Thanks to Red Bull, I got the VIP treatment this year at the San Diego air races, and I must say, it was one of the most fantastic racing events I have ever been to, (Next to Bonneville of course.)
The weather was fantastic, the planes were in your face, and the red bull was flowing. Good times. I highly recommend this event to anyone. Try and make it out sometime. Enjoy the pics.
A few of us Car Guys have started a once a month Pinewood Derby event at our local bar, the Bigfoot Lodge. It's the last Tues. of every month if anybody in the Los Angeles area is interested. 21 and older of course.
What a fantastic year. The salt was in perfect condition and our new motor ran fantastic. Please follow the link below to see the full story written by my friend Kiwi Kevin:
Well.... While the Old Crow Bellytank was on Vacation in Amsterdam, I started building a new Model B 4 banger for the 2008 Speedweek at the Bonneville salt flats. This time a flathead, instead if the overhead cam conversion we ran last year. But this isn't your average banger,..... I decided to try running a reverse induction cam. So instead of the intake sharing two siamese ports, each combustion chamber has it's own port. In theory it should pack a little bit more fuel in than the stock configuration. We'll see how she runs on the salt. The engine machine work was done by H and H Flatheads. I went out to El Mirage last week to do a few test runs, and she was running great, until the C4 transmission ripped out all six of the ring gear bolts from the back of the crank. Not good. But Max at H and H came through and fixed the crank in 2 days. She's back in the car with a new 1940 Ford side shift trans, and were ready to go. I'll give you all an update after we get back from Bonnevile. Wish us luck.
