We had to deal with the NorCal forest fires driving to and from the track this weekend, and the gale force winds at the track on Sunday curtailed some of the racing, but we sure had some great racing on Friday and Saturday. When the usual FCC front runners of John Purcell and Jay Horak had some issues during Race 1, it left me and my friend Robert Merritt to battle it out for … [Read more...] about SFR SCCA/FCC ’19 SEASON FINALE, THUNDERHILL
Formula/Sports Racer racing
CSRG CHARITY CHALLENGE, OCTOBER 2019
This autumn's Charity Challenge was a real winner! CSRG exceeded their $1MM goal in total charitable contributions this weekend, the weather was fantastic, the racing was great, Saturday night's dinner was scrumptious, and the Cub/Boy Scouts entertained us with Soapbox Derby races in the garages, not much else one could ask for. I raced my '65 Bobsy SR3 in the USRRC <2.0L … [Read more...] about CSRG CHARITY CHALLENGE, OCTOBER 2019
SEPT ’19 SCCA LAGUNA SECA
Perfect weather for racing with SFR SCCA and the Formula Car Challenge. Saturday went great, good Qual and Race, hanging out with friends, car running well. Sunday threw me a curve ball when my truck decided it didn't want to come to work (first time my tow rig has ever let me down), and then I ran out of gas with a couple laps to go during the Sunday race, doh! Ah well, still … [Read more...] about SEPT ’19 SCCA LAGUNA SECA
SFR SCCA SONOMA, JULY ’19
We had a great turnout for this weekend's SCCA Regional race at Sonoma, in our Group 1 of FA/F4/FM we had 29 cars! This being a Formula Car Challenge event certainly help build the interest. Friday was a test day that helped out as this weekend's schedule had no practice sessions, just Quals and Races. Saturday Qual went well with no real set-up changes needed after Friday's … [Read more...] about SFR SCCA SONOMA, JULY ’19
CSRG DAVID LOVE MEMORIAL, APRIL 2019, SONOMA RCWY
CSRG is sponsoring a USRRC run group this year in their usual Group 4, it's made up of over and under 2.0L sports racers from the 1963-1967 era. Go to https://www.historicsportsracer.com for more info. My '65 Bobsy SR3 fits in very nicely with this group, and hopefully the class continues to grow over the next couple years. We had twenty <2.0L and four >2.0L cars for the … [Read more...] about CSRG DAVID LOVE MEMORIAL, APRIL 2019, SONOMA RCWY
SPRINGTIME ’19
I've been racing the PFM, prepping the Bobsy, and swapping the engine in the Roadster. Been a busy Spring! … [Read more...] about SPRINGTIME ’19