I went down to Laguna Seca Raceway today to cheer on a few friends racing at the SCCA Runoffs, the national championships of amateur racing. Joe Harlan qualified his Nissan 200SX to race in GTL, and Phil Mendelovitz qualified his Datsun Roadster to race in EP. The #79 Phil is racing is a former Runoff winner in 1987 and last raced at the 1989 Runoffs with it's previous owner … [Read more...] about SCCA NAT’L RUNOFFS
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I know there's money in racing, I put it there!" added by a reader... "I know you're cheating. How? ‘Cause I’m cheating and you're still beating me!" … [Read more...] about QUOTE OF THE DAY
ALUMINUM TUCK ‘N ROLL
Here's what happens when I tell my fabricator Paul Moore to just go for it, no instructions included. I asked him to make me some door panels for my Datsun 710 race car, and here's what he created... All aluminum and a little black paint. My wife says it kind of looks like a Chanel handbag ;-) … [Read more...] about ALUMINUM TUCK ‘N ROLL
DANCING IN THE RAIN
Great photo by Bob Pengraph of 710s dicing at the HMSA Portland Historics, July 2014. … [Read more...] about DANCING IN THE RAIN
IS AN ALUMINUM DRIVESHAFT WORTH THE MONEY?
Admittedly an aluminum driveshaft isn't at the top of the list of budget performance upgrades. The biggest bang-for-the-buck improvement is just more track time, period. Then there's the basics of good tires, good set-up, and good maintenance. Once the basics are covered you can start working on upgraded suspension, brakes, gearbox and engine, and of course weight loss (both … [Read more...] about IS AN ALUMINUM DRIVESHAFT WORTH THE MONEY?
HOT FOOT
Last week I raced the Crossle at Buttonwillow Raceway and the afternoon temps were over 100 degrees. Well I found out what those cool looking air ducts behind the radiators are for on other cars I've seen, to divert the radiator exhaust air away from the pedal box. My feet were on fire, I actually thought my left shoe was melting! So my crew mate Art whipped up a cardboard air … [Read more...] about HOT FOOT