Last weekend VARA held it's annual 2-hour Twighlight Enduro at Willow Springs Int'l Raceway during their High Desert Challenge race weekend. I was invited to co-drive the second hour of the enduro by Steve Villata, the current owner of the Race Wagon, and was more than happy to partake. Most vintage races are in the 25-35 minute sprint length, so this is one of the only West … [Read more...] about VINTAGE ENDURO
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NEW MUFFLER FOR THE 710
Welded on a new Magnaflow today, the old SuperTrapp was pretty old and rusted out. … [Read more...] about NEW MUFFLER FOR THE 710
SHOOTOUT AT THE RANCH ’15
Last weekend VARA held its October 2015 race at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Resort (formerly Ranch) in Pahrump, NV, home track to the Ron Fellows Chevrolet driving school. We ran the challenging 24 turn, 3.2 mile track configuration, which was definitely a small bore favorite. Only one short straightaway, several very tight banked corners, and almost no time in top gear. … [Read more...] about SHOOTOUT AT THE RANCH ’15
FRESH PAINT FOR THE 710, AND A NEW SEAT TOO
The 710 went to the paint shop this summer. The old patina was great, but after many seasons of track abuse, it really needed freshening. The blue I used on the hood and trunk is the actual 1974 Datsun 710 'Light Blue' that the car came painted in from the factory (you can still see the original paint in the door jams). I found an old PPG paint code book and had my painter find … [Read more...] about FRESH PAINT FOR THE 710, AND A NEW SEAT TOO
FRESH MOTOR FOR THE 710
With the help of my buddy Mike, we've been assembling a fresh motor for the 710. The car came with a usable race motor when I bought it, but now that the car chassis is coming around, it was time for a hi-spec, vintage-legal motor that I knew all the parts of. The '74 710s came with a L20b engine, so that's what we started with. The stock 85mm bore is allowed a vintage-legal … [Read more...] about FRESH MOTOR FOR THE 710
WHERE’S MY ROYALTY CHECK?
Does this look faintly familiar to anyone else but me?!? I'm honored but where's my royalty check ;-) From four years ago - Speedhunters, 2011. And from five years ago - The birth of the Wagon. … [Read more...] about WHERE’S MY ROYALTY CHECK?