While I was cruising the pits with my point-and-shoot, track photographer Scott Estes was cruising the ARMCO with his big lenses. His photos of the action in the Small Bore, Mid Bore, Big Bore, and Vintage NASCAR races is superb. He loaned me his copyrighted pics for this post. His work can be found at http://gallery.xfiler.com/albums.php … [Read more...] about SFR SCCA VINTAGE SPRING CLASSIC, PART 2
SFR SCCA VINTAGE SPRING CLASSIC
I had the opportunity to attend the annual San Francisco Region SCCA Vintage Spring Classic at Laguna Seca Raceway this Sunday. The weather was postcard perfect, sunny and 65. I was helping out in the Moore Speed pits, and hanging out with friends and family. I'm usually at the track racing, so it was kind of fun to play 'tourist' for the day. My wife and our yellow Lab came … [Read more...] about SFR SCCA VINTAGE SPRING CLASSIC
Editor’s 240Z Vintage CP race car for sale – $OLD
I need the room and money for another project, so #66 is reluctantly up for sale. -UPDATE- Happy (and quite sad) to say it is now SOLD. … [Read more...] about Editor’s 240Z Vintage CP race car for sale – $OLD
THUNDERHILL LAPPING DAYS
Thunderhill Raceway Park in Northern California is offering a new way to gets lots of good track time at a budget price. They are calling their new track day series "Thunderhill Lapping Days". Here's their schedule. … [Read more...] about THUNDERHILL LAPPING DAYS
SEBRING ALMS
I would rather be at the track racing, pitcrewing, or spectating than watching it on TV, but last weekend's Speed Channel coverage of the 12 Hours at Sebring ALMS was fantastic. The new Peugeot 908 diesel is one of the sexiest race cars on the planet, the new Audi R15 diesel is going to be as dominant as the R10, and the series has a great format, schedule, and coverage. Do … [Read more...] about SEBRING ALMS
SETTING TIRE PRESSURES
Correct tire pressure settings are the final step of adjustment to getting your race car to handle properly. It is the fine tuning done after you have already sorted out your spring rates, ride heights, shock valving, anti-roll bar adjustments, and alignment settings. For purposes of this discussion we will assume you are in the right ballpark with all of the above, and you are … [Read more...] about SETTING TIRE PRESSURES