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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 05:47 PM

So dad decided to get his vintage wheel to wheel liscense. He holds a PCA club racing liscense, but wants to play with the vintage club too.

The school was friday, saturday, and sunday.
He passed with flying colors.
He is not officially liscensed until he completes all of the events this season in good standing and gets signed off in october.... but at least he got the first 3 days under his belt.

I'll have to post more pictures tomorrow but here is a sample of some of the other students:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 05:49 PM

Teeners gallore...
I think there were 6 teeners present this weekend.
This car has participated multiple years past. Its owned by Greg Johnson, proprietor of one of the local shops. However he had a shoulder surgery and is going to be sitting out most of the season due to surgery. Rather than let a good car sit dormant, he is letting two of the nice guys at his shop use it:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:00 PM

more:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:01 PM

Marcia's porsche had clutch trouble.


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:02 PM

picture for ferg:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:02 PM

other side:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:05 PM

more


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:05 PM

ground pounder:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:06 PM

both of these silver cars are owned by allen benjamin.
and they are both prepped by 3R racing (of speedvision fame)




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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:07 PM

cars:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:11 PM

There is a story about this car. It was the last vehicle raced by one of the local celebs that passed last year. His name was Danny Collins, and he was a fairly famous driver back into the fifties. He knew and was connected with very famous people and used to race agains some of the iconic names in america and europe. He used to run ferrarri's and such back then, and proceeded to go in and out of many cars over the last 20 years. He even was the designer of the colorado track we just lost (2nd creek)

He passed last year and this was the car he had.
His widow sold it.

He was in the middle of a freshening and the motor was apparently in pieces when he passed. The number I heard this weekend was AMAZING.... $3750 for the everything unassembled:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:12 PM

Don't you wish you had been in the right place at the right time for this one?
I know I do:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:13 PM

more ground pounders:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:14 PM

interior:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:15 PM

cars:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:16 PM

This one is cool:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:17 PM

Gotta love the flare ontop of the flare:
(plus nice tire size!)


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:19 PM

and a fun exhaust pipe too:


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Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 06:19 PM

last one for now:


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Posted by: drew365 Apr 24 2006, 07:18 PM

I like the Volvo, I always wanted to put a V8 in one and make a sleeper. I wonder if that Jag is fast enough to be worth all that ugly mods?

Posted by: TROJANMAN Apr 24 2006, 07:36 PM

what's the story with those two silver cars? and are they coming back in may?

Posted by: brant Apr 24 2006, 08:56 PM

2 brother-in-laws...
one was a student, the other with lots of experience.
both running D-jet 1.7's (all 4 cylinders have to be 1.7's due to the 1972-earlier rule)

Wait until you see more pictures tomorrow.
some neat little ideas on those cars.

I invited them to the lajunta DE but they will likely run in pueblo at the nostalgia wheel to wheel event that same weekend.

brant

Posted by: VegasRacer Apr 25 2006, 04:49 AM

So it is possible to teach an old dog new tricks. Congratulations.

Which vintage group? VARA? HSR?

Posted by: Ferg Apr 25 2006, 07:59 AM

Sweet Pics Brant!

Was my Falcon there?

Ferg

Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 08:16 AM

The colorado group is http://www.rmvr.com/

They are a member of the larger VMC and will allow visitors as well as allow locals to run in as visitors in the other clubs. But RMVR has their own sets of rules and are a little more strict than many. For example Actual 2.0L motors in the 914's, and only 1.7's in the 914-4's, another is no fiberglass parts (the jag was an scca car allowed for the school)

brant

Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:06 AM

Ok..
got enough time to add some more pics.

Ferg, nope... falcon didn't show.
but HE will be at the Trans Am event in a month..
wanna drive up to pueblo for the day and oogle?

here is a mustang.. for the mustang man:




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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:08 AM

neat car:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:18 AM

Nice car!


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:19 AM

another:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:19 AM

and the exhaust:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:22 AM

hmmm.....


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:22 AM

and the tow rig that Greg makes fun of:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:26 AM

another car that has a few issues... but was able to finish out the weekend:


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Posted by: TROJANMAN Apr 25 2006, 10:26 AM

It's lavender, how is that not funny?

Who's big dog is that?

Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:28 AM

another student:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:31 AM

ain't she pretty!
thats ginger.
we had a little ginger episode at the track I'm sorry to say.
she broke a rope and attacked another dog.
wife got yelled at by a passerby.
wasn't fun at all.....

speaking of big dogs...
an exhibition car that was allowed to visit.
owner is awesome.. a great driver and a nice guy in general.
set the fastest lap of the weekend:




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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:33 AM

He started last every session and would lap the field while finishing first:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:35 AM

Its an AJRS creation originally..
it has a good record and even cleaned up in a cali POC event in the past.
was recently significantly detuned but still not slow:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:37 AM

Owner is part of a father son team.
they have another -6 race car also that was present:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:39 AM

In action:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:43 AM

Frontal:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:45 AM

More action:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:46 AM

another:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:47 AM

proof that teeners have been here:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:58 AM

nice dash:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 10:59 AM

Tall driver accomodations...
very nicely done:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:00 AM

An accumulator fuel system with D-jet:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:01 AM

This should raise some eyebrows:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:02 AM

and the linkage:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:05 AM

Nice trailers everywhere....

