Archive for February, 2006

The Last American Hero

Saw this link to Tom Wolfe’s classic feature on Junior Johnson this week. Very interesting reading.

Dad Makes the Web

Racing Sports Cars - Mid-Ohio 200 Kilometres IMSA GTO 1988 (Photo Archive)

Last December, Martin Krejci, webmaster for Racing Sports Cars, emailed me about using some of my photography for his site which chronicles various sports car series over the years.
He had all the recent Mid-Ohio events covered by Mark Windecker and others, but was able [...]

Roush Wins at Daytona, Not That One

Belated thumbs up to Dave Roush, who co-drove to a Grand-Am Cup class win at Daytona in the HART Accord that debuted at Mid-Ohio last August.

Nissan Gets Some Keys

Saw an Xterra ad tonight during the Jack Bauer Gutteral Screaming Variety Hour that featured The Black Keys “Set You Free” rocking out in the background. Good stuff.  I wouldn’t mind catching them live again at Bogart’s in a couple weeks, but that would involve going to Clfiton and Bogart’s.  Would much rather see them back at the Southgate House.

Can-Am Strip Tease

1980_08_Rosberg_CanAm_Riverside
Saw this linked in a Riverside thread at AtlasF1’s Nostalgia Forum.
Interesting view of a skirted ground effects 5.0L Can-Am car.