I would never have expected that when I wrote my last blog post on Dec. 7th, 2020 what changes were upcoming in my life but there have been a lot of them. While it has all turned out well, it had been a fairly turbulent time for me personally.

As unlikely as it seems to me, I turned FIFTY a couple weeks ago on Wild Turkey Wednesday no less. You can imagine how that turned out. I have always considered myself older than my age as I seemed to always be the youngest at about whatever I did growing up but now all of … Continue reading The Big 5-0 →

Too good to pass up? Well not really. One of my favorite things to do is to buy and sell things at auctions and on Facebook Marketplace. Although I don't utilize Facebook for anything else, I do use Facebook Marketplace (for now). I buy a lot of things online at a local auction house as … Continue reading I got drunk and bought a …… piano. →

I'm sorry I have been MIA from blogging here at RacerDan.com as I have just struggled to find topics that I felt worthy of writing in this challenging time of pandemics, protests and politics. I'm going to tackle the subject of Social Media or my lack thereof. I will admit for years, I have been … Continue reading Social Media, or lack thereof →

My phone rang the other day and I have quite a few distinct ring tones for different people so I can easily identify who is calling. The ringtone, Mission Impossible from the Tom Cruise Movies just happens to be the one that plays when Forrest Lucas calls me as that's how I felt for my … Continue reading Mission Impossible? Not with Forrest Lucas, more like Mission Accomplished. →

I recently wrote about Larry Phillips and what a profound impact he had on my life but there is another guy that stands out as well, and that is Mike Mittler. There are few people in this world that have left their mark on as many people as Mike Mittler did and I am thankful … Continue reading Mike Mittler-Blue Collar Hero →

Bill Elliott famously once said, "I'm not much of a sitter" in an interview or a commercial and I for sure am not. With the onslaught of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) our American way of life that we have taken for granted for so long has been turned completely upside down. This is not at … Continue reading April Fools, except COVID-19 isn’t a joke. →

People often ask how I "got into racing". I know everyone that enjoys any type of sport or activity has a unique story about how they got involved and my involvement in racing is as unique as anybody's I guess. My first passion was baseball, specifically Milwaukee Brewers baseball but I'll cover that in a … Continue reading Harold “The Man” Bliikenschmiik →

When I set out to start this blog, I had no real plan as to what I would cover when, but rather planned to just write about whatever hit me that week or that day. For some reason this week, Larry Phillips has been on my mind so I thought I'd give some insight into … Continue reading Me and the Champ →