My favorite era for auto racing was during the late 60s/early 70s Can-Am series. The cars, drivers, engineers, all truely incredible, it was a 1000+ horsepower free-for-all. And my favorite era for motorcycle racing was the late 70s/early 80s Grand Prix series. Again, the bikes, riders, and builders were all amazing. The 500cc two-stroke rockets [...]
This weekend was the annual “Dream Machines” show at the Half Moon Bay airport. It’s kind of a ‘planes, trains, and automobiles’ type of gathering, with everything from WWII fighters and bombers, hot rods and muscle cars, steam powered machinery, bicycles, live music, unicycle racing (no, the ones with motors), monster truck rides, a Hell’s Angels [...]
Yesterday I went to the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, CA for the first time. All I can say is “WOW”. The galleries are set up like a modern art museum, with polished granite floors, no windows or background lighting, just strategically placed spotlights for each car. It creates quite the environment for viewing the impressive [...]
Sailors may get the summer doldrums, but racers get the winter doldrums. What to do when the tracks shut down for a couple months? Well other than getting re-acquainted with your friends and family, and catching up on all your household chores, racers can get around to fixing all those little issues with their cars. [...]
Today I made my annual visit to Fantasy Junction in Emeryville, CA. This “used car” showroom houses one of the greatest collections of consignments open to the public. The very plain looking brick warehouse in a East-Bay industrial neighborhood belies the dozens of jewels that await within. The family business owners are very pleasant to visit with, and [...]
I love vintage racing, but I really love rollcages, seatbelts, helmets, and firesuits…
Every Thursday night from spring until fall the Monterey and Carmel gearheads gather at the Baja Cantina for an evening of benchracing, bar-b-que, and beverages. Tonight I made my maiden visit as a guest of a couple members of the Rats To Riches car club. The Cantina had some live music outside, the parking lot was full [...]
Since I spend a lot of time on the road with my job, one of the things I like to do is track down the local auto museums and collections around the country. And one of my favorite ways to kill time during a Las Vegas layover is to visit the Imperial Hotel Auto Collection. The Collection [...]