It's been a cold and wet winter so far (at least for us fairweather Northern Californians), and I've been itching for a ride. I hooked my bike up to the battery charger yesterday and noticed the clock was still set on Daylight Savings time! At least that meant the battery wasn't dead yet... So today started off clear and windy, in the mid 40's, with a forecasted high in the … [Read more...] about TIME TO RIDE
OFF-SEASON IDEAS
For most of us racers, the months of December and January are our off-season (except for you Arizona guys). Unfortunately for some, the off-season goes from October to April. So what do we do while the tracks are covered in rain and snow, drink beer and watch football? Not a bad idea, but it won't help out with next season's efforts. I'll list of few of my off-season … [Read more...] about OFF-SEASON IDEAS
JUSTICE BROS RACING MUSEUM
Next time I'm down in L.A. I'm going to stop by the Justice Brothers Racing Museum in Duarte, CA. Looks pretty cool, anybody care to comment on their visit? … [Read more...] about JUSTICE BROS RACING MUSEUM
AZ-SCCA VINTAGE DEC 2010
This weekend I made the 1400 mile roadtrip out to Arizona for the AZ-SCCA Vintage race weekend at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. The Russo & Steele auction house sponsored the annual event, and put on a much appreciated luncheon in the paddock on Saturday. The over- and under- 2.4L Vintage groups each had about a dozen entries, while the SCCA Production and Open Wheel groups had … [Read more...] about AZ-SCCA VINTAGE DEC 2010
THE WAGON MOTOR, TAKE TWO
The rod knock I heard at Laguna Seca last month ended up being quite a bit of damage. The crank and the #3 rod were damaged beyond repair. We also discovered that there was some "questionable" machining done by a previous owner of this shortblock, and that some of the parts were not as advertised. Wouldn't ya know it, just about the only piece of this entire build we didn't do … [Read more...] about THE WAGON MOTOR, TAKE TWO
THE DATSUN GRAVEYARD
"You meet the nicest people in a Datsun." I was out hunting parts for The Race Wagon, and met Mike, the owner of dozens of Datsuns. I bought some motor parts I was looking for, but something very special caught my attention on his 'south forty'. … [Read more...] about THE DATSUN GRAVEYARD