Our vintage club had their annual trans am themed race this last weekend....

some pretty neat cars.
I ran my 2.0/6 in the big bore run group with the monster cars...

the track incorporates a 1/4 mile drag strip with a 1/4 mile run off......

Dang those big blocks go flying by on that half mile straight... WOW... Lots of power!

I took a ton of pics.
There were 2 cars trading the lead most of the weekend.
here is one of them.

This Lola was so fast when it passed me:

Lots of american iron:

This car was probably my favorite.
amazing car.
Was racec for the 68 trans am season by a private entry.
The team was getting all the hand me down parts from mark donahue and Penske. In fact Donahue tested it a few times and helped set it up and shake it down. The private team incorporated a few tricks of their own (fuel filler set up) that Penske liked and copied for Donahue's 69 car.

I took this pic for Ferg. He has a soft spot for this car:

This car was once driven by Dick Trickle.
I took pics of it, because it makes my wife laugh when she hears the name:

Lots of nice cars in the pits too:

nother view:

Nice view:

They did worker rides during the lunch break and came onto the loudspeaker to announce that the corner workers would be especially appreciative if the owner of the lambo would give rides... ha....

nice lisc plate:

Brant,

Thanks for the photos! I love those old Lola T70's. Actually I like all of the old and new sports prototypes.

more iron:

ford view:

I was surprised how fast the shelby's were:

more:

more:

more chevy's:

more:

nother:

another:

Give us more! I need to see that Corvette in the background of the Lola in the first pic. Great stuff!

luckily the formula 5000 had its own group.
There were nearly a dozen wicked corvettes, but somehow I don't have those pictures:

something with big! tires:

lots of formula cars too, but I didn't take too many pics of them:

neat sports racer in this one:

nice one:

neat sports racers around. I think this was a quasar:

One of my favorites for sure:

Don't know if this is the 26R version or not...
some of them were.

these clean up on the 911's pretty handily:

car:

Lots... lots... lots... of british stuff that I didn't even take pictures of. Here were some interesting sedans though:

more:

this was a fun one!

This was very pretty....
I seem to have lost or not got the other 3-4 alfas:

Of course there were tons of porsches...
most all good friends that I know:

A very fast 3R racing car.... not technically vintage legal but the owner has other 911's that are vintage legal and so they let him run in exhibition. This thing Blew me away too:

A one time old student of mine when he owned a 944 and first got into DE:

Met a new friend from texas:

nother view:

from the rear:

I seem to have lost all of my 911 pics and all of my corvette pics. Perhaps they are still in the camera.

My instructor has a wicked fast 911 1967S, he got T boned by a shelby and the car is BAD! rear quarter and drivers door really pushed in and even a small buckel on the other side rear quarter.

Here was carl. he set the fastest vintage porsche time.
beat me by 8 seconds...

I've got a lot of cobwebs to work out:

Where's the "I'm Spank'n it Right Now" icon

I love the 66 Hertz/Shelby. And... and... and... and...

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I wanted to be there.

Eric,

come visit!
There is a july event near my house... I can put you up for a night easy! And ginter probably would put you up too for a small fee.

brant

Same group of cars?

I might risk hang'n with da-boad-a-yuz-guyz to see that!

some of the same cars... not all

all of the vettes, stangs (hertz guy never misses an event) will show...

some of the rare camaros and special trans am stuff will not be there.

but still 100 cool cars.

brant

Great picts. You should load up and come down to sea level and visit us at the CA Speedway later this month. There should be a good selection of TransAm cars there too and hopefully I can get some picts.

I'm about out of tires and money..
need to recoup for 3 weeks.

Are you thinking about that fall vintage laguna event.
I really want to try and go to that... would be neat to meet you.

Please do take pics!!!

brant

Brant,

Is the event in July in Mead? Wat are (is) the date(s)?

ben

QUOTE (BMartin914 @ Jun 6 2005, 10:50 AM)

Brant, Is the event in July in Mead? Wat are (is) the date(s)? ben

Hi Ben,

yep..
mead/CDR

they may charge a 5 buck entry fee... don't know.
7/16 and 7/17 are the dates.

Definitely come!!!
I'll bring a lawn chair for you!

brant

I will be looking forward to it!