This Father's Day CSRG had their inaugural Wheels & Wings gathering at Gnoss Airfield in Novato, CA. We had a good turnout of Club members who brought their vintage street cars and airplanes out to share the flight line at the airport. Coffee and donuts were the fare of the morning while members, family, and canine companions enjoyed the sunshine. We had several flyby … [Read more...] about CSRG WHEELS & WINGS 2023
SFR SCCA THUNDERHILL, JUNE 2023
Finally an unblemished race weekend with the new race car! The Carbir ran perfect all weekend even with the big heat we had, 85F for Saturday's race and 95F for Sunday's. I think we finally got all the bugs out. We had a combined Group 1 & 2, about 25 cars from the Wings and Slicks classes. I had some good racing with my friend Tao Takaoka in his orange FS, as we swapped … [Read more...] about SFR SCCA THUNDERHILL, JUNE 2023
SVRA COMES TO TOWN
SVRA made their annual Spring swing to Northern/Central California with back-to-back race weekends at Sonoma and Laguna Seca Raceways this month. They brought their familiar cavalcade of events including SVRA historic car racing, Trans-Am pro racing, Optima Battery Street Car Challenge, and the Hagerty car show. I was working both events, wearing multiple hats of Tech … [Read more...] about SVRA COMES TO TOWN
SFR SCCA April ’23
We finally had some nice Spring weather! It was a record setting winter here in California: winds, rain, snow, all off the charts in quantity and destruction, but last weekend at Thunderhill Raceway it was sunny, calm, and temps 40s-70s. Prayers answered... So this was round two for getting my Carbir up to speed with the SCCA P2 class. Saturday went great, the vibration that … [Read more...] about SFR SCCA April ’23
SFR SCCA March ’23, T-HILL
It was great to finally race my new ride! The race season here in California has gotten off to a very wet and wild start, and I've had to no-show the first two events due to lousy weather (very cold and wet). We finally had a day conducive to racing, so I got the Carbir out in the P2 group. The turn-out was pretty small, and the Club mixed all the open wheel and sports racers … [Read more...] about SFR SCCA March ’23, T-HILL
CARBIR GETS A NEW LOOK
A race car mechanic mentor of mine taught me how to vinyl wrap this week. I've always wanted to give it a try, but now I can see why the wrap shops charge so much. Not only is the high quality vinyl expensive, the skills required to make the job look good are definitely earned through experience. While knifetape has definitely made the task easier, it still takes a very patient … [Read more...] about CARBIR GETS A NEW LOOK