Today I was instructing at Laguna Seca Raceway for a track day event put on by Your Private Track Day. Phillip Holmes and his group put on a well organized event with plenty of track time for everyone. They ran three run groups in rotating 20 minute sessions from 9AM until 4PM, more than enough [...]
So, do I leave the roof rack on the race car??? Let me know what you think. UPDATE: The rack weighs 15 lbs!!! And the roof trim underneath weighs another 3 lbs. Regardless of the drag issue, the rack goes. But I think I’ll keep the roof trim, it just looks too cool to get rid [...]
I spent a couple of days dismantling to see what I’ve got. Engine bay stripped, dash removed, starting on the doors, glass, and suspension. Previous owner made a few cool mods for track-day events: lowering springs in front, teflon TC bushings, rear comp springs with lowering blocks, and a first gen multi-link rear axle mod that [...]
This Sunday I attended the Dream Machines auto, airplane, and machinery show at the Half Moon Bay airport, which is just a couple of miles up the road from me. Good sized crowd, nice weather, terrific variety of vehicles, live music, monster firetruck rides, airplane rides, even organized parking – kudos go out to the event [...]
My blog mascot, Tranny Man, decided to take a drive out of town to visit one of his mascot buddies, the Gorilla. They had a great afternoon hanging out, drinking beers, and telling bad jokes about lousy welders. Check out www.GuerillaArtists.com for more fun metalworks.
Here is another club with an upcoming Laguna Seca Raceway instruction and track day event next week. Sounds like lots of good track time for the money at this world class facility. http://home.yourprivatetrackday.com/ For all events at Laguna Seca Raceway, click here for my Calendar of Events page.
Well, the spot in my garage wasn’t empty for long, because a new stray found it’s way into my heart. This is going to be a documented, budget build with the help of friends and sponsors. The idea is to build a fast and good looking race car while staying on a tight budget, and to have some fun and learn [...]
I was driving through downtown San Francisco last week, and saw this Fiat 850 Spyder displayed on the wall of the Moscone Center Parking Garage. Twentysix years ago I had a lime green 850 that got me through my last two years of college in Santa Cruz. Little did I know I was driving a future [...]
