mance based on resources expended. Time to move on. The problem is that while change can be exciting, the challenges it brings can also be frustrating and disruptive. Having successfully navigated the path to the win- ner's circle a number of times, in a variety of cars and disciplines, Hollis Racing has quite a bit of experience in managing the FEATURE: BUILDING A WINNER Black Miata wearing some stickers or the beginning of something bigger? A solid project plan can help guarantee the latter.