Had a great weekend with SFR SCCA at Thunderhill Raceway, we even had cool temps for May, in the mid-70s. The Crossle was running strong, and the fresh shock rebuild from Performance Shock in Sonoma worked quite well. Had some great battles on the track with the regular pack, and rolled it back on the trailer afterwards ready for the next race weekend, can't ask for much more … [Read more...] about THUNDERHILL 2015, PART 2
Formula/Sports Racer racing
COOL TOOL OF THE DAY
I got to use a cool new tool today, a pop rivet removal tool that prevents the rivet head from spinning while drilling out the mandrel. It wasn't cheap but it sure does the job. During the last race at Laguna Seca, I was dragging the rear of my Crossle chassis through the Corkscrew, shaving my engine belly pan almost down to the frame rails. When I tried to raise the ride … [Read more...] about COOL TOOL OF THE DAY
SFR SCCA AT LAGUNA SECA, ’15
This weekend I raced at Laguna Seca Raceway with the Crossle, it was the first time back on this track for me in several years. It took me a few sessions to get comfortable again, but things started to click by day 2 (of 3). Laguna is a great facility, big elevation changes, high speed and low speed corners, and of course, The Corkscrew! Weather was nice, foggy starts but sunny … [Read more...] about SFR SCCA AT LAGUNA SECA, ’15
2015 SEASON OPENER
Great way to start the season at Thunderhill Raceway- sunny and 70, car ran great, good racing, hanging out with your racing buddies, what else could you ask for?!? The SFR (San Fran Region) SCCA Group 4 is a mix of open wheel race car Classes, from FV (Formula Vee) at one end, to FC (Formula Continental) at the other. In the middle it includes the current generation FF … [Read more...] about 2015 SEASON OPENER
SFR SCCA NOV ’14
This weekend I participated in my first San Francisco Region SCCA race with my Crossle Club Ford. I did a little SCCA racing in Arizona ten years ago, but since then it's been mostly vintage racing. This was also my first race at Thunderhill Raceway Park, boy, what a great facility! Elevation changes, blind corners, off-camber corners, it took a couple days to figure this place … [Read more...] about SFR SCCA NOV ’14
HOT FOOT
Last week I raced the Crossle at Buttonwillow Raceway and the afternoon temps were over 100 degrees. Well I found out what those cool looking air ducts behind the radiators are for on other cars I've seen, to divert the radiator exhaust air away from the pedal box. My feet were on fire, I actually thought my left shoe was melting! So my crew mate Art whipped up a cardboard air … [Read more...] about HOT FOOT