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Offline racerjohnson

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California Trip
« on: May 31, 2008 12:04 am »
So, I'm in California for a month. I thought I should post the trip notes here. On the drive out, I stopped at Bonneville, of course, and it rained when I got to the end of the road. The salt was dry and driveable, but I didn't drive on it yet. I'm waiting. It stopped raining when I got back to the Interstate, so God's talking to me or something. I'll be back. . .

For this weekend, I talked to Alan, the owner of the Billetproof shows (aka Choptop) who suggested the Goodguys show (yes, I know what you're all thinking, but chill out) would be a great show to go to in Pleasanton, CA on Saturday. He said a lot of traditional cars and hambers will be there.
Then on Sunday I'm heading to Infineon Raceway to watch the Sonoma wine classic, or something like that. I call it #1 in my book. It's vintage formula 1 cars, sports cars, CanAm cars, vintage NASCAR road racing cars, and other vintage racers. Basically a lot of really rich guys with priceless racecars running around a road race course. I guess it ain't a parade either, they really kick it up. It'll be like a dream. I'll have pics.
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RE: California Trip
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2008 4:12 am »
Sounds like a great weekend......I hope you have a camera with.
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« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2008 4:53 pm »
Fun trip...update us once in a while.
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« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2008 5:39 am »
The Goodguys show was pretty. . well. . good. The setting was amazing and just enough cool cars to make it not suck, basically. It featured everything from the 24" wheeled impalas to huge trucks, musclecars of course, and a few really nice customs. Someone even figured out how to make a '60s thunderbird look good. The hemi powered A coupe and the highly detailed A roadster were probably the best (only) traditional model A's there.
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« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2008 6:00 am »
and for 38k you can have yourself a high quality build ready for paint and interior. The car was QUITE well done. I have many more pics of that car.
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« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2008 6:05 am »
a nice thunderbird and merc. The thunderbird was on bags. Dig the sombreros. I loved it. Eyeball, how bout scallops on your merc?
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« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2008 6:12 am »
A young guy was working on this chevy in between customer cars. I dug the bumpers. Makes the car look sorta like that viper powered savoy "Sniper" from a few years ago. Trepanier's i think?

And whats with that triple mirror setup on the gasser? It had another rearview mirror on the door in the usual spot.
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« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2008 6:16 am »
does anybody else see a low "A" coupe second from the right, but upon clicking turns into a rear bumper and a dudes leg? Strange since I never saw nor took a picture of that green "A" coupe.
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« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2008 6:31 am »
i got a taillight
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« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2008 6:39 am »
Goodguys was cool, but the highlight of my car life thus far was the Wine Country Classic at Infineon Speedway. Absolutely unbelievable. The setting was unreal. I wish I had the words for it. All these cars are the originals that have been raced since they were new. No replicas. Many were unrestored. When a 63 Z06 race trim Vette hit a $6million dollar Ferrari GTO in the quarter panel and spun him, what could I do but laugh? Lightweight Jaguars, birdcage Maseratis, rows of original Cobras, Ferraris, Injected Big Block Can-Am cars, Vic Edelbrock next to all of his cars, David Pearson/Richard Petty's Talladegas, Junior Johnson's Impalas and Galaxies, Penske's Camaro TransAm cars, Smokey's Camaro. All racing. 110% pit access. Talked to the owners. I couldn't take enough pictures. It was too much. . . My head got fuzzy. No one else probably cares, but that was it for me. I could go on and on about it. . .
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« Reply #10 on: June 02, 2008 6:48 am »
more stuff. I'll try to keep it traditional. Besides the 200 unreal out of reach cars, there were also 200 30-80k spec racers, club racers, mostly teeny 4 banger stuff. A few Riley headed 4 bangers too. Neat stuff.
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« Reply #11 on: June 02, 2008 6:50 am »
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i got a taillight


Thats so wierd. It still shows the green coupe on the little picture, then when I open it I get the bumper/taillight.
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« Reply #12 on: June 02, 2008 1:37 pm »
Wow Pete, and all expens paid trip. Thanks for posting.
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« Reply #13 on: June 02, 2008 1:50 pm »
That '39 sedan race car is SWEET!
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« Reply #14 on: June 02, 2008 2:18 pm »
NIce stuff
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