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
Formula/Sports Racer racing
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
ONE LAP AT WILLOW SPRINGS
VARA HIGH DESERT CHALLENGE ’14
This weekend VARA held its annual High Desert Challenge race at Willow Springs Int'l Raceway. The club had about 110 entrants that ran in five Groups, and while the skies were clear, the winds blew hard and cold on Saturday. Luckily Sunday was warm and calm, and the lap times improved across the board. Instead of the usual Two-hour Twilight Enduro, this year the club ran a … [Read more...] about VARA HIGH DESERT CHALLENGE ’14
CUSTOM SEAT FOR THE CROSSLE
So after much research into custom seats, I decided to go with the Motorsports Southwest EIS foam seat kit for my Crossle 40f. There are several options out there: custom formed seats can be made out of creafoam beads (like a motorcycle helmet liner), old-school A-B foam, or the new-school SFI certified foam that I chose. Personal seats can be made for you at a shop, or you can … [Read more...] about CUSTOM SEAT FOR THE CROSSLE
HUSH LITTLE BABY
With the help of my fabricator Paul Moore, I now have a Laguna Seca compliant muffler system for the Crossle. I bought a used Burns Stage 2 muffler, and along with a nifty custom support bracket, I'm now ready to roar at 90db. The neighbors can't even hear my late night tuning sessions anymore ;-) … [Read more...] about HUSH LITTLE BABY