This weekend is VARA's British Extravaganza at Buttonwillow Raceway. I'm sorry I won't be attending, either as a competitior or as a crewmember. It's always a great event that includes special Challenge Races, a British Car Show, period dress-ups, and a bar-b-que. I'm getting a few little things done on the Race Wagon this week: mounting the hood pins, welding in the window … [Read more...] about WORKING ON THE LITTLE STUFF
CALIFORNIA MILLE 2010
Today was the pre-launch day for the 2010 California Mille Rally. It is held out front of the Fairmont Hotel, one of San Francisco's iconic Nob Hill landmarks. The 4 day, 1000 mile event for the rich and famous graciously invites the unwashed masses to view their lovely cars before they head out for a good flogging. I'm glad to see cars like this actually being driven rather … [Read more...] about CALIFORNIA MILLE 2010
HMSA LAGUNA SECA, SPRING 2010
This weekend HMSA was racing at Laguna Seca Mazda Raceway. The quality of the cars at HMSA events is always spectacular, the racing is always great, and hanging out with buddies in the pits is always the best. Here are a couple of pics from Saturday. … [Read more...] about HMSA LAGUNA SECA, SPRING 2010
THE PRINCE OF ‘RACING ON THE CHEAP’
Check out this article from Laughing Squid dot com. Taking on the pros with a $500 car, this guy really knows how to race on the cheap... http://laughingsquid.com/diy-racer-bill-caswell-enters-a-500-craigslist-car-in-a-world-championship-rally/ … [Read more...] about THE PRINCE OF ‘RACING ON THE CHEAP’
FIBERGLASS REINFORCEMENT
We ordered a couple of fiberglass hoods in "race weight" down at The Moore Speed Co. They came in at under 10 lbs, but we found them to be a little too flexible at speed. So today I added a little rigidity using a balsa wood dowel and some additional fiberglass across the back of the hood. … [Read more...] about FIBERGLASS REINFORCEMENT
WAGON PROGRESS (REALITY CHECK)
When I started this project last year, I was thinking 6 months and $10K would do it. Well the reality is I'm gonna be in the ballpark of doubling those estimates by the time I'm done. I've been working on cars and motorcycles for 30 years, and felt like I knew what I was doing, but this project of building a race car from scratch has taught me I had a lot more to learn. I … [Read more...] about WAGON PROGRESS (REALITY CHECK)