Well, the 2013 season prep and planning is under way. Today I'm sitting on the couch, watching the Mavericks Big Wave contest on the internet, getting ready to watch my 'Niners beat the Falcons, and enjoying a review of my 2012 season (boy, I had a lot of fun). I'm also penciling together a track day schedule for the upcoming year, hopefully I can make most of them. VARA has … [Read more...] about JANUARY PLANNING
Race Weekends
2012 MONTEREY HISTORICS
For any car junkie, the Monterey Historics should be at least a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage. Ignore the politics that have now changed the official name to the "Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion", as it will always just be the "Historics" at Laguna Seca. Last week I spent a day in the pits helping my buddy Tim Arnett who was invited to race his Datsun 2000 Roadster, a race … [Read more...] about 2012 MONTEREY HISTORICS
RACE FOOTAGE
Seems like everyone has a camera these days ;-) … [Read more...] about RACE FOOTAGE
DIRT TRACK RACING 510 WAGON
Ever seen a Datsun 510 Wagon used as a roundy-round dirt track racer? Me neither, but it looks like a great ride for the 4 cylinder class to me. This guy is located out of St. Louis, MO. DavidRacing.com … [Read more...] about DIRT TRACK RACING 510 WAGON
VINTAGE RACING RULES
Every vintage racing organization has the same primary rule - no racing contact! However the enforcement and levying of penalties varies widely ;-) Sometimes the rule is specific, sometimes it's vague. Sometimes enforcement is "personalized", sometimes it's consistent. The vintage club I race with regularly is VARA, based out of Southern California. Their rule on racing contact … [Read more...] about VINTAGE RACING RULES
WEST COAST VINTAGE REVIVAL 2012 – ???
This is an open letter to all the members, management, and boards of SOVREN, CSRG, VARA, HSR-West, and VSCCA: I am aware that with the economic malaise and the small grid counts, many vintage and historic racing clubs are considering increasing their eligiblilty cutoff dates. This makes good sense as there must be hundreds of 30 year old SCCA cars sitting in garages which … [Read more...] about WEST COAST VINTAGE REVIVAL 2012 – ???