F5000 Drivers Association update

The car count for the Monterey Historic event is up to 47.  The last time Laguna Seca had even close to that many cars was in 1975, and that was the last time the F5000 cars ran at that track.  The F5000 group should expand on the 40th anniversary theme.  

Eric's Can-Am Car

Spoke to Eric the other day.  The rebuilding of his Lola T190 is coming along and will be ready for this years events.  The March 73a is going a little slower.
But the big news is his addition to the collection. The 1965 "Hollywood Sports Car" McLaren  MK1. Beautiful car with great history.

More history on this link Click here

A little more on the 2014 Canadian Historic Grand Prix

I just got the Sept/Oct issue of "Vintage Motorsport Magazine" the other day.  This was on the newsstands a couple of months ago.  A well written article with photos by "John R. Walker" on the 2014 Canadian Historic Grand Prix.

A real nice story on Mike Knittle's 1970 Chinook F5000.

Merry Christmas 2014

2015 F5000 Drivers Association Race Schedule (official)

I guess it's official.  This ad was in the lastest issue of Victory Lane Magazine.  The photo is from my collection, that's Laguna Seca in 1975.

F5000 Drivers Association Rolex Reunion update

   Received a update yesterday on the CA event in August.  The pre-screening is done and we have 42 cars from 5 different countries interested in attending.  These cars and drivers still have to be accepted by the Monterey race committee.  This process won't be completed until the end of February.

Happy Thanksgiving

And a snowy Thanksgiving it is.

Radiator support removed

Removed the radiator support, it was very much in the way.  

COTA 2013   Photo George McClure

Radiator

Needed to remove the radiator.  One of the mounting bolts required to be sawed off.  I knew this from last year, had trouble with this bolt and nut.  Now I can clean and inspect the radiator.

November progress report

Haven't done any work on the car since the last post.  The weather has been so nice I've taken advantage and have been working on outdoor projects.  Still a few more things I'll like to do to the car before the holidays arrive.

Race tires removed

Removed the tires from the rims.  Time to inspect the tire rims for cracks.  Then I can polish and repaint for next year.

Clutch disc cracks

No big surprise.  One of the clutch disc has cracks.  It has 4 events on it and that's about it's life span.

I think this time instead of just replace the disc, I'll replace the complete assembly. 

Engine removed

Another one of those rainy days made for the perfect opportunity to finish on the engine removal.

A rainy Saturday

The rain has restricted my outdoor projects, so it's time to work on the race car.  Still working on the removal of the engine.  Most everything has been moved or removed.