VARA HIGH DESERT CHALLENGE ’14
This weekend VARA held its annual High Desert Challenge race at Willow Springs Int'l Raceway. The club had about 110 entrants that ran in five Groups, and while the skies were clear, the winds blew hard and cold on Saturday. Luckily Sunday was warm and calm, and the lap times improved across the board. Instead of the usual Two-hour Twilight Enduro, this year the club ran a … [Read more...] about VARA HIGH DESERT CHALLENGE ’14
MIXING IT UP
Sometimes a little two-wheel fun is needed to even out all the four-wheeled action. Besides you can't go racing every weekend... This is the Cuddeback Lake dry lake bed in the Mojave desert after a good rain. … [Read more...] about MIXING IT UP
WHERE THE HECK IS PAHRUMP?
Last weekend I raced with VARA and SVRA-West at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump, Nevada, about 50 miles west of Las Vegas. The raceway is part of the Spring Mountain Resort and Country Club, home to four race tracks, condos with race garages, clubhouses, the Ron Fellows Official Corvette Driving School, with expansion underway for a lake, hotel, casino, etc, … [Read more...] about WHERE THE HECK IS PAHRUMP?
HIGH PERFORMANCE HEROES
Here is an awesome organization I just found out about - HP Heroes. They are a group of vintage racers who are building modified race cars for wounded combat veterans . They are located in West Virginia, and while they volunteer all their time, they are seeking sponsorships and donations. Hard to think of a better group to donate to. … [Read more...] about HIGH PERFORMANCE HEROES
CUSTOM SEAT FOR THE CROSSLE
So after much research into custom seats, I decided to go with the Motorsports Southwest EIS foam seat kit for my Crossle 40f. There are several options out there: custom formed seats can be made out of creafoam beads (like a motorcycle helmet liner), old-school A-B foam, or the new-school SFI certified foam that I chose. Personal seats can be made for you at a shop, or you can … [Read more...] about CUSTOM SEAT FOR THE CROSSLE