Bonneville: Speed Week 2013

Yeah, I'm finally getting these out there.  The thing is, I kinda had a crappy time last year, so I'm sure some part of me was just trying to put things behind me.  The meet itself was great.  Paul Heady did well, and working on his coupe is always great.  And the folks he brought with him were great to meet, too.  My car, (that I had driven the 860-some-odd miles to get there) had multiple issues which were stressing me out, and I had some health issues which made the heat hard to deal with as well.  I ended up leaving Monday instead of staying the whole week as I felt the need to "just get home."

But anyway, hears a few photos days I was there:

 Drivers meeting, Saturday morning

 Mr. Tim Edwards with a big ol' smile on his face as we drove the course for the first time

 As the tag below says, this deuce was raced by George Ayala in the 40's.

 I love getting to see history like this when I'm out on the salt.

 Bonneville

 Paul Heady getting set to break his own record

...and off he goes!  He did up his record by a few MPH, which was really cool to see.

Rebel Riot 2013

Here's another event that I thoroughly enjoyed, but never got around to editing the photos.  Well, today was the day.  ENJOY!

Cam Winders 2013

Dammit.  I edited these photos ages ago and got caught up in the rest of what went on last summer, so they never got posted.  Better late than never, I suppose...  Though it doesn't do the party justice at all.  It was a great time, if'n you can't tell...

 1/8 mile drags were a ton of fun.  Nice addition to the shindig.

 "Dang!  You goin' again?"

I never get tired of taking shots of Lee's Dodge.

Gary's got a drink and smile...  "What's in that thing, man?"

 "CHEERS!"

"No, wait:  I friggin' got burned right here!"  I didn't catch the rest of this story, but I'm sure it was a doozy.

My 1924 Ford Model T Roadster Project: Part 3

As it was the family summer road trip to Santa Cruz, I spent more time playing with them than working on the car, but Clay and I did manage to get the steering yolk/drop  built as well as a bracket to mount the steering box to.

Here's a couple of photos and a video of what's been done...

Billetproof Northwest 2013

And..... here we go again.  Car show season.  And though there were a couple of others already that I missed, I did make it down to Billetproof in Centralia, Washington.  And, per the manner in which I've attended this show in the past, I showed up a couple of hours before the gates close, and they pretty much just wave me right on through.

Everyone seemed to be in a great mood, there.  Just glad it wasn't pissing down rain on 'em like it did the day before, (and would the day after).  I cruised around and shot whatever was still there.  Really, I don't get the best photos from the show there.  I mean, some are satisfactory, but the ones I tend to like more come from the cruise on Saturday night.  It's just fun hanging with folks I haven't seen yet this year, checking out new rides, and makin' some new friends.

Plus, it was the supposed night of the SUPERMOON.  I'm still not sure what that is, but once it came up over the facades of the ol' main drag, there, It made for a good scene.  Here's what I shot that day:

Looooooow Desoto.  I thought about buildin' a car just like this once.  Now I'm kinda wishin' I had.

I really like this little stripped down bobber.  Nothin' too fancy, just simple... and perfect.

This just happened right in front of me.  No really, all I had to do was pan right and click the shutter a few times...

Now, how often do you get to see a real side car racer, like, on the street?

Supermoon Thunderbird.