Hands On Driving Academy

04/30/2025

Thanks to Tom Boal for the very generous donation. We will auction this signed suit off in the near future.

09/23/2024

It's time to part with the Falcon-Flyer. Pictures and details upon request. Want to own a La Carrea/Pike's Peak car. Now is your chance. I'm starting out at $40,000.

07/05/2024

Cervical spondylosis with myelopathy C4-C5-C6.

07/04/2024

My choice for EV. Sorry Eric Wilson Yagel

Meet MG Cyberster: the UK's first all-electric roadster. Stylish design and boosted performance, discover the thrill of an electric sports car. Learn more.

02/29/2024

Tomorrow is my 14th anniversary of my ETS. I left Cam Ranh Bay at 7:30AM and arrived at McCord Air Base at 7:05 AM. The same day. My first experience with time travel. Served steak and eggs and all the milk I could drink.

02/24/2024

Wish we could get this car in the US.

Meet our brand new electric sports car, the MG Cyberster. With its sleek design and powerful sports car features, discover the future of electric cars here.

02/10/2024

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes. The adventure continues. Things to do this year, race more, do some golf, and go see another full eclipse. Start serious plans for barn reclamation to get the antique cars prepared for showings

01/14/2024

Pasture is full of Sandhills again this year.

01/07/2024

Services for James R. Smith, MD are as follows:
Saturday, January 13th
First Baptist Church - Friendswood
111 E. Heritage Dr.
Friendswood, TX
Visitation 10 AM
Services 11 AM
Internment at Confederate Cemetery
998 Dickinson Rd. (FM 517)
Alvin, TX

Family wishes that in lieu of flowers please make a donation to the charity Doc Co-Founded:
handsondrivingacademy.org/donate

01/05/2024

RE: James R. (Doc) Smith services. We are still waiting on Harris County Coroner to release Doc's remains to Jeter Funeral Home in Friendswood. Kris met with them today to begin planning the arrangements. I'll advise as soon as things can be formalized.

I spoke with Jennifer yesterday and she mentioned that the family would prefer that people make donations to the driving school that Doc Smith and I founded to serve the Veteran community in lieu of flowers.

Although we initially aimed the program at just veterans that were severely injured we soon received requests from individuals that were not veterans. We then expanded the program to accept anyone that entered.

Our donation link is as follows: https://handsondrivingacademy.org/donate/

We hope to assist another driver through the qualification process and compete at SCCA Nationals this year. We are developing another Honda Fit that hopefully is better than the car we used previously. Your help is greatly appreciated.

James Rogerson,
Co-Founder

01/03/2024

This morning my friend and partner in Hands Ondrivingacademy James R. Smith, MD took his final checkered flag. I’m sure everyone in Southwest Division SCCA will miss him. Services will be announced later, but will be held at Jeter Funeral Home in Friendswood.

09/28/2023

Pole position at 2023 Runoffs.