For Excellence in H-Modery

October 10, 2021 Vapaa Vintage Racing No Comments

In September I participated in the Put-In-Bay Road Race Reunion. In the process, there was a small but significant gathering of the H-Modified Racing Club. Even though I was having a grand time, the other club members decided I needed something additional to smile about.

Steering Seizure

October 4, 2021 1969 Macon MR7 chassis 100, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Early in the last race of the Lime Rock Historics I experienced a bit of resistance in the steering of my Macon MR7.

Vintage Racecraft – Part 1

July 11, 2021 Uncategorized 4 Comments

That’s Too Close

As with shaving, so goes racing. If you get too close you bleed.

1st in (hopefully) a series of articles about vintage racing techniques.

Autosport November 27 1969

June 5, 2021 Archives No Comments

Britain’s Motor Sporting Weekly, Volume 39 Number 22

Special Formula Ford Issue

I bought this issue specifically to get the Formula Ford content and was not disappointed. It even references Macon on page 48!

Jabro MK III Resurfaces and is Sold

March 2, 2021 Uncategorized 5 Comments

Recently, a SAAB powered road racing special resurfaced and was sold to a New England based collector and racer. It has been relocated to the Lime Rock, CT area and a restoration is being planned.

This car piqued my interest because it tickled a memory in the back of my brain. It also has some interesting bits and bobs that popped up in the photos of the auction. As it turns out, this car had an interesting 15 minutes of fame in the SAAB world.

Top Gear, October November 1963

July 27, 2020 Archives 2 Comments

Motorsport News of Delaware Valley, Volume I, Number 4

This issue just turned up in my files and it is a special one indeed, at least to me.

SAABs We Have Owned

July 7, 2020 Archives No Comments

As individuals and as a family of SAAB owners, the list impresses even me. Today, with the last new SAAB having been built over a decade ago, it becomes more difficult to see how this list may grow in the future, but I thought it would be fun to actually create the list. My memory will need jogging, I’m sure. So this is likely to grow and gain accuracy over time.

Initially, I will list those cars that were or are mine as an individual. From there, I’m going to jump to the family.

Top Gear, March 1964

July 7, 2020 Archives No Comments

Motorsport News of Delaware Valley, Volume II, Number 2

In this issue we learn about the new, very clean looking, C-Mod challenger from Ray Heppenstall. There’s an introduction to the new Pocono Mountains International Raceway. My favorite is the small article focusing on Ice Racing written by Harry Reynolds.

Macon in May Photoshoot

May 11, 2020 1969 Macon MR7 chassis 100 6 Comments

If things had gone to plan, rather than doing a photoshoot of my car on this day, I would have been loading it on the trailer. I would have been getting ready to drive it for my first time, at the great Summit Point track in West Virginia. Well Covid-19 and quarantine ended up having something to say about that.

Top Gear, January – February 1964

May 1, 2020 Archives No Comments

Motorsport News of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, Volume II, Number 1

In this issue, I particularly enjoyed the telling of the making of the Penske Zerex Special based on the Cooper Monaco and its first outing at Nassau!

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