This weekend I made the 1400 mile roadtrip out to Arizona for the AZ-SCCA Vintage race weekend at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. The Russo & Steele auction house sponsored the annual event, and put on a much appreciated luncheon in the paddock on Saturday. The over- and under- 2.4L Vintage groups each had about a dozen entries, while the SCCA Production and Open Wheel groups had … [Read more...] about AZ-SCCA VINTAGE DEC 2010
Race Weekends
SOME IN CAR FOOTAGE FROM VARA OCTOBERFEST ’10
I was sent this in-car video from last weeks race, taken from a Capri I was racing with. He initially passes me on the entry into the Sunset turn, but I get him on the exit (the ol' Earnhardt crossover), but then he gets me for good as I screw up the entry into Star Mazda and drift way wide. Track map … [Read more...] about SOME IN CAR FOOTAGE FROM VARA OCTOBERFEST ’10
RACING THE 510 WAGON AT VARA OCTOBERFEST 2010
A couple more pictures from the Dragon Wagon's inagural weekend. Photos taken by Steve Vanhap. … [Read more...] about RACING THE 510 WAGON AT VARA OCTOBERFEST 2010
BEST WEEKEND EVER!
The racing gods must have figured out I deserved a great weekend after all the hard work and preparation on the Race Wagon, and who was I to argue. We went down to Buttonwillow Raceway for a Friday test day and got 5 half-hour test sessions in. No leaks, nothing fell off, started every time, I was ecstatic. The handling was very predictable, the power was excellent, and we got … [Read more...] about BEST WEEKEND EVER!
SCCA AUTOCROSS
Today I went out to the old Castle Air Force Base in Atwater, CA and watched the Fresno Chapter of the San Francisco Region SCCA do some autocrossing. The purpose of my trip was to pick up some Z wheels from a fellow Datsun racer, Steve Carlson, who was out racing his prepped 240Z. Steve's car is a regular in the Central California Solo scene, and he set fast time of the … [Read more...] about SCCA AUTOCROSS
WORKING ON THE LITTLE STUFF
This weekend is VARA's British Extravaganza at Buttonwillow Raceway. I'm sorry I won't be attending, either as a competitior or as a crewmember. It's always a great event that includes special Challenge Races, a British Car Show, period dress-ups, and a bar-b-que. I'm getting a few little things done on the Race Wagon this week: mounting the hood pins, welding in the window … [Read more...] about WORKING ON THE LITTLE STUFF