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
Race Weekends
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
VARA BIG BORE BASH 2014
This weekend's VARA Big Bore Bash race at Willow Springs Raceway required a full wardrobe to be brought along. Friday's Test day was warm and sunny, Saturday's Qualifying was overcast and rainy, and Sunday's Races were cold and windy. Over 140 racers braved the desert weather for the season's finale, with several Class Championships still on the line. But American V8s were on … [Read more...] about VARA BIG BORE BASH 2014
SCCA NAT’L RUNOFFS
I went down to Laguna Seca Raceway today to cheer on a few friends racing at the SCCA Runoffs, the national championships of amateur racing. Joe Harlan qualified his Nissan 200SX to race in GTL, and Phil Mendelovitz qualified his Datsun Roadster to race in EP. The #79 Phil is racing is a former Runoff winner in 1987 and last raced at the 1989 Runoffs with it's previous owner … [Read more...] about SCCA NAT’L RUNOFFS
PORTLAND HISTORICS 2014
This weekend I made my maiden visit to Portland Int'l Raceway for the 2014 HMSA Portland Historics, with Datsun being the featured marque. Over two dozen Datsun 240Zs, 510s, Roadsters, 710s, and even a GTR Skyline showed up to support the first ever major U.S. Historic event spotlighting the venerable Japanese manufacturer. Mr. John Morton of BRE fame was the event Grand … [Read more...] about PORTLAND HISTORICS 2014
PIT BIKES
You see the coolest pit bikes at the races... … [Read more...] about PIT BIKES