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
Race Weekends
ADAM CAROLLA’S TAKE ON THE HMSA RACE WEEKEND
HMSA 2.5 TRANS AM SPRING ’13
Well, today put another great Spring HMSA event at Laguna Seca Raceway into the books. I attended as a spectator, not as a driver or crew, so I had lots of time to visit with friends, take pictures, and watch some great racing. This year's featured race group was the 2.5 Trans Am class, resurrecting the epic small bore battles at Laguna Seca during the early 70's. There were … [Read more...] about HMSA 2.5 TRANS AM SPRING ’13
SPIRIT OF LEMONS AERO RACE CAR
This is what makes America great: the creativity, the ability, and the lunacy to fabricate an airplane themed race car! Kudos to Jeff Bloch for an awesome build. … [Read more...] about SPIRIT OF LEMONS AERO RACE CAR
TRANS-AM B-SEDAN WEST RACE SERIES
The Trans-Am B-Sedan (T.A.B.S.) 2.5 Challenge - West racing series is officially up and running! The series is an extension of the T.A.B.S. Midwest series that has been successfully running for a few years. The Challenge series runs with different clubs on different tracks, and includes cars from the SCCA B-Sedan/Trans Am U-2 series, and the IMSA Trans-Am 2.5 series, that raced … [Read more...] about TRANS-AM B-SEDAN WEST RACE SERIES
A PLETHORA OF SMALL BORE RACING
It's hard to bitch about having too many racing opportunities, but geez, do they have to all be the same weekend?!? All three of California's vintage race organizations are competing for small bore attention the first weekend of April. VARA is running the T.A.B.S. 2.5-West Series at Willow Springs Int'l Raceway, SVRA-West is running their 2.5 Challenge at Thunderhill Raceway, … [Read more...] about A PLETHORA OF SMALL BORE RACING