(hey greg.. can we paint the side of your camper?)


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:08 AM

A silver vette blew his motor... nice rig:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:10 AM

A fast friend named Mike, with his 2.0 in action:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:14 AM

I know I've shown this one many times.... but this green car is amazingly beautiful...



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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:16 AM

sorry for all the big pictures....
feel like I'm hogging all the space here:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:22 AM

For my friend Greg Johnson:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:29 AM

I intended to find out what the power plant for this was.
but unfortunately that was something that I didn't get done:


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Posted by: TROJANMAN Apr 25 2006, 11:38 AM

Brant,
you still have vinyl sail panels and chrome trim?
Isn't that stuff heavy?

Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:38 AM

another ground pounder:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:40 AM

It is heavy... but I got the vintage spirit man..
wanted the car to look legit:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:41 AM

A beautiful western slope car with an AJRS motor:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:42 AM

from the other direction:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:45 AM

Check out the crop sprayer...

the bimmers are nice too:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:47 AM

There is a whole story about the plane...
I believe its one of the planes that was imported from Russia of all places to southeast colorado...

long story, but I know the guy that used to bring them over.
(he owns an russian mig too... crazy!)


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Posted by: TROJANMAN Apr 25 2006, 11:47 AM

La Junta sure looks like a beautiful place. I can't wait until May 20th.

Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:49 AM

hmmm..
I don't know if I'd use the word beautiful really.
but its got character at least.. how is that "character"

nother shot:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:50 AM

Nice lines
student driven:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:52 AM

and the dash:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:55 AM

more ground pounders:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:57 AM

nother action shot:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 11:59 AM

how many pages do you think I can run this up to?


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 12:00 PM

TreVoR:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 12:02 PM

This camaro was the loudest car at the event...

very aggressively driven
very fun to watch

at one point the 031 teener was catching up to it for the lead of the heat.
putting good pressure onto the camaro...

camaro spun and did a couple of 360's off into the dirt:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 12:03 PM

wicked car:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 12:09 PM

more bimmers:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 12:17 PM

Brian's car.... very very fast:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 12:18 PM

In action:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 12:20 PM

Wayne's car...
also very very fast:


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Posted by: Ferg Apr 25 2006, 12:34 PM

I kill me

Ferg

Posted by: nynone4 Apr 25 2006, 01:35 PM

Brant - thanks for sharing the pics. There are some NEAT cars at those events!

Posted by: Tobra Apr 25 2006, 01:41 PM

very cool, like the volvo and that big BMW coupe, got a friend with an Alpina like that, Norm the Alpine 500 guy, his wife froze her ass off, no side glass or heater, brrr

Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 03:33 PM

more pics for ferg huh....

cool...
here are a few.

given our recent fiat cross-over I found this car interesting:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 03:34 PM

It was another SCCA car that is not technically vintage legal but a student was allowed to use it in exhibition:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 03:37 PM

Big freakin slicks...

I was blown away that this tiny motor held its own on the straight aways...



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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 03:38 PM

The X guys went on and on about how heavy their cars were.
I was surprised how light this one actually was:


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Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 03:42 PM

A Very very very nice man named Joe owns this car.
its no slouch either.
hauls butt...
(can pull my teener on the straighs!)


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Posted by: TROJANMAN Apr 25 2006, 03:49 PM

seriously? your car is no slouch either.
what's he have in that thing?

Posted by: BMartin914 Apr 25 2006, 04:02 PM

Of course it does...it's a Datsun!

It's probably an L20B variant. With *some* work done.

Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 09:01 PM

I think he said it was a 1.8L
I'm hoping that my soon to be new gearing will make up some of the deficit I have with the datsun and bimmers on the straight aways.

brant

Posted by: drew365 Apr 25 2006, 09:39 PM

Great pics Brant. I know most guys think my car is ugly, but the Fiat X1/9 and the Jag are making me feel pretty good about my toy. I might just wash it now!

Posted by: brant Apr 25 2006, 09:46 PM

you should be damn proud...

and just so you know..
chalon's are damn fast cars.
the very fastest -4 race car I know of is a blue chalon.

I'll put the last few up tomorrow.
bed time for me
brant

Posted by: brant Apr 27 2006, 10:15 AM

alright.. lets wrap this up.
would have finished yesterday but wasn't here.

this is a nice sequence combo:


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Posted by: brant Apr 27 2006, 10:16 AM

and number 2:


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Posted by: brant Apr 27 2006, 10:17 AM

another ground pounder that was present:


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Posted by: brant Apr 27 2006, 10:18 AM

Dave Seelands vintage car..
heck of a nice guy
heck of a fast car
(if the name sounds familiar its because he is the PCA national Tech chair for 356's)

I love his tow vehicle set up too:


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Posted by: brant Apr 27 2006, 10:19 AM

2nd fastest car present (the 031 teener was fastest)




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Posted by: brant Apr 27 2006, 10:20 AM

Last one:


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Posted by: TROJANMAN Apr 27 2006, 10:30 AM