Well, I haven't gotten many Green Flag laps so far in 2024, five to be specific. I had a couple of injuries that kept me out of the car for several months, and I had some work obligations that did the same. I worked a couple races (tech, pace car) and sold the Carbir, but the Lola hasn't seen a Green Flag at all. And my Honda CRF has collected a lot of dust as well... The … [Read more...] about 2024, ugh…
Race Weekends
SVRA COMES TO TOWN
SVRA made their annual Spring swing to Northern/Central California with back-to-back race weekends at Sonoma and Laguna Seca Raceways this month. They brought their familiar cavalcade of events including SVRA historic car racing, Trans-Am pro racing, Optima Battery Street Car Challenge, and the Hagerty car show. I was working both events, wearing multiple hats of Tech … [Read more...] about SVRA COMES TO TOWN
RMMR 2020
(edit - the 2020 Historics have been cancelled) "Dear Troy Tinsley, We are extremely pleased to inform you that the Selection Committee has accepted your entry, 1965 Bobsy SR3, into the 2020 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (Reunion Thursday, August 13, 2020-Sunday, August 16, 2020) at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in beautiful Monterey, California. Your participation … [Read more...] about RMMR 2020
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
ROLEX REUNION ’18
Every year the Monterey Historics, ahem, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, seems to outdo itself. Hundreds of spectacular cars from all around the world on public display and available for everyone to see up close. Whether folks are worth millions of dollars or could barely afford the entry ticket, these fellow enthusiasts mingle in the pits, grandstands, and pubs around … [Read more...] about ROLEX REUNION ’18
VARA SPRING MOUNTAIN DUEL IN THE DESERT, ’18
I got the 710 back out last week to race with VARA at the terrific Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch facility in Pahrump, NV. Yeah, it's a long haul from NorCal, but worth it. The trip home turned into a bit of a mess with 50 knot crosswinds across the Central Nevada desert, and chains required over the Sierras (even on the trailer), but at least we had a story to … [Read more...] about VARA SPRING MOUNTAIN DUEL IN THE DESERT, ’18