Willow Springs Int'l Raceway (aka The Fastest Road in the West) is located at 2400' above sea level in Southern California's Mojave desert, and is prone to some unfavorable racing conditions. It's kind of like that fickle best friend that you have a love-hate relationship with, one day you want to move in together, the next you never want to see them again. At the track it can … [Read more...] about VARA BIG BORE BASH 2013
Race Weekends
GETTIN’ READY!
I'm working on the prep for the September VARA Octoberfest race, and looking at some fun photos like these reminds me why it's worth the hard work ;-) pics by CaliPhotography … [Read more...] about GETTIN’ READY!
2013 MONTEREY HISTORICS
I know they go by a new name now, but they are still the Historics to me. I spent Thursday pit-crewing for my friend Phil Mendelovitz who was racing his IMSA GTU Nissan 240SX, wow, what a car! This was the Leitzinger multi-Championship car from the early 90's. Also spent some time cruising the pits enjoying all the sites. … [Read more...] about 2013 MONTEREY HISTORICS
JOHN MORTON RETURNS TO THE RUNOFFS
Bonk Brothers Racing and LNA Enterprises are building a 240Z race car for former National Champion John Morton to campaign in the 2013 SCCA Runoffs, to be held September 16 - 22, 2013 at Road America Raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Donations towards the John Morton Project 46 are being requested and accepted at this linked website. … [Read more...] about JOHN MORTON RETURNS TO THE RUNOFFS
SVRA FONTANA
Auto Club Speedway is a track that takes full commitment for vintage/historic racing, it eats cars for lunch if you're not prepared. The long periods at WOT and top speed followed by max braking efforts lap after lap will find any weak link in the car and driver. Motors and brakes take a real beating, and every system from cooling to transmission venting is tested. Here's a … [Read more...] about SVRA FONTANA