It's hard to bitch about having too many racing opportunities, but geez, do they have to all be the same weekend?!? All three of California's vintage race organizations are competing for small bore attention the first weekend of April. VARA is running the T.A.B.S. 2.5-West Series at Willow Springs Int'l Raceway, SVRA-West is running their 2.5 Challenge at Thunderhill Raceway, … [Read more...] about A PLETHORA OF SMALL BORE RACING
THE GREEN HORNET
The dyno day at Z Car Garage went well for the wagon, a few jetting and timing adjustments later and the new motor is running like a champ. We even discovered a second small muffler actually added a little horsepower as the motor liked the extra backpressure. The break-in oil has now been replaced with the good stuff, the head re-torqued, valves reset, and it's time for a test … [Read more...] about THE GREEN HORNET
WAGON 2.0
Well, after 2 1/2 years of racing the wagon, it's time for a rebuild. While I've been tweaking and tuning all along since build completion in 2010, there were a few tasks awaiting a full tear down. Mike at Malone Motorsports helped me with the L20b rebuild and the guys at Nissan Parts Warehouse supplied some parts, Paul at The Moore Speed Co. helped with the drivetrain mods and … [Read more...] about WAGON 2.0
HISTORIC RACING AT IT’S BEST
My favorite era for auto racing was during the late 60s/early 70s Can-Am series. The cars, drivers, engineers, all truely incredible, it was a 1000+ horsepower free-for-all. And my favorite era for motorcycle racing was the late 70s/early 80s Grand Prix series. Again, the bikes, riders, and builders were all amazing. The 500cc two-stroke rockets with skinny tires set these guys … [Read more...] about HISTORIC RACING AT IT’S BEST
JANUARY PLANNING
Well, the 2013 season prep and planning is under way. Today I'm sitting on the couch, watching the Mavericks Big Wave contest on the internet, getting ready to watch my 'Niners beat the Falcons, and enjoying a review of my 2012 season (boy, I had a lot of fun). I'm also penciling together a track day schedule for the upcoming year, hopefully I can make most of them. VARA has … [Read more...] about JANUARY PLANNING