Thoughts, musings, bullshit…

First Austin Grand Prix?

August 20, 2023, Austin Aqua Race was held in conjunction with the Austin Aqua Festival. My Dad, Jim Kauffman, competed in the race held August 3, 1969. Dad drove a Merlyn Formula B from Colchester Racing Developments. Dad in his Merlyn Formula B, Aqua Race, August 3, 1969, Austin, TX You can see the race course online. Read More…

Ellis' Fire Breathing Motorcycle

August 20, 2023, A long, long time ago, my oldest son, Ellis, created a remarkable drawing. I guess, in our family, it is hard to keep motorsports, and especially motorcycles, out of a kid’s imagination. Regardless, it became a perfect logo for Vollgas.net. “Full Throttle! Read More…

Built with Hugo

August 5, 2023, This site is a work in progress. I decided to move on from a simple Python static site generator (Complexity) to Hugo. I’m trying to standardize my websites on Hugo now. Built With AWS Github Actions Hugo Pulumi Thanks Audrey Greenfeld - I used Complexity on a number of projects over the years. Read More…

Aunt Barbra

June 9, 2017, Barbra Kauffman passed away June 9, 2017. What a life! From singer to the Dallas jet set, to "Costumer to the Stars" (and the rest of us), you were always entertaining. Some of John and Barbra's music is available here. Read More…