Keeping up with your race car maintenance is critical, and brakes should be at the top of your list. I take a look at my rotors and pads after every event, and keep track of my maintenance in a notebook so I can spot trends over time. These front brake rotors are two seasons old (ten weekends), and have been through two sets of brake pads. I use stock vented 280ZX front rotors … [Read more...] about BRAKE MAINTENANCE
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4TH OF JULY ON WHEELS
As well as all the great racetracks, small town parades are one of the best reasons to live in the U.S. of A. So here's a few pics from our local Half Moon Bay 4th of July parade, with my wife Kathy (savvycities.com). … [Read more...] about 4TH OF JULY ON WHEELS
VINTAGE RACING TIRES
Most Vintage racing organizations require D.O.T. (Dept. of Transportation) approved racing tires to be used. DOT approved tires are treaded instead of being slicks, and are therefore street legal. The reasons for the rule are twofold: 1) these tires keep to the theme of vintage production car racing by imitating what was used "back in the day", and 2) treaded tires provide less … [Read more...] about VINTAGE RACING TIRES
“Vintage” vs “Historic” Racing
For the casual or first time observer, there doesn't seem to be much difference between Vintage and Historic racing, it's just a bunch of cool old cars having fun at the race track. But for race organizations and their competitors, the difference is very important. Lets first compare definitions:Vintage - objects representing high quality from a past time. Historic - objects … [Read more...] about “Vintage” vs “Historic” Racing
HSR WEST HISTORIC SPORTS CAR FESTIVAL 2012
This weekend I attended HSR West's summer event at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. I usually don't make this event as it's a long drive and it's normally 100+F degrees. But this year the weather was great (85), and I had the opportunity to visit some racing buddies from AZ who also came out for the race. It was a great show, featuring an All-Datsun race on Sunday, and … [Read more...] about HSR WEST HISTORIC SPORTS CAR FESTIVAL 2012