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San to hear that. Art suffered for many years; but always seemed to overcome his disabilities. Condolences to O)live!
June 28th 2025 will be the next Santa Margarita Time trials. Start getting your cars together; it promises to be a great event!
I think my dentist might have one of those!
GREAT VIDEO, RETSON! There should be another Santa Margarita even next year. If my brain can keep up with my tough; I' probably still be at the...
Perhaps you need to figure out which of the many variants of the HAL'S you think that you need! Personally I don't know how many there are! Hal...
I stand corrected! "Smoky" told me that Seth's engine is a McDowell. It used to be owned by Lee Hammock! The event at June 29th costs $10 for...
Yup! This is the Dreyer engine that "Smoky" built for Seth. If so; the car can only run for time not competition. It does not comply to current...
After a long hiatus; I'm finally checking in! By the way; who all are showing up for the F.A.S.T. Time Trials at the Santa Margarita Ranch...
All things said; if you are to be running that engine much over 3,000 R.P.M; put a harmonic damper on the nose of that crank. Without that it is...
"What the Hey! Doug!" Did you catch my car going from universe to another? Or was that some darkroom chicanery? Wild shot, never-the-less! I...
I appreciate all of the kind remarks. I enjoyed entertaining the folks. It was a long time coming. Racers and the cars have been dwindling away...
A Run Group for Pre-WW II race, cars was not included in the recent release of Run Groups for August's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (RMMR)....
I'm here again! This nifty two-man car belongs to a friend in Santa Barbara. He had Carl "Smoky" Alleman buid a "Pop" Dreyer Four- Banger to go...
[ATTACH] My plate isn't full: but I'm face down in it with nowhere to race!
Coming off the hill, down to Turn 11 at Laguna Seca Raceway. I was way off my best time as tires were going off fast! [ATTACH]
At Laguna Seca Raceway; coming down into Turn 11. Though I did set the 4th fastest time of 20 entries in practice; I had a few missteps that put...
OUCH!
ME TOO (Every time I look at it)! LOL
I'm here; but heading for the shop! A couple of weeks until we 'Load In" up at Laguna Seca![ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] I'm ready to go! Just gotta pays all the bills. (We go to in August to the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca raceway)
Dan! Thanks for posting those fine photos! I cannot identify each of the cars in photo #1. But Jerry Sherman's car, with a roll bar, stands out...
It started out as a simple brake job. I found that the bearing race on the right rear axle was gnarly bad.! The REAL problem is that the races on...
My Battery ground cable is directly connected to the block with a bolt connecting the bellhousing to the block!
And there are some going to try to make it through all the Spring/Summer nasty weather in the heartland to go to Lincoln, Nebraska! go figure!
Check'n in! And for those who are not gonna try to brave the rain, hail and perhaps tornadoes; here is somethin on June 24th. Those who have...
The F.A.S.T. Time Trials will take place as planned June 24th at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch, 15 miles North of San Luis Obispo, CA. This...
No competitor's were willing to come out and play at the upcoming vintage races the middle of this month at Buttonwillow Raceway Park. So...
No competitors were willing to come out and play at Buttonwillow Raceway Park the middles of this month; so we had to pull the plug on the...
Bud Hand was also involved in amateur sports car racing in the 50's. As I recall. he built and drove an MG Special out of his Gas Station/Garage...
BTW Peter! Why not put a pillow in the seat of that car that you've been working on since I met you (which can be measured in decades) LOL! And...
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