It’s been just over a month since the season opening Rolex 24 at Daytona, and Memo Gidley along with the Doran Racing Team have been anxiously preparing for this weekend’s Grand Prix of Miami in Homestead, Florida.  The #77 McDonalds car had a stellar start to the first race of the new season of GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 racing as Memo “the rain meister” Gidley, stole the show for the first 1.5 …Continue reading

Beautiful clear and warm conditions kicked off the Daytona 24 Hour race week and the Doran team was anxiously awaiting the first day of practice and qualifying.  “The McDonalds car was running nice when we tested here a few weeks ago, despite freezing cold conditions,” said Gidley. “And the good feeling of the car continued when we first rolled out this weekend.” In qualifying the first day, Memo put the #77 McDonalds car solidly 11th on the grid.  “I was …Continue reading

Some of us are privileged to meet and to be affected by someone that is so different and unique, that they could never be replaced.  That was Steve Aderholt to me. I first met Steve as I was breaking my way into racing while working as a mechanic at the Jim Russell Racing School.  Steve had his formula Mazda race car then and would show up to race.  I didn’t really know Steve then, but I did know his reputation …Continue reading

Muscle Milk extreme athlete, Memo Gidley, took home some top honors in this year’s DJSA Jet Ski awards banquet by winning both the series championship and Rookie of the Year titles in the Super 800 stand up Jet Ski class.  The awards banquet was held in front of a sold out audience of 150 racers and their families at the indoor karting center, GO-Kart Racer in Burlingame, CA.

It was a wild weekend at the Three Day Daytona "Roar Before The 24", but not for the usual circumstances that typically go on at this race track, but for the weather.  Everyone expects the usual mixed conditions of rain and sun that seem to follow this event, but the sight of snow and below freezing temperatures definitely were unusual to see.  Regardless, the #77 McDonalds/Doran Racing Team ran fast, consistently inside the top six during the on track sessions …Continue reading

It was a day and night of adventures for the Trackmagic team of Memo Gidley, Oswaldo Negri, and Ricky and Jordan Taylor at the 12th running of the Granja Vianna 500 go-kart race held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  This world famous race attracted once again a stellar field of drivers from all over the world and from all disciplines of racing.  Car drivers Felipe Massa, Rubens Barichello, Tony Kanaan, Christian Fittipaldi, Bruno Junquiera, Vitor Miera and Marco Andretti were just …Continue reading