Random events from May 2013: John Teaby takes his crew chief for a ride in his "street legal" race car, an amazing site in the Half Moon Bay Safeway parking lot, the Wagon got a fresh nose job, the Wagon got some TA/BS penalty weight for rear disc brakes (75# of cold, blue, steel), and a British Race Wagon, aka Triumph Vitesse Estate. … [Read more...] about RANDOM MAY-NESS
2013 VARA BRITISH EXTRAVAGANZA
This weekend was the annual VARA British Extravaganza at Buttonwillow Raceway. The weather was sunny and hot, and the racing was great. The medium-bore group I raced with had 33 cars, with several BMW 2002s, Triumph TR4s, Alfa GTVs, Porsche 914s, and Datsun 510s. The Wagon was in fine form, running second all weekend, and turning its best times ever for the CW13 track … [Read more...] about 2013 VARA BRITISH EXTRAVAGANZA
TRACK DOGS
Racers and their families seem to love their dogs. Here's a few happy hounds hanging out in the pits. … [Read more...] about TRACK DOGS
RACING QUOTES – Part one
Great Racing Quotes: "In the old days, drivers were fat and tires were skinny." -Foilan Gonzalez - Ferrari Team driver in the early 1950s "I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol." -unkown "I feel safe when I'm on the racetrack, I really do. I know that I'm surrounded by the best drivers in the world. That's something you can't say when you're driving down the … [Read more...] about RACING QUOTES – Part one
GOOD VIBRATIONS
I've been chasing a high speed vibration in the Race Wagon ever since I finished the build 2 1/2 years ago. It kicks in at about 100 to 110 mph and makes the rear view mirror pretty much useless. At first I thought it was a bad trans OD shaft, then an aero buffet, then the driveshaft, then the wheels, then the axles, ad nauseum. So after rebalancing everything to no avail, I … [Read more...] about GOOD VIBRATIONS
READY TO GO…
Thanks to the boyz at The Moore Speed Co, I've got a fresh door on the wagon. The old one had been hit twice and was lookin' a bit shabby... … [Read more...] about READY TO GO…