USCA at Laguna Seca- Who's going?
 

Hi Guy's,
Just wanted to see if we have anyone going/participating at this event. Looking forward to seeing/meeting you. Sounds like a fun weekend. See you there, Rich :thankyou:

Ill be there, but I already know you Richy, :rofl:

I will be there as a spectator.....but i'm bringing the Camaro "just in case" lol

Looking for a car to rent ... any takers? :unibrow:

You provide the tires and "trackside insurance" and I've got something. :)

Mine don't have windshield wipers or headlights... But I will be there.






Come to think of it - that makes 'em sound like they were built by Steve Frisbee Auto Restorations... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I'm in, flying in Friday and driving home Sunday night. I'll be hanging out with a big blue Charger, going to be a hoot!

:cheers:
Dan

You can probably get Rich to set you up on that Bug he just finished! :lmao:


It should be a good event! See you guys there!
Given the up coming weather pattern, hopefully mother nature holds off a bit.

Greg,

You will need to keep an eye on my car in your trailer....not availble for rent :lol:

Brian

We'll be talking.... :walkingdog:

I can't think of anything I'd rather NOT drive there (or anywhere) than a Bug. :lol:

:secret:

Optima at Laguna
 

We used to have a guy run a highly modified Bug
in Norcal Scca... it was mostly Porsche motor...
He drove the wheels off that thing and often would
set Top Time of the Day

Took the Firebird out for a run last weekend to see
if it may be ready for the event... motor seems to be
keeping all the pushrods where they are suppose to be
but the 12 bolt just ate the clutches after 26 years of
abuse

Panteracer Norcal Bob

Nine inch next?????

Brian -- As you know - Fuel is very expensive... I'm on my last nickel. What's a buddy to do??


LOL


Loved this post. What a hoot!

Laguna
 

Not sure many would want to drive Bryan's
car because they could never drive it the way he does

Although Dad can run it pretty damn good:)

Panteracer NorCal Bob

I timed Brian once at El Toro -- 3 runs -- within 1/10th of a second of each other.


He's okay I guess.

stupid question for ya all. I saw the pit pass for 20 ea. does anyone know what the fees are to get in laguna? im only going to spectate. thx!

Not stupid...


There are no fees to get into or on to the grounds -- so you're $20 is all it's going to take.

awesome thx! booked my room!

Might just have to pop in for a day.

Would love to go, but another race is that same weekend. Pinewood Derby for my boys!! You guys have fun.

We will be there in "Livewire". Be there for Rally and Design and Engineering portion. Oh and the after party! :cheers:

I know its last minute but anyone going through Gilroy headed to the Rally, if you would like to meet at my shop for coffee and cruise in together to Laguna Seca, give me a call. 14087105988. Yes Todd, I said COFFEE! Anyway, just checkin.:cheers:

Saturday? What time? i'm headin down early from livermore, i[m thinkiing gilroy 7 715 ish as i was hopin to get to Laguna 8ish,,,,,,

Friday, we will be leaving Gilroy at 8, having breakfast at 9 in Seaside, at Laguna Seca at 10. Still playin Saturday by ear. :)

Stupid of me! I'm sitting over here at the garlic farm tonight! Forgot you're down here!!


Drove the '33 down to Marina to hit best buy and get a Tom Tom for it. I coulda cruised to the shop!


By the way..... WTF is with California?? There must be 10 people living in the GD bushes over here!

Is that a rhetorical question?

Ahhh the entitlement species. Yes, the weather is good enough for you to live in a cardboard box!!! No rent, no lawn mowing, no work, ahhhh live is good, but a little hungary and a little cold....lol

What in the hell...

Hey easy, one of those bushes might be mine someday! You are 1000 feet from my shop, you could have stopped by. I was there till 8:30 last night. I will swing by the farm in the morning to see if you are around.

This thread is very quiet...... Like the cars at the event.:underchair:

The Finalist:

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That 69 is no joke, very unassuming without all the PT bling. Sure the mufflers look kinda goofy but the old man wheels the snot outta that thing!

The Fairmont is parked next to us and is also built well. Big stroker motor and some decent mustang suspension under it. I think Maier is quickest on the auto-x in the over 3k lbs class with a low 27.xxx run. That lil Fairmont is only two seconds off and the guys having a blast!

Danny Popp is fabbing up some exhaust for tomorrow. 2 strikes against him, 3rd strike puts him on the trailer. I would've thought he would be better prepared.

This is a great event that's being ran pretty well. We'll see what happens tomorrow when we get put on the big track.

:cheers:
Dan

Just left Danny's garage which is opposite my trailer -- and Larry Woo is there too --- they spent all manor of time fabing up exhaust mods. Very "creative" is an understatement...


Re the comment about DP being better prepared -- it's a Lingenfelter car - not Dannys... THEY do (or don't do) the prep. Give him credit for laying under the car until 10 O'clock making an attempt to save the weekend.


The GREEN '69 is WOT at 88 db.... stock suspension and is 28ish on the auto X.
That's called DRIVER SKILLS -- not lots of fancy parts... Stamped steel A arms - leaf springs. He's probably laughing his ass off at all your fancy pants cars running 30's. Nuff said.



Not sure what I personally expected out of the weekend -- but it's beating whatever those expectations where. Good group of folks here - having a great time - weather is dang near perfect... (could be a bit warmer)... Good vendor displays... Snap On - Baer - Willwood - Fox Shocks - Sampson Racing Communications (I bought a full driver to passenger intercom from him)... BF Goodrich etc.... with techs that actually are helpful. The school (conversation) I went to today on rebound settings and springs with the engineer from Fox was nothing short of amazing.


I get the sense that people are beginning to understand they have the potential to mess their cars up on the big track -- and are starting to take the attitude of -- "I think I'll just try to enjoy myself / there's nothing to win"... is spreading through the paddock. That's probably a good thing.

Dan,

The post was kind of an inside joke, but my picks were based on they had the potential to be quiet enough because.......to finish first you must first finish, and it appears the most feared competitor at the event may well be the db meter. :D

Credit given to anyone that actually shows up and wheels these cars. :thumbsup:

Greg we looked at the bridge on the way out...which Z? It says Mazda on it twice, we're screwed!

Dan

Sieg I gotcha. Trust me, we've got plenty of inside jokes about all the Camaro snobs! :underchair:

I can't say anything about the pinto, guys having fun and getting a ton of attention. I saw Mary P riding with him in the auto-x, that's got to be pretty cool.

Dan

The one on the left is the pit lane :D

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Haha, well that makes sense! Quite a bit of "pointers" from guys that have ran the track, all good stuff.

Greg had said something about the Z and as we drove out we were all laughing about the two Mazda signs. It's gonna be a hoot tomorrow!

Gorgeous day down there. Had a chance to touch base with some folks I'd "known" for years but never met.

It's real easy to get to far left and catch the curbing of T1. Not too bad in a car, on a bike it's not much fun. :confused59: Find visual references on the bridge and one beyond the crest that works for you and you'll have the confidence to stay on the gas over the crest vs. lifting slightly.