racing and safety Seattle Historic Races. What A Treat!

[PaulTWinterton]

I spent the last 3 months anxiously anticipating my road trip to the Seattle Vintage races this past weekend.

 

I lurked on the PNW group and reached out to FAQ members thinking how nice it would be to meet  those only known by handles and posts.  Putting faces to names is fun, not forgetting the enjoyment of seeing other 02s in the flesh(metal).

 

The tii ran like a charm all the way to Seattle from Vancouver, 60-70mph - temp gauge just under 3 o'clock, 70-90mph - temp just slightly above 3 o'clock.  Sitting/Idling in the return border line up for 40 minutes, needle at 2 o'clock, .   All on a hot summer weekend.  Not bad for a stock cooling system.

 

The SOVREN event didn't disappoint.  What a venue!  Nestled in the evergreen rainforest near Seattle the 50 year old site offers many vantage points of the track that snakes its way through the forest,  up and down hills,  around swinging turns and dumping onto a highly visible straightaway.

 

The highlight for me (other than the 02s) was #67, a vintage Camaro that tore up the track at incredible speeds, drifting on every turn, running on the edge of disaster at all times.  Goose bumps!  He crashed, unfortunately.

 

The pits and race teams were a lot of fun.  So many friendly people, more than willing to talk about their cars and the day's events.

 

Some pix from the weekend:

Preyuppy's PERFECT Turbo (salivating):

NeueKlasseGuy's OTHER cars.  No Luigi this weekend.

Cool dude, street legal racer:

NeueKlasseGuy on the track:

Sweet Touring:

A little self-indulgence:

 

Many more pictures and many brands of rare vintage cars at the SOVREN event.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/125994863@N02/

[PaulTWinterton]

Oopps!

NeueKlasseGuy was racing #34:

[mo02]

Pics look real good!  Thanks for posting...

 

MF

[Chamonix72]

Sorry I didn't meet up with you! I was there, parked out in the free lot. As low as my car sits, I am glad I didn't cause a grass fire!

[TobyB]

Ron Dempsy's racing #304, I think...

 

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[Chamonix72]

I have my program still. Mark Godsoe is listed as the driver of the 304.

[TobyB]

Ah, yeah, that's right- Sorry, Mark!!!

 

t