This Sunday I attended the Dream Machines auto, airplane, and machinery show at the Half Moon Bay airport, which is just a couple of miles up the road from me. Good sized crowd, nice weather, terrific variety of vehicles, live music, monster firetruck rides, airplane rides, even organized parking - kudos go out to the event organizers. It was almost as good as being at the … [Read more...] about DREAM MACHINES 2009
TRANNY MAN GOES FOR A DRIVE
My blog mascot, Tranny Man, decided to take a drive out of town to visit one of his mascot buddies, the Gorilla. They had a great afternoon hanging out, drinking beers, and telling bad jokes about lousy welders. Check out www.GuerillaArtists.com for more fun metalworks. … [Read more...] about TRANNY MAN GOES FOR A DRIVE
NEW PROJECT
Well, the spot in my garage wasn't empty for long, because a new stray found it's way into my heart. This is going to be a documented, budget build with the help of friends and sponsors. The idea is to build a fast and good looking race car while staying on a tight budget, and to have some fun and learn some new skills along the way. It's gonna be a … [Read more...] about NEW PROJECT
FIAT 850 ARTWORK?
I was driving through downtown San Francisco last week, and saw this Fiat 850 Spyder displayed on the wall of the Moscone Center Parking Garage. Twentysix years ago I had a lime green 850 that got me through my last two years of college in Santa Cruz. Little did I know I was driving a future piece of art... … [Read more...] about FIAT 850 ARTWORK?
SFR SCCA VINTAGE SPRING CLASSIC, PART 2
While I was cruising the pits with my point-and-shoot, track photographer Scott Estes was cruising the ARMCO with his big lenses. His photos of the action in the Small Bore, Mid Bore, Big Bore, and Vintage NASCAR races is superb. He loaned me his copyrighted pics for this post. His work can be found at http://gallery.xfiler.com/albums.php … [Read more...] about SFR SCCA VINTAGE SPRING CLASSIC, PART 2
SFR SCCA VINTAGE SPRING CLASSIC
I had the opportunity to attend the annual San Francisco Region SCCA Vintage Spring Classic at Laguna Seca Raceway this Sunday. The weather was postcard perfect, sunny and 65. I was helping out in the Moore Speed pits, and hanging out with friends and family. I'm usually at the track racing, so it was kind of fun to play 'tourist' for the day. My wife and our yellow Lab came … [Read more...] about SFR SCCA VINTAGE SPRING CLASSIC